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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Question of the Day

Do you find it odd when people try to add you as a friend on Facebook and you've never met them in real life?

I am excluding blogging friends from this statement, as I consider bloggers people I know.

I'm more talking people adding you as a friend only because you have a mutual friend.

I ask this because I had a girl add me as a friend, not once, but twice because we have a mutual friend. I don't know her! I like my privacy and don't like adding people that I don't know.

Your thoughts?

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25 comments:

  1. J.L.S.November 10, 2009 at 9:18 AM

    Agreed. Kind of freaks me out!

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  2. lolaNovember 10, 2009 at 9:21 AM

    Eh, yeah, I try to avoid people I don't know entirely well. I also exclude fellow bloggers from this statement though.

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  3. Mrs. G.I. JoeNovember 10, 2009 at 9:22 AM

    Yes! I think that's so weird! I've got this guy from South Africa of all places (I've never been there or know anyone from there) and whenever he can he sends me a friend request. I have absolutely no clue how or why he finds me!

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  4. The Mrs. in StilettosNovember 10, 2009 at 9:25 AM

    I would have to agree as well! Freaks me out!

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  5. NatalieNovember 10, 2009 at 9:31 AM

    I agree! I have had people request me and I swear it is just so they can have the "most" friends. Seems kind of silly (and slightly creepy) to me!

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  6. Expat GirlNovember 10, 2009 at 9:43 AM

    At least you have a mutual friend, it's wierder when random people add you as it makes me wonder what they are doing and what they typed in to find me! I have changed my privacy settings now so only I can add people, much easier!

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  7. Beth DunnNovember 10, 2009 at 9:50 AM

    I made a lot of friends on facebook through mutual interests and then made nice biz connections that way. But if you want your privacy you want your privacy. People do facebook for a lot of different reasons and I respect that! xoxo

    SC

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  8. PatienceNovember 10, 2009 at 9:51 AM

    I had a guy request me as his friend today and I have no idea who he is. I tried looking at his friends to see if maybe I do know him and just forgot who he is, but I don't have a clue.

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  9. SSNovember 10, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    I know people use facebook for different reasons, for me it's only to keep in touch with people I have an existing relationship with so, yeah, random request from people that I do not know I don't accept. Now, if we have a mutual friend I don't consider them creepy like the total complete randoms but I still don't add them.

    What really bugs me is folks from high school that I was never friends with back then that now want to add me as a friend. Just because we went to the same HS during the same time frame? No thanks.

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  10. AnonymousNovember 10, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    There is a NEVER KNOWN YOU button! You can click on it when they try to add you. It says it will send a message telling this person you don't know them and never have! I do that!

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  11. PennyNovember 10, 2009 at 10:21 AM

    I agree with you. But more often what I have had happen is people from high school... the ones who were too good to hang out with me or the ones that were too stuck up to talk to me, they try to friend me on facebook and myspace. It irritates me. If I wasn't good enough for you in high school then why would I be your friend now?

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  12. hmbNovember 10, 2009 at 11:52 AM

    I've never had that happen!! Ewwwww!

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  13. Travelin Through LifeNovember 10, 2009 at 12:29 PM

    I totally agree I can NOT stand when people do that! I totally IGNORE those requests lol...

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  14. UnknownNovember 10, 2009 at 12:50 PM

    I completely agree... I hate it when people I barely know or who only know OF me try to add me!

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  15. ErikaNovember 10, 2009 at 12:56 PM

    I don't get. I've had my siblings friends want to fb friend me. I'm not their friend and really don't know them as anything but my siblings friends. Wierd.

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  16. Windy City Kelley'sNovember 10, 2009 at 1:33 PM

    I try to keep my friends to people I've hung out with more than once. Sometimes I get random people and I have to problem saying no.

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  17. AbbieNovember 10, 2009 at 4:09 PM

    Totally agree! I've had one girl request me 4 times! Hello?! Get the hint much?! I don't want random people knowing my business either!

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  18. MegNovember 10, 2009 at 6:28 PM

    It is weird! I don't add those people. It's creepy.

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  19. LisaNovember 10, 2009 at 6:42 PM

    I agree, it's really strange! I've had it happen with a couple people. One it sorta made sense because he's new to my town, but he hasn't even contacted me since he added me!

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  20. HannahNovember 10, 2009 at 7:45 PM

    AGREED! It drives me nuts, because they keep adding and re-adding over and over. You would think they'd get the message!

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  21. d.a.r.November 10, 2009 at 7:53 PM

    Oh weird. Facebook is so awkward!

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  22. CarissaNovember 10, 2009 at 9:01 PM

    I completely agree.

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  23. MeganNovember 10, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    Wierd! I would never add someone because of a mutual friend. Some people are strange!

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  24. ShoshanahNovember 10, 2009 at 10:52 PM

    I think sometimes people show up in my suggested friends in facebook, and I have no idea who they are even if we have mutual friends. They always seem to friend me later, so I figured if we have friends in common I must know them from high school or something. And if they remember me, I feel bad that I've forgotten them. So if we do have a few mutual friends, I normally assume I've just forgotten how I met them.

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  25. Laughing through lifeNovember 11, 2009 at 8:49 PM

    I completely agree with you. I try to make sure all of my facebook friends are people I actually know.
    PS: I randomly found your blog..I hope you don't mind me following it :-]

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