Stinky Dad Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 About a year ago I found out a lad I grew up with had passed away due to a blood clot on his lung. I had been friends on FB with him for a few months and coversed quite reguarly. Tonight I have since found a second 'friend' that I went to school with fell off a balcony a few years ago on holiday and died in 2009! So, anyone else friends with any deadies through social media and if so then why?....also just when is it acceptable to delete said person? One of my scenarios involves me being friends with his fiance so if I deleted him I'd probably have to delete her! Death. Social Media. Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Why is it you want to delete them, are you worried they'll haunt you if you're on their friends list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted September 30, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted September 30, 2011 Considering you're calling them "Deadies" I think you don't really care anyway. Just get shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinky Dad Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 Why is it you want to delete them, are you worried they'll haunt you if you're on their friends list? Â Â Nah. I'm not a ghostie kind of guy. I'm actually going through a friend cull at the moment which is how I stumbled upon the second guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIB Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Unless they're updating their status I don't see the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted September 30, 2011 Awards Moderator Share Posted September 30, 2011 It's a tricky one. If they were someone you hadn't seen for ages and aren't friends with/close to their family, who aren't also on your friend list, then just pot them. Thing is, if you're friends with someone who was close to them and they see you've fucked their profile off, you could come across as a callous so-and-so. I had this a while back with a girl I dated who, two years after we split up, died. I didn't have the heart to remove her because I was friends on there with her sister and close mates who I regularly saw. Also because I'm a soft bastard. Eventually her sister closed her account down so that did the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chris_Stone Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Surely it's ok after all the usual 'RIP' posts have been made on their wall? Still i'm the kind of person who tends to just leave anyone i've ever been friends / slightly connected to on my facebook so the dead guy would probably be on my list forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurryAngel Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 It gets quite creepy when the family try and keep the profile alive. Fpr example I'm buddys with a lady who's brother died out of the blue back in may. Obviously the sister and her family were gutted but it creeped me out when I got a friendship request from Jack Cornish 2 days before his funeral! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Stone Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 It'd be even creepier if he had sent you an event invite to his own funeral <.< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I'm actually going through a friend cull at the moment which is how I stumbled upon the second guy. I've never understood those people who post a status such as "okay, I'm deleting some folk so if you don't get my status update in 20 minutes you've been removed". Â Unless someone is posting copious amounts of shite on a regular basis I really see no need to delete them. Also, chances are they won't be updating their status if they're dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SiMania Posted October 1, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted October 1, 2011 I've only got one dead friend on Facebook and I'd never delete him. Every now and then I like looking through his status updates and pictures and read our conversations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WU LYF 4 LYF Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Why delete them? What purpose does it achieve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Why delete them? What purpose does it achieve?It achieves no purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Duke Posted October 1, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted October 1, 2011 Facebook do a "memorialise" feature on profiles for the deceased. Keeps the profile there but no updates etc.What updates would you expect to get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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