Another kids using Facebook thread! Annoyed!

[SeeJaneKick]

I use FB only to keep in touch with select friends and relatives who live a distance away and am also friends with closer relatives...I don't "do" the games....Pet Society Farmville etc....I dont want to download outside programmes nor waste time on them

Just got a post on my Wall asking meto be "friends on pet society" and it is frm my 8 year old niece via her Dad...my BIL.

So it is obvious she has not got an account but he is helping her play pet sociey....on his account, fair enough but I don't WANT that crap on my FB. Am I being unreasonable...I want to ignore it but how canI when DN will be all excited waiting to see "Aunty Jane respond and be friends"

I'm really irritated at being put in this position.

I basically HAVE to join bloody pet society to please an 8 year old!

No. You say no. Job done

You can block all those game applications - so yes you are being a bit unreasonable.

Just say you don't play it simple.

You don't have to join it at all. I don't know what else to say. But by all means feel agrieved and irritated now but if you join it, surely you'll feel worse. What's more, you won't play it and your neice will wonder why you bothered to join. Besides, kids join everything and sometimes have no intention of playing anyway.

How can I block them? Do I do that before someone asks me? Orare you talking about accepting my niece and then blocking it?

I ignore all game invites

I shall just check and get back to you - but I know I have a few games blocked on mine.

Just don't accept it that's all, it's no big deal, mountain and molehill come to mind.

HSMM even if they are from 8 year old relations who you love?

If you go into privacy settings and click on games and apps you should be able to block any that are on there. I think you can block them from your requests page as well. Hope that helps a bit.

just say no and block the game. simples
How do you know its your neice anyway, it could be your bil, my dp plays petville from time to time as we all do in our family even the fellas.

mind you I blocked farmville, that really used to irritate me

But blocking it won't deal with he fact that my niece wil feel about being ignored...she's going to see it as literally me not wanting to be her friend!

that wasn't meant to be a sad face more like a loser face!!

Just send her a message with lots of smiley faces saying that you just don't have time. That's what I do. I love FB but can't stand all the games - and I never accept invitations to anything.

your 8 year old neice will get over it. I do think you are worrying unessarily

Yes, even from 8 year old relations, who are too young to use Facebook even with a dad's account, that I love.

You have every right to ignore the request.

And you can block it by clicking the X that appears next to the users name and selecting 'block all from this app'.

BTW, just so you know, there is no downloading involved to play games. They are Java based and play without any sort of download right in your browser.

sheepdog because it says "Tom has invited you to be best friends on pet society love from Anna"

I ignore all the game invites too. Even from the younger kids. Just let your BIL explain that Aunty doesn't play the games on FB.
I must figure out how to turn off the Games apps myself. Would work better than ignorning the requests.

who's sheepdog

Yes...a message via her Dad saying "Aunty is your best friend already but isn't any good at Pet Society would do he trick....shes very sensitive and struggles a bit socially I don't want to damage her!

well you need to get a grip then and explain to your brother in law that you will not be playing pet society, ever.

oh i see sorry, just seen your last post, can understand why you would want to tread carefully then. just let her down very gently

You can be gentle and honest. Don't go through your BIL, tell her directly.

'Honey, aunty is very bad at those sorts of games and so doesn't like playing them. I hope you have fun with it thought!'

Or something like that.

DId it....nice message via his wall...feel better now and maybe he'll think twice about doing this kind of thing. 8 is too young imo anyway. I KNOW it's only games and they lke them but the way they're promoted using popularity as a tool is wrong in my opinion.

If you want an easy white lie, when she asks about it you could always tell her that you have games blocked and didn't even see the invite.

I have most games filtered out of news feeds and most games requests blocked (except for ones for the one game I play).