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Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting
emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. |
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On 10/28/2015 11:43 AM, Broadback wrote:
Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. I turned off email notifications. |
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On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:43:57 +0000, Broadback
wrote: Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. That was and still my experience with Facebook. They won't let me go so I assume other people are getting messages about me being their friend. Everyone I ask about their use of Facebook says the same thing about it trying to make people into friends but they all continue to use it! Steve -- Neural Network Software for Windows http://www.npsnn.com |
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On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 11:51:08 -0400, S Viemeister
wrote: On 10/28/2015 11:43 AM, Broadback wrote: Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. I turned off email notifications. So did I but I still get them. Steve -- Neural Network Software for Windows http://www.npsnn.com |
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On 10/28/2015 12:25 PM, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 11:51:08 -0400, S Viemeister wrote: On 10/28/2015 11:43 AM, Broadback wrote: Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. I turned off email notifications. So did I but I still get them. I don't. |
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On 28/10/2015 16:24, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:43:57 +0000, Broadback wrote: Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. That was and still my experience with Facebook. They won't let me go so I assume other people are getting messages about me being their friend. Everyone I ask about their use of Facebook says the same thing about it trying to make people into friends but they all continue to use it! Steve One thing that really gets me is the number of firms with things like "Like us on Facebook to get our latest special offers" "Like us on Facepook to win...." Then they say 83,000 people like us on Facebook |
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Broadback wrote:
Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. Facebook is a pain in the proverbial. I kicked mine into touch two years ago, and I'm still getting rubbish mail from them. I've got my Mail Filters set up to put into junk mail anything with Facebook on it. Peter -- It is necessary for the good man to do nothing for evil to triumph. Attributed to Edmund Burke 1729 - 1797 |
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Broadback wrote:
Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. Facebook is what you want it to be. Eventually. I like it, but then I stopped all emails & notifications straight away, locked down my privacy settings, and over time have blocked the things I don't want to see. Of course, all this takes a little time to get into place and I can see that "out of the box" it can appear very intrusive but IMO the pros outweight the cons (which for me, now, are few & far between). -- Chris |
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Broadback wrote:
Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. Facebook is what you want it to be. Eventually. I like it, but then I stopped all emails & notifications straight away, locked down my privacy settings, and over time have blocked the things I don't want to see. Of course, all this takes a little time to get into place and I can see that "out of the box" it can appear very intrusive but IMO the pros outweight the cons (which for me, now, are few & far between). I agree, I like Facebook but it needs managing. I have renewed contact with many past friends and associates through it but never accept anyone I don't already know or ask anyone to become a "Facebook friend" Mike |
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Of course, all this takes a little time to get into place and I can see that "out of the box" it can appear very intrusive but IMO the pros outweight the cons (which for me, now, are few & far between). Horses for Course's I have used BBoards, newsgroups and Forums, but is was nessary in 2011 to join FaceBook, because that is what most use, and is the main choice of first time users. I wanted to contact potential London Olympic Gamesmakers, and the only way was to use Face book, our site grew to include a Forum and a static site, but without the power of FaceBook we would never had got over two thousand active members. If you need to get your message out, use every tool in the book! www.lincolnfuchsiasociety.info |
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On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 17:28:27 +0100, Martin wrote:
I turned off email notifications. So did I but I still get them. I don't. Nor I. -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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In message , Stephen
Wolstenholme writes On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:43:57 +0000, Broadback wrote: Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. That was and still my experience with Facebook. They won't let me go so I assume other people are getting messages about me being their friend. I don't think I've ever had emails telling me about potential friends. In fact I don't really get any emails from Facebook at all. Everyone I ask about their use of Facebook says the same thing about it trying to make people into friends but they all continue to use it! I'm no great fan of Facebook, but a few pictures on the website saying you may know these people isn't exactly trying to make people into friends though is it. It's easily ignored -- Chris French |
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In message , Stephen
Wolstenholme writes On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:43:57 +0000, Broadback wrote: Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. That was and still my experience with Facebook. They won't let me go so I assume other people are getting messages about me being their friend. I don't think I've ever had emails telling me about potential friends. In fact I don't really get any emails from Facebook at all. Everyone I ask about their use of Facebook says the same thing about it trying to make people into friends but they all continue to use it! I'm no great fan of Facebook, but a few pictures on the website saying you may know these people isn't exactly trying to make people into friends though is it. It's easily ignored Those fascinate me. Several are people I have known but it baffles me how Face Book made the connection. Often with no friends in common. Mike |
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Muddymike wrote:
In message , Stephen Wolstenholme writes On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:43:57 +0000, Broadback wrote: Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. That was and still my experience with Facebook. They won't let me go so I assume other people are getting messages about me being their friend. I don't think I've ever had emails telling me about potential friends. In fact I don't really get any emails from Facebook at all. Everyone I ask about their use of Facebook says the same thing about it trying to make people into friends but they all continue to use it! I'm no great fan of Facebook, but a few pictures on the website saying you may know these people isn't exactly trying to make people into friends though is it. It's easily ignored Those fascinate me. Several are people I have known but it baffles me how Face Book made the connection. Often with no friends in common. Just add it to the many other things that you do not know. |
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On 29/10/2015 3:24 AM, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:43:57 +0000, Broadback wrote: Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. That was and still my experience with Facebook. They won't let me go so I assume other people are getting messages about me being their friend. Everyone I ask about their use of Facebook says the same thing about it trying to make people into friends but they all continue to use it! From observation, I've come to the conclusion that the biggest users and defenders of Facebook seem to be the ones who have a need for having lots of friends and constant contact. I much prefer newsgroups. |
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In message , Martin
writes On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 23:42:00 +0000, Chris French wrote: In message , Stephen Wolstenholme writes On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:43:57 +0000, Broadback wrote: Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. That was and still my experience with Facebook. They won't let me go so I assume other people are getting messages about me being their friend. I don't think I've ever had emails telling me about potential friends. In fact I don't really get any emails from Facebook at all. Everyone I ask about their use of Facebook says the same thing about it trying to make people into friends but they all continue to use it! I'm no great fan of Facebook, but a few pictures on the website saying you may know these people isn't exactly trying to make people into friends though is it. It's easily ignored Not when most are pretty women, who are half my age. :-) Friend them, then it will probably offer you more :-) -- Chris French |
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On 2015-10-28 16:28:27 +0000, Martin said:
On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:25:24 +0000, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote: On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 11:51:08 -0400, S Viemeister wrote: On 10/28/2015 11:43 AM, Broadback wrote: Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. I turned off email notifications. So did I but I still get them. I don't. Nor I. It's important to use Facebook as YOU want it to be. Like newspapers, it makes money from those who advertise on it, it costs us nothing. So you will receive a variety of posts when you're new and haven't set your security or likes and dislikes. Beside each post is a little downward pointing arrow which gives you the choice of seeing more similar posts to those you've received, less or none. And there are other options, too. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 2015-10-30 09:07:49 +0000, Muddymike said:
In message , Stephen Wolstenholme writes On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:43:57 +0000, Broadback wrote: Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. That was and still my experience with Facebook. They won't let me go so I assume other people are getting messages about me being their friend. I don't think I've ever had emails telling me about potential friends. In fact I don't really get any emails from Facebook at all. Everyone I ask about their use of Facebook says the same thing about it trying to make people into friends but they all continue to use it! I'm no great fan of Facebook, but a few pictures on the website saying you may know these people isn't exactly trying to make people into friends though is it. It's easily ignored Those fascinate me. Several are people I have known but it baffles me how Face Book made the connection. Often with no friends in common. Mike They may have looked for you so Fb has a record of that. Just a guess. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 2015-10-29 09:03:04 +0000, CT said:
Broadback wrote: Well I gave it a go, but it is so invasive. I am constantly getting emails telling me that I have more friends than I realise, I have never heard of them, they are not friends, they are contacts of contacts of contacts ad nauseum. So into touch it gets kicked. Facebook is what you want it to be. Eventually. I like it, but then I stopped all emails & notifications straight away, locked down my privacy settings, and over time have blocked the things I don't want to see. Of course, all this takes a little time to get into place and I can see that "out of the box" it can appear very intrusive but IMO the pros outweight the cons (which for me, now, are few & far between). I think that's a very good explanation of it. You can select who sees your posts and separate them into distinct groups, too. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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