FB question--and vent

hamzamama

Is there a way to "turn off" the notifications to your friends of everything that you comment on?  Drives me crazy!  I don't want everything I say or comment on advertised to all of my other friends.  I feel like I have a lojack on me or something.  Or am I just screwed if that person (that I am commenting on) has their profile open? 

This started because the other day a friend said she saw that I commented on something and clicked on the persons profile and read all about it.  I like to keep some friends and/or family separate.  Just my thang.   It is just one of the many things that annoy me about facebook.  And yes, I am aware that I don't have to be on it, thank you. 

This bug anyone else?

MelandJeff

you can remove your "activities" manually. Just click on your profile and a "remove" button will appear next to each thing you have "done" just click it and it will be removed

gibs

or go to settings and simply click to avoid having your comments indicated on your own page.

femmegem

If you go to your privacy settings you should be able to change that.

hamzamama

I am still confused.  I see how to do it manually on my page...but is there a way to stop them from appearing on others news feeds without doing it one  by one?  I looked in privacy settings and just saw notifications to me from facebook, but not a way to stop notifications to others in their news feeds.  I must be missing something.

gibs

yes you are.  keep looking.

hamzamama

thank you oh wise one.  I'll bite, where is it?

lsufan

I'm confused.  Are you saying that when you comment on someone else's status update, it shows up in a different friend's newsfeed?  Even if they aren't friends with each other?  Because it should only show up in their newsfeed if the original status update is in their newsfeed.

hamzamama

This is what happened with me, and I have seen it with others on my newsfeed:  I commented on a photo and one of my friends said that she saw it and clicked on it and read it (because that person apparently had an open profile).  I have seen it on my own where someone will comment on a photo--of someone I am not friends with-- and it shows up in my newsfeed.  It is really weird.