Anonymous wrote:I recently went ahead and did what I'm going to call a political purge. I basically posted a note on my wall stating that I am pro-gay marriage rights, and it is very hurtful for me and some of my close friends to continue seeing updates from other acquaintances debating gay rights and denouncing marriage equality. So I let folks know that if they felt uncomfortable with that, they could unfriend me; otherwise, if the posts continued I'd unfriend them on FB.

boo hoo someone disagrees with something you posted publically on facebook. WTF did you expect?

annoying atheist and annoying political rants

My MIL (DH did too, as did his brother and sister-in-law).

Too many blackout rages on everybody, including when I had my baby. Despicable - it makes me sick to think about how demented she is.

I recently went ahead and did what I'm going to call a political purge. I basically posted a note on my wall stating that I am pro-gay marriage rights, and it is very hurtful for me and some of my close friends to continue seeing updates from other acquaintances debating gay rights and denouncing marriage equality. So I let folks know that if they felt uncomfortable with that, they could unfriend me; otherwise, if the posts continued I'd unfriend them on FB.

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Anonymous wrote:Political rants--number 1 reason to unfriend.

Yeah, I have started hiding my status from some people who I know seriously disagree with me politically because I don't want to offend them.

Unfortunately a passion for politics is part of who I am. I don't post all day long. I limit myself (and sometimes it is very hard) to one post on politics a day, at most.

Just FYI, if you ever post something like asking for restaurant recommendations or announcing your new baby, don't be surprised if you don't get a lot of responses. I think it's safe to assume that a large percentage of your FB friends have blocked your posts by this point.

Yes, I realize that.

I unfriended someone who was constantly reposting utter bullshit about "welfare". Some of them were outright racist and I found it offensive. The person is a friend of friends. I see her every couple of years.

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Anonymous wrote:Political rants--number 1 reason to unfriend.

Yeah, I have started hiding my status from some people who I know seriously disagree with me politically because I don't want to offend them.

Unfortunately a passion for politics is part of who I am. I don't post all day long. I limit myself (and sometimes it is very hard) to one post on politics a day, at most.

Just FYI, if you ever post something like asking for restaurant recommendations or announcing your new baby, don't be surprised if you don't get a lot of responses. I think it's safe to assume that a large percentage of your FB friends have blocked your posts by this point.

i unfriended my SIL because i was tired of reading her TMI inappropriate posts that tacked between uberboober/home birther nonsense to how horrible her son is because he won't toe her line.

Reasons to hide or unfriend:

Political rants

Religious rants (not just occasional references to one's faith, but using FB to proseletize).

Endless posts bragging obout children, spouse, or oneself (just hide, not unfriend).

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Anonymous wrote:In addition to hiding her posts, you could also tighten your privacy settings so she isn't privy to your business on FB without officially unfriending her. Perhaps it might make her take notice.

This is just so childish.

So OP you have specifically asked this former friend via email or phone to specifically hang out and she has flat out ignores you?

OP here - yes, I'm flat out ignored despite multiple emails and a couple of calls. I agree, it's childish and not a situation I'm particularly happy with, but I'm not going to pursue the friendship any longer. That said, it still hurts to be cut off. I didn't realize I could hide posts and will look into that.

Do you feel comfortable asking her what's going on? If not, then I would go ahead and unfriend her. You don't need to explain why -- if she asks, then you can simply state that you didn't see the point since she basically ignored you. You are no obligated -- nor do I see the point -- to keep her as a "friend" if she isn't treating you as a friend. What you have to decide is whether you are OK with not getting updates on her life that you normally get on Facebook.

Anonymous wrote:How do you have people not know all of your business on fb..do you mean the "unsubscribe" button?

You can make different lists -- e.g., "family," "college friends," close friends," "work friends," etc. When you post something you can post it to a specific list so only certain friends will see it.

I unfriended one person because we had a huge blow out fight. She wouldn't talk to me anymore anyway. So sad but it was over a guy. She pretty much told me I wasn't a good friend and she didn't care for me the entire time we were friends. It was devastating at the time.

If I am annoyed with someone, I generally hide my updates from them.

Anonymous wrote:I've hidden people with crazy every hour updates, but un-friended one due to political rants.

This. Even if the political rant is something I agree with, I don't want people to think I agree or disagree just because they are my FB friend.
Also unfriended due to too many inappropriate pics. Also, I'm christian but please don't post your christian "saying of the day"; unfriended due to friend's wife posting EVERY SINGLE item she purchases for her 2 homes and her boat AND posting all the great things her DDs do - trophies, awards, sorority BS etc.

OP - get a set and unfriend!!

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Anonymous wrote:In addition to hiding her posts, you could also tighten your privacy settings so she isn't privy to your business on FB without officially unfriending her. Perhaps it might make her take notice.

This is just so childish.

So OP you have specifically asked this former friend via email or phone to specifically hang out and she has flat out ignores you?

OP here - yes, I'm flat out ignored despite multiple emails and a couple of calls. I agree, it's childish and not a situation I'm particularly happy with, but I'm not going to pursue the friendship any longer. That said, it still hurts to be cut off. I didn't realize I could hide posts and will look into that.

I have also restricted my profile view to people that I work with and am not friends with outside of work. I think (hope) that all they see if my main profile, but not my wall posts.

OP - if you don't want to unfriend this person, then you could do that.