Really irritating Facebook posts

Keffie - very interesting article - thanks.

The Amen ones seem to have stopped thank goodness they flooded at one time but haven't seen one for the last few months now

I have hate those dreadful say Amen things and ignore them.
I have stopped following campaigns to a large extent. There is a limit to what you can do. and it is not difficult to choose to stop seeing posts from whoever.

I just scroll on down and ignore them.

I have a friend who tells me she forwards all the posts to her entire friends list. I had to unfollow to keep my sanity but have also kept my friendship......

The ones that I particularly hate, are the Facebook versions of what used to be called chain letters. They'll say things along the lines of 'If you don't pass this on to 2 million friends, something hideous will happen to you.'

I always unfriend people that send those.

Yes, that sounds more likely. I have one friend with a very exotic lifestyle and over 2000 FB "friends" that keep popping up on my newsfeed as people I may know. I'm sure my life would be a lot more exciting if I did know them, but the answer's no, I don't.

Sorry that was to Starlily!

Are you sure they actually asked you to be a friend? Facebook does put up pictures of pople that they think you might know eg friends of friends or people in your emails addresses. I usually ignore them.

This link explains all about these posts and why they are done. I don't Copy & Paste or forward these on. They make no difference anyway, as we know, and here is a link to some of the reasons why

oakwebdesign.com.au/blog/copy-paste-facebook-post-dont-share/

I have been able to use FB effectively to promote my charity locally. I receive lots of interest and support. It has helped me enormously. So I can ignore the tedious and accept this is the way of the world. We must be the master of technology.

I agree about the 'cut and paste' pleas but I have to say I have spent many a wasted and pleasurable minute watching kitties being cute.

.....well I agree about the menacing expression!! ?

I have just been deleting links to things that some of my lovely FB friends have put on - just click the tiny downward arrow and you can delete that and anything else that comes from that source but still stay friends with the person who posted that link.

I don't use Facebook very often, and don't chat to friends on it, but a few days ago I was browsing and came across hundreds of photos of people who want to be friends. I was shocked when I started to look through them. They were all foreigners from eastern Europe, and very intimidating to look at, most of them were men, but the few women there were looked just as tough. I am so pleased that I have not put a photo or a lot of details about myself on the site, and I think I will probably delete it. I only have an account because I sometimes enter competitions. At my age (80) i am not really into half naked men with big muscles, covered in tattoos, and with very menacing expressions.

Polly play the confused, older person card. Tell your nephew you think you've accidentally unfriended him as you can't find him on your friends list anymore.

I follow a few sites like "I Love the Lake District", among others, there are such beautiful photographs sent, and lovely positive comments too, often people want advice about accomodation, etc. I think it is a pleasant thing to look at, even if I dont take part, apart from "liking" something. I keeps me in touch with things in the UK when I live far away.

Imperfect Im so sorry to hear about your daughter. My nephew once put a video on fb which I watched in all innocence which ended with someone being killed in a horrific way. I was a facebook novice and didnt know how to hide it but felt sick every time I went on fb and saw the link so I unfriended him. I now feel sorry I did that and would like to ask him to be my friend again but dont like to point out that I 'unfriended' him!Later my niece got annoying with endless pointless rants but I have just hidden her and from time to time I look at her page to see how she is. Better solution!
I hate emotional blackmail in any form so would never share the type of posts you are talking about. But fb is good for keeping in touch with friends & family.

I take a break from some friends' posts as they can get a bit tiresome, so I just 'unfollow' for while until I feel in the mood again.

suttonJ I am puzzled how you can hate something which you have never joined therefore have no experience of.

What Anya just said!
(I agree)

I get personal messages on facebook or messenger from friends sending me a hug, flashing hearts or a 'virtual' bouquet asking me to post it on to other friends. I ignore them like I did the old chain letters (and I'm still alive to tell the tale). If you don't mind not seeing their people's posts just unfollow them and they won't be any the wiser. I did this to some people during the Brexit and General election and followed them again after it was all over.

Like everything else in this world it's up to you to get the best from FB.

Like fire and water (and food) it's a good servant but a bad master.

'A worldwide scourge' - sorry Daisy that's rubbish.

I think Facebook is a worldwide scourge.
My GS is eleven this year and starting to pester for a mobile phone. My DD is hoping to hold out until he's 18... we'll see!!

Hate Facebook. Have never joined