Sit Down & Pull Up a Chair… 
First off, know that I very, very seldom even log onto my Facebook account. When I do, I find a whole lot of catching up is in order due to my long absense there. Sometimes I tend to go wild responding to other peoples’ messages, making comments all over the place, etc. for however long it takes until I feel satisfied I haven’t ignored anybody and feel secure in the knowledge that I’ve fulfilled my social obligations through participation there.
Then, as often happens, 2-3 months go by before I even think about logging in to my Facebook account again…and the whole process begins anew.
I got to thinking that some people may be put off by what they may perceive to be erratic behavior on my part, so I wanted to try and express my intentions in order to clear up any misunderstandings in the event I’ve offended anybody by my actions (unintentionally, of course).
Please don’t take offense when I pop in all of a sudden after weeks and months of being absent on Facebook and then immediately begin trying to get caught up with all my friends’ goings-on, newly posted photo albums, latest gossip, etc.
My intentions when I communicate with any of you are sincere, I assure you. If I don’t feel it deeply in my heart I won’t bother to share it. I’ll keep it to myself from now on if I start to put people off with the way I deal with the whole Facebook B.S. that’s out there.
Just an FYI here is in order:
I’m NOT into playing games such as Farmville or whatever else is accessible here. I don’t look down on those who do, but one of the primary reasons I am not a presence on Facebook on a regular basis is I get so damn tired of all those requests to help out so and so by providing some item or performing some action on my part that has to do with some game this person is involved in. I see tons and tons of these type posts and I’m here to tell ya…it really pisses me off to see my screen absolutely overrun with this garbage every time I log on to Facebook.
To Summarize:
Hopefully, you’ll have a better understanding of where I’m coming from when I do make posts on Facebook. Look, I’ll soon turn 62 years old (October 4th) and in my mind life is too short to be “playing games.” But hey, ya’ll feel free to do as you please.
I’m not trying to be judgmental or to pontificate to you what’s right or what’s wrong with your behavior or mental state (I ain’t no shrink). All I’m trying to do is share some of my thoughts without coming off as a know-it-all or someone with a chip on their shoulder or an axe to grind.
It is not my intention to offend anybody. I just felt a need to clarify things on my end.
Have a Blessed day everyone, and thanks for taking the time to read this.
-Bill Beil
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Hi Bill,
I don’t think you owe anyone any explanations of your going on and how you are using Facebook.
I have some heavy gaming going on currently – but it is used for research in content creation – so I apologize for any requests I may have sent you while playing. Do know I’m not offended at all if you just ignore them.
And having a lot of marketers in my “friends” gets me an insane amount of join this group or that one. I honestly breeze over them and don’t feel obligated to join everyones cause. It sorta comes with the territory.
I do believe there is a way in the settings on Facebook to choose whose updates you do want to see. This way you can keep people in your contacts without feeling bombarded by requests to fertilize their farms and adopt stray chocolate cows and ducks with party hats on.
Doing a quick search, this post I just found may get you on the right track: http://thefacebookinsider.com/2009/10/how-to-set-your-facebook-news-feed-and-wall-settings/
Best to you,
Jill Carpenter
Jill:
Thanks for your comments and observations. I truly was trying to walk a thin line with this post trying not to hurt anyone’s feelings. I LOVE my FB friends, believe me, so it was hard to communicate my lack of a steady presence on Facebook. I just kinda got to the point where I thought I needed to explain why I pop in there with a whirlwind of activity, only to disappear for weeks and months before logging in again.’
Thank you for the url offering FB settings tips. I pretty ignorant with setting anything up there account wise, so this was a Godsend.
P.S. Maybe we could privately discuss some JV projects we could work together sometime. IM and the Warrior Forum occupy 75% of my time online
as it is! I didn’t know you were into the same things!
Take care and please come back and check in often with your comments on anything that may interest you here. I’m not trying to make money with this site, only set it up on a whim to entertain myself and whoever else happens to share my weird sense of humor….
-Bill
You’re very welcome. As I said, that link for the facebook fix was first glance. It was done in 2009 so if things look a bit different don’t let it throw you off.
You are welcome to come and see me personally too on Friday nights in live online chat we have. It is mostly comprised of other Warrior Forum members. It offers text chat, audio, or on camera – your choice. You can ask questions, and even discuss any topics you’d like to tell us about – including but not limited to any offers you are currently promoting on the web.
You can get the sign-up here which will remind you on Friday that a chat will be happening: http://fridaynightchat.com/
Anyway, happy blogging, and I look forward to seeing your IM blog soon.
Sounds good. I’m clicking on that link right now and checking it out. Thanks for the invite.