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If you unchecked everything in the dialog, it warned you that everything would be deleted off your Profile. Did this not happen? The majority of interests you

If you unchecked everything in the dialog, it warned you that everything would be deleted off your Profile. Did this not happen? The majority of interests you would've been linked to would not give you News Feed items (they're "voiceless" Pages).

char 16y ago
I wasn't warned. I scanned the dialogue page to see if there was any information, but couldn't find anything. I definitely could have missed a text block if it were either at the very top or bottom of the page and of normal font-size. But I certainly didn't see anything like, 'WARNING! By not linking to these items they will be removed from your profile. Are you sure you want to continue?', which is something I usually experience before things are deleted. I understand fully that most of my profile items aren't actually associated with pages, or may be pages that don't post. But even taking that into consideration, there were still likely a few dozen (popular shows and bands, for example that I am positive have a presence on Facebook) that likely would be posting to my feed. I estimate I only added back 1/4 of the interests I had before, and about 10 of those posted on my feed today. It's fine because I can just hide them and actually obtain the settings I want, but it was a bit of a process.
- indigoviolet 16y ago
  You'd have seen something like the image on this link: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebooks_high_pressure_tactics_opt-in_or_else.php http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebooks_high_pressure...
  - char 16y ago
    Nope, I didn't see that. I wonder if it was because I left a few items that I knew would not be publishing to my stream (such as 'city'). Perhaps that box only popped up if a user unchecks every single item in each field?
    - indigoviolet 16y ago
      Yes, I believe so. That is a fair point, I'll give that feedback to the people concerned.

char 16y ago

I wasn't warned. I scanned the dialogue page to see if there was any information, but couldn't find anything. I definitely could have missed a text block if it were either at the very top or bottom of the page and of normal font-size. But I certainly didn't see anything like, 'WARNING! By not linking to these items they will be removed from your profile. Are you sure you want to continue?', which is something I usually experience before things are deleted. I understand fully that most of my profile items aren't actually associated with pages, or may be pages that don't post. But even taking that into consideration, there were still likely a few dozen (popular shows and bands, for example that I am positive have a presence on Facebook) that likely would be posting to my feed. I estimate I only added back 1/4 of the interests I had before, and about 10 of those posted on my feed today. It's fine because I can just hide them and actually obtain the settings I want, but it was a bit of a process.

indigoviolet 16y ago
You'd have seen something like the image on this link: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebooks_high_pressure_tactics_opt-in_or_else.php http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebooks_high_pressure...
- char 16y ago
  Nope, I didn't see that. I wonder if it was because I left a few items that I knew would not be publishing to my stream (such as 'city'). Perhaps that box only popped up if a user unchecks every single item in each field?
  - indigoviolet 16y ago
    Yes, I believe so. That is a fair point, I'll give that feedback to the people concerned.