Social Life: how far do your Facebook friends extend?

[Tokyo Slim]

Originally Posted by shellshock

mostly family and real friends, also some classmates, coworkers and forum people but people i've actually talked to more than once. i get friends requests from classmates from high school who i wasn't friend with then so why would i want to be e-friends with them now? i don't care about their life! ugh.

We never talk anymore...

 

[APK]

I'm 24 and not yet fully immersed in the professional world. My profile is private, but I'm not terribly strict with my screening process for friend requests. If I know the person and have gotten along with them in some context, I'll usually add them. I never go add someone I only minimally know.

I keep my profile pretty sanitized. I have more family on there as friends now, so my status updates, though not bland, usually omit profanity and stuff like that. I never got into the "post 320 pictures of me boozing" thing, so I'm good on that front.

People should be aware of what content they post and allow others to post concerning them. I've met a couple of people who thrive on making examples of people for letting anyone with the 'net see anything incriminating about themselves.

 

[APK]

Originally Posted by shellshock

mostly family and real friends, also some classmates, coworkers and forum people but people i've actually talked to more than once. i get friends requests from classmates from high school who i wasn't friend with then so why would i want to be e-friends with them now? i don't care about their life! ugh.

I get these sporadically. I think I'm already Facebook friends with pretty much anyone I considered a good friend through my schooling career. So when I get requests from former classmates, it's almost always someone I either didn't get along with or never talked to. Just because you recognize me from high school doesn't mean you have to request me as an e-friend.

 

[Thomas]

Originally Posted by APK

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People should be aware of what content they post and allow others to post concerning them. I've met a couple of people who thrive on making examples of people for letting anyone with the 'net see anything incriminating about themselves.

I have relatives - one in particular - like that (here's me pased out on the floor with a bottle in my hand), so for the most part the e-friends thing is mostly pretty tame. Oh, I did have an ex-gf who put a racy comment on a picture in jest.