What Absolutely NOT to have on Facebook

[DZsis&mom]

I have for years beat into my daughter what NOT to post on FB. And actually, I am the "Mom-o-meter" for most of her friends also. I don't think a thing about letting them know to delete items. (comments, jokes, pictures, etc.)

I have found with most of these girls, they just don't have a good radar of what is not appropriate for others to view.

With girls getting ready for the upcoming recruitment season, I thought this would be a good thread. Nothing like being blunt.

I will not start with the obvious (naked pictures).

My first pet peeve:

Girls smoking Hookah... I don't care if they are of legal smoking age. I HATE these pictures.

[AlphaFrog]

^^^Is that a SoFlo thing? I have never seen a Hookah pic on FB.

[WCsweet<3]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

^^^Is that a SoFlo thing? I have never seen a Hookah pic on FB.

I've seen it out West, so not just a SoFlo thing.

[carnation]

Some of the no-no stuff to post around here: smoking hookah or anything else, holding what looks like alcohol, PDAs, generally just doing anything risky or illegal that could reflect back in a bad way on a sorority if you pledged them. Why pledge a girl who could be a risk management nightmare?

[Splash]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

^^^Is that a SoFlo thing? I have never seen a Hookah pic on FB.

Originally Posted by WCsweet<3

I've seen it out West, so not just a SoFlo thing.

Originally Posted by DZsis&mom

Hookah bars & Hookah parties are very popular SoFlo - for some reason they don't consider it "smoking".

SoFla SoFla SoFla!!!!

Not SoFlo

[WCsweet<3]

I hate to be obvious, but if you are under the legal age to drink, don't post pictures of it. I would also recommend that if you are over 21 to not have every other picture be you at a party holding a red cup or playing beer pong.

I would recommend not having any pictures of you doing a keg stand or a beer bong. I strongly warn against having any pictures labeled along the lines of "before the black out" or "I don't even remember this."

Actually I would just say to leave the partying pictures out. I have maybe one or two pictures of me with alcohol and I'm older than 21.

[DZsis&mom]

Hookah bars & Hookah parties are very popular SoFlo - for some reason they don't consider it "smoking".

[melindawarren]

My pet peeves (not that the ones above aren't annoying, but I don't need to rehash them):

1. Wen u tlk lyk dissssss 4 2 looooooongggggggggg (or at all. At a certain age, I guess it's understandable, but it's obnoxious if you're old enough to go to college.)

2. Anything with more than 3 exclamation points or question marks that isn't something along the lines of "OMG!!! Congrats on your engagement!" once every now and then.

3. You in your bikini. I don't know why a) every girl wants her bikini photos on facebook and b) it seems like everyone lives close enough to a beach to get a bikini photo, but people rarely ever look really good in them, and it's just annoying to read people's comments (because they always go along the lines of 1 and 2).

4. Chain messages in a status

5. You flipping the camera off. Is that really necessary?

6. I like the grandmother test (to a point). When it comes to photos, would you show that to your grandmother? If your grandmother suddenly learned how to email, is that how you'd write to her?

I know that facebook's "just for fun" or whatever, but the thing is, it's not anymore. Also, please be careful to clean up your timeline. 13-year-old you should not become your main online representation if that's not a solid reflection of you.

[carnation]

Originally Posted by melindawarren

6. I like the grandmother test (to a point). When it comes to photos, would you show that to your grandmother?

What has cleaned up my kids' Facebooks: my mom DID get on Facebook a couple of years ago. She comments on stuff too. It's easier to keep it clean.

[Old_Row]

Originally Posted by carnation

What has cleaned up my kids' Facebooks: my mom DID get on Facebook a couple of years ago. She comments on stuff too. It's easier to keep it clean.

Filters take care of snoopy moms and grandmothers.

[Sciencewoman]

Also, no swearing or vulgar words.

Also, no one wants to see hour-by-hour status posts. No one really cares enough to know when you're at the coffee shop, the library, or frankly, anywhere else you checked in.

[victoriana]

I hate people who constantly post depressing statuses. No one loves me, my life sucks, what a horrible day, etc. No one wants to pledge Debbie Downer.

A personal pet peeve: people who spam invite to applications and events. I really dislike when people use their Facebook friends as a client base.

[SOPi_Jawbreaker]

Originally Posted by victoriana

I hate people who constantly post depressing statuses. No one loves me, my life sucks, what a horrible day, etc. No one wants to pledge Debbie Downer.

Sort of along the same lines, I hate people who post stuff like that or post something vague about something bad happening to them (like "it sucks being in the hospital") so that everyone will comment "Oh, honey, what's wrong? Is everything okay?" and then they respond saying it's something they don't want to talk about. If it's something you don't want to talk about, DON'T POST ABOUT IT ON FACEBOOK!

Also, don't post about your medical conditions (though I see this more with people that are older than college age). #1 to protect your own privacy/keep your insurance company from using your posts against you and #2 BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR GROSS INFECTION OR YOUR GROSS DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PROBLEMS!!

[melindawarren]

Originally Posted by SOPi_Jawbreaker

Sort of along the same lines, I hate people who post stuff like that or post something vague about something bad happening to them (like "it sucks being in the hospital") so that everyone will comment "Oh, honey, what's wrong? Is everything okay?" and then they respond saying it's something they don't want to talk about. If it's something you don't want to talk about, DON'T POST ABOUT IT ON FACEBOOK!

Vaguer yet: "Oh well. It happens." "Maybe next time." "It's ok." Those kind of statuses BUG ME LIKE YOU CAN'T IMAGINE.

I'm not saying your statuses have to be unicorns pooping rainbows, but perpetual frustration or attention-seeking is downright annoying.

[33girl]

Or just make your facebook and what you post private so nebby sorority girls aren't dissecting it. The majority of the time when I click on a college-aged woman's facebook, it's completely private. Why are we discussing what "should" and "should not" be on there?