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from: Kathryn Huxtable
date: 2010-12-21 10:27:16
subject: Re: Facebook`s new Groups evilness (was Re: OT: Request for goodbehavio

On 2010-12-21 03:10:36 -0600, Vince M Hudd said:
> Kathryn Huxtable  wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
>> There's a profile option to not allow people to add you to groups. I use
>> it.
> 
> There is? I've just scoured my settings and can't see it for cheese.
> 
> In fact: http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=982
> 
> "Can I prevent people from adding me to a new group?
> 
> The functionality of approving a group membership is not available. Similar
> to being tagged in a photo, you can only be added to a group by one of your
> friends. When a friend adds you to a group, a story in the group (and in
> News Feed for Open or Closed groups) will indicate that your friend has
> added you to a group.
> 
> Please keep in mind:
> 
>     * Only your friends can add you to groups.
>     * When a friend adds you to a group, you'll get a notification right
>       away.
> 
> [I didn't get a notification. I just happened to notice the group listed in
> my left hand column - just before I would have noticed it because other
> people's comments on the group began appearing on my wall when they started
> posting to it]
> 
>     * You can leave a group anytime. To do so, just go to the group page and
> click "Leave Group" in the right-hand column. Once you leave
a group, you
> can't be added by anyone else unless you explicitly request to be
re-added."
Hmmm.... I'd swear I'd set that at one point, but I can't find it either.
-K
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