There are Facebook friends and then there are “Facebook friends,” and many reasons other than true friendship for “friending” someone. And it’s even a more complex decision when you decide to “unfriend” someone. A lot depends on how seriously they take Facebook. Some casual Facebook users may not even notice. You might not even think of it if you yourself are not serious about Facebook. Do you want the person to notice? Some people take umbrage and cause consequences if you make their friend count go down. Unfriending tells them that you care enough to do it, and also that you care enough about Facebook to think of it. In this comic, Tix decides that she doesn’t want the rude guy to think his slight is even worth remembering.
That's a topic that gets REAL complicated, especially when you want to defriend somebody from the office.
Great. I love the "Simon" character too, with his quizzical eyebrow..
I don't pay enough attention to FB to give a crap either way.
Indeed, Bearman. How seriously the potential ex friend takes FB figures into the equation of defriend or not defriend. That is the question. But I'm not defriending you anytime soon. 🙂
It confused me when I hear of cyber bullying on FB as to why the bullyee just doesn't defriend & block the bullyer
On my personal facebook account I just hide people. I don't want to have to take the time to explain to them why I don't friend them anymore.
I don't mind cyber bullying because I only choose the ones I give attention with and leave unnecessary things inside it. I am much of a Twitter user. Anyway, than ks for the info.
Well Tony and Bettina it would be easier if the bullyees didn't also have to confront the bullies in RL.
For some strange reason, that makes perfect sense. 🙂
Hey, Colleen, I didn't know you were back in the saddle making your comic again. I've got a lotta catching up to do. Glad to see you back around, hope all is good.
Not so much catching up needed George. I'm cranking them out at a much lower rate than before, but I am back to cranking. Life has just gotten insanely busy. Hope you had a great holiday.
I think that the best rule here is to make sure you only add close friends and thats it. Avoid loose friends and people from work, I tell everyone at work I a not on Facebook.
If you communicate "properly" (as in off facebook) enough with someone that they would not care if you dropped them on facebook then you they are probably close enough to add to your facebook friend list IMO!