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Offline CG6468

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Bye-bye Facebook
« on: May 15, 2012, 09:58:47 PM »
NOTICE: Due to privacy concerns, and Facebook's plan to sell everyone's information to others, I have deactivated my account tonight.
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Offline Mr Mannn

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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2012, 10:03:32 PM »
How do you do that? Its not very obvious.
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2012, 10:04:17 PM »
Deactivating does not delete your account.  Just an FYI.

My cousin "deletes" her FB every other month.  She magically reappears with her whole profile and pictures a week or two later.
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2012, 12:07:59 AM »
I don't post anything hardly at all anymore.

I hate Timeline.
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2012, 12:19:04 AM »
Quote from: debk on May 16, 2012, 12:07:59 AM
I don't post anything hardly at all anymore.

I hate Timeline.

I just read the newsfeed, so the timeline doesn't bother me too much.
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2012, 01:43:24 AM »
I haven't jumped on the facebook bandwagon yet.
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2012, 03:52:01 AM »
Quote from: Evil_Conservative on May 15, 2012, 10:04:17 PM
Deactivating does not delete your account.  Just an FYI.

My cousin "deletes" her FB every other month.  She magically reappears with her whole profile and pictures a week or two later.
My brother tried to delete everything only to find out nothing disappeared.  He finally gave up.  We just don't post anything important...mostly use it to share family pictures.
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2012, 05:31:47 AM »
Do not fill out the info section (work, school etc.);   do not like ridiculous pages which are just spam companies collecting your info; do not use your regular email address to open the account.


The best thing about facebook is when you are a country girl lost in the big city you can check in to find out what your exact location is.  :)
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2012, 07:35:07 AM »
Quote from: obumazombie on May 16, 2012, 01:43:24 AM
I haven't jumped on the facebook bandwagon yet.


I thought I was the only one who didn't have a Facebook account.
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2012, 08:13:37 AM »
Quote from: hillneck on May 16, 2012, 07:35:07 AM

I thought I was the only one who didn't have a Facebook account.

I don't, and neither does my wife.
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2012, 09:25:05 AM »
I don't either.  I didn't know about all that info creeping back, when you try to delete it.  That's disturbing. 
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2012, 09:44:55 AM »
Quote from: Evil_Conservative on May 15, 2012, 10:04:17 PM
Deactivating does not delete your account.  Just an FYI.

My cousin "deletes" her FB every other month.  She magically reappears with her whole profile and pictures a week or two later.

I know that. You have to CANCEL your account.
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2012, 09:48:10 AM »
Quote from: Mr Mannn on May 15, 2012, 10:03:32 PM
How do you do that? Its not very obvious.

Click on the arrow at the top of the right side of the screen, select account settings, click on the security icon on the left-hand side, click on delete.

You are presented with two choices. DELETE account or CANCEL account. Select the one you want, then answer a question or two, and you should be gone from there.
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2012, 12:18:50 PM »
I cancelled mine over a year ago when someone hacked into it and started sending messages out pretending to be me.  :censored:
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2012, 02:12:55 PM »
I've never had any problems with Facebook. As far as them selling my info, Google does too. Google actually tracks my info. Recently, I had to reformat my PC. I did a couple of web searches on something I searched BEFORE I reformatted it and Google still had the link as purple (showing I'd been to that link before). I was like, "WTH?!?!?!?" It has worked to my benefit, though. Many websites sell personal info, even internet vendors and also credit card companies.  I'm just very careful as to what info I put on Facebook. Just remember, if you don't want it on the internet, don't post it ANYWHERE!!!


For those who don't like the timeline, there's a Facebook add-on called, "Social Optimizer". It's makes FB appear more like the old Facebook.
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #15 on: May 16, 2012, 02:21:00 PM »
I have FB. Not cancelling it unless I know something is very wrong. If people wanna find me, they'll find me. I've probably put too much info on the net over the years, but never gave FB my Credit card number, or SSN, or pertinent info like that, so I should be good.
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #16 on: May 16, 2012, 02:23:57 PM »
I have to say this in support of Facebook; it has allowed me to get back in touch with old shipmates, team mates, co-workers & school friends. I must admit that this fact, in itself, is a great benefit of Facebook.
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2012, 02:52:52 PM »
Quote from: Thor on May 16, 2012, 02:23:57 PM
I have to say this in support of Facebook; it has allowed me to get back in touch with old shipmates, team mates, co-workers & school friends. I must admit that this fact, in itself, is a great benefit of Facebook.

Absolutely!  I concur 100%!
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Re: Re: Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #18 on: May 16, 2012, 03:08:15 PM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on May 16, 2012, 02:52:52 PM
Absolutely!  I concur 100%!

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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #19 on: May 16, 2012, 03:18:33 PM »
Quote from: Thor on May 16, 2012, 02:23:57 PM
I have to say this in support of Facebook; it has allowed me to get back in touch with old shipmates, team mates, co-workers & school friends. I must admit that this fact, in itself, is a great benefit of Facebook.

I talk to hubby more also
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #20 on: May 16, 2012, 03:20:44 PM »
Quote from: Thor on May 16, 2012, 02:12:55 PM

For those who don't like the timeline, there's a Facebook add-on called, "Social Optimizer". It's makes FB appear more like the old Facebook.

I've seen that bullshit Timeline and think it's just about the cheesiest setup imagineable. And the REALLY cheesy part is, Zuckerberg and his gang of thugs are forever trying to push it on you.

I DON'T WANT THE DAMNED THING, ZUCKERBERG. WORRY ABOUT YOUR F'N IPO, NOT MY *@#$%^@ TIMELINE, YA SCHMUCK!

And I concur about the power of FB. Unbelievable how many people I know who simply fell out of the woodwork right in my lap.
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #21 on: May 16, 2012, 07:31:39 PM »
I don't notice timeline because I use the news feed only.  It's very rare that I go to someone's profile.  I have groups set up and just use that to scroll through updates.
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #22 on: May 16, 2012, 07:38:11 PM »
I love Facebook....Making contacts with old friends, and classmates, and making new ones along the way...
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #23 on: May 16, 2012, 08:02:11 PM »
Quote from: seahorse513 on May 16, 2012, 07:38:11 PM
I love Facebook....Making contacts with old friends, and classmates, and making new ones along the way...
I keep thinking it will be a fad, like the pet rock, the CB craze, and the cellphone. Well the cellphone's probably not a good example, but the beeper ?
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Re: Bye-bye Facebook
« Reply #24 on: May 16, 2012, 08:03:03 PM »
MySpace has nearly shriveled up and blown away.  You never hear of it anymore. 
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