On 2010-12-20 10:00:29 -0600, Amy Guskin said:
> >> On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:38:54 -0500, Vince M Hudd wrote
> (in article ):
> 
>>> And the latest example of totally brain dead 'innovation' on
the site is the
>> new format 'groups' - whereby friends can 'add' you to a group. Yes, *add*
>> you. Not *invite* you, which you could decline (or just ignore), but
>> actually *add* you, so that if you don't want to be a member of their latest
>> daft group, having been added you have to go to the effort of removing
>> yourself. (Once removed, you can't then be added - but that does miss the
>> point somewhat!) <<
> 
> This?  Is evil.  I had someone add me to a group as soon as this became a
> possibility, and I can't remove myself because it's a friend *and* client,
> and it's the person's pet cause.  But thankfully no one else on my friend
> list has figured out that you can do this.  I really resent it, because I
> already get enough stuff on my wall that I can't keep up.  What kind of nerve
> do you have to have to add to the already quite-noisy traffic on someone's
> wall?
> 
> But other than that, yeah, Facebook's great.  :-p     (Actually, I kid: it
> really is great for what it is.  I've especially liked getting connected with
> my cousins again, who have been long absent from my life.)
> 
> Amy
There's a profile option to not allow people to add you to groups. I use it.
-K
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