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 Topic: Facebook Timeline

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  • Facebook Timeline
     OP - May 23, 2012, 10:13 AM
    Ok, let me start by saying that I hate change and this thing sucks.

    Now that I've gotten that out of the way: I'm apparently one of the few whose profile hasn't been switched to Timeline (yet) but apparently it's inevitable because screw your freedom of choosing what kind of profile you want, right? My main problem with facebook has always been privacy. I am fully aware that whatever I've shared there is theirs forever and there's nothing I can do about it.

    Because of the nature of the content of my profile (pictures, "religious leanings") I'm pretty paranoid about who I add as a friend, and who has access to what. So probably once a week I'd go through all my privacy settings and check them one by one. It would be a disaster for me if a relative or a real-life acquaintance took a look at it.

    This Timeline thing, though, looks like the plague to me. I found this http://www.pcworld.com/article/249019/facebook_timeline_privacy_tips_lock_down_your_profile.html

    and man, does it sound like a lot of work :/ I guess the easiest solution for me would to delete my account. But I don't want that because it keeps me in touch with people I'm too lazy to email Tongue And it's kinda useful when it comes to music news, concerts, etc. So anyway, given what I know now, I'm wondering if it wouldn't be a good idea to switch vountarily to Timeline RIGHT NOW and spend some time going over privacy settings, instead of having it take me by surprise, maybe at a time where I have no internet access? Of course, I'm sure that's what Fecesbook wants me to do!

    Are you using Timeline? What was your experience with it?
    He's no friend to the friendless
    And he's the mother of grief
    There's only sorrow for tomorrow
    Surely life is too brief
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #1 - May 23, 2012, 10:16 AM
    I switched to timeline the moment I found out about it.

    Facebook resets the privacy settings every time they update. It doesn't have anything to do with timeline per se. Changing them is not time consuming. Just go to 'Privacy Settings' and click on 'Friends' for whatever you want to hide from people not on your friends list. You can then go to your profile, press on the gear logo on the top right, press 'View As...', and see how it appears to the public.
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #2 - May 23, 2012, 10:32 AM
    So it's not really different from the settings in the classic profile? Because the guy who wrote that article made it sounds more complicated. I guess I'll have to do it, then.
    He's no friend to the friendless
    And he's the mother of grief
    There's only sorrow for tomorrow
    Surely life is too brief
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #3 - May 23, 2012, 10:33 AM
    I've got timeline. I hated it at first. but now it's just midlly irritating. If it's the privacy thing you're worried about (and not the actual weirdness of the timeline itself, which I still don't get), you can totally change your privacy settings in like 5 minutes so that non-friends only see your display picture and your cover photo. Smiley So that isn't a problem. Actually, I think the privacy settings have gotten better. I remember from like 3 years ago, it was so hard to see who you had shared posts with, but now there's a little tool-icon-thing next to each post that, if you hover over it, tells you who you've shared it with. Smiley
    Self ban for Ramadan (THAT RHYMES)

    Expect me to come back a Muslim. Cool Tongue j/k we'll see..
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #4 - May 23, 2012, 10:41 AM
    Quote from: Naerys on May 23, 2012, 10:32 AM
    So it's not really different from the settings in the classic profile? Because the guy who wrote that article made it sounds more complicated. I guess I'll have to do it, then.

    You can hide things from timeline even for yourself and your friends. It's basically like deleting your posts. Not really a privacy issue.
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #5 - May 23, 2012, 04:04 PM
    Why is Facebook even so popular? All my friends, family and classmates use it, I hate Facebook. I would never tell a random person who asks me what school I went to/go to, where I was born and live, everything I like and dislike, what political party I support, my religion, who my friends are etc... Forget about putting all of that stuff on a Facebook server somewhere. What happened to the days when people fought to make sure that type of information safe?
    I swear by my life, and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.

    John Galt.
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #6 - May 23, 2012, 05:32 PM
    I wouldn't bother with it if i were you. I upgraded and it made it really hard to friggin fix all the privacy settings how I wanted them.

    At first it put a map showing the entire world exactly where I lived!  mysmilie_977 It took me a while to work out how to remove that.

    Also, I still have not worked out how to make the "cover photos" private. The "cover photo" is this long banner that you choose to go behind your main profile pic and it stretches horizontally right across the screen. Anyway, I cannot work out how to make those private. Right now anybody could go ther and see all the cover photos I have ever chosen and also see all the comments that people have written about my cover photos.

    I am sure it can be done, but I am done with fiddling with the settings. It takes forever.

    Plus once you upgrade to the timeline, it seems like there is no way to go back to the old style. At least i cannot work out how....
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #7 - May 23, 2012, 07:40 PM
    Quote from: Kaleem Yahya on May 23, 2012, 04:04 PM
    Why is Facebook even so popular? All my friends, family and classmates use it, I hate Facebook. I would never tell a random person who asks me what school I went to/go to, where I was born and live, everything I like and dislike, what political party I support, my religion, who my friends are etc... Forget about putting all of that stuff on a Facebook server somewhere. What happened to the days when people fought to make sure that type of information safe?


    Cool story, bro.
    He's no friend to the friendless
    And he's the mother of grief
    There's only sorrow for tomorrow
    Surely life is too brief
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #8 - May 23, 2012, 07:41 PM
    Quote from: Tonyt on May 23, 2012, 05:32 PM
    I wouldn't bother with it if i were you. I upgraded and it made it really hard to friggin fix all the privacy settings how I wanted them.


    It's unfortunately not as easy as not bothering with it. All the facebook profiles will be switched to Timeline eventually, whether we like it or not.
    He's no friend to the friendless
    And he's the mother of grief
    There's only sorrow for tomorrow
    Surely life is too brief
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #9 - May 23, 2012, 07:58 PM
    I honestly don't see why everyone is hating on timeline. It has its pros and cons, but overall I don't think it's bad.
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #10 - May 23, 2012, 10:31 PM
    Timeline

    Take one: MySpace profile.
    Mix violently with: One hand grenade.

    At least, that’s what it looks like…
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #11 - May 23, 2012, 10:43 PM
    I dont like the narcissism of it. I have absolutely no desire to 'tell my story'.
    Facebook isnt about me. It is about stalking other people.

  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #12 - May 23, 2012, 10:44 PM
    Quote from: dr_sloth on May 23, 2012, 10:43 PM
    It is about stalking other people.

    Afro
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #13 - May 23, 2012, 11:02 PM
    Quote from: Abood on May 23, 2012, 07:58 PM
    I honestly don't see why everyone is hating on timeline. It has its pros and cons, but overall I don't think it's bad.

    It's the worst thing since myspace.
    Life is what happens to you while you're staring at your smartphone.

    Eternal Sunshine of the Religionless Mind
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #14 - May 23, 2012, 11:10 PM
    I think it doesn't use space efficiently, but besides that, it's a pretty decent design, and serves the purpose Facebook is meant to serve.
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #15 - May 23, 2012, 11:10 PM
    Not as well as the wall did. Tongue
    Life is what happens to you while you're staring at your smartphone.

    Eternal Sunshine of the Religionless Mind
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #16 - May 23, 2012, 11:12 PM
    I liked the wall, but it took forever to find something on it. I find that much easier with timeline.
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #17 - May 23, 2012, 11:14 PM
    Meh.
    Life is what happens to you while you're staring at your smartphone.

    Eternal Sunshine of the Religionless Mind
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #18 - May 23, 2012, 11:52 PM
    I liked the banner thing, but I hate the layout of everything else on timeline.
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #19 - May 23, 2012, 11:59 PM
    I don't understand how the columns work in timeline. Why is some stuff on the left and some on the right? How does the computer decide where to put what? :S
    Self ban for Ramadan (THAT RHYMES)

    Expect me to come back a Muslim. Cool Tongue j/k we'll see..
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #20 - May 24, 2012, 12:29 AM
    facebook wont let me log into my second account and  asks for me to confirm with a phone number but i have already confirmed the account with my email I dont want to associate that account with my cell number becuz it;s my anonymous account for debating theists and commenting on atheist pages. How do i log in?!?!?!
    In my opinion a life without curiosity is not a life worth living
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #21 - May 24, 2012, 12:30 AM
    :S I just click: "Skip this step."
    Self ban for Ramadan (THAT RHYMES)

    Expect me to come back a Muslim. Cool Tongue j/k we'll see..
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #22 - May 24, 2012, 12:35 AM
    Quote from: chepea on May 23, 2012, 11:59 PM
    I don't understand how the columns work in timeline. Why is some stuff on the left and some on the right? How does the computer decide where to put what? :S

      far away hug
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #23 - May 24, 2012, 12:40 AM
    Quote from: chepea on May 24, 2012, 12:30 AM
    :S I just click: "Skip this step."

       

    i did that before too but this time they removed the "skip this step" link
    In my opinion a life without curiosity is not a life worth living
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #24 - May 24, 2012, 12:41 AM
    Oh. :/ That's weird.

    Just make up a number with 555 in it Tongue
    Self ban for Ramadan (THAT RHYMES)

    Expect me to come back a Muslim. Cool Tongue j/k we'll see..
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #25 - May 24, 2012, 12:51 AM
    Quote from: Tonyt on May 23, 2012, 05:32 PM
    I wouldn't bother with it if i were you. I upgraded and it made it really hard to friggin fix all the privacy settings how I wanted them.

    At first it put a map showing the entire world exactly where I lived!  mysmilie_977 It took me a while to work out how to remove that.

    Also, I still have not worked out how to make the "cover photos" private. The "cover photo" is this long banner that you choose to go behind your main profile pic and it stretches horizontally right across the screen. Anyway, I cannot work out how to make those private. Right now anybody could go ther and see all the cover photos I have ever chosen and also see all the comments that people have written about my cover photos.

    I am sure it can be done, but I am done with fiddling with the settings. It takes forever.

    Plus once you upgrade to the timeline, it seems like there is no way to go back to the old style. At least i cannot work out how....

    I don't think you can hide the cover photo, it's like your dp, it's just there to stay.

    But hmmm..viewing comments on your cover photo eh? Now THAT I had not thought of. Smiley
    Self ban for Ramadan (THAT RHYMES)

    Expect me to come back a Muslim. Cool Tongue j/k we'll see..
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #26 - June 25, 2012, 05:19 PM
    I just changed to timeline... >.< Uh oh, trying to sort out the privacy setting things! D:
    "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." - Viktor E. Frankl

    'Life is just the extreme expression of complex chemistry' - Neil deGrasse Tyson
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #27 - June 25, 2012, 07:54 PM
    I hate facebook, I deactivated it for a few months but reactivated it the other week to help a friend out with her art competition (you have to "like her artwork") and my profile hasn't yet been changed to Timeline.

    I really don't like the layout of it, and it does seem to show a bit more about you than what the normal profile does. I'm massively paranoid about privacy as I don't want my parents to see that I have FB otherwise they'll start demanding to look at my profile; I never even have a clear picture of myself for the DP! When FB made it so everyone could see your DP that infuriated me too (you used to be able to keep it private).

    From the few years I've had it, everytime they change the profile layouts privacy seems to get worse.

    I'll probably get rid of it when Timeline becomes compulsory for everyone.
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #28 - June 25, 2012, 08:27 PM
    Quote from: TheDarkRebel on May 24, 2012, 12:29 AM
    facebook wont let me log into my second account and  asks for me to confirm with a phone number but i have already confirmed the account with my email I dont want to associate that account with my cell number becuz it;s my anonymous account for debating theists and commenting on atheist pages. How do i log in?!?!?!

    You have no choice. Facebook is now forcing mobile authentication. You can't access your account or deactivate your account unless you provide them with your number. They seem to be slowly rolling this out to users. I did a google about this a while back when I got the message, seems like quite a few people have encountered it and couldn't do anything about it.

    It's so wrong! I don't know if it's possible to make an official complaint about this to Ofcom or something? They shouldn't be allowed to do this.
    ~My story~
    ~Collection of unethical hadiths/surahs~
  • Re: Facebook Timeline
     Reply #29 - June 25, 2012, 09:35 PM
    The day they try to demand my number is the day I give up fb for good.

    I debate leaving it weekly as it is, be good to have the motivation.
    Inhale the good shit, exhale the bullshit.
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