tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post482844561915339463..comments2024-03-13T12:44:53.437-05:00Comments on If You Read Only One Blog This Year: Unfriending is (not that) hard to doBonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-17114839649653781902009-07-08T22:32:05.471-05:002009-07-08T22:32:05.471-05:00I learn so much from u bone!
This was so creative...I learn so much from u bone! <br />This was so creative and fun to read!<br />I am on facebook and have been wanting to debone I mean Defriend someone but I feel too rude so I keep letting him annoy me.. But NOW? watch out guy from high school who I don't remember, know or want to ever know!!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11442070518518821892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-12793752646429853202009-06-27T19:44:02.917-05:002009-06-27T19:44:02.917-05:00Bone, I so appreciate and envy your candor. Can I...Bone, I so appreciate and envy your candor. Can I simply un-friend somebody as you have done? God, I wish. With help and support I, too, will be able to un-friend those who deserve it (I mean, really, a friend request but then nothing?).Apron Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01715626268017039614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-3829549217581291872009-06-27T18:00:05.251-05:002009-06-27T18:00:05.251-05:00I've unfriended several people that I had orig...I've unfriended several people that I had originally friended. For me, it was the incessant political and religious posts. I generally am pretty tolerant of other people's points of view but several people were very militant about stuff and I couldn't take it anymore.Xinhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501092550620255199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-14027424505439350782009-06-27T08:37:16.227-05:002009-06-27T08:37:16.227-05:00Loved this post...I've had to 'unfriend...Loved this post...I've had to 'unfriend' quite a few times. So awkward, but what can you do? Although I also love the "hide" feature, so you can stop getting their statuses, etc., without them even knowing it. It's like an invisibility cloak...lol.<br /><br />Have you seen this hilarious BBC video about Facebook, Bone? I thought of it after reading your post -- it's so, so funny!<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrlSkU0TFLsSherri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00834386300886224116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-88387671988647793962009-06-26T23:06:45.083-05:002009-06-26T23:06:45.083-05:00Lol! I loved this :)
When I joined fb I signed u...Lol! I loved this :)<br /><br />When I joined fb I signed up as "Mayden Cora" for the exact purpose of avoiding the people who know me in day to day life and only having a hand full of blog friends...<br />and then someone local found me!!!<br /><br />Ugghhh!<br />The worst was when an annoying lady from church wanted to friend me and didn't know anything about my blog. In her most annoying "mother-hen" voice she wrote, "Sooo- tell me about "Mayden" <br /><br />Blech! I did NOT friend her! :)Mayden' s Voyagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169575773884459343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-19022978498865863822009-06-26T16:53:52.956-05:002009-06-26T16:53:52.956-05:00Inspired by this post, I actually searched for &qu...Inspired by this post, I actually searched for "bone" on Twitter. Highly amusing... You have some stiff competition like Dr. Angelus Bone (who I don't think is a doctor) and warns readers: "This is not for the thin skinned!" Then, of course, there's Joyce Bones, millionaire mom extraordinaire, offering to help other moms rake in millions (though I'm not sure where these millions are coming from). Let's also not forget the Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony Twitter page - so fierce!<br /><br />I say drop the Facebook and come to my neck of the woods on Twitter! You'd be in great, err, interesting company - minus the sheep throwing.Zeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949112371403258618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-29351390736987321042009-06-25T19:28:27.262-05:002009-06-25T19:28:27.262-05:00I call it defriending, and I've yet to do it; ...I call it defriending, and I've yet to do it; although I have started just rejecting these random high school people's requests since I have no clue who they are. I often hide people in my news feed, especially people from my hometown who feel the need to alert me to every trip they make to Walmart and the tanning bed.Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816929643644946388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-63768629230128961542009-06-25T15:31:48.907-05:002009-06-25T15:31:48.907-05:00Well said!!! I'm sick of Mafia Wars. I'm ...Well said!!! I'm sick of Mafia Wars. I'm irritated by old coworkers whom I have NO desire to ever see or speak to again who find me and want to be my friend and I KNOW the only reason they want to connect is to either increase their friend numbers or snoop on my face! I'm gonna go thru and unfriend some people!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414103238432496669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-19982556423703705992009-06-24T14:35:08.654-05:002009-06-24T14:35:08.654-05:00Cap'n John - Oh, so I could conceivably make m...Cap'n John - Oh, so I could conceivably make myself disappear? Interesting. Sort of the Facebook witness protection program.<br /> <br />Kontan - Well I don't mind someone adding me to their friend count, as long as I have some idea who they are and they aren't cluttering my page with twenty posts a day.<br /> <br />J Adamthwaite - Mine is mostly the non-confrontational thing. I guess I'm not really that interested in seeing what these people are up to :) <br /><br />PennyCandy - Well, I only know about them from other people's status updates that pop up on my page.<br /><br />Jen - I just went and checked to make sure I'm not one of the ones you've unfriended :)<br /><br />Pia - Thank you thank you thank you. I find it hilarious that here on this social networking site, it became necessary to include a "hide" feature for people we decide to friend but really don't want to hear from.<br /><br />Also, I'm sure you can imagine how difficult it was for me to decline an invite to join the mob, given my man crush on Jason Morgan.<br /><br />Actonbell - Ooo, that would be a difficult situation if someone you had to see everyday sent you a friend request. I guess that's a mandatory accept.<br /><br />Michelle Johnson - Thank you for stopping by. I've added you back to the blogroll now that I've found you again.<br /><br />Sage - I only wish I'd coined the term. I'd sell t-shirts on my CafePress site that I've yet to create.<br /><br />OKChick - LOL You know you couldn't live without seeing my results to the "What Office Character Are You?" quiz.<br /><br />Marina - If you join, all I ask is that you do not poke me nor throw any sheep at me. Please.<br /><br />Charlotta - Yep! I took it. I'm 64% cool. Whatever that means.<br /><br />UL - I usually only log on to play Lexulous and/or post a quote from The Office.<br /><br />Daily Panic - <i>go off the grid for a while</i><br /><br />Haha. I love it. How very Jack Bauer-ish of you.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-82219412759538323702009-06-24T14:00:51.058-05:002009-06-24T14:00:51.058-05:00wonder if anyone will notice when I am not on face...wonder if anyone will notice when I am not on facebook anymore...<br />I joined to get info on my HS reunion and I think I will delete it next month and go off the grid for a while. <br />:) but since we are not FB friends- you won't be hurt, and I think we'll still be friends, you know where to find me... somewhere in Alabama!Daily Panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06179183072566661932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-25079880723882512262009-06-24T13:38:43.558-05:002009-06-24T13:38:43.558-05:00oh you are also on FB? May be we should become fri...oh you are also on FB? May be we should become friends :) Ha, ha only kidding- This was funny Bone- it does get a tad annoying does it not...since I log on to just add people on....and occasionally see what everyone is up to...I miss this left and right commenting business.... :)ULhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005895432233940416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-72564565665753213372009-06-24T08:58:06.975-05:002009-06-24T08:58:06.975-05:00I'm actually a bit disappointed that I underst...I'm actually a bit disappointed that I understood everything in this post. My mom, on the other hand, wouldn't have a clue what Lil Green Patch or Mob Wars might be. Does this mean she has more of a life than me? <br /><br />Couldn't be! Is there a facebook quiz that can tell me how cool I still am?Charlotta-lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694362692847403727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-11988910530179837602009-06-24T08:19:57.913-05:002009-06-24T08:19:57.913-05:00And this might be the number one reason I do not j...And this might be the number one reason I do not join Facebook, though after reading this post, perhaps there's a lot of fun and entertainment to be had.<br /><br />Throwing farm animals?<br /><br />Invitations to the mafia?<br /><br />Breedings of iguanas?<br /><br />Hmm, maybe I just talked myself back into considering it. Though to be honest, I don't think I could handle it if someone befriended and then unfriended me. I, like you, need to be liked by everyone and to keep everyone happy. That might be too much!Marinahttp://zeusexcuse.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-64578541979878556252009-06-24T07:35:18.592-05:002009-06-24T07:35:18.592-05:00HAHA! Your letter is funnier than mine. :)
I have ...HAHA! Your letter is funnier than mine. :)<br />I have a few friends that I feel the same way. One lives in AL, umm what. I'm kidding. :)OK Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729372117518869463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-77785527895732403102009-06-23T22:39:18.496-05:002009-06-23T22:39:18.496-05:00Unfriending... You're funny, BoneUnfriending... You're funny, Bonesagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-35202342757438045262009-06-23T21:38:14.310-05:002009-06-23T21:38:14.310-05:00I'm yet to be impressed with FB myself. Anyway...I'm yet to be impressed with FB myself. Anyway... I haven't had your FB problem yet as I only have friends from my past and a few people I'm just getting to know. So no troubles yet. BTW, great post.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and leaving your comments. Greatly appreciated. I now have you in my google reader and won't be such a stranger. Hope all is well. Have a great night.poefusionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157059633840032305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-2564037505192378912009-06-23T20:10:54.752-05:002009-06-23T20:10:54.752-05:00Oh and when I had my FB breakdown yesterday, peopl...Oh and when I had my FB breakdown yesterday, people from high school who are now influential lawyers emailed and offered help. I do find it an amazing vehicle for coming to terms with the past and becoming a real adult--can't blame anything on kids from junior high anymore. Not that I really did. but FB's helped me make peace with muchpianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-90145220489389146252009-06-23T20:06:50.642-05:002009-06-23T20:06:50.642-05:00Put your mouse on the right side of the comment--e...Put your mouse on the right side of the comment--extreme right but around the verbiage<br />It will say "hide" If you choose that every comment or post or whatever they're called will be hidden<br /><br />I only do that to a political thing I'm not friends with but began getting massive comments from. Since I couldn't unfriend who I'm not friends with--I figured that out. And I think I became a "fan" of...but still.pianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-7618139166067307082009-06-23T19:23:33.899-05:002009-06-23T19:23:33.899-05:00I've had this problem before as well. I hate u...I've had this problem before as well. I hate unfriending people, but sometimes it has to be done.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02099295893423147237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-82019625462415195152009-06-23T17:21:44.763-05:002009-06-23T17:21:44.763-05:00I never knew you could do al those things on faceb...I never knew you could do al those things on facebook. I just ignore the stuff I'm not interested in. <br /><br />I love the take on "Gone With the Wind."PennyCandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998433304599368727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-73663778296157651512009-06-23T16:33:12.895-05:002009-06-23T16:33:12.895-05:00This post made me laugh a lot! Especially this sen...This post made me laugh a lot! Especially this sentence: <i>But due to my non-confrontational nature and my inherent need for everyone to like me, I accepted</i>, which I think I relate to a little too much.<br /><br />The problem with facebook (well, <i>A</i> problem with facebook anyway) is that you do kind of want to see what all these people are up to. Not really enough to have their every virtual movement displayed on your homepage, but enough to make the mistake of friending them just to find out. That's mostly how I end up in this situation. That and the non-confrontational thing.J Adamthwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345895278356184427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-62257963996176554642009-06-23T15:13:19.840-05:002009-06-23T15:13:19.840-05:00I cleaned house not too long ago. I'm sorry, ...I cleaned house not too long ago. I'm sorry, but if you didn't bother associating in high school then you have no business friending me like we are long lost buds. I realize that I spent hs in my on bubble and was pretty oblivious to those outside my bubble. Sad, but true.kontanhttp://kontansplace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-63014426528186291592009-06-23T13:54:37.138-05:002009-06-23T13:54:37.138-05:00I'm doing the FB-Mafia Wars thing and have far...I'm doing the FB-Mafia Wars thing and have far more FB friends than I've ever had, or ever will have, but I know some of them unfriend me because while my Mafia is over 500 strong I have less than 300 friends...and I've started seeing some familiar faces pop up in the Suggested Friends section.<br /><br />"Wasn't that guy already one of my friends?"<br /><br />So yes, at some point, your little friend may discover that the two of you are no longer BFBFFs...unless you block your profile from them. I believe you can do that, and that way they should never, ever see your FB presence again...assuming it works like it should.Cap'n Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267651027289124037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-71790407072853278502009-06-23T13:38:22.026-05:002009-06-23T13:38:22.026-05:00Gautami - Well, I'm not good at being rude. A...Gautami - Well, I'm not good at being rude. At least not intentionally.<br /><br />I don't mind Facebook the majority of the time. It's a fun little diversion. <br /><br />Murf - Better to have Facebooked and been unfriended than to never have Facebooked at all?<br /><br />Susan - Sadly, that information could have helped me. Oh well, too late now :) <br /><br />TC - Yeah, that's what I figured. I was worried she might receive a notification when I unfriended her, but I did some googling and that did not appear to be the case.<br /><br />Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it.<br /><br />Pia - I didn't know you could hide someone's posts. Well, I figured you probably could, but I guess it was too much effort to figure out how :)<br /><br />Unfriending wasn't so bad. It's somewhat liberating actually. Of course, now I have to worry about whether or not Facebook is going to suggest me as a friend to her in the future, thus blowing the whole thing.<br /><br />Renee - I saw something about that while I was googling, but I hadn't heard of it before last night. What kind of deal did Burger King have?<br /><br />Yes, you do need to blog something. I'm feeling like I'm in the Bizarro World here. You're off in Facebook land. The whole system is breakin' down!<br /><br />R8chel - Thanks. I do my best :)<br /><br />I don't think I pay enough attention to my friend count to know if I've ever been unfriended. But I'm sure I have.<br /><br />Of course, there's also the matter of the 10 or so friend requests that have been sitting there for months that I still haven't accepted or ignored.<br /><br />Yeah, I don't care for those radical-right-wing status updates, either. I'll probably block those now that I know I can, once I figure out how :) <br /><br />Mama Zen - Thanks. I figured it was important to explain myself as clearly as possible in this letter which will most likely never be read by the person it was intended for.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-50262815876620555622009-06-23T13:00:13.632-05:002009-06-23T13:00:13.632-05:00The "counterproductive" line was absolut...The "counterproductive" line was absolutely hilarious!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.com