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facebook = help .....

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 22:13:36 GMT

..... is there a way to close off a facebook 'account'

I ask, not for myself, but for a good friend of mine, who for family reasons has recently joined fb

a relative did the registration for him

& he is really, really not happy with the whole thing of fb

it has actually upset him very much

the relative did the registration to rather 'show off'

thank you for reading this post

Re: facebook = help .....

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 22:15:15 GMT

A person can opt to de activate a Facebook account through its account settings.

Re: facebook = help .....

MI5 — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 22:16:37 GMT

See hereJane https://www.facebook.com/help/214376678584711

Re: facebook = help .....

Cleoriff — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 22:18:55 GMT

Yes Jane...You can go in and deactivate your account......

Another way is to just leave it dormant. Dont post...dont log in ...and no one will bother to post on it....

Re: facebook = help .....

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 22:31:18 GMT

thank you BoB, MI5 & Cleoriff

MI5 = the link you posted will help me to help my friend tomorrow thank you

Re: facebook = help .....

anticpated — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 23:46:49 GMT

The only surefire way to be rid of it is to entirely delete your account. I think by law, Facebook has to retain your data for so long although they can not use it anyway other than mechanical storage. After so long your data should be destroyed, purged and lost in digital heaven.

Deactivation only hides you from the public however it does serve the purpose as a temporary fix to a problem where privacy is a concern.

Re: facebook = help .....

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 01:54:35 GMT

thank you anticpated for that information

Re: facebook = help .....

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 06:29:53 GMT

You're welcome @Anonymous

FaceBook has its plus points but certainly has its negatives. 😞

A bit like any Social Outlet and Forums.

Re: facebook = help .....

MI5 — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 08:38:08 GMT

Hope your friend gets sorted Jane....

Re: facebook = help .....

jonsie — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:55:16 GMT

Facebook is OK depending on your privacy settings but the real problem is that people tend to post all sorts of information such as when going on holiday. House breakers delight for some. I fully expect to have to re lay the landmines and reset the shotguns when/if I get back.

As for forums, yes there different problems. There is little information available to be used by anyone apart from general stuff we reveal about ourselves The good thing is you find likeminded people who share common interests though over a period of time perhaps we reveal too much. Truth will always out in the end.

Re: facebook = help .....

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:11:14 GMT

thank you MI5 & jonsie

my friend was flabbergasted at how soon people recognised him & sent a friend request

he is someone who prefers to talk to people face to face - the silly relative really should not have put him on fb in the first place

my friend really, really does not like the av notifications he gets from facebook

& says he is a private person & feels it is an invasion of his privacy

I shall see him later today

I am on fb & have learned to use it to my taste

I tend to share funny pics (mainly of cats haha) & like other friends' postings

but it really for me keeps me in touch with other people I would not be able to eg old school friends & trad jazz friends/musicians etc

thank you again

& good to hear from you jonsie

Re: facebook = help .....

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:13:43 GMT

I have my privacy settings set to friends only. One thing that annoys me is that when you change your profile picture it automatically switches to public and the setting have to be changed again.

I'm selective with who I accept as a friend and the main reason I'm still on it as it means I can keep in contact with my family in Australia and see what they are up to.

I can also post lots of cat pictures!

Re: facebook = help .....

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 22:20:11 GMT

thank you for that info Tracey ..... & good to hear from you - I hope all's well

I too on facebook have my settings very limited to friends & groups

the friend of mine having the problems, has facebook notifications come through as texts on his mobile, which he really sees as an invasion of privacy

I have passed the info, which MI5 posted, onto my friend so it's up to him now

& I will pass your info onto him tomorrow

yesterday I used my friends ipad for the 1st time & I realised that it has limited info on the screen than on my laptop

so I really would like my friend to come round to me & I can show him how fb appears on a larger screen

I hope what I have written above makes sense

thank you again @Anonymous

love to you & your feline friends

Re: facebook = help .....

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:58:20 GMT

just to say

I've checked upon my friend's fb page this morning

& seen, with horror, that his mobile phone is posted on his home page

my friend would not have done this

it'd be some such silly friend or the twozza relative who set him up on fb in the first case

thank you

WispaRed7