Getting off Facebook

[Tilly2]

Yesterday I joined Facebook but I don't like it. Don't like all those strange people who have poped up on my page, who I don't know.

How do I close my account. I have been trying all morning, so far. Can find the right button.

[ChuckFickens]

http://www.facebook.c...?page=185698814812082

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Chuck. Done it now.

[ChuckFickens]

If you deactivated your account keep in mind simply trying to log in again will automatically re-activate it.

[Tilly2]

Thank you. I panicked a bit when it was uploading my photo and it took ages. I thought it was accessing all the stuff on my computer. I hate it when you have to browse and pick a file. I imagine that my computer is being hacked. Am I being daft?
And where did all those people come from on my page? I knew one of them, out of about ...........goodness knows how many there were.

[boxtops]

I've put up as many security barriers on FB as I can - it does look at people you say you know, and offer your THEIR friends too. I just ignore it.

[naomi24]

I simply don't do it. I think it's horribly intrusive.

[boxtops]

It's the only way I can keep up with some of my relatives

[naomi24]

I keep up with my far-flung people by email.

[ummmm]

You don't have to join FB in your real name or with your real details.

[Tilly2]

Perhaps I need to find a 'Facebook for Dummies' book.

[Tilly2]

I didn't realise that ,ummmm. You do have to put your email address in though, don't you?

[sunny-dave]

"I vill help you young Tilly, just valk zis vey...."

< twirls moustache in a vaguely Transylvanian stylee >

[Tilly2]

Who are you supposed to be Dave? The housekeeper in Dracula's Castle?

[ummmm]

You can make a new email address with hotmail or gmail.

[sunny-dave]

Just call me Igor ...

[Tilly2]

Oh, you're the butler! Sorry, I got confused there for a moment.

[Tilly2]

Ummm, I as such a luddite. I don't know how to do that. I must keep up with the times!

[sunny-dave]

But ummmm is right - even if you want a facebook account in your real name (or an approximation of it) it is worth setting up a new and separate gmail account to use to register on fbook.

Just acts as a firewall to keep fbook's tentacles out of your other online life.

[sunny-dave]

Create a gmail account :

https://accounts.goog...tmpl=default&hl=en-GB

[ummmm]

Register with gmail.com. Chose an address that isn't your name. Join FB using that address and a false name and contact the people you 'want' to friend via email with a link to your FB. Ignore all other friend requests.