Facebook Etiquette- Introducing Yourself To Someone

Musicman408 · #1 04-07-2010, 07:05 AM

Just had a quick question to get an opinion from fellow Ledgies.

There is this girl I've seen around campus a couple of times this semester. Her page randomly was recommended on my FB (you know how FB recommends people), because we have 42 friends in common. I was wondering if it would be polite or not to introduce myself to her via FB- a lot of our mutual friends are choir people I went to high school with and stuff, so would it really be that terribly random? What do you all think?

Hope everyone has a great day!!

Ethan

ButterCookie · #2 04-07-2010, 07:10 AM

I'd say go for it!

I've never made a friend directly through facebook, but I have through Flickr, and I suppose that's even more random than FB because I'd never met her and we had no friends in common. She's now one of my best friends

Musicman408 · #3 04-07-2010, 11:30 AM

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I'd say go for it!

I've never made a friend directly through facebook, but I have through Flickr, and I suppose that's even more random than FB because I'd never met her and we had no friends in common. She's now one of my best friends

Yeah, it's one of those things that I could almost preface as though she looked familiar, and ask where she is from- since we have a lot of common friends. Maybe if she did choir or something.

The one potentially pseudo awkward thing may be what to say when/if I run into her in person. I sometimes have this feeling after sending someone a message, e-mail or something- but I need to get over that!

ButterCookie · #4 04-07-2010, 11:34 AM

I thought I'd get the awkward thing with my friend but as soon as we saw eachother, it was like we'd known eachother all our lives

Ooh, how sappy does that sound

You'll be fine! You should add her and drop a Hi on her wall, tell her you recognised her having seen her around then ask if she goes to Choir

BTFLCHLD · #5 04-07-2010, 11:42 AM

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I thought I'd get the awkward thing with my friend but as soon as we saw eachother, it was like we'd known eachother all our lives

Ooh, how sappy does that sound

You'll be fine! You should add her and drop a Hi on her wall, tell her you recognised her having seen her around then ask if she goes to Choir

err, I wouldn't drop her a wall post just yet.

ethan, you referenced you're not sure how to preface...how about the truth. You noticed the FB recommend, the mutual friends, and that you recognize her from HS.

ButterCookie · #6 04-07-2010, 11:49 AM

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err, I wouldn't drop her a wall post just yet.

But to just add her without saying anything would just look... creepy? If someone I kinda recognise adds me, then says nothing, I go to their wall and ask who they are, either that or delete them. Call me cautious, but if he was adding me I'd want an introduction

**mylittledemon** · #7 04-07-2010, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Musicman408

Just had a quick question to get an opinion from fellow Ledgies.

There is this girl I've seen around campus a couple of times this semester. Her page randomly was recommended on my FB (you know how FB recommends people), because we have 42 friends in common. I was wondering if it would be polite or not to introduce myself to her via FB- a lot of our mutual friends are choir people I went to high school with and stuff, so would it really be that terribly random? What do you all think?

Hope everyone has a great day!!

Ethan

Ethan,

I have to admit I find the whole thing a wee bit sad. I'm not insulting you... If you see her on campus, how about introducing yourself?

David · #8 04-08-2010, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Musicman408

What do you all think?

Ethan, I had to un-friend you on Facebook because you never posted on my Wall!!!! You were too wrapped up in your high school shenanigans & had no time for Facebook friends!!

nailatixela · #9 04-08-2010, 07:22 PM

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Ethan, I had to un-friend you on Facebook because you never posted on my Wall!!!! You were too wrapped up in your high school shenanigans & had no time for Facebook friends!!

Part 2 of the Facebook Etiquette thread - Reintroducing Yourself to David

**mylittledemon** · #10 04-08-2010, 07:33 PM

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Part 2 of the Facebook Etiquette thread - Reintroducing Yourself to David

Awesome.

louielouie2000 · #11 04-08-2010, 07:39 PM

Ugh... like South Park pointed out last night, Facebook etiquette is akin to navigating a mine field!

I like want to keep my page to my family and closest friends ONLY... yet not piss people off when I don't add them, and ignore their stupid crap. I'm such a crotchety old man!

cristochango · #12 04-08-2010, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Ugh... like South Park pointed out last night, Facebook etiquette is akin to navigating a mine field!

I like want to keep my page to my family and closest friends ONLY... yet not piss people off when I don't add them, and ignore their stupid crap. I'm such a crotchety old man!

^goin to watch this now :P

**mylittledemon** · #13 04-08-2010, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Ugh... like South Park pointed out last night, Facebook etiquette is akin to navigating a mine field!

I like want to keep my page to my family and closest friends ONLY... yet not piss people off when I don't add them, and ignore their stupid crap. I'm such a crotchety old man!

Loved that movie.