so what's the going thing to do on facebook when

[MrsBrady]

someone from high school wants to add you on facebook, but barely gave a rats ass about you when you were there.

I only keep in touch with one person, and she and I talk only rarely. We knew each other from 2nd grade.
We looked each other up pretty fast, as we both got on there about the same time.

Well, this other girl. She was nice enough, I guess.
I guess she saw me on my friend's page and asked to add me from there.
So add or not to add? Does it matter. I mean, I could add her and never talk to her again, I guess.
Should it matter? or maybe I should just add her and get over it, and say hello?

What say you?

[ghostsofgiants]

1. I don't think it really matters.

[Deja Q]

2. I made them 'friends'. It's fun to read the occasional comment,

which gets posted behind your back yet it's right in front of you. :D

I think of it this way: They are not my friends, but if employers look around, they'll see these cretins who are so vulgar they make me look like Mr. Mary Poppins by comparison and not be bothered with them.

Evil? No. Karma? That's my goal.

(but some ARE my friends. Thankfully only the vermin, who are mutual 'friends' with some of the others, show their true colors.)

Social networking is a most interesting venue.

[MrsBrady]

7. yes, I've found it very interesting.

I have a friend who is conservative, but I never knew he was a loon.
Kind of creepy, really.
I don't get it.
He is one of my good friends....I think I might move him down to acquaintances. Ick.
He and his wife have a year old son, so I don't see how you could not want other people to have health care.
It's amazing to me how some people really can't or don't care too look at things from a compassionate point of view.
Now I realize his self confidence was never self confidence...he must actually think he's better than other people.
His company went through a round of layoffs a few years in a row. I don't know how he stays so smug.

And this high school class mate...I decided to add her. Now I remember why I never talked to her much.
Shallow as ever. *sigh*
Oh well.
Whatever.

But then some people I think I like even more. I found one guy from church camp when we were kids.
He's an awesome guy. And to the left. Thank God all my old friends aren't slugs.

Facebook so far has been an interesting experience.

I have one for family and one for everyone else. I will eventually send "fans/friends" there once I start gigging again...
A secondary place to post my schedule and send people to my website.

[jobycom]

3. Add her. Talk if you ever feel the need, otherwise she's just there.

I've got a lot of friends I barely know or don't even remember. Sometimes it helps me to see their posts, to remember why I barely know them. A couple I've gotten a little close to because we found we had some things in common as adults.

I've dumped a couple for being fundie or right wing loonies, too. Some have probably dumped me for being too educated and wise, too. :)

[mopinko]

4. go ahead and add. you can always hide her later.

she might have interesting friends. who knows. it doesn't cost anything. why not.

[MrsBrady]

8. that's what I decided.

I added her...

only to find out she wants to see
New Kids On The Block go on tour lol

[LibDemAlways]

5. My 16-year-old daughter has a bunch of facebook "friends"

from her school. The whole idea seems pretty meaningless given that most of them don't even acknowledge her when she passes them in the hallway. I think for some people the idea of having lots of "friends" is what matters. They aren't interested in forming any kind of relationship with those "friends" in the real world. It probably doesn't make any difference whether you add the girl or not. Chances are she'll never become more than a facebook "friend" anyway.

[LoveMyCali]

6. I just kept ignoring friend requests from someone like that

I knew she just wanted to be able to find me for our class reunion and I'd rather stab myself in the eye than go to that so ... ignore.

[MrsBrady]

9. I'm not interested in going to a reunion

I don't keep in touch with anyone, so why go?

I've never even heard from anyone on going. Ever.
I think next year is 20 years, but I just now thought of that...
so you can see how interested (sarcasm) I am in that.