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Post by katlady on Oct 29, 2018 3:48:02 GMT
Has anybody ever wished they could start over on FB? I've thought of it, a clean slate. Has anyone ever done it?
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Post by mom on Oct 29, 2018 3:52:35 GMT
I've not done it, but wish I could. I'd delete 99% of my family.
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Post by lexilu on Oct 29, 2018 4:09:42 GMT
I never done it. I would delete your account, then friend request the people you want to be friends with.
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Post by leslie132 on Oct 29, 2018 4:12:49 GMT
I did.
I had “friends” from every possible stage of life I could. Then I had a situation that I couldn’t handle and I deleted all except for about 40. It was the best choice ever. It really streamlined who I had posts from constantly and I didn’t have to worry about who was seeing my posts. It was very freeing!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2018 4:15:52 GMT
I just cut my friend list down from 157 to 13. And of those 13, 4 are family (dad, sister, aunt, and nephew). I unfriended a bunch more family.
I am also on a 30 day Facebook and IG detox. I keep FB for the autism mom group I am in as well as a Fiestaware group. If it wasnt for them, I would be completely off FB.
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Post by arrow on Oct 29, 2018 4:16:36 GMT
I did!
Old FB account had family, friends and what turned out to be STBX’s fling on it. I deactivated the account for a while and then cancelled the account. I started a new one a few months later. I’m VERY selective with who I friend now. I’ve also got it locked down as tightly as possible.
STBX popped up as a person I might know 🤦♀️ He was always against social media but I imagine he’s trying to get in contact with old girlfriends now. I’ve blocked him and a number of people I don’t wish to have contact with.
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Post by papersilly on Oct 29, 2018 5:08:00 GMT
No. I've always been reasonably careful about who I friend. If I get a friend request from someone I don't really know or like, I will accept but restrict them. I don't think I've ever out and put declined someone unless I absolutely didn't know them.
I am also careful about what I post. I keep things light. I don't gripe about personal stuff. I don't post political things. I don't engage in negative back and forth conversations. I also don't do vague-booking.
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Post by bwife on Oct 29, 2018 5:19:28 GMT
No. I've always been reasonably careful about who I friend. If I get a friend request from someone I don't really know or like, I will accept but restrict them. I don't think I've ever out and put declined someone unless I absolutely didn't know them. I am also careful about what I post. I keep things light. I don't gripe about personal stuff. I don't post political things. I don't engage in negative back and forth conversations. I also don't do vague-booking. This. This is what I do. Except I do decline some friend requests, even from family. I recently went in and deleted some people who I was only friends with because of girl scouts. I noticed today, that I missed a few. While my friends list is still pushing 250 people, Lots are family or close friends. I do have a rule that I dont friend just anyone. Only people who I know, or knew well from HS and I am ok with them seeing what I post. I post personal stuff, because that is how we keep up with some family, but I never post anything neg about my family, and I absolutely hate people who vague book, and I am thinking about deleting a few people who just can not seem to let go of the political crap. I am tried of seeing it. I cant imagine starting over. I would not want to loose all of the pics and memories I have posted of my kids. But i can see where a start over would appeal to some people. |
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Post by MichyM on Oct 29, 2018 5:28:45 GMT
Interesting......
I deactivated my FB back in February or early March. After a few weeks passed, the only thing I miss (sometimes) are my groups.
Hmmmmmmm......food for thought. Could I make that work?
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Post by compeateropeator on Oct 29, 2018 5:33:33 GMT
I am on the other side of the coin. I have never had a Facebook account and keep thinking I really should get one. And then laziness sets in and that fleeting thought goes right out of my head...hahaha.   |
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Post by katlady on Oct 29, 2018 5:55:56 GMT
I don’t post anything political or controversial on my FB, a lot of it is just light hearted fluff and daily adventures. But, I just feel like it no longer represents me today. I’ve had my FB page for almost 10 years, so lot of the posts I no longer care about. But then, it is my history. So, I don’t know. I guess I just want to close that history book and start a new one. Maybe it is a version of a mid-life crisis. Lol!!
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Post by georgiapea on Oct 29, 2018 7:25:38 GMT
No, but I've unfollowed apt of people who I knew many years ago. I was surprised at how our interests have changed. Now I participate in group interests, gardening, warm glass and chickens. And my family.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2018 7:53:21 GMT
I think a lot of people over think Facebook, it really isn't that important.
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Post by Nink on Oct 29, 2018 10:35:44 GMT
Why start completely over? Just clean house and lock down your settings.
ETA: re read your post and realize that may be what you’re talking about. Not deleting your account entirely.
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Post by Merge on Oct 29, 2018 10:38:55 GMT
Just delete the people you don't want to interact with any more. If there are groups you enjoy with one or two bad apples in them, block those people. I've unfollowed lots of family members (you don't have to unfriend in order to not see their posts any more) and unfriended old high school and college acquaintances with whom I no longer have any interest in interacting.
FB can be exactly what you want it to be. It only has to be drama if that's what you want.
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Post by jenjie on Oct 29, 2018 10:39:05 GMT
No, but I've unfollowed apt of people who I knew many years ago. I was surprised at how our interests have changed. Now I participate in group interests, gardening, warm glass and chickens. And my family. What is warm glass? |
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Post by t2x on Oct 29, 2018 11:09:54 GMT
No, but I've unfollowed apt of people who I knew many years ago. I was surprised at how our interests have changed. Now I participate in group interests, gardening, warm glass and chickens. And my family. What is warm glass? My question exactly! |
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Post by purplebee on Oct 29, 2018 11:23:07 GMT
I recently unfollowed three of my relatively small FB group of friends who were making me angry with political posts, most of which was untrue echo chamber stuff. I am so much happier!
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Post by Nanner on Oct 29, 2018 12:08:36 GMT
DH culled his friends and only has a few now. He's happy he did that. Mine's already pretty small.
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Post by mustlovecats on Oct 29, 2018 12:43:05 GMT
I always think it’s kind of sad when family unfriends family where there’s no conflict. I had a cousin unfriend me even though we never had a problem, and then he wanted to know why I didn’t keep him informed of my mother’s health?
I’ll unfollow but unless someone is really toxic I usually won’t unfriend. Acquaintances, high school people, those are all on a list I only check sometimes. Or if I really don’t want to have contact with them I’ll unfriend.
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Post by kelly8875 on Oct 29, 2018 13:04:44 GMT
I don’t want to start it over, but over time I have cut my friend list down. Just because we went to high school together isn’t enough anymore. I’m about to make more cuts too. I like a smaller list, people that would actually say hello if I saw them.
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Post by breetheflea on Oct 29, 2018 13:25:06 GMT
I don't have a large Facebook to start with (around 100 "Friends") and I know or am related to all of them. Two of them are SO negative and are close relatives... so if I deleted them they'd find out.
So I started a private Instagram account (and don't post/link it to Facebook) and am much more selective about who I follow/ let follow me. So far it's working...
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Post by crazy4scraps on Oct 29, 2018 13:30:22 GMT
I am on the other side of the coin. I have never had a Facebook account and keep thinking I really should get one. And then laziness sets in and that fleeting thought goes right out of my head...hahaha.  This was me for a long, long time and I’m still only on the very margins of it. I was kind of forced to get an account because an online class I was taking used a closed FB group for student/teacher contact. I have a business page and really only use it for a few work related groups, and have literally three “friends” lol. I mostly just ignore it when all the things pop up with “people you may know”. Uh yeah, I KNOW them but in some cases I wish I didn’t, LOL! My BFF is a Facebook junkie and is on there all.the.time. She has sold off a ton of unwanted stuff through groups or marketplace and keeps telling me I need to do the same, but honestly I just don’t have the time or patience to deal with the stupidity factor. |
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Post by julie5 on Oct 29, 2018 14:39:23 GMT
I keep Facebook because I’ve loaded videos and pix there but I only have 20 friends. They are long distance friends I can’t see often. But yeah it’s possible to unfriend and make yourself unsearchable and be private. Best decision I’ve made regarding social media.
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Post by julie5 on Oct 29, 2018 14:41:15 GMT
I don’t want to start it over, but over time I have cut my friend list down. Just because we went to high school together isn’t enough anymore. I’m about to make more cuts too. I like a smaller list, people that would actually say hello if I saw them. Same here. If I won’t say hi to you at Walmart, (and we went to hs together) were not friends. |
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Post by chlerbie on Oct 29, 2018 15:01:13 GMT
I have a large friend list and I really like it that way. If there are some people that really make me angry, I'll either unfollow or unfriend. But I have really enjoyed getting to know old friends from school better and really also enjoy all of my Pea friends. It's been so fun watching their kids grow, etc. I've never felt unsafe at all having them on my list and some have gotten to be great friends.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2018 15:29:13 GMT
I always think it’s kind of sad when family unfriends family where there’s no conflict. I had a cousin unfriend me even though we never had a problem, and then he wanted to know why I didn’t keep him informed of my mother’s health? I’ll unfollow but unless someone is really toxic I usually won’t unfriend. Acquaintances, high school people, those are all on a list I only check sometimes. Or if I really don’t want to have contact with them I’ll unfriend. We keep in touch via text, phone chat, and email. No need to have evergone on my FB page especially when I barely post. I kept my dad in case I do post something I don't send him and my mom. My sister because my niece was just dx with Autism and I can tag her in info I get from my group. My nephew who is her son. He posts cool plane photos. And my only aunt who is on fb as she posts cool stuff. I see no need to have every family member as a friend when we interact in real life |
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Post by Belle on Oct 29, 2018 16:08:05 GMT
Yes, I started over. The 2nd time around a used a new FB name and my email was a new one too. I have about 7 friends now and follow many of the local city, neighborhood and school pages. 90% of what is on my page is local, community posting with an occasional friend update. If I am asked if I am on FB I usually answer some thing like “not really”.
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Post by Rhondito on Oct 29, 2018 17:09:22 GMT
I don’t post anything political or controversial on my FB, a lot of it is just light hearted fluff and daily adventures. But, I just feel like it no longer represents me today. I’ve had my FB page for almost 10 years, so lot of the posts I no longer care about. But then, it is my history. So, I don’t know. I guess I just want to close that history book and start a new one. Maybe it is a version of a mid-life crisis. Lol!! You could go back and delete posts if you want? Although, if your posting style has changed over the years I think it will accurately reflect who you currently are now. |
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Post by ajsweetpea on Oct 29, 2018 17:09:28 GMT
Eh... in the past, I've deleted people I decided I didn't like or didn't need to have on my FB. I've also "unfollowed" some of my hubby's family because I would find myself getting annoyed when I saw posts from them. So we are still "friends" and they have no clue I am not following them! It works! But overall, I only use Facebook to post cute photos of my kids, share interesting things I've done or post something funny or annoying that happened in my day. I don't post anything personal that I don't want everyone knowing. Personal issues are discussed with friends in real life. I've seen people post highly personal info on there and I wonder why. Friends from back when I was in third grade, old co-workers, etc. do not need to know all the details of my life!
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