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Nusc
12-09-2009, 05:30 PM
Does anyone know how to hide your friends list from friends with the new settings released today?
Nusc
12-09-2009, 05:42 PM
You can't even disable 'Add Friend' option or 'Send a Message'.

As far as I've seen, the new settings combat third party applications but were actually counter-productive otherwise.
swak
12-09-2009, 06:39 PM
Why the need to hide friends list pr disable friends add button.

You anti-social brah?

Seems to kinda lose the whole point of facebook with that
CMW403
12-09-2009, 07:41 PM
Originally posted by swak
Why the need to hide friends list pr disable friends add button.

You anti-social brah?

Seems to kinda lose the whole point of facebook with that

and whats the point of facebook again??
swak
12-09-2009, 07:57 PM
Originally posted by CMW403


and whats the point of facebook again??

Its a 'social networking site'.
Meant to reconnect you with friends, etc...
I can see the reason to switch off/block apps.. i cant stand these, but to block friends list, that seems to be going a little too far.

What's to hide... You FBI?
Nusc
12-09-2009, 08:42 PM
:rofl:

People always stalk on Facebook, I only use it for networking while limiting most of its features.
ercchry
12-09-2009, 08:45 PM
Originally posted by Nusc
You can't even disable 'Add Friend' option or 'Send a Message'.



im pretty sure i saw those features when i was setting up the new settings today
Nusc
12-09-2009, 08:46 PM
There you go, you click on the pencil and deselect show my friends list on my profile!
Nusc
12-09-2009, 08:49 PM
Originally posted by ercchry


im pretty sure i saw those features when i was setting up the new settings today

You only have the option of letting 'Everyone' or Friends of Friends see it.

You can no longer disable it.
Nusc
12-09-2009, 08:55 PM
Does anyone know how to prevent pages from being displayed?
torob
12-09-2009, 09:14 PM
I want to disable that too, but no luck
So far you can only choose only friends and select specific people to not see your friends list

Don't see what the hurt is in adding the featuer
philip1985
12-09-2009, 09:25 PM
If you click on your profile and scroll down to your friends list there is a paint brush. Click on that and an edit box appears, you can now uncheck show my friends in profile. I hope this helps.

EDIT opps guess I should have read the post above since it was already answered
nich148_9
12-09-2009, 09:27 PM
You shouldn't have to resort to using workarounds, but you could create a List, with all of your friends and select "Edit Custom Settings". Under "Except These People", select that List.
slinkie
12-09-2009, 09:59 PM
what's with tc's immense sig
Pollywog
12-09-2009, 10:11 PM
Op, your signature is waaaay too fawking long. I'm surfing on a blackberry and its giving me a scroll-headache.
sevewone
12-09-2009, 10:13 PM
Originally posted by Pollywog
Op, your signature is waaaay too fawking long. I'm surfing on a blackberry and its giving me a scroll-headache.

hahaha thats what i was thinking
Nusc
12-09-2009, 10:32 PM
Does anyone know how to hide the pages of your profile?
nich148_9
12-09-2009, 10:33 PM
Originally posted by Nusc
What does OP stand for?

Original Poster. Or more bluntly: you
gqmw
12-09-2009, 10:40 PM
Originally posted by Nusc
Does anyone know how to hide the pages of your profile?

WTF....who do you need to hide all these things from. If the content on your page is not showable to everyone you accept as a friend...obviously you have a problem
Nusc
12-09-2009, 10:47 PM
Originally posted by gqmw


WTF....who do you need to hide all these things from. If the content on your page is not showable to everyone you accept as a friend...obviously you have a problem

haha this is too funny. Life is nice when your easy going.

Not from friends but the general public.
nich148_9
12-09-2009, 11:04 PM
Have you considered changing this to "Only Friends"?

http://nickheer.com/go/bcm7

Might simplify things :dunno:
Nusc
12-09-2009, 11:49 PM
That interface is now obsolete.
nich148_9
12-09-2009, 11:52 PM
Originally posted by Nusc
That interface is now obsolete.

Oh, at the time I posted that, I saw the old privacy interface. Just got the update. Damn.
Nusc
12-10-2009, 01:47 PM
Did anyone find out how to prevent your profile picture from being displayed from 'friends of friends'? (While that is certainly not the case).
Nusc
01-02-2010, 10:20 PM
Does anyone know if Facebook will be reversing some of the settings they implemented?
rp_guy
01-02-2010, 10:44 PM
Originally posted by Nusc
Did anyone find out how to prevent your profile picture from being displayed from 'friends of friends'? (While that is certainly not the case).

your profile picture is available to everyone, not just friends of friends. you can control if they can click on it to enlarge it, though, by changing the privacy settings of your profile picture album.


Originally posted by Nusc
Does anyone know if Facebook will be reversing some of the settings they implemented?

no, they won't be. sure there's been a bit of backlash, but they only implemented the pencil trick for hiding your friends list. you can check www.allfacebook.com, it's a blog that updates fairly regularly on facebook news. everyone will just have to get used to not being private anymore.