18 Things You Shouldn’t Do On Facebook

Facebook is a social network for connecting with old friends and families. There are few important things you must NOT do on Facebook so that you don’t annoy endless friends in your friend list.  Be a better friend and make never doing these eighteen things on Facebook your manifesto for life:

1)Put your own profile picture

The objective of the Facebook profile picture is to show to the whole world how do you look like and not your entire family. Therefore it’s always advisable to put your own picture. For displaying rest of the things, Facebook cover image is always a good alternative.

 

2) Change your name to something stupid

We are already having trouble in remembering who you are to begin with, let alone after you changed your name to Coco Sweetheart for a joke that one other person in the world will get.

 

3) Share literally about Everything that is on your Mind

We all know that Zuckerberg wants us to share everything that is on our mind but for heavens sake, he doesn’t meant EVERYTHING. If you really want to share about your bad mood or day, please buzz your close friends on Wattsapp or give them a call and they will cheer you up.

 

4) Obituary posts

Please don’t post obituary posts on Facebook for your near and dear one’s. If you really want to sympathize with the family who has lost his / her loved one, either make a call or visit them and show your support.

 

5) Your baby pictures

Every parent thinks that their baby is the cutest in the world, but having a child is not meant to be a competition whereby proud parents constantly post ultrasound images and  baby photos about every single movement of their babies…their first smile, first walk or their potty training. Parents please save private life of your kids among yourselves and your kids would be so thankful to you when they grow up.

6) Selfie Obsession

If you are suffering from the Selfie obsession pouting your face ten times a day and posting on Facebook, then let me tell you that you are annoying number of friends in your friend list. Please don’t torture them. If you really can’t do anything about your obsession, then please post on an Instagram.

 

7) Tag someone in the background of a photo they’re not really in

If Miranda doesn’t attend Thanks Giving dinner, please don’t immortalize her presence by tagging her. You may be annoying her.

 

8) Don’t ask about Questions whose Answers you can easily Google it

This is a transition of the humble brag with a bit of the cryptic status thrown in. “Anyone can tell me the Rolex showroom near my vicinity as I need to get my watch polished…?” is basically Facebook for “I have Rolex watch and I want you all to know about it”. 

 

9) Holiday Spam

Yes, we are all jealous about your trip to Caribbean and hundreds of photos and statuses that you have shared about it on Facebook but please have little mercy on us as we don’t have time to watch your endless pictures which you are posting everyday. Please share your pictures with only close friends in a group whom do you think will be really interested in liking your pictures and statuses, not to everyone in your friend list.

 

10) Wedding Spam

Congratulation!, We are very happy to know that you have found the girl of your dreams to exchange rings but we definitely have no time to see countless pictures of your wedding decoration, reception and gala dinner. Please post it with only your close friends who are really interested in getting all the updates and not to your entire friend list.

 

11) Spam- Spam

“Like this post and share it on your wall and see the magic otherwise God will punish you.”  Please don’t spam on Facebook as this is the most stupid thing anyone can do on Social Media.

 

12) Love Life / Married life

People are really not interested in knowing about how much in love you are with your significant other and they certainly don’t need their Facebook walls constantly bombarded by the grueling details of your date nights or Anniversaries. One’s love / wedding life is supposed to be a personal matter, and not something which is powered by social media for the entire world to see.

 

13) Updates about sizzling Saturday Nights

If you love hitting dance floor after getting five pegs high, please don’t post on Facebook for whole world to know that you are a party animal. Share only with your close friends  who are really interested to know about it.

 

14) Unsolicited Check-Ins

People really don’t care about your fourth trip to Starbucks this week or recent movie that you have watched. So don’t do check-ins about places that even no one bothers to look at.

If you really want to share, then please share with your close friends in a group and not to everyone in your friend list.

or if you have really done something great that you want to brag about, you are welcome to post on Facebook with not more that five pictures.

 

15) Political/ Religious Opinion

Don’t give your political and religious opinion about controversial issues which alienate your large number of friends in your list. It has long been considered bad form to discuss subjects such as politics and religion with people you don’t know very well, and Facebook is absolutely no exception. Maintain common courtesy and keep your opinions to yourself, lest what might have once seemed like a constructive post end up being derailed into a flame war.

 

16) Corny Motivational Pictures

There is also the type of Facebook user who constantly shares cliched motivational posters accompanied by inspirational quotes. If you’re one of these types, you should stop right now. These so-called nuggets of wisdom, while sometimes funny and entertaining, are more often unoriginal and highly overused. They’re rarely the slightest bit inspiring in reality, and if you want to share something, make sure that it is something which offers some kind of value to its audience and it should be original.

 

17) Facebook Game Invitations

People are not interested in getting the updates about what level have you reached in Mafia Wars?  If you will not change, then there will be only single alternative left either to unfriend you or they can block app invites from the Settings > Blocking page.  You won’t be able to send them any Farmville and Candy Crush invitations to play…your choice!

 

18) Business/ Fan Page

In promoting your business, art and work and building your relationship with your customers / fans/ followers, make your business and promotional page and send invitations  to your friends who would be interested and will support you. Try to find your niche and engage with them only, not with hundreds of people who doesn’t get any value from your product / service which you offer.

 

Make Facebook a better place to connect with the world. Don’t misuse it!

What are the most annoying things your friends do on Facebook which you don’t like? Do leave in the comments below.

Happy Facebooking !,
Ana