On 2010-12-20 10:00:29 -0600, Amy Guskin said:   
   > >> On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:38:54 -0500, Vince M Hudd wrote   
   > (in article ):   
   >    
   >>> And the latest example of totally brain dead 'innovation' on the site is   
   the   
   >> new format 'groups' - whereby friends can 'add' you to a group. Yes, *add*   
   >> you. Not *invite* you, which you could decline (or just ignore), but   
   >> actually *add* you, so that if you don't want to be a member of their latest   
   >> daft group, having been added you have to go to the effort of removing   
   >> yourself. (Once removed, you can't then be added - but that does miss the   
   >> point somewhat!) <<   
   >    
   > This?  Is evil.  I had someone add me to a group as soon as this became a   
   > possibility, and I can't remove myself because it's a friend *and* client,   
   > and it's the person's pet cause.  But thankfully no one else on my friend   
   > list has figured out that you can do this.  I really resent it, because I   
   > already get enough stuff on my wall that I can't keep up.  What kind of nerve   
   > do you have to have to add to the already quite-noisy traffic on someone's   
   > wall?   
   >    
   > But other than that, yeah, Facebook's great.  :-p     (Actually, I kid: it   
   > really is great for what it is.  I've especially liked getting connected with   
   > my cousins again, who have been long absent from my life.)   
   >    
   > Amy   
   There's a profile option to not allow people to add you to groups. I use it.   
   -K   
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