By Sharon Jackson in Reader
Posted in Internet, social networking on October 22, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Having been at uni for the last few years I have some people from my courses as friends on Facebook. Now we’ve finished and everyone’s scattered and I know that we’ll never see each other again and now have little if anything in common. So it seems rather pointless to be constantly reading their updates etc. now that our interests are growing further apart.
So, how can I politely and without offence get rid of them? Maybe an option to keep them as friends but not se any of their updates? This would then put the onus on me to want to find out rather than being told whenever they update.
I really don’t want to upset anyone but I also don’t see the benefit of knowing that X is going to blah, blah, blah when I haven’t seen them for years.
Rated: 80% (1 votes)
Loading ...Comment by odhiambo - October 23, 2008 on 4:39 pm
i cant see any polite way of teling your loved ones goodbye if u realy have them in your heart (or in your facebook)
Comment by - October 24, 2008 on 8:58 am
I know how you feel Sharon - my Facebook started to get overrun in a similar way and I was left with a similar dilemma when I recently finished Uni.
The way I handled this was to re-organise how I use Facebook - this way I didnt see it so much as removing friends but instead as an information restructuring exercise.
I removed everyone except immediate family and now only add in one or two friends and it has been a lot better. I haven’t had any negative comments about it either - friends who really want to stay in touch simply send you a new friend request.
I also switched on all the available privacy controls and limited what appears on my wall which helps a great deal.
Comment by - October 24, 2008 on 4:32 pm
It does sound heartless but these are people who I will never see again and, as I am/was a mature student, have very little in common with now.
Maybe there should be levels of friendship - eg acquaintances, friends, family 
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