Facebook question

[newfiemountiewife]

I'm pretty FB savvy, but I wondered, does anyone know if there's a way to block people from being able to add you to groups? People can add you now without having to ask you, and I was added to two groups overnight. I was able to leave the groups just fine, but is there a way to prevent this from happening in the first place?

 

[jessica31876]

under privacy settings it says "friends can check me into places". Is that what enables/disables it? I have never been added to a group without my knowledge I do not think but that is the only thing I saw that might stop it. Im just not sure what it means that friends can check you into places?

 

[jessica31876]

ok did some research on it by looking in help. This is apparently a big problem:

http://www.facebook.com/help/?search=groups#!/help/?question=845201

It appears at least according to what has been discussed in that thread that once you remove yourself from a group you were added to you cannot be re-added. But it does not seem like there is a way to block being added without consent. I looked through help and that was the only thing I saw up there

 

[tjscraps]

I didn't know they could do that (although I did see where you can turn notifications off about it) ... Don't like that idea at all!

 

[lauren grier]

yeh i had that happen the other day.. twas weird. it doesn't seem like the normal groups- like it didnt show up on my list of groups kwim? it was more like alist feature..

 

[MissKim]

isn't like they're making a "group" of friends so that when they hit that group, only the updates from people in that group will show? I'm added to one person's group and it's called "coworkers." I haven't worked with this person for six months and although I like her personally, I don't like being lumped in with all the people who used to harrass me. I haven't left the group yet because I don't want to offend her. Then again, I haven't seen her in six months so why do I care again...

 

[newfiemountiewife]

The groups I'm talking about are the same as the old groups, the only difference I can see is that they can add you without asking. I got into 2 groups for local stuff overnight last night, and I don't care to associate with some of those people LOL