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3366250 Commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.allfacebook.com%2Fdelete-facebook-friends-2009-01Why+Do+You+Delete+Your+Facebook+Friends%3F2009-01-19+14%3A05%3A18Nick+O%27Neillhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.allfacebook.com%2F%3Fp%3D3366 »

1. I think for some people it's different. For me, Facebook is not a 'collection' of people. It's family, friends, Twitter friends, customers, employees, vendors… people I have some relationship or connection with.

   I think sometimes 'friend of a friend' happens and that's when it gets out of control. I don't accept friendship requests if there is no real connection.

   Comment by Charity Hisle — January 19, 2009 @ 5:12 am

2. I usually delete friends, contact, .ect. There are two reason: first, information overload; second, I'm minimalist – delete bookmark, file, desktop incons, …

   Comment by Tan Ng — January 19, 2009 @ 5:15 am

3. Facebook should hurry up and let users "ignore" users.. they stay your friend but don't show up on your newsfeed.. Yes they let you "see less" about someone but you can't block them from the "satus update" tab.

   It's the main reason I remove friends… when they abuse the status update feature.

   Comment by Dan Peguine — January 19, 2009 @ 5:15 am

4. I used to be a friend hoard like everyone is when they hit on Facebook until I gathered over 1500 people that I hardly new in my list and it become unwieldy and bothersome to keep up with Facebook, not to mention the new recommendation kept furiously suggesting more and more people like an avalanche. At the end I had no other choice to close my account and move to a smaller, quieter account where I only add people I consider friends and who have shown genuine desire to communicate with me and follow my life at least from time to time (it'd be unrealistic to expect someone to slave over Facebook to follow all his friends all the time). This way Facebook at least remains what it was meant to be – a hub of social activity and connection with real people.

   Comment by Facebook User — January 19, 2009 @ 4:32 am

5. Yeah connecting with friends really depends on why you do it. If you do it simply to pull people over to a group you have that is another story. Just depends on your goals.

   Comment by Nick Stamoulis — January 19, 2009 @ 5:54 am

6. I agree whole-heartedly with the previous comments, the primary reason for removing facebook friends is simply to clean up your newsfeed. We need to get to a point (quickly) where the convention of friending/following someone back as a courtesy stops.

   Building a social graph is not a game of accumulating the largest number of friends/followers. Courtesy follows only threaten to dilute the value of the network that we hoped would bring us closer together in the first place.

   Comment by SocialMedia411 — January 19, 2009 @ 6:01 am

7. Facebook began as a way for me to keep in touch with friends and old classmates from years past. Unfortunately, even people who I'd gone to school with and never spoke to within the school walls became additions to my "friends list." I generally accept them because at one point, we may have been cordial in person. However, oftentimes I find that there's a reason we never clicked in school and they get deleted. This could be due to crazy status messages or ignorant notes. I have a low tolerance for stupidity.

   For example, one of my friend's status update right now is: X is I have a dream that all the haters will stop hating, that the rainbow ppl will do a take over ….wait we already did that LMFBMFAO.

   If she weren't my cousin's cousin, I'd delete this girl IMMEDIATELY!

   Comment by AinHD — January 19, 2009 @ 7:08 am

8. I've been known to do a 'friend purge' every once in a while. Some people I've outgrown, others I can't remember why I added them in the first place, some I've decided I'm just not interested in maintaining a level of communication.

   I've never once received a 'why did you drop me' message, so I'm pretty sure the feeling has been mutual.

   Comment by Angela MacIsaac — January 19, 2009 @ 7:47 am

9. I think any valuable social service needs 'pruning' to stay relevant and fresh. Adding someone who starts to annoy you – just unfollow. That's the beauty of all this stuff. You're not forced to listen to anyone!

   Comment by Mark Schoneveld — January 19, 2009 @ 8:14 am

10. I think Facebook tries to redefine the word Friend. In actuality, most friends lists are "people I know" rather than true friends you share life's moments with. I'm probably a rare user that adheres to some structure: my Facebook friends reflect my actual friends, my LinkedIn contacts reflect my professional contacts, and I make certain not to confuse the two networks. I'm also much older than the average age of a Facebook user, so I'd say age and wisdom have much to do with it.

    Comment by Jim — January 20, 2009 @ 11:35 am

11. I clean out my friends list every 3-6 months. Here's why… I find that people frequently add me as a friend, sometimes persistently, even though we don't have a real-world acquaintance beyond maybe seeing each other across the street. So, to avoid hurting feelings, I will accept the friend request. Later on, when I'm 'cleaning up' my list, I remove some of these to keep my friend feed manageable.

    Comment by CK — January 20, 2009 @ 3:40 pm

12. I remove people from my Facebook friends list that don't contribute to the network with status update or notes i.e., just listen or just post links without adding something about why the post the link.

    I see joining my list as a 'contract' to share updates, if one side doesn't do their part, then I don't see a reason to keep them on the list.

    Comment by Mrann — January 20, 2009 @ 11:45 pm

13. For me, Facebook is an extension of my life offline, not a replacement for it. When I remove an Fb Friend, it is consistent with real life indication of a lapsed relationship, be it good, bad, or just going separate ways. However, I do not accept requests unless from a friend or potential associate, and this has reduced any need to unfriend.

    Comment by Chana — January 21, 2009 @ 1:48 am

14. I've deleted people who added me and people I've added.

    Never knew them too well to start with.

    Anyway, the reasons were that they ignored my wall posts. I knew for sure that they had seen them! Because they had been responding to other posts made after mine.

    I gave them one week, then I deleted them.

    They oviously saw me as an icon to add to their list.

    Comment by lollo — February 8, 2009 @ 1:41 pm

15. I delete people when I see they belong to groups I just cannot deal with. For example, I recently deleted 3 long lost, distant relatives because I noticed they belonged to the group "100 milllion against Obama in 36 days". That's just stupid and I could not, in good conscience, associate with anyone who belonged to a group like that. Not even relatives.

    Comment by pam — March 5, 2009 @ 9:33 pm

16. I am in a relationship with this one guy. He had me create an account so we could talk online when we werent on the webcam. I got one, even though I didn't need one because I have myspace. So I got one and yesterday he deleted me off his friends. I asked why, and he said 'it was necessary', and then told me he didn't have the time to explain why he deleted me, which I though was an asshole thing to do. Does it mean he doesn't want his other friends to know about me? Why delete someone you talk to and have a relationship with? I am upset with him about this, and haven't seen or spoken to him (He won't speak to me) Help!

    Comment by Shaunna — March 7, 2009 @ 3:03 pm

17. I am going through a tricky situation (perhaps not so tricky) with someone I had been friends with in college but had not spoken with since that time.

    They accepted my request but the times I posted a message on the wall post or sent the initialy e-mail asking how they have been, etc. there has been no response or acknowledgement. It does appear that other wall posts were answered. I am not holding a grudge or being vindictive but puzzled as to why someone would accept a friend request in the first place without intending to reply at all. It would be better etiquette to ignore in the first place rather than accept.

    I am going to follow the advice already posted and wait a week and then unfriend if there is nothing (I am sure this will be the case).

    Comment by ciiker123 — March 12, 2009 @ 6:15 pm

18. i deleted a friend recently because i thought back to how insensitive they were after i had major surgery (they were supposed to come see me, never did. instead, offered to meet me for a drink the next day). mind you, they knew i had organs removed. just couldn't deal with their presence on my fb.

    Comment by jola — March 16, 2009 @ 12:07 pm

19. I delete people with whom I was not very close anyway. I can usually gauge this by how annoying their status posts become to me. I feel some people use this status feature only to get attention, and I get annoyed. Facebook should be fun, funny, and friendly. To me it is not necessary to post every ache, pain, political opinion, negative thought, rude comment etc… to all of your 'friends'. Usually if I get annoyed enough to delete someone because of annoying posts, this is an indication to me that this person and I have grown apart anyway. I too have never received a message asking why I deleted someone, so I assume they either didn't notice or didn't care. Either way, no harm no foul.

    Comment by wassup — March 17, 2009 @ 8:26 pm

20. So you oppose removing people you never talk to or see because it might damage the purity of the precious “social graph”?

    You are the saddest person in the world.

    Comment by TB — April 22, 2009 @ 7:48 pm

21. I deleted my friend's husband from FB. When we lived in the same city, I forced myself to like him for the sake of his wife's and my friendship. On FB, my friend's husband was an obnoxious braggart. He also posted pictures of his high school prom with someone other than his wife. He even posted that his wife was mad at him for having more friends than her. It's not a competition. I really couldn't stand this guy to begin with and this behavior solidified my dislike. Not only did I delete him from my friend list, I blocked him. I feel 100% better!

    Comment by KR — April 28, 2009 @ 6:26 pm

22. I recently (this past Sunday) deleted my entire Friends list from Facebook over what might be considered a slight by a handful of friends. The reality is that I started off deleting just those friends that ticked me off and then it came down to me asking myself, "Are these people really my friends?" That's what prompted me to delete everyone and I'm only adding people that I've had actual physical contact with AND we have some inherent connection that defines a true friendship i.e. extends beyond virtual friendship.

    To answer the question the question simply, it's definitely okay to delete Facebook friends. In my case, if these so-called friends were true friends, they'd have noticed that I was no longer on their Friends list and tried to get in touch with me about it.

    Comment by JJ — May 1, 2009 @ 10:08 am

23. I usually accept anyone who requests to friend me although its not guaranteed that i keep them aboard. I actually just deleted a few people i 'know' but dont hangout with this morning.

    If someone from my past gets onto my facebook and cant respond to or say a hello….they are gone quickly.

    Comment by Joe — May 4, 2009 @ 8:07 am

24. I delete people, because honestly, I do not have 300+ friends in real life. I know a lot of people, but not to such a PERSONAL extent. Also, I just want to be connected WITH MY friends, and people who I talk to a lot and have a connection with. If I only know you from school and hardly talk to you, EVER, then there's no point of having you on my list. Especially if I have to deal with all this random crap on my newsfeed from people I don't have anything to do with! I like to keep my fb secure, and I don't have all of these random people seeing all of my pictures and other information!

    Comment by MA — May 5, 2009 @ 11:06 pm

25. nice views on why do you delete facebook friends…. if you can't make good relationship, it is better to stop that relation there itself…

    Comment by delete friends on fa — May 15, 2009 @ 11:41 pm

26. just my 2cent, someone from the internet-age for past 14yrs, observed all newsgroup,irc,im,p2p,now social-crab era.

    people are stupid and ignorant, that's the basic idea how the facebook started.

    The owner knew these little kids and teens-whors love to share and showoff what they are upto, how cool, great they are, and how much pride they got having thousands of friends,

    seriously, WTF is this?

    soon, those dumbs will realize how stupid they were, how un-private,unprofessional they were, how or why somewhat their silly photos, information got carried all over google, searched. not to mention their bad behaviours be reflected in real life sometime soon. (yes some unknown will know half of you before u meet)

    to be honest

    do you give a @#@# what other people do in their life?

    since when did 'showing-off' (be friend of friend of friend) became so fashionable?

    since when did everybody loved to post all their tiny, boring-dairies became so hot?

    since when did everybody loved to be known by somebody? where did the privacy go? you will regret it,

    maybe we need to change the concept of 'friend' in all dictionaries, i.e. friend = anyone u may know name or know face, visually or mentally.

    god, people are soo stupid… and u know who loves it? the owners. people above-you, the chances are, its too true to be accepted as true. 99.99% of yous.

    you'll see, soon, everyone will be gps/tracked, and u start friending with your friend (initially) with gps tracks in real-time, and later some gpsbook.com will come up and pretty soon anybody and everybody can find you so long as you put up with it, sure u will love the world of convienence to find your friend's location, in exchange of your privacy that are shoved down to trash bin. you are worth nothing but a part of giant owned mesh game, a peasant.

    Comment by syad — May 17, 2009 @ 9:32 pm

27. I find it really petty that people delete from their list, I mean, it depends how you view FB. I see it as fun, have a mix of family, old and current friends and people I've never met on my list. I enjoy virtually meeting people from all over the world I would never normally come into contact with, and I'm not so bothered by people on my list that I feel the need to delete them just because they have 'ignored' me for a few weeks. How can someone 'ignore' you through a PC for goodness sake? It's not real!!! Well not in the same way as if they were ignoring you in person – that would be different – but some of us are having a tough time differentiating between the two aren't we?!!

    Not replying to every single message/invite/update and not getting annoyed by people's 'creative' status updates? It's called having a life and not living it vicariously through an online social network!

    Comment by Jenny — May 19, 2009 @ 7:12 am

28. pls let me repost this in my acc

    Comment by Lolitta Lavietha — May 26, 2009 @ 11:42 am

29. I don't often delete people because I'm picky who I add to begin with. But so far the ones I have deleted have been people that I didn't know or didn't know very well who I decided didn't make sense for them to be on my page because nothing ever changed once I added them. Also, I am thinking of deleting this guy who I like…and he likes me, too, but he's playing too many games and taking advantage of our Facebook connection. He never calls, just posts random stupid crap on my wall. So I'm going to delete him to make a point that if he wants to get with me, he's going to have to at least start calling me haha.

    I should note, that I block a LOT of people from my newsfeed. This seems to solve the problem of dealing with super-annoying people who you aren't ready to delete yet or don't want to delete entirely. Only problem with that is that you can still see the status updates on facebook mobile. Grr

    Comment by Sandy — May 29, 2009 @ 6:08 pm

30. I think that if you accept/add a friend to FB you should keep them unless they annoy you. There was this girl on the tennis team I knew, so I added her as a friend, months later she deleted me. Another old classmate of mine deleted me.

    That's fine, these people were losers anyways. I added them as a friend because I thought that it was a nice gesture. People can be jerks regardless. Anyways, this girl had a serious addiction problem. She was a stay at home mom LITERALLY on FB 24/7 who posted statuses every 1/2 hr! Very sad.

    And the former classmate is a disgusting fat, bald guy that probably pays women to date him. So in the end I can't be annoyed because I am better off than both of them! Hi Jen and John!

    Comment by laura — May 31, 2009 @ 3:21 am

31. Someone asked me to be his friend months ago, so I accepted becuse I initially thought he was a friend of my brothers in high school, I recognized his name, and we started this little "relationship" of sending hugs back and forth, etc. Nothing inappropriate, just fun. Then, when I suggested we actually meet, he freaked out, stopped replying to my posts, no more hugs of course, basically dissappeared – then just the other day he "defriended" me! What a joke. He was basically a loser anyway, with a pathetic info page .. .ie: attended: "school of hard knocks" employed: "self" Big red flags!! His profile pic was of a 17 yr. old and he should be about 45. Just really stupid, I guess I felt sorry for him. The thing that really bothers me is that he is the loser and he unfriended ME. I thought many times to unfriend him, but thought that to be immature and mean. Lesson learned!! Moral of the story: If you feel like de-friending someone, do it quick, before they do it to you!

    Comment by Clarks Mom — June 13, 2009 @ 1:54 pm

32. What happened to me is that a really close friend of mine deleted me after me having said to his face, literally, 'I don't like you.' I was a bit drunk the night of this, I guess, accident and my actions were awful. Truth is I had my reasons, but I was only trying to make him apologize. Next thing i know, he deleted me as a facebook friend. I really don't think he doesn't want my friendship, but rather he's trying to show me something, kind of rebel against what I said. What better tool to use than Facebook? Kind of like the silent treatment. A while back I deleted him too actually, because of another incident and truth is I was trying to get his attention, and of course, got it. So I don't know what to do now, because I don't see him around too often and it's like we'll never be able to mend our friendship. We're both too proud I suppose.

    Comment by G — June 15, 2009 @ 9:28 pm

33. Considering how mobile we are (people are constantly moving away), you're practically required to have it in order to keep in touch with other people. I've honestly had people delete me because I wouldn't post pictures of myself every week. I use it but I like to read and do things that don't require a computer. I agree that not talking to someone for a few weeks doesn't mean you're not still friends. People have lives outside the computer (jobs, family, and whatnot). It doesn't mean they're deliberately ignoring you. Not everyone is interested in learning what I bought at the mall yesterday so I reserve status posting for special events. I enjoy making casual friends over the internet(in forums on a username). We may not know each like that, but they've always provided interesting, touching, and amusing insight on culture and politics without feeling that the legitimacy of their opinions is based on whether they are pretty or popular enough.

    Comment by Ima — June 18, 2009 @ 7:12 pm

34. I found an old friend on facebook about a month ago. We were best friends in school from the time we were 13 years old until she stopped calling me in our senior year. She found new more popular friends to hang out with. I was heart broken. I thought the world of her. We used to have so much fun hanging out together. We used to do the craziest things just for a laugh. My sides used to heart by the time I went home at night from laughing so hard. I tried over the years to keep in touch with her. She never once called me. If I callad her she would see me, but to me it seemed as though it was painful for her. I never could figure out what I did wrong. When I looked her up on facebook, I was thrilled to find her there. I invited her to be my friend on facebook. She accepted. That was about a month ago. I wrote her a note and she never responded to it. The only thing she did do was to post an adertisement on my wall to vote one of her friends for an election. I felt insulted. I don’t like to hurt anyone’s feelings and would never delete them, but I have finally come to accept the fact that there was only a one way friendship. I am going to free myself of caring for someone who doesn’t give a crap about me! I will delete her and anyone like her from my life once and for all! I have to realize that very few people are like me. But I think that it will finally feel good to put it to rest for good. You are lucky if you have more than one real friend in this life. I think I have that. So I feel very rich.

    Comment by Elaine Barber — July 7, 2009 @ 11:24 am

35. Well…my story is a bit different but still it involves "befriending" or the opposite…I have an aunt whom I don´t get to see very often (don`t live in the same city)the thing is she`d always treated me with so much friendliness…say things like "no matter what happens we are family"…always wanted me go visit and stay there "i love you" etc etc….well when I started my fb account I added her and THREE TIMES IN A ROW she ignored me (?) We had never ever had a fight or bad encounter and in fact I used to feel so much apreciation for her…and I assume she doesn´t know that theres a way to find out when somebody`s pushed the "IGNORE" botton …ok I wrote her a PM just greeting her without letting her know what i knew and nothing happened

    I am the only niece that is not on her list now and all this results so dissapointing and even hurting that it makes me think YOU SHOULD JUST DeLETE WHOMEVER THE HELL YOU FEEL LIKE greetings!

    Comment by Mersce — July 10, 2009 @ 10:31 pm

36. While I agree that it is good to limit your facebook friends, as someone who has been on the recieving end of being deleted -its not so fun. Recently someone who I would consider a failry decent friend suddenly deleted me. That’s a pretty easy way to tell if someone doesn’t like you. I know its a persons choice, but just don’t add someone in the first place instead of deleting them. I think that is a bit more polite. That is a horrible way to “let go” of a friend.

    Comment by Melissa — July 13, 2009 @ 9:35 pm

37. I'm considering deleting a friend who I used to be really close friends with. We used to chat by phone or email every couple of days and go for drinks reguarly. Then, a couple of months ago I lost my job and he didn't want to know me anymore. Never answered my calls/ texts, didn't want to met up etc. I saw him on facebook talking to other people but he didn't even send me a message to ask how my job search was going. I miss him but think I'll delete him for two reasons 1) he was a poor friend and I shouldn't bother with him anymore and 2) to make him realise how pissed off I am. Perhaps he'll be pleased as he clearly doesn't want to know me anymore.

    Comment by Alex — July 20, 2009 @ 1:50 am

38. I find Facebook to be odd like that.

    Some days I'll look at my friends list and it will say 543 for example, and then the next day 4-5 people will be gone from my list. Some people delete their account and then reisntate it repetitively, other people just delete.

    I found that some people ignored my friend request, others have deleted me. No biggie.

    Comment by wow — July 22, 2009 @ 5:14 pm

39. If the people you deleted are people you've mailed, and you use gmail — gmail automatically puts anyone you mail into your addressbook. If you then use FAcebook's "find my friends using my addressbook feature" .. BAM!! .. There's all the people you deleted! .. I do this every few months, and it really serves to remind me who I don't want to be friends with anymore.

    Comment by ClintJCL — July 29, 2009 @ 11:59 pm

40. I just deleted some people, of course no one wants to be deleted but than again its not real, its Facebook, i kind of see it as an online address book, and just like any address book or contact lists it needs to be clean out from time to time, and sometimes it doesn't mean I hate the person or never say hello if I see them it just means I don't want that kind of contact with them as I keep my Facebook pretty private, probably shouldn't have added some people in the first place with not knowing them as well as I would have liked…I really think people shouldn't take it too personal, I mean people delete me for whatever reason, I feel hey its your choice and it is up to you who and what you have on it…

    Comment by LL — August 3, 2009 @ 6:20 pm

41. its more than that, an old friend of mine harrasses me. she updates her status basically telling me too go to hell and talks about me. she stalks everything i put on there. i want too delete her but at the same time i dont because im curious about what she does/says about me and all. idk what too do.

    Comment by lauren — August 3, 2009 @ 7:12 pm

42. There is a lot more to the "delete a friend psyche" than meets the eye. I too was hurt when a friend deleted me from their Facebook page. But after finding out that they had deleted several friends all at once made me wonder why even more. Come to find out, this person had just had a very close relative die. Out of grief and being controlled by emotions they deleted everyone that was remotely connected or reminded them of this relative who passed. Plus to make matters worse, this person's sibling posted pics on Facebook about the funeral which was like pouring salt into a open wound. So you see there is ofton more to the story than meets the eye. So don't be too quick to judge or become offended when you don't "really" know all the facts.

    Comment by Comment — August 9, 2009 @ 6:41 am

43. To "delete a friend" is a complex issue. A friend had some unflattering pictures posted on their Facebook page. This person is very conscious of their appearance and always want to look their best. They had a crush on one of the "friends" that was listed on their Facebook page. They were so embarrassed and humiliated by the pictures that they deleted the friend they had the crush on. They were hoping they had deleted the friend before they saw the pics.

    Comment by Comment — August 9, 2009 @ 6:49 am

44. To the person who posted the last comment, why didn't your friend just delete the photos, rather than delete the person they had a crush on, or why didn't your friend change their privacy settings so that the person they had a crush on couldn't view those particular photos ?.

    I would delete someone if they sent me messages saying they would like to meet up with me, but don't actually follow through with those plans, or i'd delete them if they never spoke to me at all,or ignore a message i sent them.What's the point in having them on your page if they are going to act like that ?.They obviously aren't true friends if they behave that way.Fot example, i'm considering deleting my ex boyfriend.He sent me the friend request, even though he was seeing someone else at the time.However, he finished with that girl soon after he sent me the friend request,and deleted her from his friend list, and he has sent me private messages saying he'd like to meet up,saying that we had good times before, and even talking about when we used to kiss !.However, i have written a couple of comments on his wall that he hasn't responded to.With one of them, he replied to the person who posted before me, and didn't respond to what i said, so i think that was deliberate.Do you agree that i have good reasons to delete him ?.

    Comment by Elle — August 10, 2009 @ 1:25 pm

45. how can i find out who has deleted me from their friend list?

    Comment by sean — August 12, 2009 @ 6:36 pm

46. I wrestled with the decision of deleting people from my friends list for weeks. I finally deleted 2 people just now. It doesn't feel to good to do it, because I really wanted friendly relationships with them but one of them just kept ignoring my wall posts and ansewering others. A minute before I was gonna cut her , I saw her on facebook chat and confronted her about the situation. She told meif she responded to everyone she wouldn't be able to work or sleep and that I was taking this facebook thing to seriously, then I think she logged off. CUTT!!!!! I cut her immediately. I understand her point but she was responding to people all around me on her wall and playing farmtown every freakin minute. I think it takes virtually no effort at all to respond to someone on facebook. It takes more effort in real life. The same is true for ignoring someone. So if she cant even respond to my post on facebook well she doesn't really care about the friendship and it's disrespectful. PEACE OUT!! thats what I said to her

    Comment by Brian — August 26, 2009 @ 1:45 pm

47. Is there a term for deleting a facebook friend?

    Comment by Nicola Dixon — August 27, 2009 @ 9:25 am

48. How DO YOU delete friends? I have tried and must be in the wrong place. Someone got on my list and I have no clue who the person is, and the person never sends me messages or comments. I want to remove that person and don’t know how. Help!

    Comment by Chris — September 3, 2009 @ 11:02 am

49. Facebook drives me a little crazy at times. Well I should not blame Facebook; I blame my friends and family. I have had friends and family delete me or decline my invitation to join my Facebook page because they had a grudge with someone else who was on my Facebook page. Very child-like I know but that's what their reasoning was. You can't control how others act and think. Compare Facebook to the whole scheme of things before getting your feathers ruffled too badly about being deleted. Pick your battles carefully; being deleted from Facebook isn't that big of a deal. I'd be more upset if someone died or I had a terminal illness…

    Comment by Dysfunctional Friend — September 12, 2009 @ 10:38 am

50. Recently, I was let go from my job. In the weeks since, I have realized that I was the lucky one, as I loved the job but grew to hate the atmosphere and office relations…I facebooked and stumbled with everyone there, including my boss…The last two to three months my boss had been being a complete dick to me…for no reason…i mean a real dick…..anyway, on my last day, after i said "later" to everyone, I walked into his office to clock out and he just looked at me and said, "You cant leave, theres this and this that have to be done." (this and this amount to shit, btw) He then said I was disrecpectful. I looked at him and said, "Dude, as disrespectful as you have been to me in the last couple of months…Fuck You." I walked out. Left work. Went home. Deleted this tard from my Facebook. It made me feel so good. Strange I know. haha.

    (he commented on one of the designs that I posted on my site about a month later) dickhead.

    Comment by randy — September 18, 2009 @ 10:38 pm

51. Over the course of the last 2 years ive grown away from a group of friends that i hungout with for a very long time, im a 31 year old man.

    One by one ive deleted them from my facebook and basically the last one from that clique going bye bye tonight. Im not into being 1 of 747 fake 'friends' of theirs.

    You lose touch with people as you get older and the time comes to just close the door completely. It feels good to move on to better things and people, you youngsters will see.

    Comment by Joe — September 22, 2009 @ 6:56 pm

52. I have been deleted by 4 friends in facebook, they are all girls. And I have talked to each one of them 3 or 4 times only. Anyways, they all deleted me, one of them never says hi to me and she looks scared when she meets me!! I have never been annoying and haven't done anything to her AT ALL. I just say hi to her and smile when I meet her. It is sooooo confusing, even if she knows that I know i got deleted by her, SO WHAT??? im really confused!! I want her to say hi at least!?!?! im startin to hate facebook because of this. It makes no sense at all!!?

    Comment by sn — September 24, 2009 @ 1:59 am

53. why do some people take it so serious, only stup,id people do. I will never add anyone again.

    Comment by sn — September 24, 2009 @ 2:02 am

54. Wow after reading this article, and all the comments people left, I'm starting to think as to why I wanted to add every single person I went to high school with on facebook! They aren't my true friends, I don't talk to them on a regular basis, they don't say hi to me, respond to my statuses, write on my wall to see how i'm doing. But then I see them on occassion writing on another person's wall from high school to say hi or how ya doin'? How shallow are they to do that! Recently I got deleted from this one girl I went to high school with, again she wasn't a real friend, only knew of her. But yeah one day this past week she just decides to delete me without giving me a reason at all! I thought what the heck? So i requested her today to be my friend a few hrs later she ignores my request. I requested her again and this time ask why she decides to delete me and i asked her if i did or say anything to upset her. After 45 min of wondering why she would ignore me, I sent her a message saying I'm sure you have your reasons for deleting me and I am really not sure what they are but whatever. I noticed that you ignored my request the first time i wanted to be added back on your friends, I requested you a second time but you can ignore that one too if that's what you want to do. I ended the note by saying I had nothing against her and i hope she has a wonderful life. I know she knows of me and knows who I am, we have spoken once or twice before in this lifetime, but again she is only someone i know of not necessarily a real friend. But yeah I think I am really going to RECONSIDER who is a TRUE friend on my facebook ( I do have a few true friends and family on there ). But I bet if I deleted most of the people I just added for the sake of adding my friend count would go down tremendously. Word of advice to people going through the same situation as me, don't get too upset if a "friend" you knew from high school decides to all the sudden delete you without giving you a reason. Because they're really not all that worth it anyway!

    Comment by Sarah — October 1, 2009 @ 7:44 pm

55. oh one more thing to add to the comment above. Regarding the people who have deleted me–I always figured out who it was and I have never once contacted them to find out why. My reasoning is that it's their drama and I'm not going to waste my time tracking them down to ask them about it. People who delete other people after accepting their friend invitations are WAY TOO dramatic for the internet.

    Comment by Polly — October 6, 2009 @ 8:22 pm

56. It's pretty petty to delete someone from facebook unless they are stalking you or writing nasty comments on your wall. Just "hide" their profiles instead if their posts bother you—you never know when you'll want the connection again. Also, it hurts a little to be deleted. Not a lot. It's not like getting cancer or losing a job, but it does hurt. Why hurt someone else's feelings? MAYBE they like you and MAYBE they just want to see what you've been up to. That's the beauty of fb–it lets you see what people are up to without necessarily having in depth correspondences. Deleting people because it's cathartic or gives you a sense of "purging" is silly. It's freaking facebook, so lighten up.

    Comment by Polly — October 6, 2009 @ 9:19 pm

57. I met this guy recently and added him as a friend on facebook. At the time I thought he was really nice and genuine however never replies to my texts, answers my calls nor chats to me on facebook but when he visited this weekend he was forever texting to might i add another female when I was around. NOt the best way to go about things so why would I want him knowing what i was up to.

    Comment by H — October 19, 2009 @ 2:01 pm

58. I added a childhood friend (she lived around the corner since I can remember) on FB in June/July, and she accepted my friend request. We were at each others weddings, showers, etc., even though we weren’t close anymore (she was 2 years younger). My Dad was even asked to give the toast to the bride at her wedding. The last time I saw her was when she brought flowers to my parent’s house when my brother died 10 years ago. We had some communication and catch up on facebook. Her parents still live near mine, but she and I never run into each other. I noticed that she deleted me as a friend a few days ago. I’m really perplexed – maybe even a little hurt. I checked and she still has a fb page, so it isn’t like she deleted her profile. My last communication with her was in September when I asked how her kids were enjoying the school year so far and she responded. I think it would be too weird to send her a message asking why she deleted me. I noticed that she only had about 12 friends on her list to begin with, and most of them seemed to be family. So, either she doesn’t have many friends, is very selective, (then why add me in the first place) or she never liked me lol. I had one crazy status during a stressful moment, and I remember deleting it a few hours later, but other than that, I’m pretty normal lol. If anyone is so intolerant of others that they delete a friend due to annoying statuses, then they are not someone I would ever want to know. Some people say, oh well, it’s only fb, but what her actions indicate is that she is not interested in any communication with me. I really do enjoy fb, and keeping in touch with friends and family all over the world. For the most part, it has been a pleasant experience.

    Comment by lisa — October 22, 2009 @ 5:17 pm

59. I deleted a few friends in Facebook over a period of months. I signed up in July, and only wanted to have a few friends, maybe 50, because it gets so tedious(like myspace), to keep up w/them all. BUT…I found more than just the main ones I wanted to get back in touch with, and then before I knew it, hoardes of people kept finding me, & if it was someone I wanted to add, missed, and hadn't seen in ages& was cool with-I added them. My issue, of why I deleted some friends(about 10)in a matter of 3 months was: they simply were-not-corresponding after that 1st intital convo, and why should I add someone to keep them, if they won't post to me after I've commented on their profile, pictures, and sent them cute little gifts, invites, or just plain out asked them questions? I won't put someone on my FB who is just interested in showing off how well they are loved, & who want numbers of friends on their page to add up. Sorry, that is NOT me. I am real, & I won't just beef you up so you can look like the friendship central or demigod/godess of the net. If you don't want to chit chat w/me or keep up correspondance–don't request to be added.

    Comment by M-n-M — October 29, 2009 @ 6:29 am

60. Oh Polly, stop being so dramatic yourself. If you think someone is going to just delete people in FB because it is classified as being "friends," then you read too much into it. I am in FB, (& I have stated why)to look up people I haven't seen or lost touch with due to moving, going to a school or college that was far away from them, and many other reasons. I just won't add anybody. And if someone DOESN'T have the decency to at least answer a question or comment back once in awhile, or not at all–why ARE they on Facebook then?

    Comment by M-n-M — October 29, 2009 @ 6:33 am

61. **further note** It ticks me off when you are trying to talk to someone, especially that you grew up with, and comment every so often on their page, & just give them a hi, how are you, haven't heard from you….& they don't post back to you anymore, BUT, they do all the time on their page to others, do quizzes, & play games, & post surveys about other friends, that is just rude. You can plainly see they HAVE been online to their page. No excuse for that kind of ignoring when you haven't done anything to them at all.

    Comment by M-n-M — October 29, 2009 @ 6:37 am

62. How do i retreve fiends that were deleted and put back on my list

    Comment by Gregory Cook — October 31, 2009 @ 1:43 pm

63. How do I delete pics of some folks in my facebook?

    Comment by Anna Yuen — November 4, 2009 @ 10:46 am

64. I've found that the less friends I have, the easier it is to focus on the ones that I actually care about.

    I delete friends who I am no longer in any way connected to, who weren't really even friends to begin with, and/or whose posts annoy me to death. Really any combination of 2 of those factors, among others, causes me to delete. If I am interested by a persons posts, however, I will keep them on my list even if we've barely ever talked.

    Comment by Garret Craig — November 6, 2009 @ 7:34 am

65. one of my relatives deleted me not sure why since they added me in the first place..I even welcomed them to facebook and then they just delete me for no reason? This is not someone I see very much of but still..In the past they gossiped about me saying some things that I didn't agree with behind my back but I never mentioned it..we joke around at family parties and chat a little..I guess its just a casual friendship but why add someone if you're just going to delete them a month later? Strange if you ask me..maybe they didn't like my profile for some reason? Pretty sure I didn't offend them..

    Comment by Rachel — November 9, 2009 @ 6:44 pm

66. Its a great feeling when you delete a large amount of people you don't have any connection with anymore. Its like real life, you move on and make new friends. I also think it should be a mutual feeling, you don't hear from someone in a while or vice-versa, 'seeya', simple as that.

    Comment by Dean — November 15, 2009 @ 1:30 am

67. How do I delete a friend? I thought I knew this person but I don't.

    Comment by Deborah Lentz — November 15, 2009 @ 3:39 pm

68. I only add people I am or were friends with, I've never had to delete anyone.

    Comment by Warren — November 16, 2009 @ 1:06 am

69. I generally delete old friends and acquaintances who are more interested in adding to their friend count than getting back in touch with you.

    Comment by worral Gumfin — November 21, 2009 @ 3:03 pm

70. I want to delete Sandy Dilley as a friend-how do I do it?

    Comment by judy mccarthy — November 22, 2009 @ 5:45 am

71. Worral Gumfin: you are so right. One of my points, exactly.

    Comment by M-n-M — November 22, 2009 @ 6:55 pm

72. Hey, my wife can't see my profile nor can she leave a comment on my wall. She is the only one that I can tell cant do either. She gets no live feeds from me, either. I have checked setting on her fb and mine. The settings are not set as so to stop these actions. It is only this way with her iphone application. Anyone got any answers?

    Comment by Jeff M. — November 23, 2009 @ 12:13 pm

73. I only add people that I know and have associated with at some point. There are always those that have sent requests that are like "Your friends with X – can I be your friend?" Those I don't bother with.

    The groups people join or associate with don't bother me because, well, everyone is different so who am I to judge their beliefs and what they do? It's not like may do everything that other people like, so why judge someone else in that way? If someone has annoying status updates I just select to remove them from the news feed so I don't have to read it, though I've done that only very rarely.

    As for deleting actual friends from the list, the only few times I've done it is if I didn't really know the person and they slipped through the cracks upon adding them or its somebody I knew that was rather immature and I could see them possibly taking my facebook information and trying to harass me or something (because I did once have some guy texting me random stuff to mess with me).

    As for anyone else… I've never deleted them, because I figure that even if they've hurt me or ignored me at some point it doesn't matter because we're always growing and learning anyway in this world, so who am I to be the one to judge and say "This person drives me crazy I'm don't ever want to associate with them again"?

    Comment by Jennifer L — November 24, 2009 @ 7:41 am

74. I want to delete some of my friends list in facebok cause i dont want any connection from them.

    Comment by Swizzel — November 27, 2009 @ 6:34 pm

75. my son has the same name as i and i do not want to have some of his friends or his info on my page,how do i delete these unwanted pictures or messages? or do i have to just stop being on facebook,since this was my 1st computer,and am 56 yrs of age, he came by and started it, i want 2 end it. so please tell me how 2 delete his stuff, i really do not want 2 quit having facebook completly because i have heard from so old friend thru this kind of source, but it may just be 2 open for anyone to put something on my facebook,when it should go to his.i do not want anything 2 do with his friends or even him..PLEASE HELP. my knowledge is very limited 2 this facebook and i cannot find a delete icon on this page 2 do it myself.so please tell me how and then i will stop repeating myself,it happens when u get over 50yrs old,maybe not 4 everyone but it is 4 me.THANK YOU VERY MUCH I HOPE THE HELP COMES SOON!!!!!!

    Comment by mark finizza — November 28, 2009 @ 2:08 pm

76. I just had someone delete me from FB, out of the blue, after we'd been talking for a few weeks, through email and on chat. Matter of fact, this same person deleted me within 24 hours of commenting on one of my wall posts, and it was all a very casual thing, about shopping for the holidays. I commented back, and think I drove myself nuts for a while because there was nothing written that was bad. They still have a FB account. I sent a very short email to this person, letting them know that I knew they deleted me and pretty much, goodbye. I know I shouldn't have sent a thing but I was very hurt and basically, I had to get it out. And then blocked them so they could not send anything back my way. I've been reading these comments that everyone posted and I will say, they are tremendously helpful. From now on, I am going to be careful who I add, and who I allow to add me. And whoever chooses to axe me, so be it, I also have the power to do it.

    Comment by Ellie — November 30, 2009 @ 12:06 pm

77. I just deleted a guy who was rude to me on FB chat haha. We went on one date over the summer, and he has sent me lame text messages since then (doesn't call tho), occasional FB posts, and he talks about hanging out again and even gets all sentimental with me (which I don't like). But then he doesn't back it up. We have yet to go on a second date. And tonight, I said hi to him on FB chat (which he was on ALL day) and he just signed off right away. F- that. If he doesn't wanna keep in touch via FB then he knows where to find me. He has my number. He knows where I live. He doesn't deserve to know my every move via Facebook. Sometimes having someone on your FB kills the mystery in the beginning of a budding relationship. The person starts to think that just because you don't have other guys hollering at you on your wall that you are safely their's and they don't have to work for your attention anymore. Little do they know you are playing the field with other guys via e-mail and chat and real life, so that would be the farthest thing from the truth. If a guy wants me, he better work! And just being on on my FB friends list and writing a post here n' there is the lazy way out. It was a relief to delete that punk lol. Now let's wait for the fallout…

    Comment by AllyCat — December 6, 2009 @ 8:44 pm

78. I had a facebook account and i had over 100 friends that i knew from a group in which i used to hang out at. I felt i could write anything on my wall and nobody really gave a shit to what was written plus i felt like facebook was becoming addictive ( sad i know). So in the end i deleted pretty much everyone that i did not even really know that narrowed it down to 8 people. thought to write updates but no1 really bothered to respond so decided to delete it and sad when ya never even get a phone call from the people you feel you have/ had a connection with. I assume people just simply see u as a number not a friend thing and couldn't really give a shit about you. a true friend finds the time to bother with you. I only stick to my partners family on here. shows ya what type of world we are living in.

    Comment by Amy — December 7, 2009 @ 2:26 am

79. I've removed people and I've had people remove me. Often people who I went to school with 15+ years ago. We simply met up on facebook as a reunion thing like a lot of people do. After a 'catch up' email, usually that is all we have to talk about, so whats the point of being 'friends on facebook'?

    Comment by Ry — December 12, 2009 @ 12:37 am

80. can any one plz temme how to remove comments from a persons pictures if he is no longer in ur frenlist n widout even adding him back as a fren…

    Comment by aashima nair — December 13, 2009 @ 1:56 am

81. I have friends on the facebook. Some of them respond and others don't respond at all. There is this one girl she was my friend at my work so i added her. I had some feelings for her. I wrote on her wall two weeks ago. She did not respond. I figured because she had so many posts on her wall. Today, she came online i said hello she did not respond. I don't understand why people bother adding or accepting friend request if they don't want to talk. This ruins some peoples lives.

    Comment by fb user — December 17, 2009 @ 10:22 am

82. When my 17 year old dog died….the people who did not even leave a basic *gee, I'm sorry* message got deleted. I figured that was a basic level of civility. Some of these people were people who were relatively close to me…ie: relatives in different parts of the country, or friends I see everyday there…but it was for me, deeply revealing as to the level of our friendship and I decided I no longer needed to keep up with their lives and participate in any meaningful way after that.

    Comment by Andi — December 17, 2009 @ 6:36 pm

83. i want to delete some list of my facebook friends.but i dont know how?

    Comment by bianca — December 19, 2009 @ 11:28 am

84. I recently deleted a few of my coworkers mainly because one of them never speaks to me at work, and the others due to a conflict. This one chick is always on her I-Phone at work leaving me with the brunt of the work, the other chick is supposed to turn her in for that and is not because she doesn’t want to hurt her feelings. HELLO it’s your job!I feel it has made my life easier now that I have seperated work and personal affairs. I do not care if they are mad, it’s facebook….not like I killed your pet.

    Comment by kd — December 20, 2009 @ 10:59 am

85. wanna delete all friends in my list in facebook coz dont wanna trouble with family thats

    Comment by mofassa — December 21, 2009 @ 3:32 pm

86. I dont know, the act of deleting someone off your friendslist is adversarial b y definition. It means that for whatever reason, the other person doesn't want to associate with you anymore – which in and of itself is just a crappy situation to be in, not to mention hurtful. Sometimes the reasons are obvious: you had a dispute or a falling out, so you delete that person. Often, it is not that obvious. I had someone delete me without any reason, someone who I hadnt just met once, by the way, and when I asked what happened, I was ignored. Deleting someone also burns bridges. I mean you cannot delete someone and then when you run into them 6 months later pretend nothing happened. Deleting someone on facebook is essentially deleting your relationship with them.

    I believe such sites like facebook maker all this worse. Rejection into your face, so to say. Back in the day, when you didnt want to talk to someone or associate with them, you just stopped calling or ignored them etc. Now it is done so obviously and blatantly into one's face. DELETE. It couldn;t be more obvious than that. Deleting someone sends a a clear message.

    Comment by Karen — December 22, 2009 @ 11:25 am

87. What I find annoying is when someone "friends" you – and being the way I am, I almost always send a private note to them saying a quick hello and thanks for the add. But of all these people, I'd say only about half respond back – it's like the others are just adding you to make their friends list bigger. Facebook is a freaky place – it's a weird deal trying to interact over the net with some people. Sooner or later I'm going to delete my whole profile. It's fun to catch up with people you haven't seen since HS – but really after the initial hello and showing of pictures, there isn't much left to say.

    Comment by Dennis — December 22, 2009 @ 11:56 pm

88. First…you can hide annoying people from your wall or your page. You can set up your wall…so that no one posts anything on it…only YOU. Check deeply into your privacy settings. Why get rid of a friend over them wanting to express something…no matter how annoying or mundane? Holy God…some anal people on here. Maybe you should join 'an anti-social website'.

    Second…deleting your friends or relatives over their religious or political opinion IS JUST WRONG. Holy God…try to be a little thicker skinned. People are NEVER EVER…going to see things EXACTLY the same way you do. Period. I believe the sooner you learn this…the more TOLERANT you will become. I am conservative. My best friend is liberal. Who cares? I still love the guy even though he is CLEARLY politically misguided. JUST KIDDING!! I think people can believe or say…whatever they please…belong to whatever group they want…and I can honestly care less. Never bothers me.

    I keep to myself, and mind my own business. I never butt into anyone's page and jump in. I love political discussions, and I have fun with it, but I am smart enough to stay away from getting sucked into a trap. But man oh man…do people get hateful over it…and I mean…QUICK. Why hate each other over it? That is just plain SILLY. Life is too short to HATE PEOPLE JUST BECAUSE THEY SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY. Now…if someone consistently goes on your page…and starts fights with people who are your friends, and in some cases I have seen…these are people they do not even know. I have seen people going far enough as to make threatening comments. Now…THAT IS GROUNDS FOR TERMINATING NOT ONLY YOUR FACEBOOK FRIENDSHIP, BUT YOUR REAL FRIENDSHIP. Some people are just plain bullies who never grew up. They have absolutely no manners and have no idea how to behave. Sad.

    Oh…one thing to keep in mind…some people just have no time to post or reply back. They have other priorities, so take it in stride, and IF THEY ARE YOUR TRUE FRIENDS…YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY WHATEVER THE HECK YOU WANT OR WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE…WITHOUT ANY FEAR.

    Be yourself…and if people have a problem with that…they are NOT a real friend. Period. You can avoid all of this by not posting or commenting on silly inflammatory remarks that people post. In my opinion…some of these threatening political statements I have seen…perhaps should be saved for blogging. Now…I would define 'political blogging' as: "a bunch of far-right and far-left COWARDS who hide behind fake names. These people try as hard as they can…to shove their political opinions down each others throats, and act like bratty children on a daily basis."

    Comment by Drake — December 25, 2009 @ 12:18 pm

89. What is the steps I need to do to remove contact's A/K/A friends (that no longer are) off my page?

    Comment by Anna — December 25, 2009 @ 2:44 pm

90. I totally agree why are so many people concerned about # of friend's they accumulate when the key factor is How many do you communicate with ? I will not allow people to take up my space when they have no time of day for you.

    Comment by TC — January 2, 2010 @ 7:27 am

91. It has been comforting reading all these posts because for a while, I have been feeling like the most evil person in the world for deleting some of my facebook "friends"

    My story

    When I first started with facebook, I was addicted. I accepted everyone who added me, added anyone I thought was cool etc. I was very open with my thoughts regarding issues, how I met people etc. I also used to post a lot of pictures about my activities, travels, etc

    Then I had a falling out with someone I considered a best friend and even though we reconciled later, the friendship was never the same. She began to ignore me, not return my calls and basically, just treat me anyhow.

    IT HURT. I mean it HURT LIKE HELLL. I wanted to die, because even though this person was no longer my friend in real life, she was my friend on facebook. I was also subjected to all the updates of her life, her engagement, getting married etc and she was not talking to me. IT HURT AND was painful

    Finally, I made the very painful decision of blocking her. That gave me a few months respite. Later, I unblocked her and found that the initial blocking had removed her permanently from my friends list. If I wanted to know more about her, I needed to ADD her back. I refused and that's how that friendship ended

    Comment by Paisely — January 2, 2010 @ 5:14 pm

92. I must also add that I added this friend in college. I had also added and accepted other college peers onto my facebook as well.

    That was a big mistake. Half of those people I didn't really know and some of them were not real friends. They were jealous of my travels, activities and you could tell by the way they talked to you in class or ignored you on facebook.

    I started becoming more private about my life and activities. Stopped posting so much, restricting what I put there and putting the fake friends on limited profile lists.

    But it wasn't enough.

    Finally, I was encouraged to just delete the entire lot of them one night by the behavior of another friend who had just done the same. This particular friend one time had like 500 friends. One day I checked her wall, I found it narrowed down to 150.

    She had deleted a whole lot of people.

    Her action inspired me to do the same and I removed like 100 people one night. Don't get me wrong, it was very hard and I felt guilty and cried in side, but I knew I wanted to be free of this fake people.

    See I considere facebook an extension of my real life and I don't want to be with people who are not my real friends.

    It was very hard but with time it subsided

    Comment by Paisely — January 2, 2010 @ 5:19 pm

93. But I was not done yet

    I made the mistake of accepting friend requests from some coworkers I had.

    BAD BAD MISTAKE

    They just wanted to pry into my life and get fodder for gossip. There was also another coworker who doesn't even talk to me, barely acknowledges me and I still accepted his friend request

    STUPID, STUPID, STUPID

    Anyway, I made the decision to remove them, after a particularly traumatic episode. I had to remove them. They had ganged up against me and were trying to make my work life miserable.

    Funny thing is that since I removed them, not one of them has confronted me about it. Not one and I see them every day. I guess they are scared, either way, I made the decision after this episode to never add work friends to my facebook EVER AGAIN.

    I have had to become strong because of what I have experienced and now have no problem telling people "I am very particular about who I add on facebook and like to separeate my work life and personal life"

    Comment by Paisely — January 2, 2010 @ 5:29 pm

94. Anyway, it's been really therapeutic writing this. Glad to know I am not alone and that removing friends is sometimes necessary for one's peace of mind

    Comment by Paisely — January 2, 2010 @ 5:31 pm

95. I would like to try and understand why some feel it is a necessity to keep so called friend’s on your page ? Let me tell you what happened to me one person became upset for the reason I did not send Birthday greeting’s when i tried to explain for some unknown reason I did not receive notification well this person removed me not only that she had five other of her friend’s do same. Find too many are in their own inter circle showing nepotism with certain other’s. We deal with this in everyday life what is the purpose dealing with the same thing when we are here for fun & enjoyment & to interact ?

    Comment by TONY CARDONE — January 3, 2010 @ 3:17 pm

96. Glad to see many more share my views. i have 150 friends on my facebook,some are old collagues that i don´t care anymore about.some are old school friends,nothing in common.
    As a therapy for new year i am going to delete at least 30names.

    Comment by deb — January 5, 2010 @ 7:03 am

97. Ha, I love this website. It just keeps on growing and growing lol. Goes to show how much of an annoyance FB really is, in light of its positive qualities.

    And to Drake, have you ever thought that maybe it isn't only the people deleting friends who are immature, but those that use/abuse FB that are immature, too?? Those who delete are just rebelling/reacting to a technology that, although great at connecting people, is also bringing people's attention-whoring, petty, childish sides out. I've never seen a group of adults act so childish as they do on FB.

    What's the point of detailing every social activity you do? To prove to your friends that you have a life? What's the point of adding every single person who adds you? To prove that you have friends? What's the point of declaring on your loved one's wall how much you love them ad nauseam? To prove that you have someone that loves you and, therefore, must be awesome? What's the point of declaring what you ate for breakfast that morning? To prove that you need and can get attention for the pettiest of things?

    I don't see how any of these things are anyone's business but yours and those closest to you or those present with you at the time you did these things. The fact that people are broadcasting such personal and trivial matters on a constant basis is really aggravating to those who are more tactful and classy (yeah, I said it…we are CLASSY). It was only a matter of time before those who use FB to display how childish they really are got on the nerves of the mature, classier folk (who ideally wouldn't even want to be on FB but are somewhat forced to in order to not be out of the loop). So their deletion is pretty much inevitable and they should not be surprised. There's nothing immature about deleting people who are ignoring you or who you just no longer want in your life (although I will admit that there are instances where deleting people is uncalled for). But, more likely than not, you'll find that those getting deleted are the immature ones.

    Comment by Ally — January 20, 2010 @ 11:00 am

98. I used to never delete a person from facebook. However, I'm the type of person who hates when people twist my words because of a misunderstanding on their part for something I've posted. I had someone send an angry email over a mere question I had and accuse me of doing something I didn't do. And this was someone I looked up to and had respect for. Furthermore, my post was deleted and after that…this person never responded to me again. So I had no problem with dismissing them from my friends list.

    Comment by Shelly Cooke — January 25, 2010 @ 3:57 am

99. My friends list is not sacred. Much of it is just a collection of names that I only slightly know or remember. I've never once in over a year had a single deep conversation with anyone on Facebook. Thumbs up and tag-line replies are not real conversations. I use Facebook to share photos and quick news with family and close friends. The other people who have "collected" me are not really part of my life other than as a form of casual mingling. I don't feel obligated to keep them on my list because I'm not really adding anything significant to their life, and they are not adding anything significant to mine. If people I hardly know get hurt over being deleted from a friends list on Facebook, they really need to get off the internet and find more meaning in life with people they can touch and breath with and experience a full sensory connection with. If they think that my occasional comments on their photos or jazzy one-liner replies means I'm a dear, close friend who they can't afford to lose … that is really sad.

    Comment by Miriam Latour — January 25, 2010 @ 9:04 pm

100. Be cause i value my face book account more than i do an uninterested new firends i try only and i mea only to add beign one of the concepts of face book and i hate been reported or disconnected.

     Comment by busoye — January 26, 2010 @ 3:51 am

101. I had a childhood friend delete me suddenly and cut off ties with me. I think she even deleted some of my comments. I do not know why-there was nothing wrong said about the other, just common stuff. I tried to add her back twice and both times, the pending request disappeared within a couple days. We talked off and on throughout our growing up but apparently, I'm not one of her friends anymore…her loss. I've got too many other friends that care about me and cherish me. If I'm just "wall junk", then that shows she has sees no value from me. The priceless friendship.

     Comment by shannon — January 26, 2010 @ 12:25 pm

102. for all those people complaining that they delete pple because they never say hi or never comment on your pics etc do you even bother doing any of those or trying to reconnect with that person! stop whining and look at yourself first before you judge others.

     Comment by Andy — January 28, 2010 @ 10:41 pm

103. Yes, Andy, many of us have tried to reconnect with those people, many of whom may have only accepted our friend requests to be polite.

     Comment by Tahanet — February 6, 2010 @ 3:44 pm

104. i used to delete easy the friends i don`t want any more.now i can not with a simple x.what is the new issue.do you need me to have more friends,even if i don`t like them

     Comment by peter frankenstein — February 6, 2010 @ 11:13 pm

105. why is it harder to delete friends that i don`t want any more it used to just take an x,to you need more people to stay making money!

     Comment by Peter Frankenstein — February 6, 2010 @ 11:17 pm

106. I've been debating deleting my facebook account for a while now. I'm collecting people's e-mail addresses if they're available, and contacting people people who don't have their e-mail displayed through the little messenger system.

     I'm just tired of all the noise and politics facebook pushes.

     Comment by Rozax — February 7, 2010 @ 7:41 pm

107. There are 2 pictures of women on my face book with the name of martha tinsley that is not me and I want them off now. I do not know the women and do not appreciate this happening on face book. Get them off!!!!

     Comment by martha tinsley — February 9, 2010 @ 6:36 pm

108. Anyone please elaborate the main purpose of facebook.In my point of view Facbook is all about making friends does it so why you want to delete them?

     Comment by aezaz — February 18, 2010 @ 12:18 am

109. to me.. just don't add them in the first place. I have never removed anyone from my list except one rude person.

     Comment by human — February 18, 2010 @ 7:38 am

110. There are serveral people I would like to delelte off of my face book. If I cannot I will delete my face book altogether and there are others that are wanting to delelte a few people.

     Comment by Joyce Bruorton — February 18, 2010 @ 8:22 am

111. Some people are rude and I do not agree with some of the things that are being said and really don't want then on there. Is there a problem for you to let me delete?

     Comment by Joyce Bruorton — February 18, 2010 @ 8:24 am

112. I deleted my girlfriend from my friends list when we broke up but now we are back together again and facebook wont even let me see her profile or add her to my friends list. WHAT CAN A GUY DO?

     Comment by Mike — February 18, 2010 @ 3:21 pm

113. This thing is not my friend anymore

     Comment by Leasa Brock — February 18, 2010 @ 6:45 pm

114. I deleted over 50 people from my profile today… it didn't feel good or bad for me, just the simple fact that we don't talk in real life, and probably never will. When I first got into Facebook, I used to be big on adding friends and collecting them…. but now I'm feeling more and more hoarding is a useless thing. Some people do it to look popular, but how will you if you don't connect with them? I know some people who have more than 1000 friends and no wall posts for weeks. Yeeeah. From now on I learned the lesson- only friend people you have an interest in talking with. Don't get caught up in being fake.

     Comment by mee — February 19, 2010 @ 4:46 pm

115. this guy from chatroom just came on my page and keeps asking me do i want him or his little parts and i told him get the hell off my page and wont stop bothering me can some one help this man is a pest and now i feel like i don't wanna stay on facebook even though i like face book i may have to leave it because of this man

     Comment by cheryl — February 21, 2010 @ 7:45 am

116. To cheryl: You can block the guy who is pestering you. Blocking a user is different from not being friends with them. They can't see your profile or contact you. I know because I got drunk last night and hit my friend and now he's blocked me. It feels nasty. Mostly because it was my fault, and if he had also blocked my phone number, there would have been no way for me to apologise. It makes you realise how fragile friendships can be. If my facebook account is deleted somehow, I would lose a lot of friends that I don't have any other contact details for.

     I actually stumbled across this thread because I was thinking about deleting my ex boyfriend because it tears me up everytime I see his status updates on my home page and posts to other mutual friends who I'm convinced he's sleeping with. I don't really want to delete him completely though because sometimes it's nice to remember good times and look back at your photos together and stuff. So yes I agree with many people that there should be a way to block someone from your home page/news feed but not have to remove them altogether.

     I also noticed that someone back there was moaning about how facebook was invented so all the kids can be posers and have loads of friends that are people they've never even met. Actually I joined facebook back when it was exclusive to just a few universities, and you just had a profile with one picture, no apps or anything… I only joined because it was something of an initiation ritual for my university … if you weren't on the university network, you didn't really exist Ahhh those were the days! Life was good. Facebook has definately gone downhill since it was opened to the public. They should have kept it for the intellectuals (and dropouts that are just pretending)

     Comment by Emmy — February 21, 2010 @ 6:03 pm

117. Delete my account, friends and profile…I find this way of communicating too intrusive!!!!!!!!!!

     Comment by Becky — February 22, 2010 @ 3:24 am

118. is there any way to go through the list of ppl you've deleted

     Comment by geordy — February 22, 2010 @ 7:14 am

119. I think this technology has given a way for people to be rude, while never giving a reason, especially if the people knew each other in person. Forgetting all the good times, the times when one needed a friend and it went both ways. Creating relationships and being able to be switched off, with a click of a key. Technology has changed humanity and it’s a shame, because technology was made to better human kind, communication is the key, but it’s made the world smaller and colder.

     I knew someone when i was a kid, we lost contact for 20yrs and we ran into each other again, we are still friends today and it was like yesterday, we picked up, were we left off. I guess it depends on the persons character and who they really were, in life. Then again, life does change people, i would only hope that most grew.

     The issue is that, technology has made people just as cold, as it is. But the difference is that, technology doesn’t know or have feelings and it’s the responsibility of the person sitting at thier computer, to know the difference, not be insensitive or become desensitized. It’s easy to be insensitive, when a peson can’t see the others face. The cyberworld has created knew identities in many who play a part of it and later taking it with them, on to real life. They forget what it is, to be human and have real feelings and memories.

     Myself, i like to be grounded in reality and if i knew someone in life, i would rather remember them as they were and not, what they might have turned into. Because, i’ve met a few with very good hearts and would go out of their way, for a friend. But, everyone in life, is an island on to themselves, locations and people change them, without them even noticing. People were made to grow, not just grow older. I understand values change, but the core values are still there.

     Technology changes everyday and whenever a part is worn or breaks, harddrives, motherboards, memory chips can all be changed, but we are people and we’re made up of blood, skin, bone and feeling. Processors are made to make decisions at the blink of an eye, people where made to think first then react.

     I’m very proud to have known the people i knew in my life, i hope i shared with them and made them grow from the experience, as much as they’ve made me grow as a person.

     But, when people can switch you off, like a switch, that’s just plain insensitive, especially if we knew them offline and not online. But people do change, some for the better and some not. I do undestand that, technology can play on the human psychology, sometimes making even the best person in the world, do some stupid things, without them even realizing it. Again, it’s our responsibilty to know that, we all once shared times, good times, hard times and helped each other through them.

     So, technology can be a double edged sword, either we grow with it, without losing ourselves and treating others in a calas way or we let it turn us all, just as cold.

     I do believe though, whether someone is blocked, ignored or deleted, it doesn’t matter, no one can ever steal the memories that were made, along the way.

     Thanks.

     Comment by Gerardo — February 22, 2010 @ 1:19 pm

120. no privacy

     Comment by Antonia Borrero — February 23, 2010 @ 12:39 pm

121. I want to delete my acct with facebook

     Comment by Antonia Borrero — February 23, 2010 @ 4:39 pm

122. I just deleted a facebook friend for the first time. I was kind of dating this guy. I posted something on his wall, telling him to call me once he got back in town so we could hang out. A few days later I noticed he deleted my posting on his wall. No others but mine.

     I found this to be extremely hurtful. I figure he has no reason to be ashamed to be talking to me, unless he is trying to hide it from another girl.

     Then I tried to think about it from his point of view. I have dated multiple guys at once…but then again every time I have done that, all the guys know that I am doing it. I'm pretty straight forward, and will not fake like someone is the only one if they are not.

     I would have appreciated it much more if he would have just told me he's dating multiple people. I don't care; we had only been out twice. But do delete my postings specifically, when I simply ask him to call me? It was hurtful, and I found it disrespectful, so I deleted him.

     Comment by Kim — February 25, 2010 @ 2:19 pm

123. Ive been deleted and could care a less because these are peop;e that should never have been on their in the first place.The problem with facebook there is not a whole lot of privacy.People need to remember anything you post on the wall everyone can view and if you truly care about your privacy should not be onFace book in the first place.

     Comment by Julian Kruger — February 25, 2010 @ 5:06 pm

124. I developed a simple standard which determines if a person gets on the list or not. If I have never shared a meal or a drink with you, you're probably not my friend. I did a purge a few months ago and that was the criteria I used. Of course there was an exception – people I would like to share meals or drinks with.

     Comment by George Ortega — February 25, 2010 @ 6:35 pm

125. I truly use facebook only for family and those people that either connected with as a friend in the past or someone that I am currently connecting with. Honestly, if someone I am connected with no longer exhibits friendship like behavior or if I truly do not feel they are a friend, I delete them. I just don't use facebook to show the world how many people I can accummulate.

     Comment by Denise — February 28, 2010 @ 5:14 pm

126. Facebook can be alot of fun. I think it’s a great tool for keeping in contact with the ones that are long distance; it’s cheaper than a phone call.
     There are some that post stuff on their wall and comment on others and true, what has been said, you get ignored when you comment on their comments,LOL, that is something that just makes me nuts too. It puzzles me. I ask myself why, and my husband thinks that people use it properly and then the ones that are out to hurt you to satisfy their own pathology. Sometime I wish I never started facebook, I feel almost obligated at times.

     Comment by Jan — March 8, 2010 @ 4:48 am

127. Can any1 tel me how to delete my facebook acc.Reason being its denying me access

     Comment by Mustafa — March 17, 2010 @ 9:05 am

128. reply via e-mail

     Comment by Mustafa — March 17, 2010 @ 9:05 am

129. what if you delete someone n they see u deleted them when ur profile pic pops back up on their page to add you again! lol!

     Comment by LSTEF — March 21, 2010 @ 5:12 am

130. Don't you hate it when people add you as a friend then later delete you for no reason? Or they still have you as a friend but put you on some sort of limited profile (i.e you can't see their pictures or tags etc) That is when I just delete them.

     Comment by whatever — March 21, 2010 @ 6:39 pm

131. i wrote an article on “Why I have deleted 80% of my Facebook Friends” you can read it here : http://evarsamis.com/?p=491

     Comment by evan Varsamis — March 22, 2010 @ 8:13 am

132. how can i know who eliminate me from facebook?

     Comment by yael — March 22, 2010 @ 1:56 pm

133. How do I put someone back on facebook that i accidently deleated?

     Comment by Kathy — March 24, 2010 @ 10:08 am

134. You have to add them as a friend again. Isn't that obvious?!

     Comment by antiretard — March 25, 2010 @ 4:44 am

135. want off facebook

     Comment by carol — March 27, 2010 @ 3:58 pm

136. I no longer want FACEBOOK not permanent

     Comment by carol — March 27, 2010 @ 7:58 pm

137. Many people have missed the point about this topic. Sure, Facebook as a platform is used and viewed differently by different people, but at the end of the day, it is simply and centrally focused on the concept of social networking. Throughout your life you will meet many people and become Facebook "friends;" however, it would be simply impossible to maintain a consistent relationship with all of these people. Facebook is about networking, making connections, and staying in contact with people you meet around the world (should you decide to travel, say that exciting year after you graduate university). Those who delete "friends" on Facebook will do so for the rest of their time on the social networking site, as they have missed the mark on the benefits of being a member of a social network. Picking and choosing who you want to delete doesn't mean those you spared are your actual "friends." Indeed, are you deleting friends on a regular basis? I suggest closing your account.

     Comment by cd — March 31, 2010 @ 4:02 pm

138. I originally joined FB to just keep in touch with a few close friends in and out of my state. People we could say anything to and just be ourselves. Well, that was short lived, because soon coworkers, relatives, old school classmates, etc, wanted to be friends. With my relatives, I felt I could not turn them down, some of them I have only met once or twice, so now I watch everything I say on FB, so as not be be misinterpreted, etc. sucks not to be able to be completely myself, but so be it. Secondly, the very few coworkers I did have on FB were quickly cut off, since they were going back to work and repeating everything I said and did, to our supervisor. i.e.(Guess what, the baby was sick but she still had time to post an entry to FB today) pathetic. There is a social etiquette to FB (or should be) which you would think would be common sense. Dont talk about religion, politics, etc. in a controlling way. such as "I joined the I hate Obama campaign today" (by the way, I don't hate Obama, I voted for him, this was just an example) Don't make sarcastic cutting or embarrassing remarks to another person even if it is a relative. i.e "remember in 3rd grade brother, when you wet your pants and mom and dad had to come and pick you up from school"? A little Common sense goes a long way.

     Comment by jodi — April 1, 2010 @ 11:39 am

139. some people use a Facebook for networking, some use it because they want to share thier "insights" with others.It can be a tool for networking,or it can turn into the"Loser Channel".if the latter crosses over then "Deletion" is proper.Who wants 500,000 fucking friends?

     Comment by clawrence — April 2, 2010 @ 3:42 pm

140. I want off facebook but do not know how to delete. Help

     Comment by alice hogenson — April 4, 2010 @ 1:45 pm

141. I had this one dude I havent seen or talked too since high school(im 25 now), request my friendship. I added him, we talked every now and then. He was always the quiet type, nice kid he was…well apparently over the years hes been nothing but protein bars and dumbbells cause he got huge! then come to find out he deleted me after i told him i wouldnt have sex with him. I would like to see how many people I can de-friend in 24 hours by updating my status as "i wont sleep with you, still want to be friends?"

     Comment by jade — April 8, 2010 @ 3:28 am

142. I actually deleted about 15 or so people from my facebook account tonight.For me, it basically came down to a question of who is really a friend.People that I hadnt spoken to in weeks or months, who never once commented on any of my posts or activities,even though they were clearly interacting with many other people.I even blocked a couple of them because of their outright ignorance.Also, people in their 30s adding every single person they meet, clearly have self esteem issues to feel the need to constantly boost their friend count.Creepy.No thanks!!!

     Comment by kris — April 8, 2010 @ 8:23 pm

143. Jenny said a HAND FULL SHE DEALT MY CARDS!!!! THAT'S EXACTLY HOW I FEEL…EVERY WORD WAS ON POINT…I STOP READING AFTER HERS.

     Reason I looked this up..I dont take fb serious but I hear ppl saying they going to delete ppl if they're not responding all type of weird stuff..Had one person delete me then wanted to be friends again.. Someone was very ignorant I had fun gave him his meds, he didnt like he deleted me oh well let's junkmail…I think some do delete me, dont know why so that's how I found this site..no hard feelings from virtual reality..I USE THAT ALOT OF FB. YOU CAN SAY IM NEW to it maybe a year but IT'S A SOCIAL GAME EVERYTHING JENNY SED!!

     Comment by Brownsugar — April 11, 2010 @ 1:59 am

144. i got no clues several on friend list dat z why i wanna delete some persons from my facebook.

     Comment by rachna batra — April 12, 2010 @ 3:06 am

145. I think it's hurtful and snobbish when you invite a friend on fb and they accept only just to snoop on your profile and then delete you a few days later. It totally pisses me off and makes me think they must be so up themselves that they think they're so better than me. You reckon? Luckily I've only had two people do this to me, and quite honestly I'm no worse off, it's their loss not mine. What annoys me is that if they didn't like me why did they bloody accept my invitation in the first place? Tools…

     Comment by Vanessa Stoberl — April 13, 2010 @ 11:44 pm

146. to Elle – August 10th, 2009 at 5:25 pm

     I think you are completely right. If someone doen't follow up, or more than once ignores 2 or 3 messages, you should delete them and tell them to fuck off. I mean, a girl, who i thought we were good friends, lately, i have sent messages and only 1 of 4 times she replies, but she spends a lot of time in here and i can see she is writing and commenting. now i have given the ultimatum. if something is wrong or what the hell. if nothings wrong, i will just delete her then.

     Comment by alex — April 18, 2010 @ 8:26 am

147. The question is not WHY delete, it's HOW do you delet. Facebook and Twitter will soon be used primarily for advertisers and to make money. They don't want to lose one customer.

     I WILL DELETE MY ACCOUNT IF I DO NOT RECEIVE A SUFFICIENT ANSWER REGARDING HOW TO DELETE FRIENDS — OR JUST DELETE THE WHOLE ACCOUNT. THIS WASN'T ALWAYS SO DIFFICULT. I HAVE DELETED IN THE PAST.

     THERE WAS LIFE BEFORE FACEBOOK. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT "FRIENDS" IT'S A MARKETING TOOL.

     Comment by Gary — April 18, 2010 @ 1:27 pm

148. A couple of my friends from High school deleted me from facebook. Ain't that a you know what?

     Comment by kutaybah Sais — April 19, 2010 @ 9:48 pm

149. I just feel like deleting a few friends whom i am not keeping in touch with now, earlier it used to be easyto remove friends, but now facebook has made it a little complicated to do so.

     Comment by Diana — May 1, 2010 @ 9:47 am

150. My friend list includes people I've gone to school with (we have mutual friends together since we always end up at the same events anyways), relatives, and people I play Facebook games with. Of course, with privacy settings for each group of people.

     I find it odd how people delete/get deleted if they don't keep up with each other on Facebook. People get busy with real life and Facebook becomes a low priority. I may not keep up with people on Facebook every day, but I make efforts to send close friends a message to see what's happened since our last conversation or to meet up in person and catch up. Also, I may not follow not-so-close friends on Facebook on a regular basis, but I schedule lunch dates when I run into them.

     The idea of deleting/being deleted to reflect your supposed closeness is new to me. I just like to keep the connection open with people I know/people around me. The only reasons I have deleted and blocked people if they were stalking me or being inappropriately persistent after I have turned them down. People that have obnoxious status updates or spam my feed with annoying stuff, I just block their feeds. People I truly dislike, I just don't add them as a friend to begin with or just de-friend them (the feeling is mutual especially if it's an ex that I'm not on good terms with/horrible ex of a friend). Random people (with no connection whatsoever) that I have accepted in the past, I have weeded out. I simply don't have the time and emotional resources to keep up with every single person in my social network.

     People have their own ideas of what is acceptable/not acceptable in a Facebook friend, but I'm very perplexed about this idea of deleting people who interact with their other friends more than you. My best friend hardly comments on my Facebook activities, and she Facebooks more with her friends that she studied abroad with. But we have weekly lunches together and get together on the weekend in addition to calling/texting often. I Facebook more with my friends from study abroad because I don't see them, but just because I don't spend much time on my other friends on Facebook doesn't mean I don't spend much time with them in real life.

     Comment by Christie — May 2, 2010 @ 7:02 am

151. I've actually only removed one friend from facebook. A lot of my facebook friends are family members who live in other parts of the country, and this is one way for us to keep up. : )

     Comment by Mikki Anna — May 3, 2010 @ 8:15 am

152. I want to know how to delete someone.

     He is very bad. The things he and his friends

     put on my sute is NOT ACCEPT ABLE. It is a disgrace.

     Thank you.

     Comment by Cindy Garcia — May 5, 2010 @ 12:58 am

153. Seriously deleting friends is for freaking retards. Why delete someone you haven't talked to?????? WHY???? What if someday, they decide to look you up to see what you are doing or what you have been up to, or even to start a friendly update/conversation, only to find out you have been deleted???? Wow…what a true friend. Fuck that. Not a true friend and never will be. Fuck all you facebook deleters….

     Comment by Mike — May 7, 2010 @ 12:40 am

154. I once delete a friend because they were friends with someone that had a profile pic of a man that was about to club a baby seal to death,..I don't want to be friends with ANYONE who is even remotly friends with anyone who thinks that this behavior is funny or "just a way of life"…its not funny its repulsive and it makes "some people" want to break into labs and libarate animals and burn the labs down and makes "some people" want to club to death "other people" that support animal abuse. I also delete anyone who is a fan of sarah palin. haha…sorry fools. Oh and Man coulter, AND limbaugh, …..Oh AND beck,,,,um,,,,,oh AND Hannity. so yea, ,,anyone that is stupid enough to think these people are doing ANY good for america I want nothing to do with. GOP wants America torn apart at the seams, then THATS what they'll get. divide and concure huh? Tear america apart from the inside out right Reich-Wingers??? I've deleted my own family members because of this. haha. again, sorry fools. just the way it is. I FUCKING DESPISE CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS, you people are the most UNLIKE Christ human beings walking the face of the earth. Go fuck yourselves.

     Comment by cnbe — May 8, 2010 @ 10:20 pm

155. Small reply here to Jenny – May 19th, 2009 at 12:12 pm

     i used to see things your way. and of course, never having met someone for real and then ignoring you on the PC, is not ignoring you in the real sense or way. But when I talk to people who I have known for some years, and sometimes meet to parties and on the street and then I make a simple question as to if they will attend certain party or if we

     should hand out next weekend, and have to email this 3-4 times before getting and answer 4 days later, then I get pretty pissed off. Pretty much because these are the people who make status updates 7 times a day, 3 via mobile, and even post 20 farm links and comment 10 peoples links or whatever. Don't have time`

     Give me a fucking break !!!! If you don't answer after 3 days this is fucking lack of respect, specially if it is sent both to your normal mail and facebook mail. Then

     just stop being my friend, because I will not take this fucking unrespectful behaviour. Or do any of you guys really think these people can call them your friends. Acquaintance maybe, but they are not truly your friends anymore.

     I mean really, move your lazy as, just don't fucking lie to me about you not having time and then getting back to me when YOU are bored. I really cannot stand people who pretend their time to be 5 times more important than your own.

     As to Drake – December 25th, 2009 at 4:18 pm

     Oh…one thing to keep in mind…some people just have no time to post or reply back

     I'm sorry, but as I have said before and always tell my brother. This is just plain bullshit, whit no disrespect to your post as a whole. Except maybe 1-2% population who do a lot of stuff, and attends courses and sports and so on, this is basically not true for around 99% out there. As I always say to my brother, If there is the will, you have the fucking time. So true, he threw this back in

     my face one-day, and I had to go play football with him. Whatever, truth is, replying an email which takes 3-5 minutes, is something EVERYONE has time to. And I don't

     believe they don't. I play football, go to work, am making comics, and sleep 6,5 hours a day, sometimes 7. So don't say you don't have time, it's a fucking insult to me.

     Any way, what I am really bothered about, isn't actually the fact that people always lack to reply in time, or only 10% reply at all, it is even moreso the fact that I have been letting this get to me and upset me for so long.

     This week I deleted my facebook friends, and all pics and removed then the account, and removed all my hotmail contacts. If you are my friend give me a call sometime or at least take the phone ONCE when I call you, if not GET THE fuck out of my life, stop wasting my time and space.

     There SAID IT. Actually better off meeting people in bars and sports events. And having maybe I beer. Most of them we never speak outside of that, but at least they are not pretending to be something they are not !

     Comment by alex rivero — May 11, 2010 @ 11:52 am

156. Too much stuff/people that i'm not interested in.

     Comment by CAROLALLAIN — May 12, 2010 @ 12:34 am

157. i want to delete my account in facebooki

     Comment by marian_nitz — May 14, 2010 @ 5:38 pm

158. pls delete me in face book cause im no longer free to open cause im getting tired of my age

     Comment by marian_nitz — May 14, 2010 @ 5:41 pm

159. whatever – March 21st, 2010 at 10:39 pm

     Don’t you hate it when people add you as a friend then later delete you for no reason? Or they still have you as a friend but put you on some sort of limited profile (i.e you can’t see their pictures or tags etc) That is when I just delete them.

     Yes, Fully agree with you there. Its pretty danged sad when all your so called "friends" you've been connected with for years suddenly have disconnected you or you see little nib comments about you on other peoples profiles. What I want to know is when I turned from an angel into a devil. Im still the same sweet person I ever was. What the heck happened to FB, anyhow?

     Comment by TooSad2EvenCare — May 24, 2010 @ 6:24 pm

160. First off, I don't play the game of adding people I don't even know. Every one of my Facebook friends is someone I have some kind of connection to, and I did not just blindly add them to up my friend count.

     Of the handful of people I have deleted, reasons range from having no contact with them (on FB or otherwise,) discovering I have nothing in common with them, being annoyed by their relentless posting – usually about things I couldn't care less about, and there have been a few that I never should have added in the first place.

     No offense to any of my FB friends, but if anyone ever deleted me, the only way I would notice is if my total number of friends went down…. then I would have to search my list until I figured out who it was.

     The last, and maybe most important point I'd like to make, is that if you do find yourself deleted, get over it. And in some cases, take a hint.

     Comment by Dave — June 2, 2010 @ 9:08 pm

161. i like t dellete my friends in FB because i want to remove theme to my list bwahahahahahaha…..

     Comment by jr — June 3, 2010 @ 8:01 pm

162. Which is worse blocking or deleting? I added a girl I know from work and she accepted yet blocked me from seeing her wall posts. But I can see all the wall posts she made up until the point we became "friends" and she has about 15 picture albums on display yet she doesn't want me to know what she's thinking. The only reason why I noticed this was because I was checking my face book on my phone and she made a status update that came through on my news feed by accident. I decided to make a comment because I had the same thought about a certain topic and thought it was funny. The app wouldn't let me comment on it but I could still see it. Yet could not see it when I logged in on my computer. If she didn't want to add me and let me have access to over 700 pictures of her and all of her past posts her birthday, her email etc. etc. why did she? Just so I'd take the hint and delete her when I figured out I couldn't see her posts. I think it's dumb on her part to add someone she didn't want to add. Just to be nice isn't the smart thing to do she could have just lied and said she rarely uses her facebook. Just don't add anyone you don't want to add and then you won't have to delete anyone and cause hard feelings or misunderstandings. The only reason why I could see deleting anyone is if it was an ex girlfriend who I didn't want to deal with anymore. Or a friend who I had a falling out with in real life. I wouldn't delete anyone over something on facebook such as not responding to my status updates that's just self important and childish to do.

     Comment by John — June 6, 2010 @ 2:02 pm

163. @ Cindy Garcia, if you're still wondering how to delete a friend on Facebook, just go to their page and look for the "remove from friends" button in the left margin. OR you can also click on the "account" button in the upper right corner, and the first choice in the drop-down list is "edit friends." It will bring up a list of all your friends and you can delete any or all of them individually, including people you have requested but who have not approved you yet. I do that actually pretty often. Good luck!

     Comment by Dave — June 10, 2010 @ 2:59 pm

164. I have deletd friends that I just simply don't want knowing my business….I use facebookto communicate with people I cant see on a regular basis like if they live out of state etc….also there can be some crude people out there who use facebook as a gossip chain to just bash about your business….not a good thing. Like most have admitted…I wont add just anyone, I gotta have a relationship/connection with them and if that connection fades then oh well…I dont get people who have like 1000+ friends…seriously do you talk to and SEE 1000 people on a daily basis?

     Comment by Emy — June 10, 2010 @ 6:32 pm

165. Hey I think sometimes MAY BE FB automatically removes friends from lists.

     Also, even though I've deleted some ppl myself, I know it's NOT cool to do it and it hurts feelings. it's like you're disconfirming those ppl.

     I wonder why ppl do it for the simple reason that they're been ignored. Hmm. Me, I'm happy to have a connection with my 200 FB friends even if I don't personally talk to every single one of them. At least I know how they are doing and vice-versa. Also, I don't add just everyone. Mosly family,real friends,and people I go/went to school with.

     And I don't care if I msg someone on FB or write on his/her wall without getting and answer. I may wonder why is it so, but I can't get mad and delete the person just for that!

     Comment by cc — June 10, 2010 @ 10:32 pm

166. delete your contact who is careless proudy and esply who hide korean pic to their profile same n that ass hole,so guys n gals don,t take other to make your frnd fool.actually idiots and dumb doing that.face book vairous mother fu..er

     Comment by ram subedi — June 17, 2010 @ 10:08 am

167. Maybe they don't talk to you on facebook because they have better things to be doing than be on-line all day deleting facebook friends.

     Comment by Sunderland — June 17, 2010 @ 10:19 am

168. Though I rarely delete people from FB (I have maybe deleted like 2 people due to a falling out with each other), I feel other people have the right to delete me if they want to. I never bother to inquire as to why they deleted me since the action of deleting IMO sends a pretty clear message.

     With that said though I DO remember the people that deleted me and as far as I am concerned the bridge has been burned and in most cases will be very difficult to build back. I am way more forgiving if the person wants to keep their FB private and personal with only a few "real" friends, but when I see that the person that deleted me still has 200-500 friends then I am not forgiving.

     Though it is only online, you still have to remember you are dealing with people. You never know if a former FB friend that you deleted in the past will end up becoming someone that has an important contact to a potential job opportunity or anything else that can prove to be beneficial to you in the future. Don't think they will remember your action? You might want to think again.

     Lastly perhaps I am being a bit presumptuous, but it seems to me that a big reason why some people on FB (especially younger adults and teens) mass delete others is due to wanting to "get even" for all the times they have been socially rejected in life. Subconscious or not, they could be deleting people in order to finally not be the ones on the receiving end of the rejection. If that's the case, FB is in some ways like high school all over again.

     Comment by Cory — June 17, 2010 @ 3:50 pm

169. I have deleted quite a few people just for simply not having a positive connection with them. I added them and when we were real life friends/acquaintances I never really knew them except for maybe on the surface. The anonymity many people feel makes them over share on fb and through fb, I got to know them in a different way. Sometimes their posts were constantly inflammatory, sometimes they just made me feel unhappy feelings when I thought of them (jealousy, anger, resentment) These would be my issues and not theirs, but I don't want to have to feel that way just to keep from hurting someone else. Essentially I realized that they are people that I don't feel comfortable sharing my pics and my life with for whatever reason with fault being irrelevant. I do feel bad if my lack of a connection was one-sided and I hurt their feelings, if they even noticed.

     Comment by Mary — June 27, 2010 @ 7:52 pm

170. I don't think its that serious… delete or not delete it is really up to the person. I've deleted and been deleted I don't take it that personal and I don't think its childish either way, if your doing it out of spite maybe but I mean its your facebook and I am a minialist in nature so just like I delete numbers in my phone book or files on computer I delete friends on facebook, its not real life, if I saw the person face to face I would be friendly, of course we aren't friends but Its still no reason to ignore them face to face, I guess for me facebook isn't that deep and if we were "real" friends I probably wouldn't be deleting them or they wouldn't be deleting me. I don't get people getting mad about deleting, I mean were they really that close to you if they can cut you like that, really??? so you probably weren't that into them either lol everyone I deleted may have been people I know but don't really talk to or they were good friends but not so much anymore…if they deleted you they prob see it as cleaning there closet lol or giving away old clothes and sometimes they haven't deleted you at all but deavtivated there account, I know for some its hard on the ego not knowing but serious they need to get over it, people can do as they please with their own account…if they are not "real" friends" in real life they are probablly just filler on facebook and y not get rid of the excess.

     Comment by L — June 30, 2010 @ 8:44 am

171. I really don't think it's that big of a deal.

     I've deleted a few, and even blocked a few, but it just depends on the situation.

     Some people like to start drama over facebook, so I blocked them. They harassed me, so I felt like it was appropriate.

     I delete people on a regular basis. If we don't talk, or I don't know you, I will delete you. There's no point. I very rarely do it out of spite, because I feel that is very immature. Just saying.

     But I don't take it as a personal thing unless we had a falling out and they deleted me.

     Comment by Nicole — July 16, 2010 @ 12:21 pm

172. I delete people if I was unhappy about them and I feel more satisfaction to be without those sorts of people. Ive purged out hundreds of people because I feel facebook seems to feel like my life and they seem to feel like there are not my friends in reality

     Comment by Sam Hughes — August 14, 2010 @ 8:38 am

173. My nephew just deleted my sister and nobody else in the family. Of course it's hurtful if family does that for no apparent reason. It's making a statement, however you want to dress it up as 'it's only the internet' 'it's not real'. Real people are involved. Why not hide them instead if you find their posts annoying or not your cup of tea? I've done it before and feelings are spared and nobody's any the wiser. It's different if they are very distant friends who you're not likely to have contact with and have never contributed to posts etc

     Comment by Jaki — August 17, 2010 @ 11:41 am

174. I don't see much of a point in deleting Facebook friends, but that's just how I use my account. I have e-mail and phone calls to keep in touch with my "real" friends, and the people I'm closest to. If I add someone as a Facebook friend, I have a genuine interest in keeping up with their lives. That usually doesn't change, and I figure if I don't know or like a person, I won't send a request/accept their request in the first place!

     As for getting deleted, sometimes I have trouble not taking it personally, but I figure they have their own reasons. It gets obnoxious seeing my friend count go down and not being able to tell who deleted me, but I must've felt the same way if I can't tell right away. lol The embarrassing thing is when I lose track of who deleted me and request again. I don't want to come off as a pest!

     Comment by Whitney Howard — September 5, 2010 @ 9:13 pm

175. I find this a really personal issue. I went to college with a friend who recently deleted me. I emailed her and asked her why she did this. No response. People that delete can create hurt feelings. I don't think I ever said derrogatory comments that might insult her! Oh well. Screw her!

     Comment by Candice Hampton — September 16, 2010 @ 10:10 pm

176. Cory you are absolutely spot on. It never ceases to amaze me how on FB and in real life people go out of their way to make enemies or create negativity in a relationship. A friend I go back almost 20 years with just cut me out of his life for no real reason. I was wrong about somethingand apologised as soon as he told me I was wrong. But where most people would laugh it off and get over it (it was actually quite funny) he got all dramatic, removed me from FB and forbid me to ever contact him again. Talk about drama! That bridge is most certainly burned right now especially as we work in similar fields. He may need me in the future plus we have many mutual friends – his loss. On the subject of 'uncontested' deletions – just because a person hasn't enquired why you deleted them doesn't mean they havne't noticed and aren't annoyed. They just have too much self respect to bother asking that's all…

     Comment by Deborah — September 21, 2010 @ 1:59 pm

177. that exists, jus click ignore on thenewfeed for whomever u wish to ignore simmple

     Comment by lee — October 4, 2010 @ 12:55 am

178. there's an easier way to clean up the newsfeed, though. just remove them from it by clicking on the x to the right of the update. you'll never see them there again, but they stay on your friend list. i do it all the time. i do sometimes "like" or comment on peoples updates when i don't know them or have little connection, when the update is really witty or is a really good comment, and other people do that with me. its led to some good interactions. but some people are more private, i know.

     Comment by scott macewan — October 27, 2010 @ 10:45 am

179. I think it's best to keep it real-but once you've added "friends" it is simply rude and immature to "delete" them unless the person has done something truly hateful to merit it. I think you have to take responsibility for adding them in the first place (or in some cases "requesting" their friendship).

     Best to just deactivate your account create a new one and start from scratch–use your settings to adjust visibility so those you wish to stay out of touch with won't make it awkward for you again by sending a request. OR just stay off Facebook! It's really a waste of time for those who possess an IQ north of 130ish (mine certainly is).

     Comment by precious — October 29, 2010 @ 1:11 am

180. I recently went through my list and removed people who were not in contact with me or who only posted game results, that kind of thing. Among them was a person who is a close relation to some people who have hurt me and my family. She had originally asked to be added and as I had nothing against her, I accepted her friend request. Then my news feed began to be filled with her posts about the comings and goings of people whom I dislike and have no desire to be informed about. I didn't even think she'd notice that I deleted her because we haven't been in contact, either on Facebook or personally, for months. Wrong. Now she has hard feelings, which to me proves I was more than justified in deleting her. Just saying that there are good reasons to delete a name from your list.

     Comment by Sparkles — November 1, 2010 @ 8:19 am

181. I deleted someone recently and have now got a message asking why. The reasons I deleted her were valid, she created a huge drama the last time I saw her due to her taking too many drugs and partying all night which impacted on me and my family and I don't want that in my life. I probably should have just been honest with her but had not the energy to explain to her as she has already created a pile of excuses for what happened. She drains me when she talks to me because she is so needy and very dramatic. Then I realised she had blocked me from seeing her news feeds (I could still see them on her profile page) but my partner was not blocked from seeing them. Figured she didn't want me to know anything about her so deleted her. My question is – how do you explain to someone that there are reasons for deleting them without it creating another huge drama? arrgh – shoulda blocked her

     Comment by Tish — December 6, 2010 @ 9:17 pm

182. My ex would post comments on my friends' wall and it gets to me. Deleting him wasn't enough because I could still see his comments on mutual friends' walls and to completely get him out of my sight, I made a difficult decision to finally block him. His immature updates and comments made me put my foot down.

     Comment by NYC — December 26, 2010 @ 1:31 pm

183. he's probably got into another relationship…

     Comment by anon... — January 6, 2011 @ 11:06 am

184. So if they are not true friends, why keep them as "friends?"

     Comment by Renee — January 11, 2011 @ 8:04 pm

185. I've deleted and been deleted. My reasons for doing it: not enough contact with that person, too much crap in the feed (I can ignore them in the feed, but then what's the point in having them as a "friend?"), ideological differences (as in, nothing in common). Along those lines, I will delete people who only interact with me to disagree with something I've posted. I will also delete people who are friends of friends who added me, communicated like crazy at first but then it died down. No sense padding the list with people who you end up having no spark with.

     Why I was deleted: the one time I'm aware of it, I was deleted because I have rather strong political views. Tea party contact whom I've known for nearly 20 years was one of those who would only interact with me to disagree. The last straw for him was a link he sent me that he wanted me to read, which I then tore apart, breaking it down to it's skeletal remains of logical fallacies and downright lies. He deleted me shortly after that. It was only a matter of time.

     Comment by Renee — January 11, 2011 @ 8:18 pm

186. So if someone doesn't waste their time making status updates all the time like you then you delete them. They probably don't go on it as often as you.

     Comment by fadns — January 18, 2011 @ 5:14 pm

187. i dont delete friends, 'cause that's just mean. i simply hide some.

     Comment by angela — January 20, 2011 @ 8:34 pm

188. Sometimes you just have to do it for your own sanity. I was crazy about this guy but he wasn't interested in me. He kept dating loads of other girls who are far more attractive than me and seeing pictures of him with them was just killing me. I know I've got no chance with him and he doesn't notice I exist so better to remove him and save myself a lot of pain! And yes it's pathetic I know. He probably never even noticed I wasn't on list anymore anyway.

     Comment by Anglea — January 24, 2011 @ 6:18 pm

189. people who have "a million friends" probably don't have lives or friends in real life! I think you should only add people if you've met them in real life. unless you are a celebrity, adding a million friends u've never met or seen before is stalkerish and loser-ish. people on facebook don't neccessarily have to be "real" friends or people you hang out with, but u should at least remember where u've met them.

     Comment by suga — January 26, 2011 @ 2:17 am

190. This guy and I have been friends on myspace and facebook for years but we have only met each other once. I don`t even know if he remembers me…but He added me! I totally think he is gorgeous, but the other day I noticed that he deleted me from facebook. I`m pretty sure he did because we aren`t friends anymore, and I didn`t delete him. We never really talked because I never really knew what to say and he never contacted me either. I feel like if I write him I will feel like a weirdo but….well don`t you get the point?!

     Comment by ANONYMOUS — January 27, 2011 @ 5:21 pm

191. I would like to delete 3 pretending friends on my facebook list how can i do that please.

     Comment by Jean Dorcely — January 28, 2011 @ 11:25 am

192. You're making a presumption here. I've always wondered why some people dropped me from their friends list but I've never sent them a 'why did you drop me' message.

     Don't get me wrong. They were not at all my enemies and I would very much like to keep them as my facebook friends. It was just that we haven't been in contact for quite some time and they just removed me, but I wouldn't have removed them. So, the feeling is NOT mutual.

     Comment by MJf — February 17, 2011 @ 11:11 am

193. Corey is absolutely right. You must remember you are dealing with real people. I recently found out a FB friend unfriended me. I discovered it because she showed up on my "people you may know list." And my reaction was WTF?! She already is my friend! This was a girl I was good friends from junior high through high school. Granted we aren't as close now, and only interacted occasionally on FB, but she was the kind of friend that I enjoyed being in touch with, and if she were to visit the town I live in, I would've loved to had dinner with. I assumed she felt the same. I can't help but be extremely hurt. I too have been very forgiving of those people who are limiting their FB friends to a limited few. But this girl has almost 400 friends, so I can't help but wonder why on earth she felt the need to delete ME? And after all these years! There was no falling out. I don't get political on FB, so it can't be that. I haven't worked up the courage to send a message and ask her why. So those of you who think just because you don't get a message asking why, they aren't upset by it, are wrong.

     Comment by Confused — February 19, 2011 @ 10:04 pm

194. I deleted a freind on facebook because i dont friend co-workers for the simple reason that i dont want people prying into my personal life away from work. what i want them to know i will tell them. i sometimes have conversatiions with friends and family on fb that are not for co-workers. when i found out that people from our parent company in a whole other country were reading my conversations through this one person, who is not even a co-worker but the wife of a co-worker, i had to unfriend her because i felt it was a horrible invasion of my privacy, to be spied upon, but someone i had not even friended in the first place.

     Comment by stephanie — February 20, 2011 @ 2:56 pm

195. i was being herasst on facebook how do you delete people? i am not kiding

     Comment by Peter McNeill — February 21, 2011 @ 11:13 am

196. Yeah two girls i worked with deleted me, and it actually really upset me. the reason i wont be getting in touch with them to ask why is because they obviously had been discussing deleting me together and i dont want to give them any more fuel to talk about me. I considered them friends. Not good. I dont understand why they would have done this, we got along really well at the time when i worked with them, but clearly they didnt give a damn about me. what a couple of *itches they turned out to be. :`(

     Comment by Guest — February 23, 2011 @ 7:43 am

197. I have noticed over the past few months that facebook is intentionally limiting the amount of friends that I have in my account, I can add 10 and facebook" not the friend will delete 10 or more to the keep the number at a consistant level or below, still cowering behind the excuse of potential spam protection to other users. Certainly my activity proves that I am not interested in spam or any type of illicit activity other than an active friend base, but facebook with it,s outdated resource measures prefers to actively participate in this highly discrimative method of control, how utterly sad facebook has become…..

     Comment by vernon bowling — February 24, 2011 @ 11:38 pm

198. I think the point Mike was making is just having an avenue to keep in contact with that person. You never know when you might want to make some kind of professional connection with someone

     I personally think if you have a valid reason to do so, fine. If you want to because you want to, then fine. But like alot of things that has become more of a symbol of further self centerdness, "purging" friends from FB has become so in alot of cases. I think its another cry for attention, to get people to ask why they may have been deleted. Nothing irks me more than reading a status from a current friend going on about how they "purged" their friend list and how if your still able to read their status, you should be lucky somehow. I almost want to defriend someone for that kind of attitude.

     Comment by Tony — February 27, 2011 @ 10:48 pm

199. i can't stop deleting. i have no friends again.

     Comment by sertoiple — March 7, 2011 @ 1:39 am

200. I've deleted many people that I've realized I added only through connection through other people. I rarely talk to them, or about them, or even think of them, so I thought it was weird to have people around reading my personal comments that I don't think I would tell to normally.

     Comment by kacha — March 11, 2011 @ 2:29 am

201. "Facebook wishes"???? What does this mean? Users wish. It is not in Facebook's place to wish for any of these. Facebook is a tool NOT a participant in our lives. It has not the right to intervene or to try to define the nature, gravity or stability of our relationships. It has not the right to impose tagging of every single person who's image happened to be in a photograph, it does not have the right to ask us why we deleted someone or why we did not accept their request. It should never presume to speak on behalf of our friends (e.g. Helen will miss you) when we decide to delete our account. Apart from that Facebook should stop telling us whom we should add. Some of us need to meet new people, broaden our horizons and not be restricted (and controlled) by the limitations imposed in our every day lives (that's the joy of internet, isn't it?). Otherwise what is the point of giving all these information if our profile is meant to be addressed exclusively to people that already know us well? (We need to remember fb people have chosen to use the term "friends" instead of "acquaintances" which would justify more broad an adding). Also for some of us who are drawn by many kinds of people for different reasons know that not all our acquaintances can be added to the same profile. Why should we try to form a broad community of people that have nothing in common other than us? Who benefits from that? I believe that some control freaks will eventually have to start giving us some answers…

     Comment by freedom lover — March 15, 2011 @ 2:12 am

202. Facebook is a waste of time. It's for bored, lonely, insecure people who need validation in there sad life, and post pics and status just fishing fir compliments.

     Comment by Johnny — March 15, 2011 @ 8:21 pm

203. sounds like you,re pretty young, i am a matured person who also recently deleted my love partner of 5yrs from my face book friends,Why? we had a nasty argument decided to part ways,so why should i keep you as a friend,at least for now we are not.However a wk after he must have been searching my profile because he realized i deleted him and send me a request to be friends which of course i just ignored twice. Maybe he is sending you a mesage for whatever reason he dont want to be frinds anymore.

     Comment by reality — March 24, 2011 @ 1:15 pm

204. I agree, I would not have removed them but, i wont ask why they removed me either..

     Comment by Wendy — March 26, 2011 @ 12:58 am

205. remove facebook from my computer totally

     Comment by benjamin bennett — April 13, 2011 @ 11:58 pm

206. because I said so that is good enough

     Comment by Benjamin Bennett — April 14, 2011 @ 12:00 am

207. I never delete people that I've met at least once at some point in my life. Why bother deleting people for no reason at all. I don't expect to be close with all of my FB friends otherwise I would probably not even need FB to communicate with them, i would use the phone, e-mail etc. Also even if you haven't spoken with someone in a while there's a chance you might get together at some point in life. Why burn the bridges??To me FB is a little bit like real life. If I remove people I know from FB means I don't wanna deal with them in real life right? Plus FB has plenty of options to hide someone's updates or adjust privacy settings according to what kind of relationship I have with the other person. Oh, what I hate the most is people who put on their status "cleaning my FB" just so they have others begging to keep them. They sound so desperate for attention. If u wanna delete ppl just do it. No need for public threats.

     Comment by izabelle — April 14, 2011 @ 5:43 pm

208. http://www.wholesalewigsonline.com/

     Comment by loonggood2 — May 4, 2011 @ 5:55 pm

209. I hadn't deleted anyone until a few days ago when I deleted 20 people whom I knew but hardly interacted with. Now I feel guilty. I should have kept them and hide their status updates instead of deleting them.

     Comment by Lindsay — May 16, 2011 @ 1:15 pm

210. I once deleted this girl because she not only cluttered my newsfeed, but she kept sending me these asinine suggestions and constantly comment on comments left by my friends with whom she did not know personally or even knew the topic of said conversation.

     Comment by Brad Steele — May 19, 2011 @ 3:25 pm

211. I just removed all of my friends except my family. Facebook is taken way to seriously. All it is, is email, IM and Twitter combined into one. What has the world come to if these days, if your not friends on facebook, you're not friends in real life? What ever happend to calling people, or swinging by their house to see what they are up to? People think that by simply reading your status updates they are keeping in touch with you, but that takes away from the one on one contact that made up friendship. Any friend who (after my explaination/reasoning) who is still offended by the removal of all my friends, is no true friend at all. Those who stand by me, and love me unconditionally are true friends, and are some of the few people left, not consumed by Facebook.

     Comment by Jennifer B — May 21, 2011 @ 3:32 pm

212. Finally, someone with some sense and compassion on this issue. Thank you.

     Comment by Andy — May 30, 2011 @ 11:58 am

213. I like to delete people from friends because I am rude and want to hurt their feelings.

     Comment by Guest — June 6, 2011 @ 8:48 pm

214. It's tough but I'm about to delete someone I have known for 2 years. Why? Because in 'real' life I call and text and she has blown me off each time. I finally get a text back, when I was in her city, from her b/c she saw the pics I had posted of her town. She asked me when I was coming. Duh! I had left two messages weeks before in advance b/c she kept asking when I was coming to visit her. I'm tired of being blown off and it's time to get off the rollercoaster. When I see her picture, I wish I could hide it. If there were a way to, as one poster said, put them in a penalty box w/o deleting people like this, I would.

     I enjoy meeting people from around the world but once someone crosses the line, it's time to give them the boot. I'm at least cool enough to give fair warning of, "if the is no reply in a week you get booted' or something to that affect but what's the point of having a bunch of people, who never say anything for a year, on your page? To look cool? Doubtful!

     Comment by Akhnaten — June 10, 2011 @ 8:11 pm

215. Well, about a year ago, I went through my list and deleted quite a few people. It's weird, because I've always kinda felt bad about it. I mean they never did anything to me, I would just be irritated by things that were said, or get irritated by the lack of communication with them. So one day I just culled through and started deleting. I think this says alot about me though, it shows me that I can be petty and thin skinned at times. I mean there is good in everybody, no matter how deep you have to look. So anyway, I went back and added these people back, and they accepted…some probably never even knew I was gone. I'm a Christian and have been working on being a better one lately, and I asked myself, "What would Jesus Do?"…and the answer of course is, he'd never delete anyone, he loves all the people. So anyway, I'm going to start trying to see the good in all people, and stop getting irritated just because someone doesn't click like and go on and on about that incredibly clever status I just put up. Peace.

     Comment by Erica — June 18, 2011 @ 4:25 am

216. Mmmm…right on track!
     DELETE them!
     If they considered u as FRIEND, they will find means on how to contact u.

     Comment by Joe Knee Tah Maldita — July 2, 2011 @ 1:49 pm

217. i agree with you totally,its such a pig ignorant thing to do on somebody,that and ignorting chat msgs,and inbox msgs x

     Comment by sunshine — July 10, 2011 @ 8:38 am

218. how do i delete people i do not want on my face book i want them off

     Comment by connie swabb — July 15, 2011 @ 3:52 pm

219. i want to delete all friends that i add at facebook.com

     Comment by korboe elvis — July 19, 2011 @ 8:25 pm

220. It's odd that your reason for keeping people is to help Facebook: "Facebook would like to develop the most accurate image of our real world social graphs, and the elimination of friends damages that image." Why is that a just reason to keep people? It's a computer program!

     Comment by George Smart — July 26, 2011 @ 11:35 am

221. I think it's rude that someone deletes you on Facebook for no reason. I know these people from school or from town. I graduated high school in 2001, ten years later some people still act immature. The people I knew at school were friendly to me, so ten years later I add them on my friends list, they added me, then a few weeks later, they deleted me. If they want to delete me then why do they add me in the first place. I don't get it. I never deleted anybody on Facebook friends, even I don't talk to the person I don't delete them. I'm just a nice guy. From now on I talk to my close friends and family on Facebook. If people on Facebook wants to be my friend that's fine, if not that's fine too. I know there's a lot of jerks and weirdos on Facebook. Some people need to grow up. It's really sad that some people never grow up. It's only Facebook folks, lighten up!!!

     Comment by Alan — July 30, 2011 @ 1:26 am

222. Hey…I have had my experienced with facebook…which I didn't like in the beginning because I was so private but now I am not…but…I feel like the only way I can get to my generation is through the internet…we don't talk anymore and I was always outcasted because I wanted to do things the old fashion way…I delete people when I feel threated, if they hurt me or if they don't want to be around…just like real life…if you are not helping me move forward or I don't consider you as family or a true friend…I will delete you but at the same time I will tell you the reason why…I have nothing to hide…stay blessed folks!!

     Comment by Sasha McGee — August 3, 2011 @ 5:03 pm

223. i think that orkut is the best in social networking sites. It allows all the things that we need.
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     Comment by dating sites — August 7, 2011 @ 7:38 am

224. I feel it is fairly pointless that this feature ever existed. When establishing friends in daily life, it works differently as individuals form bonds over time, developing friendships with people they are drawn to and have a mutual rapport with. I have no reason to have a bunch of people I don't really know feel obligated to be friendly to me or I with them. This idea should have been fine tuned in such a way in order to not encourage the ridiculous over usage of. Honestly, it was the mistake of site creators to establish this as a "good idea", with other sites following suit. As I can see from reading these posts, it doesn't seem to work for many and is just another aspect about the internet and technology being flawed.

     Comment by Guest — August 8, 2011 @ 3:27 am

225. I tried to edit my friends list and some deleted and others didn"t and they a re still on my Instant Messaging,How do I get rid of them?

     Comment by Damielle Havens — August 15, 2011 @ 7:35 pm

226. Small reply to Alex:
     Seriously man, you come across as really aggressive and quite scary in your posting here. Maybe this is why people don't reply to you, because you come across as too intense. People's lives do not revolve around you and your social calendar. And whilst it may be somewhat rude of them not to reply, it doesn't make them bad people, it just makes them busy people whose lives do not revolve around you.
     If you send out an invitation to someone, don't automatically assume the right of reply – they are guests and you are inviting them. They are free to respond in whatever way they like, even if they don't get around to replying. They may not be sure they even want to come and not know what to say to you, they might even be put off by you for the reasons outlined above…cont…

     Comment by Jenny — August 16, 2011 @ 10:47 am

227. Cont: I've had friends like that, who watched every move I made on FB, if I hadn't replied to an email or two, making sure they posted seconds after I did to 'catch me' online! It actually made me dislike, and want to avoid them more! Nobody likes to feel they're being stalked on their own PC!
     I think you're taking it far too seriously, personally, and I probably wouldn't reply to your invitation if that was your attitude either! People pick up on this stuff you know, even online! y'know, really intense people….!

     Comment by Jenny — August 16, 2011 @ 10:48 am

228. I can't remember ever deleting anyone. I have about 1k FB friends and I think 4 or 5 have deleted me. I am not on the same great terms with everyone, but I really can't think of a reason to delete anyone. I don't need everyone in the regular feed, and if someone posts something to my Wall that I'm not excited about (there's one person who uses ALL CAPS), I just delete the post.

     Comment by ahemahem — August 17, 2011 @ 7:09 pm

229. Also, I generally post about things that are important to me – e.g. news, sports, hobbies, things that I feel strongly about – if none of your so-called 'friends' comment on anything you've written then it is clear you don't have much in common with them. Deleting idiots is SUCH a cathartic experience!

     Comment by Holly — August 22, 2011 @ 5:59 pm

230. yes, couldn't agree more – people actually post ULTRASOUNDS of their babies! WTF?

     Comment by Holly — August 22, 2011 @ 6:05 pm

231. Couldn't agree with you more! Same thing happened to me with coworkers of old, one deleted me after a month, and the other I just send a msg without adding just trying to catch up and next thing you know I'm blocked without any reply! And we never even had problems!

     Comment by Saro Mardikian — August 23, 2011 @ 12:10 pm

232. I was in a martial arts club for a while that I eventually lost interest in. But I did try to keep in touch with some of the guys and gals in the club. I was in the library of the university and one of the girls happens to go there as well. I asked her if she wanted to hang out for lunch and she blew me off (There was no underlying motive or anything. Also, if I knew where she was in the school, I would have approached her face to face about it). Anyways a couple of days later, she deletes me from her list and then blocks me. What a chicken****.

     Comment by James — September 2, 2011 @ 8:21 pm

233. What do you tell someone that post photos but then gets angry if you viewed them?

     Comment by Marsha — September 14, 2011 @ 7:11 pm

234. How on earth can I please DELETE all listed as my Friends? I don't know them! I've spent the last hour asking for Help to accomplish this! Will you please help me now!

     Comment by judy hunter — September 19, 2011 @ 9:16 pm

235. I have no intention of a Public Comment! Please Delete ALL LISTED AS FRIENDS!

     Comment by judy hunter — September 19, 2011 @ 9:18 pm

236. Please DELETE all names listed as FRIENDS. I don't know these people!!!

     Comment by judy hunter — September 19, 2011 @ 9:20 pm

237. What kind of answer is this to the issue I haave indicated!!!

     Comment by judy hunter — September 19, 2011 @ 9:21 pm

238. I've done that to people who have deleted me, and they never respond. They usually just block me in response.

     Comment by anon — September 20, 2011 @ 9:14 pm

239. I don't delete people unless they hurt me in real life and I want nothing to do with them anymore…This morning I just deleted this guy "friend" I've known for the past 5 years because he turned out to be a twisted, manipulative, selfish individual and I only regret not realizing this sooner…But yeah, I pretty much accept anyone's invite, and will keep them on my friend list as long as they don't disrespect me.

     Comment by Viola — September 24, 2011 @ 3:20 pm

240. Sombody I was aquainted with from childhood and school deleted me. i know it is through hypocrisy or jealousy so I did not ask why. I had also deactivated and I cannot tell if she did it after I had returned or before, it should not bother you it is trival and little she propably think she means nothing to me, But I added her so she was wrong.
     she was a dunce in school anyhow who just giggled her way through and changed boyfriends, years later she seems to have gotton worst

     Comment by Pearla — October 1, 2011 @ 12:00 pm

241. I gain more friends through Social Networking and I was able to locate and communicate my classmates and friends world wide those which I have not seen for many years. So I have new friends and old friends. Recently, I deleted few of them in my friends list, those which I don't consider true friends, since they were fake and envious kind of persons, in my own observation, they get jealous or envious, and said few hurtful words, with the photos or activities I posted in my wall or albums in my profile. Instead of they will be inspired, they became envious. Luckily, I still have lots of friends who are genuine in the social networking.

     Comment by Love — October 7, 2011 @ 10:48 pm

242. if you don't me, get off my face.

     Comment by Nina Badgely — October 22, 2011 @ 5:31 pm

243. Would some one please tell me how to get rid of the strangers? or for that matter why do you get such lame answers when you ask a question about a computer problem?

     Comment by Cerise Karpinski — October 22, 2011 @ 8:10 pm

244. I think it's time to delete someone from your friend's list if you have no type of contact with them. They don't comment, like or acknowledge on anything you post & they have their privacy settings making you ineligible to see what they're posting. This person(s) just happens to be a close relative (granddaughters) & lives around the corner. I don't see them in person or hear from them by phone either unless they want some money or want me to buy them something, etc. I delete phony people too.

     Comment by USDevilDogMom — October 27, 2011 @ 11:00 pm

245. I was deleted and it hurt…you see someone everyday and then you wonder what did I do….??? What did I do –put a perma block so they can never find me again! so childish–I know–just being honest

     Comment by Special1 — November 4, 2011 @ 12:40 am

246. I dont usually accept a friends request from someone i dont know, although i used to. I decided to give those new people a chance to say hi and introduce themselves, and that they'd like to be friends. Unfortunately, they never did, and since i had no connectino at all with them, i didnt see any reason to keep them on.

     Comment by blanky — November 11, 2011 @ 5:43 am

247. Yep, you are the internet, and you decide how "it" feels. You are the kind of dramatic person the rest of us like deleting.

     Comment by Cracker — November 23, 2011 @ 1:46 pm

248. Its probably for the best when its blatant, because theres no question the relationship is just over, but honestly when someone deletes you the first time it offesive until you find your self comtemplating the same thing! And many of us start by taking this fb thing way to seriously.

     Comment by Lorie — December 13, 2011 @ 11:48 am

249. I seems like the majoring either want off facebook or want to delete people…eventhough facebook can be a great tool it can also be a pain in the butt and people take it so seriously it crazy why would someone be upset for days over being deleted. And often times what they considered being deleted actually is someone deactiving their account. Ive sometimes deleted people just because after years of having them on there I just felt it was no need to have that kind of window into their life, I didnt need to see it all. Ive had friendships go to the wayside, but it hurts so much knowing that we tried to rekindle the friendship for the 5 time and it wasnt working it was time to move on…moving would be difficult when this person is all over facebook several times a day taking about they fml, somes going to get a beat down or my old best friends sucks ( which was me) I love my new besty (which was the new friend)..then you try to say okay we can be fb friends only, but who really wants to be subjected to all of that to keep one lousy ex friend…instead delete my account thats like deleting everyone…just delete the friend and move on…if said friend is hurt maybe he will twice b4 being such an a##.

     Comment by Elle — December 13, 2011 @ 12:55 pm

250. agreed!

     Comment by dvv — December 29, 2011 @ 1:14 pm

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