Always welcome, Delia. I tend to hide negative posts too. Recently, I’ve started to selectively hide posts that were appearing in my news stream because a friend had liked a Page or post but which was not relevant to me. Checking and updating our security and privacy options every now and then also helps. Thanks for visiting the blog.

Thanks for your great tips, Vatsala!

The choice of not responding and letting the irritant get the message and stop is a gracious way to handle the situation but requires a lot of patience. Hats off to you, Beverley for doing that!

Since the time I joined Facebook, I’ve become wiser about the Groups that I join and the Pages that I like and thankfully have met some amazing people whom I would love to invite out for tea if only we were all in the same country. I’m glad you liked the post. The intention of providing solutions to potential dilemmas has been achieved. 🙂

That is a wonderful way of handling posts by relying on your own judgement to determine when you need to step in to support the friend, Terri. The passive way of handling the situation ensures that the status quo is maintained. I prefer to keep my friends too. 🙂

Group dynamics in a virtual space are going to be different from those in a live in person event and the moderator/facilitator needs to be alert. Another challenging aspect is the time differences between different members posting their comments. In such a situation, setting up Group rules is a good way to keep members in line. I’ve seen it done in a couple of Groups and the interactions are professional and supportive. Yet, at the end of the day it comes down to maintaining the same level of etiquette that we do in offline interactions. Thanks for sharing your observation, Roslyn.

I’ve rarely had to un-friend someone and I find I am uber sensitive to what I say and post anywhere. My goal is to be compassionate and kind, and I treat FB the same way I would any place I show up in life. The groups I am in are generally amazing and caring people, which from what I am reading here, is a blessing. I’ve rarely run into the rude or aggressive ranters, but do know they are out there. Thanks for the great post and the possible solutions to some of the inherent issues the online world can bring.