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Facebook Etiquette – Things You Should Not Do on Facebook

NO – I will not accept your event invitation if it’s more than 50 miles away (if that).

NO – I will not join every fan page that you join, especially if it involves becoming a fan of a cucumber or some other vegetable!

NO – I do not want to read your status updates every 2 minutes.

NO – “Hukt on Foniks Did Knot Werk Fer Ewe.”

NO – Sending multiple invites will not make me join your mafia or come see your virtual pet or farm.

AND YES – I feel much better already!

Do people ever do things on Facebook that really drive you nuts?  Do some of those things include any of the items on the list below?  If so, then you’ve come to the right blog!

Here is my attempt to create a Facebook Etiquette, so that people can be less annoying and realize what they should NOT do on Facebook:


  • Stop inviting people to your events that are out of range.

Isn’t it better to have 10 people attending your event out of 15 invitees versus 10 people attending out of 300?  YES.  Only invite people who are likely to come to your events.

  • Don’t sync your Twitter to Facebook if you post status updates frequently.

Frequent updates on Twitter = GOOD.

Frequent updates on Facebook = BAD.

  • Try to use proper grammar/spelling in your updates.

There is nothing cool about hurting the IQ of your friends, right?

  • Don’t always use Facebook statuses to complain.

There is no “WAAAAMBULANCE” feature on Facebook…yet.

  • Stop sharing and inviting people to your applications and game updates.

If your friends didn’t care before, they probably won’t care later.

  • If you add a stranger, send them a message and tell them why you want to be friends.

Saves you from being labeled “that creepy person” on Facebook


Is there anything that your friends do on Facebook that really grinds your gears?

Leave a comment and tell us about it.

  • skinneemonkey

    I want to pass this along to all those people that take “social” media to seriously. Just because we are FB friends doesn't mean that I care to hear about every move make – bowel or not.

    Dimple – thank you for blogging!!!

  • metallica316

    I completely agree, especially about the status updates and events, it's ridiculous, I don't want to be invited to a party tomorrow in Canada, or be told about what someone had for breakfast!

  • ginascriptina

    Do NOT break up with your significant other by changing your relationship status to SINGLE and assume that will take the place of a face-to-face conversation.

  • jackwilliamson

    You go girlfriend – you forgot to add and if you mess with me biatch, I will CUUUUUUTTTT you!

  • rachelsmintz

    Really annoying hearing every single thing a friend's kid does….really annoying when people tell you every move they make. However, i may be guilty of over statusing…*gulp*

  • brianallman

    If you add a stranger, send them a message and tell them why you want to be friends.
    Saves you from being labeled “that creepy person” on Facebook

    OK, this is a good recommendation… I think I could learn from this. I always just assume that all golf people will appreciate the invite… apparently not so. Hmmmmmmm

  • brianallman

    If you add a stranger, send them a message and tell them why you want to be friends.
    Saves you from being labeled “that creepy person” on Facebook

    OK, this is a good recommendation… I think I could learn from this. I always just assume that all golf people will appreciate the invite… apparently not so. Hmmmmmmm

  • ShaylaRCakes

    I finally blocked everything Farmville and Mafia Wars from my Facebook, and if I have to read one more thing about adopting a sad panda I swear to god I'm gonna stab someone in the foot.

    I am guilty of the frequent updates, but I'm important. That, and I know few people that use Twitter. I still prefer MySpace over the competition. It's much easier to ignore people, haha.

    Seriously, though, I do not wish to adopt your goldfish.

  • tracykakes

    Well said!

  • Ninababe

    People need to stop lying to me in such obvious ways in Facebook. No, you don’t answer my phonecalls, my IMs, my e-mails, my texts, but for some reason you are commenting on peoples’ statuses on Facebook… 1 day ago…14 hours ago…. 9 hours ago… 6 hours ago… 3 hours ago… 1 hour ago… 40 minutes ago…. 20 minutes ago.. 1 minute ago, and posting statuses but ignore me. I rather people be direct.