Help on Facebook settings, please.

Flint · 12-11-2010, 11:45 AM

I do not use Facebook but Pooka does.

She is about to completely delete her account, due to drama caused by a small handful of crazy people.

Personally, I am disappointed that she would let a few crazies actually CONTROL HER LIFE his way--in effect VALIDATING their nonsense. The easiest solution would be: have the ability to discern that which is harmful, and the self-preservation to maintain your own equilibrium.

Regarding whether there is a technology solution, I have suggested: ignore them. Every website (especially ones with 500 million users) should have a working IGNORE feature. She insists that there is actually no way to do this--that you can hide "their wall" but they can still post to yours, AND that you would still see everything they post if you have any mutual friends.

What??? I refuse to believe that you can't somehow just "hide" or "ignore" or "turn off" ALL COMMENTS, ANYWHERE by certain users. Maybe you have to "block" them, or "unfriend" them? But...if you still have ANY mutual friends with someone, do you really STILL SEE EVERYTHING they post? That cannot be the case.

Somebody please explain how this works.

12-11-2010, 11:45 AM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Help on Facebook settings, please. I do not use Facebook but Pooka does. She is about to completely delete her account, due to drama caused by a small handful of crazy people. Personally, I am disappointed that she would let a few crazies actually CONTROL HER LIFE his way--in effect VALIDATING their nonsense. The easiest solution would be: have the ability to discern that which is harmful, and the self-preservation to maintain your own equilibrium. Regarding whether there is a technology solution, I have suggested: ignore them. Every website (especially ones with 500 million users) should have a working IGNORE feature. She insists that there is actually no way to do this--that you can hide "their wall" but they can still post to yours, AND that you would still see everything they post if you have any mutual friends. What??? I refuse to believe that you can't somehow just "hide" or "ignore" or "turn off" ALL COMMENTS, ANYWHERE by certain users. Maybe you have to "block" them, or "unfriend" them? But...if you still have ANY mutual friends with someone, do you really STILL SEE EVERYTHING they post? That cannot be the case. Somebody please explain how this works. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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