Comments on: “I’ll Facebook friend you…”

By: Cygal

Cygal — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:04:13 +0000

You put it so well
… and I’m guilty of it too!

I blame the person who I hadn’t seen since school (we weren’t really friends there either) who added me about two days after I joined Facebook. I was like, “Ok, I guess that’s what you do on Facebook”. I don’t actually seek people out, though – that’s going too far.

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:00:34 +0000

The whole Facebook/MySpace thing irks me. It’s all a popularity contest.

But who am I to talk, huh, mooers? As being one of the people whom you haven’t spoken to in many moons. (That’s not meant to sound accusing, by the way.)

I’m not stalking you, I promise. I just needed to take a breather from packing for Los Angeles, and hey presto! I remembered your site.

*I salute*

By: seraphya berrin

seraphya berrin — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:01:08 +0000

I think that because facebook used to be more restricted it was partially protected from these trends. Now, I am worried about it going the way of myspace, with friend number competitions.

If not for facebook, I wouldn’t have known about your website, so look where that gets us.

By: Nothers

Nothers — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:30:26 +0000

the situation for me was a bit stranger when, for i’m not sure what reason, someone who had previously threatened me with legal action (as in proceeded sending threatening letters with the laywer’s signature on them) requested to be my facebook friend. Apparently (according to the Group “Facebook Etiquette) the answer is that no, you can’t reject a friend application. If you’re cruel you can leave them hanging but rejection is a no-no.
And in the end, who cares? The term “Facebook Friend” obviously means very little so why does it matter who gets the title?

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:26:32 +0000

Strangely, this evening I also got added by a USyd guy who, despite not knowing him, had a common interest with me… I don’t think that’s enough to Facebook-friend someone. Maybe it’s enough for a message to say hi, but adding… is a bit premature.

By: leach

leach — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:18:26 +0000

My definition of non-facebook friends is: people I could ring up comfortably to say “How are ya going?” without fearing them thinking “why is she calling me?”. Facebook-friends however… Yeah, it’s a loose term more like an acquaintance, but someone you have met face to face. Now you’ve made me think about it… Should I get rid of all those randoms that I’m never going to talk to, care to read the wall of, or hear from again? Maybe next time I’m on there and have some time to spare. But really I just use facebook as a secondary email – to keep in contact with those friends I made who don’t use email regularly, but do use facebook…