What Do I Do with My Facebook Now That I've Joined?

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Discussion Overview

This thread explores the experiences of participants who have recently joined Facebook and their confusion about how to navigate the platform. Participants share their thoughts on friend requests, privacy settings, and the visibility of conversations among friends.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses confusion about the conversations visible on Facebook, noting a lack of interest in others' discussions with people they don't know.
  • Another participant shares their experience of receiving friend requests from people associated with their school, suggesting that some users seek to accumulate friends.
  • Several participants mention their hesitance to share personal information on Facebook, with one noting they do not use their full name for privacy reasons.
  • One participant describes the enjoyment of reconnecting with family and friends through Facebook, despite not wanting to see all conversations.
  • Another participant discusses the ability to adjust privacy settings to control who can see their activities and profile information.
  • Some participants note the visibility of conversations among friends and express concern about the potential for eavesdropping on discussions.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ regarding the visibility of conversations on Facebook and the effectiveness of privacy settings. Some participants feel overwhelmed by the amount of information shared, while others appreciate the platform for staying connected.

Contextual Notes

Participants are primarily new users of Facebook, sharing their initial experiences and challenges with the platform. The discussion reflects a mix of personal anecdotes and observations about social media interactions.

Who May Find This Useful

New Facebook users, particularly those in the consultant community, may find insights into navigating the platform and managing privacy settings helpful.

pamperedlinda said:
well, I did click on it - that's how I found out they wanted my cell phone number and what the charges were :eek: Is there a lot of that junk? Can you opt out of solicitations?
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Linda, I've learned just to ignore most things! Unless it's a friend request or something I'm interested in I ignore it. I felt bad doing that at first, but once you accept something you have to allow access to the application and I'm not sure what that allows others to see. I have some things I want to get out of and I don't know how! So, my advice is ignore, ignore, ignore!
 
I just set up my facebook recently and I have figured out how to put pics on there, but how do I put one on for my profile pic??
 
I joined FB at the request of my grown children. Had a good time til my recently ex-DH joined and sent me a so-called friend request... I moved to TX, changed my email addy, and got a new phone number so he couldn't find me (long sad story) then there he was!! So, I de-activated my account. Boo-hoo! I was having such a good time!
 
Ann F said:
I joined FB at the request of my grown children. Had a good time til my recently ex-DH joined and sent me a so-called friend request... I moved to TX, changed my email addy, and got a new phone number so he couldn't find me (long sad story) then there he was!! So, I de-activated my account. Boo-hoo! I was having such a good time!
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Just don't accept his request! ...and block your profile so he can't see the details.

He found you through your kids obviously...just ignore him...
 
Ann F said:
I joined FB at the request of my grown children. Had a good time til my recently ex-DH joined and sent me a so-called friend request... I moved to TX, changed my email addy, and got a new phone number so he couldn't find me (long sad story) then there he was!! So, I de-activated my account. Boo-hoo! I was having such a good time!
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You can put his name in so that he doesn't even see that you're there. My sister did that with her ex DH just in case.
 
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Someone please explain to me what it means to be tagged or poked.
 
pamperedlinda said:
Someone please explain to me what it means to be tagged or poked.
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I think it's just something you do to let someone know you were on their site and thinking about them???
 
I checked the help about a poke because I was wondering, too. That's a message that you send to someone. But you can send a poke to someone who isn't on your friends list, and it gives them temporary view access to your profile/wall, even if it's set to "friends only."
 
pamperedlinda said:
Someone please explain to me what it means to be tagged or poked.
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I'd have to PM you, we're a G rated site on CS aren't we? ;)
 
kcjodih said:
I'd have to PM you, we're a G rated site on CS aren't we? ;)
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Funny.

Our 22-year-old son is a big proponent of sexual purity until marriage. He often sells plasma for extra money. A few years ago The Furry Guy asked him if he was "getting tapped" that day. Our son said, "No, Dad, I don't do that kind of thing!"

I had to explain to The Furry Guy that his innocent question about selling plasma had a completely different connotation to our son's generation. :rolleyes:
 
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chefann said:
I checked the help about a poke because I was wondering, too. That's a message that you send to someone. But you can send a poke to someone who isn't on your friends list, and it gives them temporary view access to your profile/wall, even if it's set to "friends only."
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kinda like a one night stand?
 
Exactly. It's a profile peep show. :)
 
SeeMe4PC said:
I am on Facebook, also. Had to eat my words since I cruelly harassed the DH when he created his account.

"What? Do you think you are 17, again? Seriously?", I taunted and groaned as he signed on EVERY night for hours.

He finally convinced me to create an account and now I have reconnected with high school buddies and neighbors from YEARS ago that I probably would have never thought of again. I truly enjoy it!

Not big into all the little messages like y'all referred to - just don't have enough time. I did them all at first but now just log on to catch up with local and out of town friends.

Look me up if you are interested - Tara Nieberding Newby Brown

P.S. Thank you so much to the cheffer that posted about the News Feed - I found that last week and could not remember for the life of me where it was - have been searching for days thinking I was crazy....
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Tara......mine was reverse, I signed up and my DH gave me so much grief about it, now he is addicted to it and on it more than I am.

I love FB though, I have re-connected with so many people from school. Plus, our entire Sunday School class is on it, so we needed to sign up to stay in the loop!!!

I would love to have some Cheffers as friends...mine is listed under Lisa Pickler Wilhelm
 
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Are you sure you want to mix Cheffers with your Sunday School Class??
 
pamperedlinda said:
Are you sure you want to mix Cheffers with your Sunday School Class??
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It can't be any worse than my some of my neighbor's, my brother, or some of my friends from HS. Sometimes, I will see an update and just pray that people from my SS class don't look at my friends list on a regular basis :eek:
Luckily, they are all pretty good with that, they all realize that we do not have control over what other people say!!
 
I wish I had of came on here this morning when I was trying to adjust my feeds.Would've saved me a lot of looking!!! But I think I have it now.

I ignore some of the applications and some I do. It all depends on how much time I have at the moment.

I made fun of Russell for joining FB and now I am addicted to it!!

You can delete a friend after you add them b/c I did that not too long ago. It was one of Russell's neighbors from when he lived with his parents and he was weird!
 
Molly Jo said:
I just set up my facebook recently and I have figured out how to put pics on there, but how do I put one on for my profile pic??
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When you are looking at the pic you want, on the bottom right hand corner below the pic click "make my profile." It will then take you to another screen so you can "crop" it and when you finish cropping it will make the pic your profile pic.
 
You can "friend" me too, I'm Stephanie Scavnicky
 
mine is Nikki Huval
 
You all crack me up! A profile peep show! I am Heather Vance Prayner if anyone wants to add me.
 
jrstephens said:
I wish I had of came on here this morning when I was trying to adjust my feeds.Would've saved me a lot of looking!!! But I think I have it now.

I ignore some of the applications and some I do. It all depends on how much time I have at the moment.

I made fun of Russell for joining FB and now I am addicted to it!!

You can delete a friend after you add them b/c I did that not too long ago. It was one of Russell's neighbors from when he lived with his parents and he was weird!
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If you delete someone as your friend-do they know? Like, does a message go up on your wall or to them that says "x and y are no longer friends"? I would definately like to secretly de-friend a few people.
 
susan g said:
If you delete someone as your friend-do they know? Like, does a message go up on your wall or to them that says "x and y are no longer friends"? I would definately like to secretly de-friend a few people.
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I was told they do not get a messgae but I do not know if I disappear from their friends list or not. Or if they just do not show up on mine any longer. He is still able to send messages but I do not see anything about him in any feeds and if he does send me a message I hit delete.
 
Here's a creepy contact for youThis is so STRANGE!!

My mother was married and had two children before marrying my father. Her first marriage broke up b/c he cheated on her and she caught him. Well, today the son of the woman who he cheated with and he's now married to but this is not their son sent me a message today if I was the same Jennifer that had a brother named Mike, blah blah.

Ok I am sorry but why would this man want to contact me!! Some people amaze me at the people they want to contact. I told him yes and then he sent another message talking about how long it had been since he had seen me. Well, I NEVER remember meeting him - had to call my mom to confirm who he was. I just replied and said to be honest with you i never remember meeting you. I will not allow him to add me as a friend if he tries! I didn't tell him that though. He has not sent anything else. Not to mention unless he has changed his is not a person I would want to be friends with.

I wanted to say yes I am the girl that would not be here today if your mom hadn't of broken up a marriage!!HAH!
 
nikki70563 said:
mine is Nikki Huval
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There's 2 Nikki's and one Nicole on there. Which one are you?
 
jrstephens said:
I was told they do not get a messgae but I do not know if I disappear from their friends list or not. Or if they just do not show up on mine any longer. He is still able to send messages but I do not see anything about him in any feeds and if he does send me a message I hit delete.
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You can block him so even if he sends you messages, the system blocks them and you don't even see them... I believe it is in your preferences...under security. If not you can send a question to facebook help...
 
pamperedlinda said:
I'm figuring fb out :D .....but, now I'm getting secret crush alerts and I have to pay to have it sent to my phone so I can see who it is - what the heck is that all about? How can opt out of getting that kind of crap?
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you can block them in your preferences...
 
you all can add me too! andrea pancrazio
 
candiejayne said:
you all can add me too! andrea pancrazio
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Which one are you - I found three.
 
3? really? wow! davenport network
 
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