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Disabling Facebook

I'm currently deleting posts and such from FB. I'm thinking I might just delete my account for the second and final time. I had deleted my account a couple of years ago as it looked like I might have had a compromised account. I don't post much at all. I just follow a few family members. I think I have 8 people in my friends list. Ha. Cleaning it all out before I delete it.

I've also tried to get involved with various social media apps. I just don't get the point. I'm not very social, not very 'public' and don't really care much for seeing everyone elses business posted up for the world to see. Certainly not one of those 'look at me' types.
 
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stillcrazyman said:
I'm currently deleting posts and such from FB. I'm thinking I might just delete my account for the second and final time. I had deleted my account a couple of years ago as it looked like I might have had a compromised account. I don't post much at all. I just follow a few family members. I think I have 8 people in my friends list. Ha. Cleaning it all out before I delete it.

I've also tried to get involved with various social media apps. I just don't get the point. I'm not very social, not very 'public' and don't really care much for seeing everyone elses business posted up for the world to see. Certainly not one of those 'look at me' types.
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This and Flickr are the only sites I ever registered for. Probably reflected in my post count!
 
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The other thing about facebook over the last year or two that has REALLY irritated me is that 99% of my notifications are for garbage that have nothing to do with me.

"So and so is live!"

"So and so posted a photo that literally has nothing to do with you!"

"So and so started a charitable cause!"

"So and so donated to a charitable cause!"

"So and so attended XYZ event!"

"So and so just posted for the first time in a while!"

"So and so marked themselves safe in disaster XYZ!"

I mean WTF? My notifications - which used to be real notifications like stuff I was tagged in, friend requests, etc. - stuff that was directly related/tagging me, are literally now all spam. I don't give a fawwwwwwwwwwwwwk that someone I don't care about and barely know donated to the MS society. Why do I need to be notified? I mean the disaster one, ok, maybe, but again, if it's someone I care about is facebook going to be the way I actually find out someone survived a disaster? Probably not.
 
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Been thinking about closing it(FB account) for a few months myself. I dont like "social media" much and it has little-to-no-value for me. Most of the people i communicate with use phone/email/sms anyway. I don't see the value in yet another way to communicate. I'm also not a fan of trading privacy for something I value so little.
 
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puma1552 said:
The other thing about facebook over the last year or two that has REALLY irritated me is that 99% of my notifications are for garbage that have nothing to do with me.

"So and so is live!"

"So and so posted a photo that literally has nothing to do with you!"

"So and so started a charitable cause!"

"So and so donated to a charitable cause!"

"So and so attended XYZ event!"

"So and so just posted for the first time in a while!"

"So and so marked themselves safe in disaster XYZ!"

I mean WTF? My notifications - which used to be real notifications like stuff I was tagged in, friend requests, etc. - stuff that was directly related/tagging me, are literally now all spam. I don't give a fawwwwwwwwwwwwwk that someone I don't care about and barely know donated to the MS society. Why do I need to be notified? I mean the disaster one, ok, maybe, but again, if it's someone I care about is facebook going to be the way I actually find out someone survived a disaster? Probably not.
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Just thought you'd like a MR notifications to let you know I've finished my hot chocolate! :p

Can't you opt out of the notifications? Never been on it so I wouldn't know.
 
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puma1552 said:
The other thing about facebook over the last year or two that has REALLY irritated me is that 99% of my notifications are for garbage that have nothing to do with me.

"So and so is live!"

"So and so posted a photo that literally has nothing to do with you!"

"So and so started a charitable cause!"

"So and so donated to a charitable cause!"

"So and so attended XYZ event!"

"So and so just posted for the first time in a while!"

"So and so marked themselves safe in disaster XYZ!"

I mean WTF? My notifications - which used to be real notifications like stuff I was tagged in, friend requests, etc. - stuff that was directly related/tagging me, are literally now all spam. I don't give a fawwwwwwwwwwwwwk that someone I don't care about and barely know donated to the MS society. Why do I need to be notified? I mean the disaster one, ok, maybe, but again, if it's someone I care about is facebook going to be the way I actually find out someone survived a disaster? Probably not.
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Very true.

Most of it is meaningless and inconsequential.

Who cares whether so-and-so is with him or her…
Such and such just checked in to… blah blah blah…

So much waste of resources.
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Apple fanboy said:
Just thought you'd like a MR notifications to let you know I've finished my hot chocolate! :p

Can't you opt out of the notifications? Never been on it so I wouldn't know.
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I can now go to bed happy. Thanks! :D

Edit:
No matter how often you "opt out" of notifications they creep back.
 
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arkitect said:
Very true.

Most of it is meaningless and inconsequential.

Who cares whether so-and-so is with him or her…
Such and such just checked in to… blah blah blah…

So much waste of resources.
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I can now go to bed happy. Thanks! :D

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No matter how often you "opt out" of notifications they creep back.
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Then I'm glad I never joined! Sleep well!
 
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arkitect said:
Very true.

Most of it is meaningless and inconsequential.

Who cares whether so-and-so is with him or her…
Such and such just checked in to… blah blah blah…

So much waste of resources.
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I can now go to bed happy. Thanks! :D

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No matter how often you "opt out" of notifications they creep back.
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Oh, good grief, yes.

When I read someone asking "are we official, or are we Facebook official?" I really and truly want to vomit. A parabola of puke aimed at the nearest sugar bowl. (Which, knowing my aim, I'd probably miss).
 
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On a similar topic (this probably needs a separate thread altogether).... i've also gotten off using Google.... almost completely. I've switched the default search engine on all my devices to DuckDuckGo. (The quality of results is not as good as Google yet)
 
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hawkeye_a said:
On a similar topic (this probably needs a separate thread altogether).... i've also gotten off using Google.... almost completely. I've switched the default search engine on all my devices to DuckDuckGo. (The quality of results is not as good as Google yet)
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I'd love to read more about this - but, yes, possibly in a different thread.
 
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hawkeye_a said:
On a similar topic (this probably needs a separate thread altogether).... i've also gotten off using Google.... almost completely. I've switched the default search engine on all my devices to DuckDuckGo. (The quality of results is not as good as Google yet)
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Any reason why? Is it a privacy thing?
 
Luckily I have most of the annoying ones on "snooze".
Unfortunately I have to re-"snooze" them every 30 days.

It's not like I am some anti-social fiend. I quite like people (he says with reservations)… The inconsequentialities (oof! Is that a word?) of their lives just don't interest me. Just as I never presume that mine are of interest to others.

Also, for a few folk, FaceBook is more of a BragBook.

Heh, ho!

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I experience the same symptoms with the endless wedding and baby pictures.
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Scepticalscribe said:
If I were on FB, I would, too. Trust me, I would.
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Ah, weddings. Yes, a couple weeks ago we went to a wedding of … oh I could explain, but goodness the reasons as to why we were invited are many and complicated — anyway, went to a wedding, and met a few people.
Next day, goodness knows how many "friend" requests on FaceBook… how does one let them down gently?
I spent a few hours pleasantly chatting with you — this does not mean we are now BFF (I think is the acronym?).
I think perhaps because I am quite practised at smiling and nodding, while drawing people out in conversation and feigning indifference while their kiddies crawl with choccie covered hands over the tables, many mistake it for genuine interest.
Harsh I know, but there it is. :(
 
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Actually, I have a rule about weddings: Those who write to me about their weddings are allowed, encouraged, (and yes, instructed) to select two pictures and two pictures only, and are invited to send these two - and no more - pictures of said event to me.

I have neither the tolerance, nor interest, nor patience to view more than that.
 
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arkitect said:
Next day, goodness knows how many "friend" requests on FaceBook… how does one let them down gently?
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You could just ignore them as they, like you, would have forgotten each other after a few days. A nice passive aggressive method is to accept the request (which pings them to say you're lovely and have accepted their request so you can comment on all their photos of the food you ate) and immediately unfriend them. They don't get notified of that.
 
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adrianlondon said:
You could just ignore them as they, like you, would have forgotten each other after a few days. A nice passive aggressive method is to accept the request (which pings them to say you're lovely and have accepted their request so you can comment on all their photos of the food you ate) and immediately unfriend them. They don't get notified of that.
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Hmmmmm that's a great idea. *rubs hands*
 
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adrianlondon said:
You could just ignore them as they, like you, would have forgotten each other after a few days. A nice passive aggressive method is to accept the request (which pings them to say you're lovely and have accepted their request so you can comment on all their photos of the food you ate) and immediately unfriend them. They don't get notified of that.
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Spoken like a FB Pro. :D
 
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adrianlondon said:
You could just ignore them as they, like you, would have forgotten each other after a few days. A nice passive aggressive method is to accept the request (which pings them to say you're lovely and have accepted their request so you can comment on all their photos of the food you ate) and immediately unfriend them. They don't get notified of that.
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I'd want to friend you for that sage advice, but my earlier post prevents it.
 
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