tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post3544364439395084974..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Please Don't Expect to be My Friend if You Won't Tell me Your Name!Olive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-85994984808421279832011-08-28T22:37:43.398-04:002011-08-28T22:37:43.398-04:00Probably guilty! Kathleen Brandt = a3GenealogyProbably guilty! Kathleen Brandt = a3GenealogyKathleen Brandt, Professional Genealogisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985508112616184739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-3080284557834655702011-08-23T23:34:50.584-04:002011-08-23T23:34:50.584-04:00Your post made me think ... gosh, I have 248 frien...Your post made me think ... gosh, I have 248 friends. How many of those are people I don't really know? I'm glad (and surprised) to say that there are probably less than 8 people on that list whom I have never met in person (and they are SecondLife genealogy friends). The rest, believe it or not, are family or high school, college, or work friends. <br /><br />When I stopped playing Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626456511113834140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-652190866429110242011-08-23T22:38:48.676-04:002011-08-23T22:38:48.676-04:00Even some of the people with what looks like a &qu...Even some of the people with what looks like a "real" name can be phonies - I believe some guy a while back was friending lots of genealogy people - turns out he just wanted spam targets. I look at several things: real name, what appears to be a genuine interest in genealogy, and doesn't have a bazillion friends.Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-58405059814543475422011-08-23T19:45:27.757-04:002011-08-23T19:45:27.757-04:00Shelley I've been thinking along those lines t...Shelley I've been thinking along those lines too. Toying with the idea of Facebook for friends and family (real friends) and Google+ for less personal interactionsOlive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-18685709763905242792011-08-23T19:44:23.437-04:002011-08-23T19:44:23.437-04:00John, I guess I'm lucky because I've actua...John, I guess I'm lucky because I've actually met quite a few of my Facebook Genealogy friends who I didn't know when I linked to them. <br /><br />But it's really about the ones who hide behind a phony name that get to me. I don't have to know someone to add them to my friends list but I have to know something ABOUT them!Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-16287001712131030382011-08-23T19:43:01.956-04:002011-08-23T19:43:01.956-04:00Patti, you're right. It does sometimes seem li...Patti, you're right. It does sometimes seem like a game of numbers - who has the most :-(Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-2497285809713861202011-08-23T19:42:08.925-04:002011-08-23T19:42:08.925-04:00Kerry- agree with you but I prefer Google+ for gro...Kerry- agree with you but I prefer Google+ for grouping, it's so easy and fast. <br /><br />Absolutely agree that fake names are not the answer!Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-77390646992357509732011-08-23T19:01:25.839-04:002011-08-23T19:01:25.839-04:00Diana - it wasn't you :-) I didn't know wh...Diana - it wasn't you :-) I didn't know who you were at first but now I do (saw your note) and I accepted!<br /><br />But you weren't the straw. It was someone else.Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-23645211911981329462011-08-23T17:03:23.779-04:002011-08-23T17:03:23.779-04:00I have kept Facebook (almost) exclusively for peop...I have kept Facebook (almost) exclusively for people I know in real life. It has become more difficult over time as there are some people who are social obligations eg husband's cousins he knows well but I haven't met and others I might like to have on there such as other researchers I have corresponded with extensively by email but don't know in person. I see Facebook's blog Shelley Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008715347583341427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-38722465217559771882011-08-23T16:39:57.317-04:002011-08-23T16:39:57.317-04:00Whoa! Is it a coincidence or was my facebook frie...Whoa! Is it a coincidence or was my facebook friend request the straw that broke the camel's back? I explained who I was. I didn't mean to make trouble.The Grandmother Herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001005292502504358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-23756862807153164842011-08-23T11:54:57.635-04:002011-08-23T11:54:57.635-04:00When someone with a clear interest in genealogy as...When someone with a clear interest in genealogy asks to be my friend on Facebook I add them to my genealogy list. And I share my genealogy related posts with that list.<br /><br />Facebook uses the word 'friends' but if you use their 'friend lists' and control what you share with who, it really doesn't matter much if you don't know them. Even those who use their name - Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779409214968505642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-91353054398302073892011-08-23T09:21:24.025-04:002011-08-23T09:21:24.025-04:00I am extremely guarded with my FB account. I have...I am extremely guarded with my FB account. I have only 75 friends, and my account is set so that only "friends of friends" can find me or friend request me. This way, I actually KNOW my FB friends. <br /><br />What I've discovered, though, is that many of my friends have HUNDREDS of friends. It's sort of like a popularity contest, you know, just amassing a huge number of Patti https://www.blogger.com/profile/12931836399684850729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-25423776100412961142011-08-23T09:14:01.475-04:002011-08-23T09:14:01.475-04:00I think I know the one you're referring to. I...I think I know the one you're referring to. I'm not too thrilled when I get those either.<br /><br />That said, I get a ton of requests from people I don't know. I put them into a group that can't see much personal stuff until I get to know them. People I've met in real life or otherwise feel I know well enough to be comfortable with can see pictures of my kids, etc. (Kerry Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03939381204186890096noreply@blogger.com