Have you blocked a friend (officemate) on Facebook?

Philippines
September 4, 2012 12:47am CST
Did you experience blocking a friend or office mate on facebook because it's needed? If so, why? Let me share to you my experience: before I blocked my friend through using the helpful settings of facebook for user's privacy. The worst thing, I blocked this person though I have the option to 1. restrict direct posting to my walls 2. prevent this person to tag me automatically What happened next? I offended her! It happened that she asked for my favor to use my PC because there is something wrong with her unit, and there she tried to search for her name at FB using my account - she found out finally I blocked her! Does it happen to you too? Please share!
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@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
4 Sep 12
I tried it, one of my friend post a bad comments on my thread. All participated in the conversation was some of my professor. I was annoyed of his attitude. I blocked him directly. When we meet after that day, he ask me why he cannot find my name. In his mind he said that I block him. I told him why you acted like a biitch. You didn't know who are among us posting and reading that thread? He apologize to me but I didn't remove his name to my block list. But we are still a good friend personally, we live in the same room. We eat together inside our room. We go shopping together but in the name of facebook he cannot post my wall. About a year I remove him and now our friendship become more closer.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Thanks for the response julyteen! I am happy that you are still friends and even getting closer now! Lol, it's hard to break your friendship bond because of facebook. While it can cause trouble between friends, it can also draw that person close to you - well that's good! Anyway, I want to add this, I really don't like people talking at facebook walls about personal matters. Yeah now you could have seen something you are unconscious with when you are angry or depressed, so it's better to make the conversation private - not on walls, walls is for public purposes such as announcing reunions and the like. See you my friend :)
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Hello again my friend - yes every facebook users or social media users must use this flocked medium with caution! Anyway, my cousin was ignorant about it too, she even posted family problems on her walls, and it was responded by his friends - wow, it's disaster! You are supposed to protect you family from embarrassment , whether they are wrong or not! I don't like her anymore!
@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
5 Sep 12
Lot of people abuse the used of social media. They are thinking that all matters can be posted or talk within the walls of somebody. Which is a big mistakes. Now that guy is very careful on his post everywhere in facebook.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
hello brother, Glad to see you back...after a decade I never blocked a friend but I deleted a few I never thought blocking in Facebook is the only way to bring you back here in Mylot..if so...I could have blocked you from the start to make you active
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Hello Sister, sorry I was not able to response to you yesterday! I have attempted to type my reply but I run out of time and I want that my response to my dear sister is special so I thought of doing it now! Anyway, am happy to see you here too! You are a certified mylotter - loyal to this community! Well, I would still claim that I am a certified mylotter too. I am just busy outside mylot last few months but now am here Sister! Anyway - what's worst? deleting a friend or blocking them? You have to answer that lol! I thought if you have blocked me before at facebook I could have spammed your inbox too here in mylot lol! Just kidding Sis! See you :)
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@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
So she asked for it.. Let me check your updates -hehehe Sorry I am too slow responding
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
That's alright Sis! Yes, always check my updates please lol... anyway, I am checking my gmail too for notification! I want to know if anyone of my friend's whom discussion I responded is commenting my reply again! See you Sis!
@meticulo (1286)
• United States
5 Sep 12
Yes I can relate to your experience. I blocked a friend once because I didn't like what she replied to my post. So to prevent her from commenting further I blocked her. My worst mistake was that I informed her through text that I blocked her. She said she was offended and hurt. I tried to add her back but she didn't accepted it. We'll everything has been done already. Until now we didn't communicate again. It's so sad..
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Sorry to hear that, but what you have done is good because at least you are still honest to her! Anyway, an update to this post, my friend ask me to unblock her again so who I to say no? At this time being we are friends again! Do you still remember me Ate?
@lumenmom (1986)
• United States
5 Sep 12
I had a friend that I wanted to block because she always had a lot of profanity in her posts and she is the only friend of mine that did. I never did but she ended up blocking me and guess why.....she stole my daughter's iphone and denied it for 2 months. Then one day we noticed her taking a picture of herself on facebook with my daughter's phone! We confronted her and she responded by saying it was not my daughter's phone, that she had bought one just like hers (even though she had no job) and within a couple of hours we were blocked. At least I did not have to read her profanity anymore!
• Philippines
7 Sep 12
Better! At least you are away from the negative vibes she could share to you and your family! Well, It's not really good to befriend with those kind of people. I have a friend here before, and I thought he was nice enough to be with - but when I found that we could only share to me lies and some not good enough tactics, cheat techniques and all sort of dishonest ways of getting money for good, then I have chosen to end our close relationship, I know I can find someone who can be like brother to me who also can boost my morale.... Have a great day ahead mate!
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
hi prime, I don't block them but I deleted them just recently I do and I told them why I need to delete them. I am frank and always trying to be honest with them. happy mylotting
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Honesty is the best policy! I like that bhabycath!
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
right there bhabycatch!
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
yeah!but some people can't be HONEST enough
@STOUTjodee (3573)
• United States
5 Sep 12
I have no problem unfriending anyone on Facebook. Most of the people that I have unfriended weren't really friends, just acquantances. When people start calling me names when responding to posts that I have posted because they don't agree with me, because they think that their idea is the only good one, then I'll delete them. I will not tolerate some one calling me names so every one of my friends can see it. If you want to call me names, send a pm to do it. I don't call people names if I don't agree with their views, so I expect the same on my views.
• Philippines
7 Sep 12
You are right there my friend, it's respect. You know we are entitled to our opinions, no one can oppose us by calling our names! we can argue but in a nice way. It's offending, I am sure I will do the same if that happened to me too! I can't remember I deleted friends, just this one I blocked, but as latest news about this topic, I already unblocked her due to her kind request last time just a day after I am enjoying this topic! Have a great day!
• United States
8 Sep 12
Most of the time, I give them the benefit of the doubt, they could be having a bad day or I could be having a bad day. But when they continue ranting names (not just towards me) because I/we don't agree with them,then I unfriend them. I've blocked people that weren't even my friend, but were a friend of a friend.
@Jshean20 (14348)
• Canada
5 Sep 12
I've never felt it necessary to block anyone however I do have specific settings set up on my account so I can control who sees what on my page. Also, people cannot find me on facebook just by searching for my name, the only way they'd find me is if I'm friends with one of their friends.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
So you have customized your privacy according to how people can access your account! That's good my friend. Anyway some trouble are brought by users themselves, because see facebook has given us the option on how to manage our account in terms of privacy! That's good and thanks for your ideas and experiences!
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
I have never blocked anyone else, but I have deleted some 'friends'... Those whom I don't personally know and bugs me with their game invitations LoL! I was a game addict back them...
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Hello thanks for the comments! Actually I have several hundred of friends and most of them are still strangers to me! Because before I am fun of inviting people even I don't know them, so I have some fault also if I am disturbed with too many invitations, but as long as it's not personal, it's okay!
@prashu228 (37524)
• India
4 Sep 12
no i never blocked any one, i don't add any unknown people , so all who i add are only my close friends and family so , no question of deleting or blocking them arise
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Wow - perfect! That's the good thing you can do at facebook, and I guess it's only advised to add or invite or accept people whom you know! Thanks for sharing my friend :)
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
Yes, I did. Usually I block people who are stalkers and causing me harm on facebook. Recently, I block a good close friend of mine from college. Things just didn't went well for us, or rather for me. Maybe I'm just too bitter or I just can't take to see her face even on my news feeds. Though we aren't friends, I can still see her on tag posts of our mutual friends. Things didn't went well for both of us because she and my ex-boyfriend cheated on me. It could have been anybody else but of all the women, it was a close friend. And she even failed to inform me about that. I was so insulted and had to withdraw from our friendship. I already unblocked her now, but we haven't communicated ever since.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Hi Lingling, thanks for your sincere share here on my post! Well, it's hurting and I won't blame you for blocking your friend! Upon reading your response I can conclude that she was not a friend or true friend at all! True friend could not cheat you like that. It's a good decision after all! See you my friend!
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
Yes, I blocked people whom I don't want to get connected with them anymore. Or if I find them annoying and rude.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Well, thanks for the comments my friend, so I guess we delete people we don't know or need and blocked those annoys us... good thing we can do. See you again!
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
Yes I already did it twice. I did the first one because I really want to get rid of that person, I want to cut off everything between us. In person, I also do not talk to him neither look at him. The reason is because he insulted me, at first it was fine to me. But when I was informed that my alma matter got involved, I got too mad. I really think it is not right for any person to discriminate anyone. I was really hurt to know all he said about me and my background. I felt bad, mostly for my university for the gratitude that I have for this school is immeasurable. The second time I did block a friend is because my girlfriend want me to. My girl wants me to have no communication with this office mate of mine. I will not discuss this further because for me there were never any issue regarding this.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
We are entitled to equal rights my friend! It's just right for you to block that person! At least you have prevented him from degrading you and your alma matter - I love my alma matter too, I learned a lot from there and even now that I don't have the time to visit there, I am ready to protect it from gossip of many peoples trying to say bad things or try to stain the reputation of my school! Thanks for the share!
• United Arab Emirates
4 Sep 12
When i am working at my office , i online at Facebook every time . i do my work and also comments my friend on Facebook . work is too easy from me when i am online ,. because my mind always fresh because using i fun to my friends . and also work in my office .
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Thanks for the response my friend! Yes that is true that is why if our internet connection wont work here its too boring. At least we can shift our mind a bit, relax and refresh. So you don't block a friend in your life? :)
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
I had blocked two people already on facebook. Both because of my childishness. Not my officemate because im not working yet. The first person was my crush. He has another crush and i hate seeing his posts about his crush and so i blocked him. That was a year ago or i think two? Not sure anymore. The second person was my boyfriend. I got jelous with one of his friends so i blocked him. I was really angry and upset that time! :D I cant help but laugh remembering those times :D
@silverfox09 (4708)
• United States
4 Sep 12
I have relative I block because I am not close to them and my mother dont like them so I just dont want them to keep a tab on me , but I behave civil enough to accept their friend request and chat with them . I hide all my photos but I feel she is aware but she wont say anything to me lol
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Well that's good, that's preventing trouble from happening. Anyway if all facebook users just care to read the terms of use specially its privacy then I thought there would be no trouble like that. It's about preventing it to happen, if you have uploaded photos you don't want to share with other people, you can set it private so that you can prevent other people talk to you at your back - or you can choose not to upload photos at all - and less trouble. See you my friend thanks for the reply!
@airasheila (5454)
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
hi there primeaque86, with reference to your main topic, well, i would not deny the fact that i did blocked a friend on that social networking site. as i don't want to be and get connected with her for a deeper personal reason. so i have blocked her name as i don't want to befriend her by any means.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
You have made a good decision my friend! Well, you could have rejected her friend request in the first place, but it's not too late to amend things! Good job! and thanks for sharing your experience here!
@shylade (3132)
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
No actually I don't accept people's request if I don't know them. So that in time I don't need to block that can offend them. I don't want to be blocked also.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Thanks for the comment shylade! Well, yes that's good. Anyway, facebook expected us to request and accept friends request of people we knew... it's in our discretion to add people stranger to us. In my case, it's my officemate lol!
@narnia007 (1050)
• India
4 Sep 12
Yes.I have blocked my ex girlfriend in Facebook.I was having trouble to overcome her after she left me.Her photos and comments with her new boyfriend and all that really pissed me off.Also frequently I would get chat messages from her.I had no other choice but to block her from my account to make me less irritable.Guess what.It worked and now that I am over her and now her Facebook status or comments -I give a damn to it.I am glad that I blocked her and I never got caught like the way you got there mate.Happy mylotting.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
That's a good decision mate! You could not have gone over with your feelings with her in the first place if you can see her everyday at facebook! You have done something perfect to help yourself forget her and even hurt you for reading her activities on her walls specially talking sweet messages with her boyfriend! This line is true, you can't forget if you still remember! See you for more topics mate ! Have a great day ahead!
• Indonesia
4 Sep 12
Pfftttt....letting someone using your pc doesnt mean she has the right checking your account whatever the reason is. You have your right to decide whoever in your friendlist, you have your own reason blocking her from your fb. Dont feel bad or guilty to know she is offended when she found out she is blocked..its very clear she never respected your privacy. Who knows that she could do more and invade your privacy if you still have her in your list. I dont check and dont care if people remove me or block me, and i only block 2 person from my list which is my sis ex bf and he made another account try message me so i blocked both his accounts and sent message to his sister told her to tell him not stalking me or my family anymore.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Hello fashionfever - thanks a lot for the nice opinion and advice. You are right there, she could have been done worst with my privacy, I mean, the result of her joke or something because I don't believe that she would intend something bad that would happen to me, it was more about joking and sort of things but the effect could have been serious. You know, facebook has been a home for most of us - it's more than a virtual community anymore. When there's an earthquake in Japan, most of them use facebook to communicate to their families, by citing this example, I want to express that the effect could cause serious family trouble... can even cause break up and something unexpected to result from merely friend's joke and naughtiness. See you my friend for more discussion!
@iola2012 (172)
• Philippines
4 Sep 12
She should know your reason. Do you think so? I am sure she will be upset.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
Well yes, she have known my reason and I was able to inform here about it before I actually blocked her - but it's a joke or she thought it was just a joke so I upset her when she knew the truth! But at this time, we are friends just like before, anyway we cannot continue fighting because of facebook, unless there might be harm done! See you and thanks for the question!