Top 5 things people do on Facebook that I hate
Okay, so “hate” is a pretty strong word. Here are five really annoying things people do on Facebook, and some solutions to the problems…
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Facebook is always a hot topic for bloggers, and I’m no exception. I’ve written about kids under 13 using Facebook, whether or not it’s acceptable to spy on them via Facebook; I’ve talked about the possible consequences kids can face by posting inappropriate comments on Facebook, as well as what can happen if a parent steps over the line and posts slanderous remarks about their own child on Facebook. I’ve even written tutorials, like how to make a heart on Facebook (and other symbols). What I’ve never blogged about though, is what people do on Facebook that really irritates me. It’ll be interesting to see how many of my overly sensitive Facebook friends will cease to be my friend after reading this post. Please take no offense, to each his own, right?
5 really annoying things people do on Facebook
1. Attention seekers – People who update their wall with totally vague words like “…is sad” or “…can’t flipping believe it!” and then do nothing to explain it, even after a dozen people comment asking what’s wrong or if they’re okay. Hello? Talk about pathetically seeking attention! I’m sorry, but if you’re going to announce the world is crumbling down on you, if you want anyone to care, explain yourself! Oh, woe is me!
Solution – Don’t make comments to these status updates or you just feed the fire. If they really wanted you to know what’s wrong, they’d explain it in the first place.
2. Group invites – My husband once said “Sorry, but I have no interest in supporting the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Seal Cullers!” Ain’t that the truth! How does joining a bazillion groups on Facebook help anything, and does there really need to be a group for half the crap that’s out there? I mean c’mon, does there really need to be a group to support breast feeding mothers who want to smoke dope or one that if 100,000 people join I’ll name my baby after one of The Wiggles?
Solution – You could remove the people from your Friends list who are most guilty of spamming you with group invites (go to their wall, scroll down to where it says Remove from Friends on the bottom left of the screen). Other than that, as far as I know, there isn’t a whole lot else you can do besides sending them a message asking them to not include you in their invites.
3. Copy & paste status updates – The status updates that tell you that if you agree with the message you should copy and paste it to your status. For example, I just saw one that said “Before you were conceived, I wanted you. Before you were born, I loved you. Before you were an hour old, I would die for you. This is the miracle of life, and the power of love. Put this on your status if you have children you love more than life itself.” So, if I don’t copy this message onto my wall, does that mean I don’t love my son? Of course not, but do I really need to copy and paste a status update telling my friends this? Isn’t it already very obvious?
Solution – Don’t copy and paste the message…duh.
4. Friend requests from totally random strangers – I’m all for connecting with friends, family, people I work with, etc. … but if you don’t know me or have never, ever spoken to me, don’t ask to be my friend please! I don’t care if your profile pic is of you in a cute little bikini or if we share the same first name, I don’t want to connect with you just so you can reach 2,000 friends and then spam me with group invites or FarmVille updates. Which leads me to the next irritating thing people do on Facebook…
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Solution – The answer is pretty obvious. Don’t connect with random strangers. That’s what Chatroulette is for, no?
5. FarmVille updates – Despite the fact I said I’m not into group invites, I couldn’t help but laugh when I received one titled “I don’t care about your farm, or your fish, or your park, or your mafia!!!” Really, I don’t. I don’t care what you need or what level you’re on and you’re certainly not going to get any chickens or horse manure from me! Sorry.
Solution - If you share my distaste for these updates, the next time you see one, simply hover your mouse over the update and you should see the word Hide appear at the top right of the update. When you click on that, you’re provided the option to either hide the person or hide the application.
What do people do on Facebook that you hate?
Okay, so there’s my top 5 list of things people do on Facebook that really yanks my chain. What about you? Is there something I haven’t mentioned that you can’t stand people doing on Facebook? Let us know by commenting below!
I don’t care about your farm, or your fish, or your park, or your mafia!!!” Really, I don’t. I don’t care what you need or what level you’re on and you’re certainly not going to get any chickens or horse manure from me! Sorry.
Thank you for this.I’m off to post it.
I have two things that really annoy me and they both have to do with pictures.
1-Posting pics of your kids that should stay private, like when they’re in the bath, naked baby shots etc…
2-”Arm shots”. When you feel the need to take your own picture a thousand times over…and to make it even more comical, looking out into the distance as if we don’t know you’re the one taking it! Lord a mercy!
BTW: I completely agree with all of your points, especially the one where “friends of friends” add you to boost their friend numbers but never actually write on your wall or care what you’re up to.
Facebook. I have it, never go on it and people complain to me for not going on it. I only got cause I was bored.
I hate people who share wwaaayyyyy too much informationwith each other when they write on each other’s walls. It’s mostly girls; they go into a lot detail about their life and it shows up on the feeds. Some of the stuff they say is awful. And yes, I know I don’t have to read it but I’m not the only one who sees it. They should learn how to use private messages.
There is also people that update their status CONSTANTLY!!! It’s really quite annoying. And they always include the stupid phrase “text it” after. Sarah just woke up, text it. Sarah ate breakfast, text it. Sarah is off to work, text it. Sarah is taking a piss, text it. You get the idea.
And then the people who change their relationship status anytime something in their personal life goes wrong. One second their in a relationship, then it’s complicated, then their single, then back to a relationship. All in a matter of a day.
I don’t even know why I go on Facebook anymore. It pisses me off more than anything else…..
I just want to say, that these things on facebook that people are complaining about are petty little things. There are pros and cons of any social network. If these things mean that much in your life and consume your positivity, you need to step back.
I use facebook and yes things sometimes, get under my skin, but come on…
If you just want to complain, you should go to another network. Or you could find something meaningful to do with your time.
Other than your facebook or your blackberry…..
I agree with the writer, it’s a form of spam, we should all strive to keep spam to an email inbox nuisance only. Recent years has seen the amount of spam in our inboxes drop dramatically through different efforts. Complaints that it would bring the system to its knees if something wasn’t done is what drove these improvements. Tell people not to whine, no-one likes a whiner, but please don’t tell them not to complain when they have something to say. It gets things done.
exactly!!! It’s FACEBOOK, a pathetic superficial site – why are we expecting elegance. I had facebook and deleted it because I lost interest. Yeah it was annoying sometimes but the whole concept of facebook is not too elegant (if it was you wouldn’t have stupid applications like Farmville) No one forces you to be on facebook and if you don’t like it delete it or block the constant updates or requests.
People are full of themselves and if you become their facebook friend you are accepting this flaw where they like to share every part of their life with you. Like you said; deal with it or go do something more constructive with your time – waste that extra energy on something more meaningful, not on the annoyances of facebook
I agree with Cecil. People are just acting on their normal demeanor with uninhibited expression. They can find release on their frustration or jubilee and share them via facebook.
Definitely here in U.S. are all about freedom of expression. I agree that most of them are sometimes annoying but those are the drawbacks when you sign yourself up in a social network website.
If you dont like it, dont read it. If you dont like their offers, dont approved them. You always have freedom of choice, Simple as A B C.
I don’t post pictures of my myself, family or friends on facebook. I also don’t volunteer any information about my life, etc. I do enjoy farmville but I only share the game info with people on my friend list that also play it. As for all those unsolicited invites to join groups- I just ignore them. One thing positive I will say in facebook’s favour is that I have reconnected with a lot of friends that are living all over the world.
I prefer to call this website (sociopathic networking), as it seems more appropriate than socializing or “gathering” a social network.Gathering is a key word here as that’s what seems to be more of the goal than anything else not to mention the staus updates which were snatched from the jaws of banality.
I do question the intelligence quotient of a vast number of people who are absolutely tickled by the bizarre practice of joining some cult group and actually are serious about their mandates….good grief, how sick we have become? and we as a western culture think that what happening to the world we live in is terrible. People look at your face book friends and tell me that they are the leaders of today and tommorrow, with all the Bulls…t that is plastered on their webpage profile.
keep on texting!!!!
Maybe you just need to get better friends.
I love facebook, being almost 60 years old it has given me a vehicle to interact with people I haven’t heard from it years. I love seeing their Grandkids and catching up with their lives. If you don’t like something hide it.
I love this article, it made me giggle.
I hate when a couple in a relationship constantly writes on each others walls. “Thank you for lunch today” “love you, cant wait to see you” blah blah blah.. we all know that you just saw them or are on the phone with them at that moment! Please no PFDA, Public Facebook Display of Affection! haha
While I appreciate much of what the author has to say here, I vehemently disagree with #4 – I have over 500 Facebook Friends, but I can count face-to-face contacts on maybe two hands. Of those few “known” friends, however, all but two had been lost to me until we reconnected on Facebook. This includes an aunt I haven’t seen for over 40 years!
And of my remaining 500 plus Friends, none of whom I’ve ever met or had any contact with prior to Facebook, the majority are now industry networking contacts, many of whom are now in contact with me on a regular basis. Facebook has enhanced my career (screenwriting) in a way that was never possible before Facebook came on the scene.
I’ve also made some wonderful friendships from strangers on Facebook – I’m editing a book for one friend, I received a great recipe for brunch from another. When I was sick recently, a local Facebook friend offered to bring me soup & help me out. And just last weekend, I talked a friend through a rough night of pacing in the fathers’ maternity waiting room (a healthy baby girl, by the way). Those are just a few quick examples of friendships that have blossomed by *friending* strangers with common interests, but there are many people whom I’ve met via Facebook who I am glad to have in my life now.
So please don’t be quick to judge the stranger who sends you a Friend Request. They may have things in common with you that could enrich your life. They could turn out to be one of your best friends. That person could even be me.
I think everyone of you is entitled to your own opinions about faceboook.I for one am a big fan and i don’t entartain what other do or don’t do,that is their own business.
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Another annoying thing is when people put statuses like
‘I think I’m ugly. Like if you disagree’
That is fishing for compliments outright.
I mean come on, can you get anymore obvious?
Or when they post pictures with captions like eww or im so ugly. if you think you look bad why post the picture? They just want them to say nice things about theem.
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I hate being invited to be a persons friend without any kind of intro even if I know them I still want a hello wayne how are you so on and so forth
Oh you have pointed out the exact irritants… i hate the farmville requests too!! So annoying to see such stupid posts too: see who visited your profile… that is spamming i assume. Also there is no categorization of friends.. like i hate it when someone from my office posts something on my social profile… heard of http://www.zoobeedu.com on facebook, they say they have this problem solved.. lets see!!