Thumper
12-10-2022, 03:17 PM
I seldom use my Facebook page. Well, actually I, for all practical purposes, only use it to be notified of friend’s birthdays during the year (as well as RECEIVE birthday greeting from friends and family. BUT … I’m constantly receiving friend requests from people ALREADY on my friends list. When this happens, I just assume it’s a scam, ignore it and delete it. Then there’s the opposite b/s, I many times get messages from people on my friends list who are asking why I sent THEM a friend request. Arrrrggghhhh! Funny, I just received a FB friend request from an old (previously very close) buddy of mine. He’s not only already on my friends list, but he’s doing a 30 year stretch in prison right now (has been I. For 5 years already). I seriously doubt he has a computer and inet access.
Now, I’m a new member of a couple of automobile collector sites made up of people who own or are fans of the custom cars I used to build with my dad. Many of those cars are needing or in the process of restoration, so I’m a pretty valuable resource for information of how certain parts were made, or sources of some parts, assembly/disassembly questions or just general history on the cars and their production.
The problem is, many of these people are sending me friend requests, but I have no way of knowing who is legit and who is not. I have accepted a couple of them and we’ve had excellent conversations. A new request came in yesterday, I accepted and it turns out he owns TWO of these cars and I’m the first person he’s found who is capable of answering his questions and giving him guidance. In fact, we finally connected with a phone call and just ended an hour long conversation. He’s in Georgia and has invited me to come see his cars whenever I might be in the area.
But …. back to the subject of this post. How T F am I supposed to know who’s legit and who’s not with this @&”$?€%¥# Facebook platform? If I get a friend request from a name I don’t know, how do I vett these people? Any ideas from you FB veterans?
Now, I’m a new member of a couple of automobile collector sites made up of people who own or are fans of the custom cars I used to build with my dad. Many of those cars are needing or in the process of restoration, so I’m a pretty valuable resource for information of how certain parts were made, or sources of some parts, assembly/disassembly questions or just general history on the cars and their production.
The problem is, many of these people are sending me friend requests, but I have no way of knowing who is legit and who is not. I have accepted a couple of them and we’ve had excellent conversations. A new request came in yesterday, I accepted and it turns out he owns TWO of these cars and I’m the first person he’s found who is capable of answering his questions and giving him guidance. In fact, we finally connected with a phone call and just ended an hour long conversation. He’s in Georgia and has invited me to come see his cars whenever I might be in the area.
But …. back to the subject of this post. How T F am I supposed to know who’s legit and who’s not with this @&”$?€%¥# Facebook platform? If I get a friend request from a name I don’t know, how do I vett these people? Any ideas from you FB veterans?