dressing up Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 During a brief encounter, a guy asked me to add him on facebook. My impression of facebook is for either long-lost FRIENDS or people you have been FRIENDS for a while, not an acquaintance or a friend's friend that you don't know too well. Is what the guy did normal? Do people try to boost numbers that way, asking everyone they can to add them? Guys, does anyone of you do that? Link to post Share on other sites
Tony T Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 There are no rules for Facebook. The site is to make friends with whomever you fancy and to write whatever you want as along as it's in good taste. Why does everybody have to make rules for everything. Start making new friends...don't wait for old ones to turn up! Link to post Share on other sites
Author dressing up Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share Posted August 9, 2009 It's not so much about rules. I know there aren't rules like that on fb. But neither have I met random people that asked me to add them after 10 minutes of conversations. I just wonder. Link to post Share on other sites
New Again Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 It's not so much about rules. I know there aren't rules like that on fb. But neither have I met random people that asked me to add them after 10 minutes of conversations. I just wonder. So maybe he was interested in continuing contact with you in a casual manner? Link to post Share on other sites
CarrieT Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 I am finding it is becoming more and more prevalent. I was working a trade show yesterday and had several people (men and women) ask within a few minutes if I was on FB. I even had one woman request a friendship less than an hour alter. It is becoming a business tool and I have more than 1,000 "friends." Actual people I have met? MAYBE 40 or 50 of those 1,000... Link to post Share on other sites
jerbear Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 FB is a good way to network, find product pages, lost friends, long lost acquaintances, random strangers to play games with, random people you're curious about, random people you think are cute, blah blah blah. I've added random people who were real friends, acquaintances, became fans of products, etc... Link to post Share on other sites
Author dressing up Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 Perhaps you guys are all correct. But I hate to think he's doing that just to boost his number of friends on fb. He doesn't have that many. Link to post Share on other sites
eyewonder Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Perhaps you guys are all correct. But I hate to think he's doing that just to boost his number of friends on fb. He doesn't have that many. If he wanted to collect friends on FB, it's not at all that difficult to "boost his numbers". It's definitely a lot easier than striking up a converation with someone, and asking them to "add" you to your FB page. You don't have to add him if you don't want to, and from the sounds of it, you already seem wierded out by the guy, so with that said, you don't have to add him if you don't want to nor do you have to communicate with him if you don't wish to. Link to post Share on other sites
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