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Am I the only person who would rather this was a private group? (so non-members can't see posts). Even if Jason just approved every join request I think this wo
by strick 16y ago
Am I the only person who would rather this was a private group? (so non-members can't see posts). Even if Jason just approved every join request I think this would be better.
Example: your employer doesn't need to know that you are talking to an interesting startup.
- city41 16y agoAlthough it's easier said than done, IMO your employer/coworkers really shouldn't be friends with you on Facebook. That's what LinkedIn is for. I know you can't control their friend requests and it would be odd to ignore them. Thankfully people are starting to figure this out in my experience; at my current job none of my coworkers (other than actual friends) have sent me friend requests on Facebook. With that said, the same reasoning also makes me question the value of a HN Facebook group.
- mechanical_fish 16y agoThanks. You've successfully talked me out of this, for today anyway. People often ask how other social networks will ever compete with Facebook. To me that's like asking how your house's living room will ever compete with the theater at your local high school.
- tokenadult 16y agoDo you mind if I quote that line about the living room and the theater (with or without attribution, as you wish) elsewhere in cyberspace?
- mechanical_fish 16y agoYou may take it wherever it wants to go. And, though I'd potentially be entertained if you attributed it, that is not required.
- hugh3 16y agoRight on. I have a "no coworkers, no family members" rule for my facebook profile. I hope this becomes the new normal, to avoid any future embarrassment.
- natrius 16y agoI have an "all coworkers, all family members" rule. Embarrassment is based on social norms. Openness has the potential to change social norms in a positive way, and since I have little to lose due to the fairly laid-back nature of programming in general and my few concerns when it comes to offending family, I'm happy to take the little risk there is in putting most things out there.
- strick 16y agoI agree completely. None of my coworkers are friends. But they can see all the content I've posted to this Hacker News Facebook group anyway. It is public.
- hugh3 16y agoHow would they know to look there?
- metamemetics 16y ago>your employer/coworkers really shouldn't be friends with you on Facebook That's bad UI design and missed opportunity on Facebook's part then, they should fix that "bug". When I login to facebook the first thing I should see is "Friends, Family, Other [, Manually_Created_Group_X]" and then be immediately able to choose between the set of actions [News Feed, Privacy] for each. Facebook helps improve our contact book of people tool in size and currentness, but is a step backwards in organization.