#facebookrules

which means i’m going to say what i want on it, the other art blog on tumblr is for that and that alone. SO....if you don’t know, i will inform you now. My facebook and general online rules for myself and what I expect of others. 1. IT IS AN ONLINE FORUM for posting. THIS MEANS that your emotions and tone of voice and facial expressions etc CANNOT BE SEEN OR HEARD unless its all on a video or sound post. PLEASE ELABORATE as much as possible and be specific. AS I was taught/educated in the process of general etiquette and proper responses I treat the internet like writing a letter with the exceptions per application. IE emails are like letters, most facebook and immediate chat response places like i’m literally saying something via my typing so i must take the time to reply accordingly. I expect my own standards of proper sentences and words (NOT LEET SPEAK OR CHAT STUFF unless its a cell phone or the rule is speak in leet etc) so don’t do the same to me please especially if i asked you to stop or be coherent. those that are given exceptions know who you are and its cool. i generally forgive most typos anyways. 1.b since typos happen I understand this as I have typos lately with my smart phone when I post. BUT DO NOT get mad at me when I kindly correct your spelling on a well known word or show you proper grammer.....i do this so that you the poster know NOT to do this error in the future. 2. I do not preach to others, please do not preach on my wall to me. THIS IS SOMETHING TO BE DONE FACE TO FACE. Do not get mad at me for kindly asking you to not post something religious without explanation on my wall. 2.b the same goes for politics

Let's all agree on something, everyone has rules that they follow by on Facebook, and they are all different. With such chaos and random rules, how are we supposed to follow any set? Well ladies and gents there are a few rules that we all have to follow whether we agree to them or not. They are the creators rules, the "no nude pic" rule (unless it's a women in a barely there bikini with no visible pubes of course!) The "don't threaten to kill or harm someone rule" (as long as it's not directed towards someone specific. Rape jokes are fine! So are pages dedicated to promoting DV!)

But with that being said, I cringe when I see people post things like "what FB is really for". I guessed I missed the memo where Mark Zucherburg (pretty sure I just butchered his name) named YOU the rule maker. Facebook is so different for everyone.

I enjoy people posting happy pictures of themselves, I enjoy people posting pictures of missing dogs, I enjoy people posting political posts even if I don't agree with them! I enjoy you all, but I reserve the right to disagree, and I am happy when someone responds if they don't agree and we can discuss it. I still care about that person and I admire them even more for their strong opinion. I also know how it feels to be disliked because "I don't know when to keep my mouth shut". Sometimes sexist posts just aren't funny to me, I feel the need to speak against it when I see it.

Let us pretend for a second, and visualize facebook as more of a tangible thing. Again, the not a lot of rules, rules, apply here. There you sit, facing a wall, surrounded by all your facebook friends in a room, at random times you can yell out your thoughts, share something you just saw "Cute Kitty video, a must watch!" cheer on your favorite team "Go Cowboys, Go!" You could keep the information to yourself, but once you open your mouth, the information has been made public, you shared it with everyone, there's no reason to become upset or offended if they don't agree with you because as I've said, everyone is different.

I would say 99% of the information shared by my friends and I is acceptable to Facebook standards. Other than that, sharing things that others might not agree with isn't breaking any "FB rules". Of course there is always the option to not follow that person, or as I did earlier today, delete the person completely.