Question For FB Users - Page 2

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

If I don't actually know the person I won't accept the request, not even from someone that lived in the same neighborhood I grew up in.

I once got a request from my very first boyfriend from 50 years ago! Um, that would also be a no!

TX-starlight · ‎03-10-2010

I get many requests daily from men I do not know. I immediately delete & block them. I am also a seller on several FB groups. If you use MarketPlace , for selling, you also gets LOTS of weird msgs from strangers (not interested in the items, if you know what I mean). I believe they stalk MarketPlace. I do not use MP anymore, due to this. I dislike MP very much. The msg usually come to the filtered requests, but being a seller, I know to look there for buyers msgs, at time.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

Not a big deal - delete it & forget it.

CherryHugs · ‎07-21-2014

Yes and more over the past month than ever. I look at their profile page and we have no mutual friends or they have only a few pictures even military. If I add them immediately they send a message in messenger. I delete them and most of the time I block them too.

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light. —Helen Keller

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

I had my daughter set up my FB filters and I don't get a lot of junk; not nearly what people complain about. I do get friend requests but they are from the people we both happen to be FB friends with and I don't think those people are reaching out to me. I think it's a FB feature. Some people like have a horde or FB "friends". I don't. The friend requests that do get through, I ignore.

PilatesLover · ‎08-20-2014

I won't anymore. I once got a request from a "friend of a friend" and accepted it. After a few weeks I found out he was just a dirty old man when he PM'd me and said raunchy things. I reported him to FB and blocked him AND told his "friend of friends" what he said.

Isobel Archer · ‎04-04-2015

@KitTkat wrote:
I think I'd feel uncomfortable if a strange man suddenly decided he wanted to be my "friend." 😞

Exactly. If I don't know them in RL, then I delete the request.

I've had several people I don't know - including men overseas - send friend requests. I don't know how to stop it, other than to delete the requests.

Isobel Archer · ‎04-04-2015

@NYC Susan wrote:

I've been on Facebook for many years, and have only had this happen a few times, not often at all. If I don't know the person, I delete the request. And that's the end of it. If someone is persistent, you can block them, but I've never had to do that. I simply click on "delete request", and it's over and done.

I only accept friend requests from people I actually know. All of my posts are designated for "friends only". The public view of my profile shows pretty much nothing since my settings are all very tight. There's no indication if I'm married, where I live, who my FB friends are, etc

Some people use Facebook to meet new people, so it's not necessarily horrible if someone reaches out. I'm not there to meet new people, though, so I just delete the request.

All of my original posts are friends only. But I thought if you respond to a post from a friend that it would show up as they originally posted. So if they are "friends only" then their friends (who are not yours) would see it. And if they posted "public" then your response would be "public" also. Is that right - or is there a way to limit your response posts to your friends only?

Isobel Archer · ‎04-04-2015

@charvale wrote:

No because I control who can request to be friends.
In privacy settings there's a section for who can send you a friend request.
Also my privacy settings on all pix, posts and personal info are strict so random people can't see any of that.

Thanks for this. Didn't realize I could do this. Just did it. Thanks again!!

ECBG · ‎01-08-2011

@charvale wrote:

No because I control who can request to be friends.
In privacy settings there's a section for who can send you a friend request.
Also my privacy settings on all pix, posts and personal info are strict so random people can't see any of that.

@charvaleWOW! Thanks! Great info that I'm going to use now! Thank you again!