Is It Bad To Delete People Off Facebook?

[Frosty]

These are not people I hate. I joined about a year ago and sent a bunch of friend requests to people I thought I'd get to know better and possibly become friends with but after they accepted my friend request we haven't interacted and they haven't said hi or anything. It's sort of like they just accepted to be nice but don't really care to get to know you. I understand now why some people weren't as excited to get to know me as I was to get to know them since there are just way too many people to keep track of and life to live. I don't think I'll interact with these people again for the rest of my life but then again, I was the one who sent them the friend request. I thought the site might've been good to network or make friends but it seems like the site is more to just stay in touch and communicate with people you already know well.

Should I go ahead and delete these people or is it rude and I should just leave them there?

 

[bankside]

There is no problem with keeping acquaintances around. Not everybody needs to be a part of everyday socializing, but there is just no harm in keeping people around.

(unless one of them turns out to be a stalker or something...)

 

[PolterGUYst]

Just delete them. It's not like they're going to go through their entire list of 2000 friends one day and realize that one individual who they haven't really spoken to is no longer there.

In the end it's a non-issue though. Keeping them there isn't going to harm anybody either.

 

[maxpowr9]

This is pretty much the reason I closed my facebook account. I don't mind keeping in touch with close friends online etc. However, when random people not even from the US start asking to befriends because I am part of such-and-such group, it gets to the point of creepy.

 

[LilBit]

It depends. Are you deleting me? If you do, I'll fucking cut you.

Anyone else, enh. If they never interact with you, will they even notice if you delete them?

 

[StationToStation]

I swear people lose their balls when they join Facebook.

 

[Jayden]

Dump them like stale bread.

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

These are not people I hate. I joined about a year ago and sent a bunch of friend requests to people I thought I'd get to know better and possibly become friends with but after they accepted my friend request we haven't interacted and they haven't said hi or anything. It's sort of like they just accepted to be nice but don't really care to get to know you. I understand now why some people weren't as excited to get to know me as I was to get to know them since there are just way too many people to keep track of and life to live. I don't think I'll interact with these people again for the rest of my life but then again, I was the one who sent them the friend request. I thought the site might've been good to network or make friends but it seems like the site is more to just stay in touch and communicate with people you already know well.

Should I go ahead and delete these people or is it rude and I should just leave them there?

1 these people you know in life joins this Facebook?

or

2if it other of "Internet" custom people joins lists or create out air relationship with people just make lists it odd but understandable when real world way it is

just remove them folk not any connection your real life

ands people join and get know internet discover> lot Internet (customs habits very odd special is uses of ( Friend ) what appear out no where ans lot reasons as well minds create kingdoms and ( magical knowledge of people on websites ) So if they not know you and tick ya ons their list or hows it work just delete

3 It up you as you know why you wish them friends so send e-mail

hope ya figure it out

lot loonys on internet just want somethin keep um entertain whens they use computer ans lot thing but maybe its time coming to end ans hope Social network mean real life not ( Irrationals turn electrics into their imaginarys friends or whateva

so if ya not know much about internet ( ways ) just send e-mail them names ya real care about!

hope ya get me thinkin

 

[Kester]

I once deleted a friend of facebook c'os she was pissing me off and I just didn't want to have to put up with her shit for a while. I had planned to always add her back after a week or something.

When she realised what I'd done she broke down in tears and felt so betrayed because we weren't 'facebook friends' anymore.

So now she doesn't speak to me at all.

I dont know whether to laugh because the whole thing was so funny or to feel sorry for her cos she got so upset about the whole thing.

 

[fetaby]

IF you delete them a kitten will die. That's the rule.

 

[G-Lexington]

I routinely delete people off of facebook. Usually they fall into one of a few categories:

* I never interact with them.
* They post a lot, about things I don't care about (or am actively against).
* They use facebook mainly to advertise. "Come see my band at Squiddly's this TUESDAY!"

I don't think any of them ever noticed.

Lex

 

[Purplebic]

My facebook got to the point where i had 900 people, then i deleted roughly 700 of em in one night.

Having people you don't know is pointless. All they want is to take a look at your other pics anyways. And the few that do pay attention, try to piece together your life history and psychological profile based off the dozen or so status updates youll post over the weeks. So really, do you gain anything by keeping these people?

 

[giftart]

They probably wont know you deleted them off anyway.

 

[youngnihilist]

Just be careful about deleting people. It's a surefire way to make enemies, or at least send a negative message to that person. As long as the person isn't stalking you or spamming you, I think you should keep them. Sure, its' just facebook, but egos are fragile. And who knows, you might need to talk to that deleted person someday for a favor.

 

[honooryuu]

if you dont talk to them or interact with them, then get rid of them. i can honestly say that about 95 percent of the people on my facebook list i know personally, know through another friend, or have had a conversation with at some point. other than that, i go through and clean up my friends list every so often.

 

[Swellegant]

I wouldn't bother, in your shoes. I mean, what difference does it make if they're there or not? If it doesn't matter, go the route of least pointing and clicking.

I've only deleted two connections since I've been on FaceBook: a spammer who added me because I was on a group and he (or it, I imagine it was a bot) thought I'd also be interested in coupons; and my father, because I was (and am) pissed of at him and sick of seeing his ugly mug in the Connection Suggestion window.

I like having a gazillion "friends" whom I don't actually know in real life, friends of friends or people who added me to boost their mafias or vampire clans, because it gives my news feeds more diversity. More useful information, interesting discoveries, and stupid videos come my way through people I've never met and never will meet.

But if you only want to use FaceBook to keep in touch with IRL friends, there's no real harm in deleting people you don't really know and with whom you have no interaction and you aren't really interested in pursuing further. As many have said, they probably won't notice.

 

[elra]

i delete people all the time. mostly people who make annoying garbage appear in the feed.

 

[Frosty]

Are you there?

Yeah, I'm still here. I read and appreciated every response. I've only deleted 3 people so far but might delete more in the future. I've never added anyone I didn't personally know except 1 person who's friends with a lot of my friends.

 

[saymyname]

I have to be honest. I've been on both sides of this situation. It's fucking awkward. When someone I know deleted me, and then I see him at a party or something, I'm like, whatever. But if I see someone I deleted, and they talk to me, I feel so awkward, but the appropriate thing is to not bring it up. I think if you delete people that still live in your city/town, that's sending a really negative sign of potential awkwardness if you ever see them (unless you seriously just don't like said person, in which case do it).

But for me, what's weird is that people from high school - that I never EVER even talked to, maybe once, or that I haven't talked to in YEARS... fucking add me. And I think, okay, well, whatever. But I can't help but feel that, 3 years passed, they just want to see my pictures or creep on me and see what I'm up to - which is awkward. Sometimes someone sends a friendly message though. That's nice. But in general, I think randos are just weird.

 

[Frosty]

I have to be honest. I've been on both sides of this situation. It's fucking awkward. When someone I know deleted me, and then I see him at a party or something, I'm like, whatever. But if I see someone I deleted, and they talk to me, I feel so awkward, but the appropriate thing is to not bring it up. I think if you delete people that still live in your city/town, that's sending a really negative sign of potential awkwardness if you ever see them (unless you seriously just don't like said person, in which case do it).

But for me, what's weird is that people from high school - that I never EVER even talked to, maybe once, or that I haven't talked to in YEARS... fucking add me. And I think, okay, well, whatever. But I can't help but feel that, 3 years passed, they just want to see my pictures or creep on me and see what I'm up to - which is awkward. Sometimes someone sends a friendly message though. That's nice. But in general, I think randos are just weird.

Yeah I'm actually one of those weirdos who did request a few people I haven't talked to in years. I regret doing it. I thought maybe we could be friends or they'd be excited to hear from me since we talked a lot back then but it seems like they've moved on and couldn't care less about me and what's going on in my life anymore. People aren't as disposable to me and if they meant something in my life back then then they still mean something to me today but my attitude has changed since I've joined about a year ago and for me the past is the past now and maybe it should stay that way so anyone who I haven't interacted with I was considering deleting but you do bring up a good point about the awkwardness so I'm not sure again. Lol.