to de-friend some family members on Facebook?

[Praline]

I do not see my family much, last time was mothers funeral when my brother punched me. (Nice eh? You get it) They are good ten years + older than I, but we are 'friends' on facebook. My brother is just plain racist, bigotted & weird, he posts about immigrints & muslims, and I find it in really bad taste. My niece just posts weird comments on my wall, which dont really make any sense, and frankly, I do not have anything to say to any of them anymor, so I want to unfriend them, but I do not want to start anything, I am happy in my world here, with my babies & hubbie, but dont wish them any harm kind of thing.

TBH I wouldn't even if just prevent any form of aggravation

I'd just block them, defriend them, whatever it takes.

Your niece - do you think the problem is drugs?

She has always been just plain weird tbh. I have a daughter around her age, who just said to me "what on earth has ?? just wrote on your wall, doesnt make sense) and it doesnt. Its not rude or anything, just not a complete sentence.

i defriended my siblings. I dont miss them.

I would make up a name. Say Praline. And start a facebook adding your real "friends" and set your privacy settings to as strict as possible. leave the rubbish one going and just never look at it. family will think you dont facebook much and stop bothering you on it.

No I dont miss mine either, they are all much older than I, I was like the error at the end of a catholic marriage you know, eldest were starting work when I was born, that kind of thing. They are gran parents, and I have a 3 year old. Nothing in common at all.

Just defriend then block.

Also block them individually on the new profile so they can't see any mutal friends conversations through their news feed.

see this is why I don't like facebook- there's no way people won't take offence if you 'de friend' them, and if you have got a fb page, how do you refuse to accept people as friends? I like to choose who knows what about me!
(control freak)

You can hide their posts without defriending.

seperate profiles people! Seriosly, you can block people's posts but I also don't like certain people really knowing anythign about my life either.

If people post racist bollocks then ban them. Family or not. I had an old school friend post graphic gay porn on my wall - strangely he's blocked now too.

Barr your brother for being a racist wanker but dont worry about your neice's weird posts.

I have about 10 of my neices and nephews on FB list and I dont understand a single frickin word they say. Not a one.

just limit what they can do. you can set it so they can't post any comments or even so they can't see what other people are saying.

I would just hide their posts. My brother posts similarly stupid things and a million things like "X just added a new fish to his virtual tank". Don't befriend, just hide posts so you're not annoyed by it on a constant basis.

deactivate facebook

I defriended my sister in law a few months ago, she's obviously cottoned onto it because she tried to re-friend me... no way am I going back to that can of worms because everything I posted was getting fed back to MIL, and she's one of those "perfect life" people as well.

If she wants to chuck a strop over it - that's her problem, my giving a shit quota for this year's been fully reached and then some.

Just hide their posts and block what they can see about you!

My advice is that there is no point hurting people by blocking them. Just make a new account under a false name and just add the people you like

You can just hide them and they are none the wiser. I love FB as I am abroad and it is very convenient way of keeping up with family and friends. I hide all the Farmville etc shite and also hide anyone that posts repeated crap. Family or not.

I call people out for racism etc, family or not! If they are persistent offenders then they are purged- if any of then ever work up the guts to have a pop about it, I'd have the excuse to give then a verbal bashing and they'd make my day...