Any Facebook users ever utilize the 'Restricted' classification on your 'Friends' list?

[Siwsan]

I'm realizing that it is a handy repository for people whose friend requests I've accepted, and then realized it might have been a mistake. Especially individual friend requests from people who are in non-political FB groups I've joined.

Might be a bit passive aggressive, but I've discovered that putting them on a 30 day ignore doesn't stop quite do the trick and 'unfriending' might disrupt the lovely dynamics of the very social FB group we both joined. If I'm interpreting the way Restricted works, they will still show up in the non-political group setting, but not on my individual page.

[Different Drummer]

1. Can't say I'd ever heard of it before today. n/t

[Siwsan]

3. Some people use it when their employer "request" to be friended on FB

They accept the request but park them in Restricted. It is my understanding they simply can't see any of your initiated posts. Of course, it doesn't affect the employer being able to see the things they post on other employee's FB pages.

I was very careful about which co-workers I added to my FB list, and was even MORE careful to block troublemakers.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

2. You can just unfollow them.

Shouldn't affect your group at all.

[Siwsan]

5. I'm pretty FB ignorant, on so many levels

I only stumbled on the 'Restricted' category by accident. Maybe I'll switch it over to that - if this latest individual hasn't already unfriended me - it was a polite, but definitely not pleasant exchange.

[ecstatic]

4. If I recall correctly, the restricted feature is a level you set to

your activities on Facebook--what you want friends and others to see. Basically you assign your friends to groups (only you can see how you grouped people), then define the level of access that group will have. For example, one of my groups was called "exes." The guys in that group were limited in what I allowed them to see.

Now as far as you not having to see their activity, you have to mute them or turn notifications for them off. That may also be possible to do through the groupings that I referenced earlier. Forgive me, it's been years since I've been active on FB, and I don't remember the exact mechanism for doing that.

Eta: so I just took a peek and it's a lot easier to mute someone now. In your feed, if they have a post, click the 3 dots on the right, and choose the option to unfollow but remain friends. Keep in mind, they will still see all your posts unless you do the restricted feature mentioned above.

[Siwsan]

6. I only just found out that my posts had been sticking in this person's craw, for a while!

Which is why I like that restricted category. Oh well. I warned people about my politics and suggested if they are 'bothered', unfriend me. I won't take offense.

I had been ignoring and deleting this individual's posts for a while, mainly because they just didn't interest me. But finally there was one that I had to call out. It was bad. But I was informed that she can post lies, if she wants, because I post stuff about "our president".

[Alameda]

7. I use the "aquaintences" option

that way all my posts are for either "friends" "close friends" .....they must just think I hardly ever post anything.

The setting I use is for "friends except acquaintances"...for things I want a select audience for.

[Siwsan]

8. I definitely need to do some serious fine tuning

Admittedly I had a knee jerk reaction to anyone on my list who posted pro-trump stuff of ANY kind. I knew most of these people really well and also knew their grasp on all things political were minimal, at best. They all became restricted.

Thanks for that info!