Mustang Gregg Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I have been looking over the Facebook system trying to figure out how to "commit Facebook suicide". It appears that it ain't easy to get your name off. I was told that if you don't get into Facebook for awhile, it goes away? TRUE??? Mustang Gregg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Clayton, SASS #63196 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Log in, go to account, then account settings. At the bottom look for 'deactivate' to kill it. You can offer your reasons for leaving, or not. -Nate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I was told that if you don't get into Facebook for awhile, it goes away? TRUE??? Not true. It never goes away unless you tell it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdy Doody Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 M.G. same story here. I signed on and even stuck a couple pictures on there and then all hell broke loose. I had everyone and his brother wanting to hook up, all kinds of advertising and my email box was overflowing. The best I could figure to do was get in there and delete what I could. I could not get my name off of there completely, so I deleted a bunch of letters so the name now looks like a person from china. Then I disabled. Well, I guess you are never long gone unless you change your email address, because I still get notices from facebook that there are people waiting for me to come back and hook up. I guess changing email would be the last straw, but I am at least on the unactive list. I hope someone has a great idea to dump that deal altogether, so I will see what other that respond have to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manatee Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Lettin' old folks on Facebook is like givin' a loaded semi-auto to a 4 year old....never a good idea. As you deactivate your account, a page will come up that asks the reason for your deactivation. A checkbox at the bottom of that page is available to you that will terminate mailing from Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger #3720LR Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Delete everything you can. remove all photos from your face book account and move your photos from linked accounts. Check all boxes terminating e-mail responses. And once you do this .... this is very important. Never...Ever go to that page again. NEVER! Not even to see if you are gone. If you do, Facebook servers will see you as wanting to activate your "Dormant" account and reactivate it all without your permission needed. Facebook insiders says it takes several months or more to kill a Facebook Account and it really isn't dead. There are so many back servers that getting all your stuff off is impossible. And if you look just once to see if you're gone .... you're back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargo Bill, SASS #4942 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Lettin' old folks on Facebook is like givin' a loaded semi-auto to a 4 year old....never a good idea. As you deactivate your account, a page will come up that asks the reason for your deactivation. A checkbox at the bottom of that page is available to you that will terminate mailing from Facebook. How is the weather where you are? You surely aren't back home are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manatee Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I'm in California. Clyde and I had to go to San Jose yesterday. Took the long way home through SF and the weather was perfect. Today in Fresno is probably the only 'good' day since we've been here. Cloudless and reasonably warm. "Good" is relative. It's still 40 to 60 degrees warmer than where you be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Gregg Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 Nate: Are you sure that kills it? Have you done it yourown self? Mustang Gregg (damned tired of FB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Shorty, SASS #35717 Life Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Nevermind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Nate: Are you sure that kills it? Have you done it yourown self? Mustang Gregg (damned tired of FB) Well, it doesn't exactly kill it. Just sort of puts it in the back of the Facebook file cabinet. They still have all the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulp, SASS#28319 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 One other thing Facebook does is give folks access to your pictures and they apparently can use them anywhere they want to. One of my photos ended up in the Chronicle a couple of months back. Reckon I should've copyrighted it before posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nooga Kid, SASS #28513 Regulator Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Never understood why so many folks have a problem with FB. I've enjoyed it since signing up. I've got good spam filters, keep my spybot up to date as well as my virus protection. I just plain don't have a problem with junk. I've had a couple of folks want to "friend" me, but I do a bit of research and if they appear from out in left field, I just ignore them. Also, (most important part) I NEVER do any of the game aps they offer and block all the offers that folks send me. I think that's where most folks get the junk from.. 'Nooga (Manatee's Friend on FB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Gregg Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 Went on it just to get some "free" advertsing for the gunshop and promote SASS shooting and our club progress. But I'm pulling it down now. Mustang Gregg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Gregg Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 I DONE IT! At least I hope so! If anyone here still has FB, ya wanna look & see if'n Mustang Gregg still exists? Mustang Gregg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunClick Rick Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Just start cussing and spewing crap about them,maybe they will do it thierselves.It takes 14 days to totally deactivate. there are some scumbags that can locate your area just from pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Never understood why so many folks have a problem with FB. I've enjoyed it since signing up. I've got good spam filters, keep my spybot up to date as well as my virus protection. I just plain don't have a problem with junk. I've had a couple of folks want to "friend" me, but I do a bit of research and if they appear from out in left field, I just ignore them. Also, (most important part) I NEVER do any of the game aps they offer and block all the offers that folks send me. I think that's where most folks get the junk from.. 'Nooga (Manatee's Friend on FB) Ditto most of that! Rather than ignore (it's a button you can use), I just leave the friend requests pending. Maybe someday, they will tell me who they are (in SASS )or I will meet them and I will accept them. Regards, Allie Mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. T. Blade, SASS #35685Life Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 "Facebook sucks...period IMO, ALL social networking sites suck and are totally stupid..or else they are for really insecure people that need reinforcement of their exciting lives from people they don't even know!" Oh.......so THAT'S my problem! Seriously, I have to agree with Nooga Kid and Allie. I just ignore friend requests from people I don't know.....or can't stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Log in, go to account, then account settings. At the bottom look for 'deactivate' to kill it. You can offer your reasons for leaving, or not. -Nate Bingo.. adios GG ~ U*S*A flag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 M.G. same story here. I signed on and even stuck a couple pictures on there and then all hell broke loose. I had everyone and his brother wanting to hook up, all kinds of advertising and my email box was overflowing. The best I could figure to do was get in there and delete what I could. I could not get my name off of there completely, so I deleted a bunch of letters so the name now looks like a person from china. Then I disabled. Well, I guess you are never long gone unless you change your email address, because I still get notices from facebook that there are people waiting for me to come back and hook up. I guess changing email would be the last straw, but I am at least on the unactive list. I hope someone has a great idea to dump that deal altogether, so I will see what other that respond have to say. Weird - haven't had any 'advertising' come across via my FB... for some FB is a great thing...for others...too bad. GG ~ U*S*A flag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Ditto most of that! Rather than ignore (it's a button you can use), I just leave the friend requests pending. Maybe someday, they will tell me who they are (in SASS )or I will meet them and I will accept them. Regards, Allie Mo Ditto that! GG ~ U*S*A flag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Derringer Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I DONE IT! At least I hope so! If anyone here still has FB, ya wanna look & see if'n Mustang Gregg still exists? Mustang Gregg Did a search...no results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Went on it just to get some "free" advertsing for the gunshop and promote SASS shooting and our club progress. But I'm pulling it down now. Mustang Gregg It's much easier just to set up a website for your shop. The main problem I had with facebook is it's just too much. People posting on your page carrying on conversations and sending you messages and asking questions and sending bumps and presents and games and....... Kind of exhausting fer a coot like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Gregg Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 UT Bob: Thanks, Pard! I do have a website for the shop. www.wildwestarms.net It is a little bit behind on photos and inventory links. Actually I'm shutting the shop down while I'm at OEF. Muchas gracias, Mustang Gregg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Chris Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Not sure what Facebook you all are using.... I've been on it for many years, since back when it was for college students only, and I have never gotten one piece of spam or advertising sent to me or posted on my page. I don't know anyone else who has ever mentioned any kind of spam. Worst I get is a friend request from someone I don't know every one in a while, just click ignore and it's gone. I think it's great. I've got friends and family that I might only see once or twice a year, and with FB it's real easy to stay in touch and stay in contact with them. But to each his own.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Derringer Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Not sure what Facebook you all are using.... I've been on it for many years, since back when it was for college students only, and I have never gotten one piece of spam or advertising sent to me or posted on my page. I don't know anyone else who has ever mentioned any kind of spam. Worst I get is a friend request from someone I don't know every one in a while, just click ignore and it's gone. I think it's great. I've got friends and family that I might only see once or twice a year, and with FB it's real easy to stay in touch and stay in contact with them. But to each his own.... +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironfoot Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I just tried to deactivate. It wouldn't recognize my password, and said for security reasons it couldn't send me my password. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Does it really delete? Deleted mine 3 or 4 times Test. Can anyone find Matthew Duncan in FB? If I'm all gone let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulp, SASS#28319 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Does it really delete? Deleted mine 3 or 4 times Test. Can anyone find Matthew Duncan in FB? If I'm all gone let me know. I found you a whole bunch of times, and you got a different avatar for every one of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Hi Matthew, I looked for you, we were friends, and couldn't find you. Could that be because you were listed using your real name? I've forgotten what it is. Regards, Allie Mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack, SASS #20451 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Things like "social networking" are a real problem for me. I think it leads to all kinds of problems. The world knows too much about all of us already. Why make it easier?? I don't have a telephone, use the internet off the satellite, encode everything I can, and if you have my address you still can't find me. I like it that way. I have never been to a reunion, don't answer any mail from supposed relatives, college alumni, etc. If I want to talk to someone I will find them. If you want to talk to me, it is possible, but I don't want to make it easy. Too long of a past in places that they didn't like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manatee Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Uh.....the SASS Wire is a social network. So, don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olen Rugged Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Maybe you haven't noticed but SASS is on facebook. Many clubs have facebook sites. I personally think it is the most dangerous place on the Internet but I have a VERY tightly controlled account just for SASS related use. There are several good articles available that will guide you through the process of setting up a secure account on facebook or removing an account that you no longer want. This link is to a good tutorial on setting up a disposable fb account. http://lifehacker.com/5538697/how-to-quit-facebook-without-actually-quitting-facebook Olen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Hi Folks, I am on FB. I block ALL applications and customized all my security settings. Only friends can see my stuff. I list no personal information. That means no school, no employment, wrong city, no birth year... Regards, Allie Mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Hi Folks, I am on FB. I block ALL applications and customized all my security settings. Only friends can see my stuff. I list no personal information. That means no school, no employment, wrong city, no birth year... Regards, Allie Mo Alas...that's a bingo your FB friend ...GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.