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is it bad to message and add people you don't know on facebook?
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I do that sometimes and it seems weird. Is it a bad thing?
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Personally yes. I don't know why people bother as there is no way I am going to respond if I don't know them.
I have a policy where by i won't add anyone on facebook who i've not met in real life - but lots of other people dont' mind at all.
I think it might be more the norm with my space though!
Like - I've seen you around or something like that
There really are more important things to worry about.
Poppi
what do you mean?
If a girl adds me who I don't know I'll assume they're in some way interested in me. Unless they're ugly I'll happily accept them, and a few weeks later casually ask them out to dinner. I have slept with the MAJORITY of random girls who've added me on Facebook, truefact.
Random question: Has a statement that has to be qualified with a statement stating that it is in fact, a fact, even been true... in the whole history of the world :eek:
Facebook and Myspace and all the rest seem to be a breeding ground for random people to add you and ask you to comment on their pictures and internet iq tests. Sure it is weird, but alot of people are weird and you'll find a whole lot of them who would just love to get as many people on their friends list as humanly possible
I'm nominating that as post of the week.
Congratulations, my opinion of you dropped even further. I didn't know that was possible :yeees:
Back to the OP, people do sometimes try to add me, but if I don't know them, I don't add them. I use facebook as a personal thing to keep in contact with my friends. But many people use it as a social network, so that kind of thing works for them. Everyone's different. Adding random strangers isn't a bad thing.
Yeah like what if you bump into someone you've removed off your Facebook friends list!! What the devil do you say to her :chin: :chin:
Exactly what I said. Facebook is inconsequential when stood against the vastness of the cosmos. You could ponder for hours over far more important issues than whether it's "bad" or "good" to add people on facebook. I mean, who the hell cares?
If you want to add people, add them. They can choose to add you back or just ignore you. It's a philosophically neutral event, there is no "bad" to it.
Ramble on about how someone hacked into your account and messed about with it, deleting some people and stuff.
Or just say you've been having issues with your facebook.
Or just run away
Ok. I just feel silly if i message people i don't know.
I'd say it's ok to message strangers tho, as long as you have reason to, like some common interest, general question etc. Then after that, it's more appropriate to add a friend request.
Exactly. I don't see how there is even a question for discussion.
:yes:
I tend to only add people I know. if I don't know them, I will message them and just ask who they are.
I would rather my friends didn't see any of that. I don't mind them seeing a profile that I decide to make public to them, or them seeing posts I make to a blog or whatever which I make with the intention of being seen.
But I do object to anyone seeing exactly who else I am adding as a friend, what groups I join, etc.