Facebook Pet Peeves

Facebook used to be a social networking site for college students. In order to become a member, you needed a legitimate college email address. And now, well I get friend requests from people’s grandparents and baby cousins. I don’t really have a problem with opening it up to more people, but I will admit to sometimes yearning for the facebook of yore. These days there’s more drama on facebook than on an old rerun of the Jerry Springer show. And since I'm the type of girl who’s delusional enough to think my opinion matters, I’m going to give you my three biggest facebook pet peeves for the sake of changing the habits of at least one social networker…

Being Harrassed via IM and Inbox
Facebook is NOT match.com people! It is not the place to meet the next love of your life. Stop sending me flirty instant messages and stop inboxing me to say what a wonderful and beautiful person you think I am. While I normally have no problem taking compliments, when it’s done via facebook it comes across as creepy. If I didn’t find you attractive in high school and/or college, surely I won’t now. This type of harassment also includes being befriended by a complete stranger; after I deny you the first two times, please stop trying! This behavior is not acceptable and I will no longer hesitate to block and/or report you to Mr. Facebook.

Stop trying to save my soul via your status
I’d like to preface this by saying how much I love Jesus and that he is my Lord and personal savior. With that being said, nothing irks me more than reading a post from someone who curses out their baby daddy’s girlfriend one day and quotes the bible the next. It’s tacky and quite frankly very unbecoming. Plus, I’m pretty sure that being a hypocrite is frowned on in the bible...

Facebook Postings
I’ll put this one in list form to make it short and sweet:
• Updating your status more than 3 times a day
• Using profanity and/or vulgarity anywhere on facebook
• The misuse of words such as their, they’re and there anywhere on facebook
• Adding LOL to the end of everything you write
• Using too many acronyms in a post
• Talking about the personal life of yourself and/or others in your status
• Posting pictures of yourself in the bathroom mirror with the caption “me”
• Bragging about material possessions anywhere on facebook

Please remember I only judge because I care!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!