I think I joined Facebook recently.

I signed up to join a group formed by my college buddies when we get together each year in Boston.

But I thought I never took the registration all the way through.

And now I'm getting email messages to be "friends" with people I haven't seen in years (decades?).

It's not that I don't want to keep the contact, I actually thinks it's nice to know where my old high school classmates can be reached.

I just don't know if I want them as a "friend" on a social network device.

A few questions:

1. If I friend them, would they have access to any eventual message board I may get?

2. If I don't friend them, is that rude?

A few recent friend requests were from odd sources. Girls I went to school with and whom I barely remember. It was a small class, maybe 225 kids, so we knew everybody. But two I didn't recognize from their maiden name until I saw that they were in my graduation class.

Should I just ignore the reqeusts, or say "no", or is there no harm to friend them as long as I know who they are?

Thanks.

Just say "no".

Depends. Are the women hot?

If you "friend" them does that mean they're available for late night booty calls?

Seriously, if you haven't been friends with them after all this time then why do you worry about saying no?

Facebook?

Really?

Isn't that for school kids that like to gossip?

Gimmie a break.

You got this place. What more do you really need?

You can friend them, then basically limit there access so you really don't have to pay any attention to them at all..

After all your old "friends" who you haven't spoken to years send you an email and tell you hoe much they miss you and you send them one basically saying the same chances are you will never communicate with them again.. HAVE FUN... lol

Just block all there stupid "sends"

1 - They will see updates by you, your photos, info, etc. that you amke available.

2 - It is only rude if you actually care how they feel. If you decline the friend request they will know, but if you simply never accept it they will always see "request pending" and will just assume you don't use the account. So, I vote just don't accept the request and then you can always say you never saw it if you happen to bump into them.

FB causes a lot of trouble because people are idiots and make things public. Only accept a friend request from someone who is truly a friend, not just an acquaintance IMHO.

I don't think it is rude.

I get tons of "invitations" to various gay games, clubs, etc.

I wish there WAS a way to rudely decline that ****.

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NINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#2 I did. I don't Facebook, Twitter, Tweet, YouFace, YouSpace, MySpace, We All Scream for OurSpace, etc. If I want to chat with someone, I'll email them or (*gasp*) call them. And no Skype, either. I have a cell phone with a plan that allows a gazillion minutes a month, doesn't charge me extra for long distance, and because I use it mostly for work, I can write it off on my taxes.

That's all I need. I hated high school, but still see the few friends I made there often enough, went to undergrad at a school that had some 35,000 students at the time, and as for old law school classmates, I can find them via the state bar association if I need to. Run into them once in a while at seminars, parties, etc. Made tons of good friends in law school, but we also were studying for a profession that doesn't leave a lot of free time.

Besides...all the cool kids hang out on the CBBB.

^so in other words, you're a loser that doesn't

have any friends.

No...I see my friends on a nearly daily basis. Except for those from high school, whom I only see about every 3-4 years. Most of my friends these days live on or near the same island where I live.

Nice to see that "Hooked on Phonics" tape worked out for you, however. Next time, give your hand a rest and read a book or something.

I am on Facebook, everyday.

They recently put in even more security measures and the such.

There are people I decline for friendships, games, and the such, everyday. Zachary plays the games on there. I monitor him while he is on and help him with the up keep of the games. Said games I don't mind him playing since they are about fishing, farming, furnishing your own places. Stuff like that.

I like it because I can keep in touch with those I choose to. I have my cigar friends, college friends, high school friends, and past coworkers on there. Plus my family. It's nice to update everyone at the same time.

^^Ditto. Rebecca plays a lot of the games on FB, so I keep a tight handle on the security. It's a nice way to be able to keep in touch with folks. It has turned out to be a good way to keep in touch with my moody high-schooler, too!

I am on facebook.....what is the big issue here anyway?

Charlie

Charlie

Its all that new fangled technology, you now like texting that only kids should use !!! LOL

^^^I think the OP wants to decline your friend request, but is concerned that it might be rude LOL!

aaah.... 17 for 15!

I think one of the most fascinating things about Facebook is my family who lives in Lithuania and Australia found me or me them on there.

facebook means assbook in French.