Community Chat

[Moonchilde]

I don't intend this to be an "I hate FB", "I'm too busy for FB", "I'm superior to FB", "why would anyone ever do FB" thread, but I do have a peeve I don't "get."

If there is someone whose posts I don't want to see but I don't want to Unfriend them, I can stop Following them and their posts will no longer appear in my Feed.  BUT - even when I also turn off Notifications, the notifications for their posts still appear in my Notifications.

I have Unfollowed them, and Notifications for their posts are turned off/UNchecked, but FB still puts the notifications for that person on my FB page. And of course, the reason I did all that in the first place is because I don't want to know what they're doing.  Now I don't see what they posted, but I still get a "she posted" message. Um...FB? I don't care!  Aargh....

[candyagain]

Agree, but my biggest peeve is that you can't unfriend someone without them knowing that you have. Does FB think we are all 11?

[GCR18]

I haven't had much success turning off notifications.  I don't want to know that 15 other people replied to Suzie's post.  

[proudlyfromNJ]

I never look at my notifications.

[CelticCrafter]

@Moonchilde - it's probably one of their never ending glitches in your neck of the woods.  I have mine set the way you described for some people and it works for me.

@candyagain - they don't know you've unfriended them unless they happen to notice that their friend count went down.  They aren't notified.

[candyagain]

Thanks, someone gave e the wrong info.

Candy

[SurferWife]

I totally agree with @candyagain. I have the attitude if I don't enjoy a "friend's" posts (not just one, but all) I unfriend that person. Those whom I've unfriended are no more than acquaintances anyway. My true friends in life are those I visit in my travels, call to say Aloha, etc. It's only Facebook. It's become such a popularity contest over the years & I don't understand how people can have hundreds, even thousands of "friends". I have no problem unfriending someone with whom I have no true rapport & I'm totally fine with someone wanting to unfriend me. I just don't care...it's only Facebook, not real life.

[walkingal]

@Moonchilde  When did you unfollow and turn off Notifications?  I have noticed it may take a day or two for that to kick in. 

[CatLoverDogsToo]

I click hide post, then click on reason why. That gets rid of things I don't want to see for the most part. As for people:  I also don't care what people are doing every darn minute of their lives and have "unfriended" many.  I still see some of it, but it is less.

I hate to sound like an old grouch, but do these people really think their lives are so fascinating that we want/need to know their every waking moment? 

Selfies are another matter: People are becoming so self-absorbed. When they are at an event, they are so busy taking selfies they miss the concert, aquarium, museum, whatever they paid to actually enjoy. Now we have the ubiquitous "selfie stick."  I was out and nearly got hit with one of those.  Is there an end to all this?  I think not.

I don't tweet and I don't follow anyone's twitter... and I don't want to. Guess I am showing my age that way. (Maybe I am a luddite...nope that can't be it, I have electronics.)  Just a crabby person. 

[Apple Crisp]

I have "unfollowed" someone and turned off notificaitons and I don't ever receive their posts or notifications from Facebook, unless they comment on a post from a mutual friend and that has only happened once in two years.

Go back to your settings and make sure it shows that you no longer follow them.