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Latest post on 10 July 2011 - 21:03

I had a good clear out afew months ago, I think another one is due very soon. If I was to send a friend a FB message and had no reply, I would leave it a day or two, as they maybe busy, I wouldnt delete as some people use FB alot and some dont. Being ignorant is another issue thou.

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Latest post on 10 July 2011 - 09:44

you know mrsmopp is right. mostly i have felt like people just want to know where you are living? what's it like and curiosity of whom you are married to...after initial 1-2 times no contact whatsoever and you also don't know what to talk to them. i am thinking of a clearup but so far hasn't got the heart to go through it :) would do it someday...i am already choosy in selecting friends.

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Latest post on 10 July 2011 - 09:26

you deffo can, you can set up groups and control exactly what taht group can see in the security settings page then put individuals into.

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Latest post on 10 July 2011 - 08:55

I regularly have a clear out, get rid of the the people you dont really talk to. It feel great after doing it!!!

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Latest post on 10 July 2011 - 08:37

People who don't post anything aren't snoop-worthy! How can you put individual people on a limited profile? Can you select them and then just select what they can or cannot do, or do you have to exclude them from seeing your status, exclude them from posting, exclude them from viewing your photos on so on...?

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Latest post on 10 July 2011 - 08:17

if you delete them you can't snoop on them! put everyone you don't talk to on limited profile and lock down all the security settings. that way they can't see you but you can still stalk them :)

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Latest post on 10 July 2011 - 07:49

I guess as Sue says, message her on FB and if she doesn't reply then delete her. I had quite a few friends who never did anything on FB, never posted photos or their own status. I feel FB should be a two-way street so why should I let someone have a good nose at my photos and see what I'm up to when they give nothing away themselves? They got deleted. Of course, it could just be that they never use their FB account, in which case it won't bother then if I delete them. I had a good cull a few months ago, as did DH. Most of the ones he deleted requested him as a friend again LOL! Next to go will be no-emotion-goes-unposted SIL who twice has restricted things so that me, DH, DD (and maybe others) can't LIKE or comment on anything she posts.Wen I mentioned it thinking it might be a problem with her account she apologised for not changing her settings. Once more and she'll be gone; that'll put the cat amongst the pigeons :)

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Latest post on 09 July 2011 - 22:28

She has ignored your e-mails 3 times!! that's plain rude, I would totally delete her. how do you know she received them? some ppl use different email addresses on their facebook... why not send her a message on FB to ask ? THEN you can consider whether to delee her... imo

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Latest post on 09 July 2011 - 22:23

She has ignored your e-mails 3 times!! that's plain rude, I would totally delete her.

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Latest post on 09 July 2011 - 22:13

Yes - I too get the impression that some people befriend you on Facebook just to have a nosey at your photos and see what you look like these days. I always send a short message with a friend request as I don't see the point of people being on your friends list and never ever sending you a message, commenting on your wall or on any photos you post. I don't get why some people join FB and never ever go on there either. I would just cancel my account. To answer your question OP, I wouldn't bother sending her any more messages, but I would probably keep her on my friends list, maybe just to keep track of what she's up to. Don't take it too much to heart that she hasn't contacted you - some of my old ''friends'' have never messaged me either, but I still keep them on my friends list. I've never understood why people can't be bothered to message you a few lines every few months or so, even if they are busy.....

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Latest post on 09 July 2011 - 22:13

I don't really notice who comments on what. Now that we are overseas birthday wishes and presents seem to be forgotten. It works both ways though. What I can't understand is random people asking to be my DH's friend in Facebook. He stayed at a friend of a friend's house in Europe last weekend, and the new friend's girlfriend asked to be DH's friend after meeting at the weekend. She knows that he is 41 and married with two kids. I do not understand and was disappointed when he accepted this request!

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Latest post on 09 July 2011 - 21:58

Nobbles, I had a big clear out a year or so ago, and very happy with the decision. I got the impression that many people were either trying to up the number of their friends, or genuinely intrigued by our life in DXB but it was mainly because they were nosey; I could imagine them being down the pub saying "Ohhh, did you see MrsMopp, she went to XXX, I bet that cost a fortune/cant you believe they went THERE?" and so forth. They weren't really friends, never commented on pictures or events. So, khallas, many got the chop!

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Latest post on 09 July 2011 - 21:57

How do you decide who should be your friend on Facebook? I have some old school friends and they never bother commenting on my status or photos and I wonder why I bother having them on there? One particular friend I have emailed three times and she has not replied. I know she goes on FB as she changes her status etc and I can see what she has written on mutual friends walls. Should I bother keeping her on FB or should I just delete her? I just think that friends on FB should be interested in your life as you are in theirs. If you put pics of your kids on from their birthday they should at least say happy birthday to them. Am I expecting too much? expecting too much ? in my opinion, yes.. i don't expect all my friends to reply to everything i post.. the same as i don't always reply to everyone else's. Sometimes it's nice to see pics or messages but i don't always have time to reply individually and i don't think it's expected. email is something different and yes, if you have sent her 3 and she hasn't replied i would maybe not bother emailing again but still keep her on FB.

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Latest post on 09 July 2011 - 21:42

How do you decide who should be your friend on Facebook? I have some old school friends and they never bother commenting on my status or photos and I wonder why I bother having them on there? One particular friend I have emailed three times and she has not replied. I know she goes on FB as she changes her status etc and I can see what she has written on mutual friends walls. Should I bother keeping her on FB or should I just delete her? I just think that friends on FB should be interested in your life as you are in theirs. If you put pics of your kids on from their birthday they should at least say happy birthday to them. Am I expecting too much?

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