We have two options, as I see it: 1) Wear big boy pants; 2) Hide lots of posts.
Zalis Send a noteboard - 13/06/2012 04:02:07 PM
I don't hide or remove people's posts, but I've never been one to use ignore lists on forums, either. I don't agree with all of my friends, and I don't demand that they all agree with me. Some of them are dead wrong in their worldviews, IMO, but that doesn't mean I can't handle seeing their posts. People need to stop being so over-sensitive.
The only person I'd consider trying to hide, but not remove, is a cousin of mine. It turns out that he's kind of a big perv, because my "suggested likes/follows/whatever" sidebar is filled with half-naked women, and he's always the only mutual friend following them. He's family, though, so I'm not looking to remove him. I'd just like a way to filter suggested content. The guy has almost 4,000 likes, so the chance of me hitting 'X' enough times by each one and stopping it is very low.
Honestly, the most annoying thing on Bookface is when people use it to talk about how crappy they think their lives are. (see: first world problems or stupid relationship decisions) It's simultaneously entertaining and horrifying to see into people's minds when they do self-destructive things. Saying something to them usually gets a MYOB kind of response, even if you did it out of genuine concern. Oh, and George Takei is kind of annoying. Politics aside, he just posts things from other people and isn't making any of it himself, AFAIK. And while I don't "like" him on there, I still see like 5-6 likes of his content per day from friends. But, hey... whatever, right?
So, yeah -- I pick my battles very, VERY carefully on FB. People can get very touchy when you post/comment to disagree with something on their wall. It's like a forum, except more territorial.
The only person I'd consider trying to hide, but not remove, is a cousin of mine. It turns out that he's kind of a big perv, because my "suggested likes/follows/whatever" sidebar is filled with half-naked women, and he's always the only mutual friend following them. He's family, though, so I'm not looking to remove him. I'd just like a way to filter suggested content. The guy has almost 4,000 likes, so the chance of me hitting 'X' enough times by each one and stopping it is very low.
Honestly, the most annoying thing on Bookface is when people use it to talk about how crappy they think their lives are. (see: first world problems or stupid relationship decisions) It's simultaneously entertaining and horrifying to see into people's minds when they do self-destructive things. Saying something to them usually gets a MYOB kind of response, even if you did it out of genuine concern. Oh, and George Takei is kind of annoying. Politics aside, he just posts things from other people and isn't making any of it himself, AFAIK. And while I don't "like" him on there, I still see like 5-6 likes of his content per day from friends. But, hey... whatever, right?
So, yeah -- I pick my battles very, VERY carefully on FB. People can get very touchy when you post/comment to disagree with something on their wall. It's like a forum, except more territorial.
The sword might be grateful to the forge fire, but never fond of it.
This message last edited by Zalis on 13/06/2012 at 04:11:12 PM
Facebook eye-openers.(partially NSSP)
13/06/2012 05:10:53 AM
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A cousin of my wife just posted a link to his new business
13/06/2012 12:00:19 PM
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You know it's easier with things like this to sit back and enjoy it
13/06/2012 02:39:35 PM
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The worst I got lately was football idiocy
13/06/2012 12:36:22 PM
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You complain about football comments, and then you post things like that?
13/06/2012 10:31:10 PM
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Same here
14/06/2012 12:24:46 AM
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A lot of people used to think like that
14/06/2012 10:13:27 AM
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What were his stats again?
14/06/2012 08:38:40 PM
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Because he's your only offensive player who seems at all effective?
14/06/2012 09:38:49 PM
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Hasn't he got a reputation for being able to start a fight in an empty room though?
14/06/2012 10:09:08 PM
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Maybe you can clarify...
13/06/2012 02:01:58 PM
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Maybe I can.
13/06/2012 04:55:28 PM
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Facebook is about the casual insulting of opposed political, religious and social viewpoints.
13/06/2012 07:22:57 PM
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Re: Maybe I can.
13/06/2012 07:50:53 PM
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Hm.
13/06/2012 09:52:58 PM
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Hard to think of better examples, but yeah it's hardly an automatic
13/06/2012 11:20:25 PM
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This is actually the biggest reason I dislike Facebook (and other social media).
13/06/2012 03:49:45 PM
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We have two options, as I see it: 1) Wear big boy pants; 2) Hide lots of posts.
13/06/2012 04:02:07 PM
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I'm lucky that I pretty much never see anything on Facebook that really annoys me
13/06/2012 04:23:43 PM
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I've been thinking about that.
13/06/2012 05:02:17 PM
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Same. And re: the backlash: there'd almost have to be, wouldn't there?
13/06/2012 10:18:57 PM
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An AZ cop posted a FB pic of him with kids, a gun and a bullet riddled shirt with Obamas face on it.
13/06/2012 11:40:38 PM
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I <3 the Constitution, and was only friends with you so I could cheat off your tests.
13/06/2012 09:00:07 PM
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Almost half of the comments I see on Facebook aren't even in English!
13/06/2012 11:13:00 PM
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I find a lot of interesting news on Facebook
14/06/2012 01:37:59 PM
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Same on the replacing much of what I once received from this community.
14/06/2012 09:48:15 PM
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