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Sunday, February 15, 2009

Facebook Rumors

The Big Giraffe and I take turns sleeping in on the weekend. Since today was his day to sleep in, I just had to watch the Today Show so that the kids would be quiet and let him sleep. Alright really and truly they are quiet when it's on...for about 3 minutes and then I inevitably turn it off. The one segment I got to see was about Facebook. How appropriate since as I was watching it, I was uploading photos of the baby sweater I knitted.

The segment talked about Facebook etiquette and how to know whether or not to friend someone. Ironically I had received a friend request a few days ago from someone I didn't really know who claimed to be a cousin of mine. I did recognize the name as being someone from my husband's side of the family. The BG confirmed that she was a cousin and Facebook friend of a cousin with whom we're close. I accepted her friend request and then forgot about it.

Until later on this evening that is when I received the following message on my wall, "I think I might be obsessed with you!! I have to know more about what your spiritual beliefs are. Are you a witch? I thought that--tell me about you!!
Love--L".

Just in case you're not familiar with Facebook, what's written on your wall is viewable by your friends and, unless you block it, the poster's friends. More specifically it shows up on your feed. Don't get me wrong, some members of BG's family are Wiccan, including the boys' guardians if anything happens to us. However, this wall post did not say Wiccan. My immediate thoughts were 1) She has me mixed up with another cousin who used to be named Alex but has changed her name who is in fact Wicacan 2) All my Catholic school junior high friends who already may have thought I was bizarre now think I'm out casting spells on people. 3) Since I am unlikely to make my high school reunion this year, I can imagine someone being asked if they know what I am up to and replying "OMG, didn't you hear? She's a witch!"

Fortunately, there is a button to delete posts from a Facebook wall. While my kids and the BG might argue that I am a witch, I don't think that was what L was talking about. No laughing, BG or I may just cast a spell on you when you sleep...

A. Elliot's Lesson Learned: When there is more than one Alex, more than one Wiccan, and more than one person seen as a witch in a family, it is easy to get confused on Facebook.

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posted by Alex Elliot @ 10:11 PM   8 comments
8 Comments:

  • At 2/16/2009 1:36 PM, Blogger Heather said…

    Sometimes I really hate Facebook.

     

  • At 2/16/2009 2:16 PM, Blogger painted maypole said…

    wow. that is a facebook dilemma I haven't had to face yet

     

  • At 2/16/2009 2:22 PM, Blogger Goofball said…

    oh gosh now it's so tempting to leave some witty messages on your wall :D

     

  • At 2/16/2009 10:36 PM, Blogger Kate said…

    That's a funny dilemma. I had someone from high school 'friend' me and I swear I couldn't remember her for the life of me. I had to dig out my old yearbook to see who the heck she was.

     

  • At 2/16/2009 11:21 PM, Blogger Kami said…

    oh boy! Things can get started can't they!

     

  • At 2/17/2009 9:42 AM, Blogger Tracey said…

    I have totally ignored friend requests on Facebook. The good thing is, the people don't realize that you've ignored them. They probably just think you didn't see the alert or aren't active or something.

     

  • At 2/17/2009 10:17 AM, Blogger Suzanne said…

    Cackle. I think it is awesome that people may think you cast spells.

     

  • At 2/17/2009 8:57 PM, Blogger Count Mockula said…

    I haven't used any of these tips, but this article was interesting.
    http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/02/facebook-privacy/

     
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