Facebook Blocking People Question

[camlace]

So this is what Facebook help says about mutual friends and how blocking works:

If I share mutual friends with the user I am blocking, will they be able to see my comments to this mutual friend?
Blocking allows you to prevent most interactions with someone on Facebook. People you block won't be able to find you in searches, view your profile, or contact you with pokes, Wall posts, or personal messages. In addition, they will not be able to see your Wall posts, comments on mutual friends’ Walls, or that you are a member of the same group as them.

They will, however, see your comments on content that is posted by a mutual friend. You will see their comments as well.

I understand the first paragraph...but then doesn't the last sentence contradict the first paragraph. I am so confused... is the difference what is defined as "content", anyone know what is actually considered "content".

 

[daughtersrus]

So this is what Facebook help says about mutual friends and how blocking works:

If I share mutual friends with the user I am blocking, will they be able to see my comments to this mutual friend?
Blocking allows you to prevent most interactions with someone on Facebook. People you block won't be able to find you in searches, view your profile, or contact you with pokes, Wall posts, or personal messages. In addition, they will not be able to see your Wall posts, comments on mutual friends’ Walls, or that you are a member of the same group as them.

They will, however, see your comments on content that is posted by a mutual friend. You will see their comments as well.

I understand the first paragraph...but then doesn't the last sentence contradict the first paragraph. I am so confused... is the difference what is defined as "content", anyone know what is actually considered "content".

My understanding is that if a mutual friend posts to your wall, they will be able to see it. If you post on the wall of a mutual friend, they will be able to see that as well.
They will not be able to see updates that you post on your own wall or private messages that you send.

I'm new to facebook so someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[MushyMushy]

Actually, that hasn't been true for me. I have one person blocked and we have quite a few mutual friends. We've both commented on the same pictures and posts, but I've never been able to see hers at all. I tested it out with a friend of mine -- I blocked her and she could see nothing I posted anywhere.

 

[camlace]

Actually, that hasn't been true for me. I have one person blocked and we have quite a few mutual friends. We've both commented on the same pictures and posts, but I've never been able to see hers at all. I tested it out with a friend of mine -- I blocked her and she could see nothing I posted anywhere.

Good to know...the whole posting to content thing has me a little leary since I can't control what ALL my friends might post on my "content" and my blocked person most likely has several of the same "friends" I do, since it is a family member.

 

[luvsJack]

We have a family blocked from dd's page. DD never sees anything the girl has posted on their friends' pages and the girl never sees any comment, post, or even "like" of dd's.

DD's other friends say that the girl thought that dd deleted her page because she never sees anything that looks like dd is even on facebook.

 

[bicker]

If you can see a message posted to a wall, then you can see the comments made in response to that message. In that case, the security that applies is (just) the security applicable to the original message (or photo, or video, etc.)

 

[dismom2]

Also-- if you don't want someone to know you are even on facebook, blocking them doesn't always help. For example: If you have mutual friends, and you comment on someone's thread, the original poster sometimes replies back to each person who commented, so they would post a reply and say @tracy... (insert comment), @Joe...(instert comment), so the other person would read your name on that other persons post and know you posted something.

 

[bumbershoot]

they will not be able to see your Wall posts, comments on mutual friends’ Walls, or that you are a member of the same group as them.

They will, however, see your comments on content that is posted by a mutual friend. You will see their comments as well.
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I think this means that if you go to someone else's Wall and post something, the blocked person won't see it.

But if the person that "owns" the Wall makes a post on it (posts content), then you comment on *that*, the blocked person will see that comment.

 

[disneybound2010]

I have 3 different people blocked and we share mutual friends. I cannot see ANY of their posts or replies to anything on my friends pages. One of my friends made a comment to one of them about a comment I had made and they were confused because they didn't see it. They asked if she had accidentally erased it. I think it's safe to bet that blocked means fully blocked.

 

[ilovejack02]

they will not be able to see your Wall posts, comments on mutual friends’ Walls, or that you are a member of the same group as them.

They will, however, see your comments on content that is posted by a mutual friend. You will see their comments as well.
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I think this means that if you go to someone else's Wall and post something, the blocked person won't see it.

But if the person that "owns" the Wall makes a post on it (posts content), then you comment on *that*, the blocked person will see that comment.

This is incorrect .

When you block someone, you disappear to them . It is like you deleted your account.

 

[luvsJack]

This is incorrect .

When you block someone, you disappear to them . It is like you deleted your account.

exactly. That is exactly what dd's friends said that the girl she had blocked told them. In fact she asked them if dd had deleted her account.

 

[camlace]

Thank you very much everyone...We set up a test with someone that I don't need to block, but could have check for me what we can/cannot see on each other's FB. So far we have not been able to see anything each one of us has done, but the last sentence of the Help info still concerns me.

I am debating if its just easier to stay away...it wouldn't be all that bad, I might actually get a few hours of my life back each week

 

[Mickeypooh99]

I'm wondering why people block someone instead of unfriending them.

I thought if I blocked someone I just wouldn't see their comments. I didn't realize they couldn't see mine too. I have a friend who I blocked because my kids often read over my shoulder, and her comments were just a lot of swearing, and things I wouldn't want my kids to see. So she probably knows I blocked her if she isn't seeing any of my comments anymore.

My point is what is the point of having a friend who is blocked. It would be just like not having that friend right?

 

[camlace]

I'm wondering why people block someone instead of unfriending them.

I thought if I blocked someone I just wouldn't see their comments. I didn't realize they couldn't see mine too. I have a friend who I blocked because my kids often read over my shoulder, and her comments were just a lot of swearing, and things I wouldn't want my kids to see. So she probably knows I blocked her if she isn't seeing any of my comments anymore.

My point is what is the point of having a friend who is blocked. It would be just like not having that friend right?

Well in my case it is a family member I have been estranged from for 15+ years and do not want this person having access to anything I say or do...and I am "friends" with other family on FB, so the estranged person would see anything I say/do with the other family members if not blocked.

 

[sturdypeasantstock]

I blocked someone who defriended me. I don't know why I was defriended. We were friends in high school and we were in some activities together. When she had a death in the family, I reached out to her and was there for her. We stayed in touch a bit after graduation. I found her on FB and we have several mutual friends. A week or so later, I was defriended. I blocked her.

I clicked on a thread here on the DIS and there she was, smiling away and sharing her family pics and interests (same avatar as her FB pic), talking like she did on FB about how she wants to make friends. I thought about contacting her, but put her on ignore instead.

 

[GAGirlInVA]

You can Hide someone that you want to be friends with but don't want to see their statuses. I had to do that to someone.. it would start WW3 if I unfriended her but she whines alot in her statuses. So I just hide her.

I dont think you can block AND be friends with someone. I've blocked most of my family. When they search for me it says I'm not on Facebook. But I also can't see anything that they post either.

 

[arielsleepingbeauty]

I blocked someone who defriended me. I don't know why I was defriended. We were friends in high school and we were in some activities together. When she had a death in the family, I reached out to her and was there for her. We stayed in touch a bit after graduation. I found her on FB and we have several mutual friends. A week or so later, I was defriended. I blocked her.

I clicked on a thread here on the DIS and there she was, smiling away and sharing her family pics and interests (same avatar as her FB pic), talking like she did on FB about how she wants to make friends. I thought about contacting her, but put her on ignore instead.

I was defriended by my sister in law, or it could actually have been the other way around. We didn't even know until my DH was trying to find a photo on her page. He called her to ask what happened. I know she would never defriend me on purpose and I would never her. It does happen, she might not have even realized it. Maybe she thinks you defriended her. I don't ever check those things.
I do set all my info to private so only friends can see my info. I keep all my pics set to "friends only"