The purpose of Facebook

mellymo1983 · Oct 2, 2009, 10:44 PM

What is the purpose of Facebook? I just started using facebook. When someone adds you/requests you as a friend what does that mean? When you get a message that says this person adds you as a friend and they need to know whether or not you know that person by confirming them are you accepting them as a friend or does that literally mean you know them?

mellymo1983 · Oct 6, 2009, 09:26 PM

Thanks, because the reason I asked was because apparently my ex facebooked me, added me as his friend and that was why I was asking what the purpose was.

Clough · Oct 6, 2009, 09:36 PM

Hi again, mellymo1983!

So, why would your ex add you as a friend if he's your ex, please? I may be incorrect about this, but don't "official" friends on the site have to be invited to become friends and then join the site?

Thanks!

mellymo1983 · Oct 6, 2009, 09:40 PM

Good question, I had even gotten a message under Windows Live I believe it is? I had gotten an invitation that said he wanted to connect with me which was dated 9/18. I didn't update my messenger until like a week later when I saw this.

Clough · Oct 6, 2009, 09:44 PM

So, that could have perhaps been an old message - before he became your ex?

Thanks!

mellymo1983 · Oct 6, 2009, 09:48 PM

Not exactly we had been broken up for a few months before I got these messages.

Clough · Oct 6, 2009, 10:07 PM

So, is there concern on your part that he might be posting things about you on his Facebook account, please?

Thanks!

mellymo1983 · Oct 7, 2009, 06:15 AM

I don't really know what could be going on with him.

Clough · Oct 7, 2009, 01:58 PM

If you might not have a Facebook account, is there a friend who does whom you could ask to look at your ex's account and see what's going on there?

Thanks!

firmbeliever · Oct 7, 2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mellymo1983

Good question, I had even gotten a message under Windows Live I believe it is? I had gotten an invitation that said he wanted to connect with me which was dated 9/18. I didn't update my messenger until like a week later when I saw this.

If you used your hotmail account to join Facebook, the notification of messages are sent to your inbox, which maybe what you saw on WindowsLive.

Or if your ex used his email address list to send request for his friends to join Facebook, you will get a notification in your inbox.

About Facebook, if your ex added you as a friend and you do not want to add him to your list,do not add him.
There is an "ignore" under the friend request.
You do not have to "accept" all friend requests that come your way.

Or if you want to add him,but do not wish for him to be able to see too many details on your profile, there is the option of putting him under "Limited Profile", which you can put in all the people who you want to keep in touch,but not necessarily let them see all that you post on your profile.
For example, I have old classmates on my Friends list but they are listed under "Limited Profile" friends because they are not close enough for them to know every detail on my profile.

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soigne · Oct 26, 2009, 06:26 AM

Yes be very careful of the friends you add and use the privacy settings well. be careful of the friends Of Frients and evernody selection. My Facebook account was hacked . The person/joker send adult content vedio to everyone to see it but you/I don't know it just the friends list get them. I found out by the FB email People sent + aske what s going on. My nephew gave me a heads up + knew I don't send that kind of stuff. Also be very careful of the vedios people send + you open up they can have spreadable viruses + prishing whatever that is. that is my experance with recent FB. even though someone does this to you , they kick you off the site. I joined Facebook to connect my nieces + nephews to each who hadn't seen each in years from various stated. So I don't understand the hacking thing/ joke on me!. Like to know why a kid? do it , how they do it, how ya block them , they cause a lot of problems.