Facebook friends requests

judyr


Joined: 07/07/2009
Posts: 956

Message Posted:
14/03/2011 21:01

Is anyone else getting facebook requests from people you don't know? In the last few days I seem to have received numerous requests from people in Girne who I don't know and I have also received emails. I wondered if it had anything to do with the number of posts on the forum that alerts people?

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
14/03/2011 21:22

I have so many friends that want to be my friend whom I never heard off xxxxxxx

havalı


Joined: 28/02/2011
Posts: 55

Message Posted:
14/03/2011 21:24

judyd ıf you dont know them just delete theır requests

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
14/03/2011 22:22

I hate to refuse anyone, so I simply accept almost all requests. I suppose ladies are in a different position

ismet

Harold2555



Joined: 19/04/2008
Posts: 1139

Message Posted:
14/03/2011 22:33

Judith



I am unaware of any direct link between the forum and Facebook. I suppose a number of people could manually trawl the board and then use friend finder but I doubt it.





Harold

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
14/03/2011 23:02

Friends requests, like email messages, if I don't know who they are from I delete them...Just in case..........

Maz


Joined: 29/03/2009
Posts: 1924

Message Posted:
15/03/2011 00:43

I don't think it is anything to do with the Forum, but more likely that it is the 'mutual' friends that are the base cause.

People look for people they can add to their list. For some there is a bit of a competition to aim for something like a thousand friends or more to make them look popular, and of course they probably do not know three quarters of them being added by the requests that come flooding in.

Personally I think it is dangerous to add people you don't know, but who am I to say - good friendships could be made that way, and who knows, a life partner! But I repeat, I am sure it is nothing to do with the Forum.

does anyone think it is, because I could be well wrong.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
15/03/2011 00:46

Loads of requests.

Snaefell



Joined: 07/06/2009
Posts: 266

Message Posted:
15/03/2011 16:06

I have had a lot from American soldiers looking for a wife! I must look young on my fb profile. Some of them claim to have met me about 20 years ago, but I know for sure that they haven't!!

marcosthechef



Joined: 30/11/2009
Posts: 646

Message Posted:
15/03/2011 20:39

Snaefell there are some well known scams from nigeria purporting to be US military, so be careful and my advice is to ignore anything that is not familar.........trust me, your not that desperate lol

PaulW



Joined: 20/07/2009
Posts: 651

Message Posted:
15/03/2011 20:47

Message 8- Bill, you get friend requests?



I'll send mine now.

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
15/03/2011 20:50

Dont even think about it bill !!!!!

judyr


Joined: 07/07/2009
Posts: 956

Message Posted:
15/03/2011 20:59

I ommited to say that all new "friends" are purporting to study at GAU.... hence my thinking a connection to the forum... obviously I delete if I don't know the person etc .... just wondered if others were experiencing the same.

Josie1


Joined: 01/02/2011
Posts: 143

Message Posted:
16/03/2011 00:47

Message 4 - Me too & I just accept them. (mainly do for work purposes)



But one of them did say they got my address from the forum, when I asked.



Sorry for sounding stupid - Is it dangerous to add them, I have not enough personal details on there?

MsGarnet


Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 989

Message Posted:
16/03/2011 01:12

Yet again, one of the many reasons I never put my e.mail address on a public forum

StevieF


Joined: 11/06/2009
Posts: 153

Message Posted:
16/03/2011 10:44

If you look on your facebook page, click on " edit my profile", "contact information""add remove email address", then scroll down to Privacy, and click manage, then tick " friends only ".This should stop any unwanted friend requests...............in theory, hope this helps.



Steve.