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  • #1742
    Gummy Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    Abi wrote: »
    I "like" your avatar every night Gummy, who needs facebook ;)

    durty! :pac:


  • #1743
    blatantrereg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭blatantrereg


    Dont worry. I didnt send that message to 15 comments and it's days later and I'm still alive.

    edit: huh? When I wrote this the previous two comments on the page were about the chain mail....I must have had the window open ages or something.


  • #1744
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    bb1234567 wrote: »
    Hardly had to delete your a/c? Why not just not go on as much or never at all, but if you really wanted to talk to some long lost friend or family abroad you still have the ability to do so? Never understand why people feel the need to delete their accounts., why would you limit yourself, its great for talking to family members abroad etc...
    How are you limiting yourself? Ever heard of a pen & paper? A phone? An email? Skype? Fúcking smoke signals?

    You do realise people communicated perfectly well before Facebook came into existence?


  • #1745
    flanders1979
    Closed Accounts Posts: 638 ✭✭✭flanders1979


    I had an account. Its been invaded by children in the past few years.


  • #1746
    Sean.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭Sean.


    bb1234567 wrote: »
    Hardly had to delete your a/c? Why not just not go on as much or never at all, but if you really wanted to talk to some long lost friend or family abroad you still have the ability to do so? Never understand why people feel the need to delete their accounts., why would you limit yourself, its great for talking to family members abroad etc...

    The trouble with leaving your account open, is that people will think you still use the site. If you decide to stop using Facebook, and leave your account open, eventually somebody will try to contact you through the service, unaware that their message is bound not to be received. My Mam was surfing through Facebook a while back when she found the account of somebody she used to be very good friends with. She sent the person a very long message, in an attempt to catch up. She waited for a reply but never received one. This person could easily have set their account up in 2005, and stopped using the service soon after, but because they left their account open, they have inadvertently caused upset. I think if your going to give yourself an online presence, you should always maintain and watch over your presence, to avoid lapses in communication. I'll use an allegory to better describe what I'm talking about:
    If you were invited to a party but had to leave after 5 minutes because of sickness, you'd tell the host you were leaving, so that the host knows you're no longer present and won't be insulted if you fail to come forward and chat with them throughout the night.


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  • #1747
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,079 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    Watching all the facebook members feeling put out is funny :pac:


  • #1748
    bb1234567
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭bb1234567


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    How are you limiting yourself? Ever heard of a pen & paper? A phone? An email? Skype? Fúcking smoke signals?

    You do realise people communicated perfectly well before Facebook came into existence?

    That is limiting yourself , yes of course there are other alternatives to fb but closing your fb account for good is taking away one of many possible ways of communication. Taking something away= limiting yourself, why get rid of something that you can get quick access to ,to talk to people or free?


  • #1749
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    bb1234567 wrote: »
    That is limiting yourself , yes of course there are other alternatives to fb but closing your fb account for good is taking away one of many possible ways of communication. Taking something away= limiting yourself, why get rid of something that you can get quick access to ,to talk to people or free?
    Firstly, if you close your account, all you have to do is log in again to reactivate it.

    Secondly, taking away a kidney is limiting yourself, taking away facebook is not. Skype offers the exact same method of communication for free and is just as easily accessible, likewise with email.


  • #1750
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Jesus Nut wrote: »
    Anyways, its in a bubble like bebo and its going to pop over the next year or 2 in my opinion because some new site will come along just like what happened to bebo in 2008.
    I doubt it'll die as quick as Bebo. With Bebo, you only update your page, or someone else's page. With FB, there's a constant stream of updates from everyones Facebook account, which allows you to see what's happening without constantly looking at everyones page.


  • #1751
    AngryBollix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭AngryBollix


    gashbook would be better


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  • #1752
    woodoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,219 ✭✭✭woodoo


    I'm not on it. I went in for a look through someone else's account there recently and couldn't believe people with thousands of friends but who only have one or 2 in real life.

    It just seems to be a photograph viewing session and finding out a little about people you haven't seen in years. I'm too private for all that.


  • #1753
    Sean.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭Sean.


    bb1234567 wrote: »
    That is limiting yourself , yes of course there are other alternatives to fb but closing your fb account for good is taking away one of many possible ways of communication. Taking something away= limiting yourself, why get rid of something that you can get quick access to ,to talk to people or free?

    I accept not having a Facebook account is in some ways "limiting", but there are also many aspects of having an account that limit people, and without an account, you are free of these things.
    Without an account...
    1. You don't have to worry about "Facebook courtesy".
    2. You have more of a reason to communicate with people face to face.
    3. Your life is substantially simplified.
    4. For those who are "hooked", you save yourself time and brain-space.
    5. Your personal details are no longer stored on servers (although this doesn't directly impact your life, it's creepy and undermines the human right to privacy)
    6. There is such a thing as "too much information", not having a Facebook account frees your mind from filling up with personal information about people who mean little to you, or who you haven't seen in years.
    7. Facebook is constantly changing, without it, you no longer need to get used to new layouts/preferences.
    8. Facebook is a legal contract, have you ever read the terms and conditions? Without Facebook you have your name on less documents.
    9. A Facebook account needs to be maintained, so that it complies with your current position in life, if you don't have Facebook, you don't need to worry about maintaining it.
    10. It's culturally essential on Facebook to accept, not just friends, but distant acquaintances, without Facebook, you no longer face the awkwardness of that "Pop" sound accompanied by a random name appearing on your chat bar. i.e. "Hey, it's me from primary school!"
    11. Life is less structured, i.e. parties don't have neat formal lists online, with fancy words like "pending" etc. You may not like unstructured living, but I love it!
    12. You don't have to worry about future employers seeing your teenage drinking pictures. I know about the lovely privacy features the site has, but an employer only needs access to one of your friend's (or mutual friend's) account to see you're personal info.
    bb1234567 wrote: »
    Taking something away= limiting yourself

    Wrong, taking something away= freeing yourself.


  • #1754
    guitarzero
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭guitarzero


    I recently deleted mine, kinda got fed up being a completely different person.


  • #1755
    cynder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,128 ✭✭✭cynder


    Love fb, great for keeping in contact with my mommy in the UK I take a photo upload it she has it 30 seconds later.


    Also I can spy on my daughter's fb page... Which I have too, she knows I keep tabs on it.


  • #1756
    Giselle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭Giselle


    I had an account and deleted it. I feel liberated.

    I spend my time and effort on actual friends, rather than reading the rubbish that spills in from everyone I've barely any interest in, but would be rude to reject as a facebook friend.

    If I care enough about someone I'll speak to them or actually see them, and free my mind from all the mindless updates, snaps, stupid links, and the requests from strangers I've met once to befriend them.


  • #1757
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    you need friends and a social life for Facebook.


  • #1758
    MistyCheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭MistyCheese


    efb wrote: »
    you need friends and a social life for Facebook.

    Not really. You can just invent a social life and bore people to death with the inane details.


  • #1759
    Princess Peach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,698 ✭✭✭✭Princess Peach


    I have a Facebook and I don't really want one. But I find I can't really live without it. Recently moved to a new place and started in college and its really the only place to find out about events happening, and use it make new friends so. It's totally necessary for me right now.

    Stopped caring about Facebook "social rules" though. Delete and reject and friends I want and block a lot of people, which made them upset, but sure they never talk to me anyway :confused::confused:


  • #1760
    kerry4sam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,127 ✭✭✭✭kerry4sam


    Giselle wrote: »
    I had an account and deleted it. I feel liberated.

    I spend my time and effort on actual friends, rather than reading the rubbish that spills in from everyone I've barely any interest in, but would be rude to reject as a facebook friend.

    If I care enough about someone I'll speak to them or actually see them, and free my mind from all the mindless updates, snaps, stupid links, and the requests from strangers I've met once to befriend them.


    yeah this part here annoys me. Every new person I used to meet would ask if I'm on facebook and now I try to awkwardly avoid the topic.

    I remember once after being asked to speak to a group of youngsters about internet sites & varying dangers etc etc that a few found me afterward and started adding me :eek: Needless to say, privacy settings immediately changed!


  • #1761
    Xim1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 17 ✭Xim1


    efb wrote: »
    you need friends and a social life for Facebook.

    true .. that is why I deleted my FB account ..kind of sad to dont have a '' good number of friends'' seems to be all about having more friends than your friends haha:rolleyes:


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  • #1762
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    I use it pretty infrequently really, its not compatible with me anyway as I'm a private person and I don't care what anyone else is doing with their lives.


  • #1763
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,631 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Not on it, and never intend to be.


  • #1764
    Jesus Nut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 226 ✭✭Jesus Nut


    A0 wrote: »
    Anyone not on Boards?
    :D
    Ooh, but that was a brilliant comment! It made me laugh very much LOL

    And for the record, I am not on boards <


  • #1765
    MysticalRain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,428 ✭✭✭MysticalRain


    Never bothered with it.


  • #1766
    Kirby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    Never bothered with it either.

    Anybody who I am actually close to, I can talk with face to face or ring them or chat on xbox live. I can see why it would be useful for somebody, but not me.


  • #1767
    Father Damo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭Father Damo


    Being honest I view people who refuse to have one the same as people who refuse to have a mobile phone.


  • #1768
    MyKeyG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭MyKeyG


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    How are you limiting yourself? Ever heard of a pen & paper? A phone? An email? Skype? Fúcking smoke signals?

    You do realise people communicated perfectly well before Facebook came into existence?
    People communicated perfectly well before email and skype too. Should we get rid of them? Social networking is merely the next step in communications technology. It has your Email, Skype, Chat all in one. Not only that it's a great way to keep in touch with friends and share their experiences.

    People I think are put off by those who abuse the facility. No I don't care to see twenty photos a day of your new born baby asleep and I don't give two ****es which Greek god I am!


  • #1769
    Blatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,832 ✭✭✭✭Blatter


    I'm on it, but I rarely use it. The amount of time people waste on it is amazing and for what, to score a few likes with a catchy status now and then? I feel sorry for those people.


  • #1770
    MyKeyG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭MyKeyG


    Blatter wrote: »
    I'm on it, but I rarely use it. The amount of time people waste on it is amazing and for what, to score a few likes with a catchy status now and then? I feel sorry for those people.
    That's a bit of a pompous presumption wouldn't you say?


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  • #1771
    Blatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,832 ✭✭✭✭Blatter


    MyKeyG wrote: »
    That's a bit of a pompous presumption wouldn't you say?

    Well obviously not everyone does it, but there are a fair few at it. I would say the people that only use facebook constructively (contact distant friends/chat with close friends occasional) are in the minority. Most are mainly like whores and/or photo merchants.


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