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Post by SabrinaM on Aug 5, 2014 19:33:37 GMT
It seems the "Share" feature on FB is the reincarnation of the "Fwd: Fwd: Fwd" emails. They drive me crazy and I can't figure out how to block them without blocking the person. "Share if you love your daughter more than life." "Share if your dog is your best friend." Help me make it stop!  |
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Post by alibama on Aug 5, 2014 19:36:33 GMT
I am guilty I share them every now and then. Maybe one a month but I do share  |
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Post by Mary W on Aug 5, 2014 19:55:24 GMT
Oh, I know! It drives me batty! I have a couple friends that's all they do! They don't even have an original thought! And they do it one right after another, like 10 at a time! I could hide the people, but they're good friends and family, so on the off chance that they might post something interesting I don't want to miss it!
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Post by SabrinaM on Aug 5, 2014 19:59:47 GMT
The two friends I'm referring to "share" about 10 a day. They're all nonsense cartoons, not interesting articles or even recipes. I need to figure out how to change their friend settings.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 20:01:19 GMT
Oh don't get me started on that! Some days my fb newsfeed looks like Pinterest with all the shares we just haaaaaave to see. I go on Pinterest for Pinterest, and I go on fb to interact with my friends and to see what they've been up to. It's like some people don't realize that we are all fully capable of going to a different site other than Facebook and don't need all the "educational" shares, and yes I'm talking about a SIL so hiding her might create more drama than it's worth.  |
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Post by krazykatlady on Aug 5, 2014 20:07:13 GMT
The two friends I'm referring to "share" about 10 a day. They're all nonsense cartoons, not interesting articles or even recipes. I need to figure out how to change their friend settings. I can beat this ... several times a DAY my sister will go on share-spree - at one point I counted EIGHTEEN shares. Now multiply that by at least three times in one day. I finally unfollowed her so she doesn't show in my news feed and I assigned her to a list (along with a couple of other peopleover-sharers) that I've named "Shares too much!" If I'm bored and have time to waste, and am in the right mood to wade through the garbage, I go through what they've share. Otherwise I don't have to look at it and I'm a much happier Facebooker. |
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Post by mimima on Aug 5, 2014 20:15:41 GMT
Apparently, my FB friends are judicious in their sharing. Thankfully.
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Post by Country Ham on Aug 5, 2014 20:57:36 GMT
Are you talking about your newsfeed or on your personal timeline? On my timeline I would just hide stuff from view. On your newsfeed, well really they are not posting anything TO you so I am not sure what the big deal is.
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Post by SabrinaM on Aug 6, 2014 22:50:28 GMT
Are you talking about your newsfeed or on your personal timeline? On my timeline I would just hide stuff from view. On your newsfeed, well really they are not posting anything TO you so I am not sure what the big deal is. It's on my newsfeed. It's just nonsense clutter. Articles to discuss don't bother me. "Share if you think chocolate should be a food group." "What kind of muffin/cartoon character/cloud are you?" These drive me crazy. LOL |
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Post by peasful1 on Aug 6, 2014 23:24:22 GMT
just unfollow them. hit the little arrow in the upper right corner of their post and hit unfollow. That friend won't show up in your feed anymore. If you want to see what they are up to, go directly to their page or add them to a list and check that list every so often.
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Post by Cheesy on Aug 6, 2014 23:50:40 GMT
just unfollow them. hit the little arrow in the upper right corner of their post and hit unfollow. That friend won't show up in your feed anymore. If you want to see what they are up to, go directly to their page or add them to a list and check that list every so often. You can also use that little arrow to "Hide all from ..." if the person is sharing a site that you don't want to see any more stuff from. I use it all the time since I have friends that love to share political and religious stuff. It hides just the site instead of everything from the friend. |
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Post by peasful1 on Aug 6, 2014 23:55:53 GMT
Yes, but i Find it easier to check in on them if ,and when, I feel like it. I find those who re-share that much rarely post their own stuff so really not missing much by unfollowing them.
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Post by doxielady on Aug 7, 2014 0:03:05 GMT
Articles to discuss don't bother me. "Share if you think chocolate should be a food group." "What kind of muffin/cartoon character/cloud are you?" These drive me crazy. LOL ______________
Seriously. How many of those stupid "quizzes" are there out there? they seem to be endless. What TV character, pet, house type are you? And why do I need to find out? Is it really scientific? Definite time sucker and clutter for the FB feed.
I have a couple of people who post them all day long. I just tend to scroll - a lot!
ETA: The quote feature wouldn't seem to let me quote her!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2014 0:14:41 GMT
in the upper right corner of the post is a place to block "shares" from that site. a lot of the quizes originate on buzzfeed. Block one buzzfeed quiz and you get the option of blocking them all. Most people only use a few sites so taht will cut a lot down.
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Post by samantha25 on Aug 7, 2014 1:39:37 GMT
Yes, I agree. But my question is- where do people find this stuff to post? Who is taking time to make all of these crazy cartoons and nonsensical stuff? Are people making money from this?
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