Save Face on Facebook: Facebook Etiquette

Some of the points include:

• One should not friend another whom they have no association or connection with whatsoever. Doing so makes you what I like to call a ‘creeper’.

• Poke with moderation and caution (I stand firmly by this etiquette principle).

• When speaking with someone whom you have been casually ‘facebook stalking’, try to pretend you do not know everything about them. Avoid comments like: “So, I saw you and Mike broke up on facebook…”

• Drunken facebooking can get you in trouble… Try to restrain yourself from leaving an inebriated wall post on that cute guy or girl’s profile.

• Additionally, writing on your own wall is somewhat of a "faux pas" (I believe strongly in this one as well).

• One’s popularity is based on the number of “Happy Birthday!!!!!” wallposts they receive. Do not forget to leave one on good friends’ walls on their special day.

• Finally (for now), do use Facebook as a way to keep in touch with people whom you otherwise might not but do not let it replace actual human interaction (easier said than done).

I already have trouble with the 3rd point, and I'm not even on facebook...

Sure, if the person has put some info abt them on the net, it is public. But admitting knowledge means admitting that you've been 'checking the person out'. It depends on the context of course, but there are some things I hold my tongue on