Vent: Does FB tell you...

MrsC968 · March 2011

...when you reject/ignore a friend request?

Remember last week I told you guys that one of DH's ex-girlfriends friended me on FB. I had only met her once, almost 5 years ago at this point, and haven't spoken to her since. Yeah, well I rejected/ignored it (whatever the button was, I forget) and I got another request from her tonight! WTH?! We're not friends, we don't speak, she isn't even IRL friends with DH either. I just don't get it. Is she that desperate for friends?

/vent

Mrs.Keith2B · March 2011

I have no idea. I know before they added the "Ignore" feature, it was either "Accept" or "Reject". Then if the person goes back to your profile they would see that there was no longer a "Friend Request Pending". I had just assumed the "Ignore" feature was added so it would archive the request as Pending and that it would look like you just hadn't responded. Hmmmm....maybe that's not the case??

I've gotten friend requests from one of my mom's cousins who I have never met. He's really into genealogy so I think that's why he's obsessive about requesting me as a friend, but I don't to accept him. I have no idea who he is! He's persistent, I'll give him that.

jenndawnp · March 2011

I don't know either but I would block her and then she can't send anymore requests. Most people I deny get the hint the first time. I do have an ex-coworker ignored on my news feed because I couldn't deal with her drama. She got fired and caused some major BS before she did so I can't deal with her "my life is crap" stuff. I knew if I unfriended her it was be bad, everyone else at work has done the same thing.

cookiemonster03 · March 2011

I dont think it tells you, aside from "you are now friends" etc

crystal1026 · March 2011

I don't think it tells you, but I think if you ignore or deny the request, if they look back at your page they it doesn't say "pending request" but the option that they can request you again. If someone is persistent in requested me after I have ignored, I will block them. (Which I've only done one)

MrsC968 · March 2011

So after looking at the options again I know last time I full out rejected her request. I just clicked 'not now' this time so that I don't see the '1' sitting next to my friend requests and she shouldn't be able to send me another request. Eventually I'll reject it, hopefully after she's forgotten about it. If she tries a 3rd time after that I'll block her (3 strikes and you're out!).

xojo1 · March 2011

Mrs.Keith2B:
I have no idea. I know before they added the "Ignore" feature, it was either "Accept" or "Reject". Then if the person goes back to your profile they would see that there was no longer a "Friend Request Pending". I had just assumed the "Ignore" feature was added so it would archive the request as Pending and that it would look like you just hadn't responded. Hmmmm....maybe that's not the case??

I've gotten friend requests from one of my mom's cousins who I have never met. He's really into genealogy so I think that's why he's obsessive about requesting me as a friend, but I don't to accept him. I have no idea who he is! He's persistent, I'll give him that.

That's what I assumed happened, too. I always have two options: accept or not now. I have 3 requests sitting there after I pressed not now.

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