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Kind of self-conscious about Facebook....
I got a Facebook like three or four months ago just to look at other ppl's profiles, but I did put my full name in. I don't have a picture or anything on it and I haven't added any friends, however.
I just learned that on Facebook, it is announced to everyone in your school's network that you have joined. But as of right now, I have only one friend request! And it's from my best friend! I mean, I haven't tried to add anyone, and I haven't even added my BFF but that's because I don't want a Facebook anyway, but... I'm feeling kind of bad because nobody has even bothered to add me on Facebook even though they knew I had joined the network like 3 months ago. Should I feel bad? Other people I know have Facebooks and I would assume that they would want to add me...?
Sorry if that was poorly described.
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To be honest, since I get so many notifications, I don't ever really notice those, and in fact, I don't believe I've ever gotten a notification about someone joining my school's network, especially since there are well over 2,000 people in mine by now.
And since you don't have a picture of yourself and you don't have your full name, it's kind of hard for people to know who you are. They may be able to guess, but with everything else going on via Facebook, it's not really worth the effort.
Like someone else said, when you find someone you know, add them. It's really as simple as that. Maybe, if you're comfortable with doing so, put a picture of you up, and I'm sure you'll start to get at least a few friend requests.
--Jack
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Ohhh I was the same way when I got a facebook last year. I was going to be a freshman in highschool and really didn't know anyone so I didn't request people that I didn't know. But I SHOULD HAVE because this whole past year I only requested a few people because I thought that if I requested them that they would think like, "Oh who is this little freshman?" haha but that is not the case. Don't be afraid because it's a good way to meet new people. I would suggest getting some pictures though because people will want to know who you are by how you look if they don't already know you. Request as many people as you want! Who cares what anyone else thinks? Hope I helped :]
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People don't necessarily see that you've joined. Those with a lot of active friends will often have so many status updates in their feeds that they won't even bother to check them all out. And since it's been 3 months, that notice is long gone.
Instead of feeling bad, try adding people. Add friends you hang out with, people you eat lunch with, classmates you've clicked with.
When I started with the whole social networking scene I wasn't sure what to do. I was self-conscious about adding people because I didn't want to be rejected. But you know what? I found that I wasn't rejected by people and that as time went on and my friend list grew, I became more confident as a person. It helped me see just how connected I am to other people. Plus, receiving comments from friends from time to time is a sort of reassurance that people care.
So like I said, don't feel bad. I doubt many people if anyone realize that you have an account. Once you start adding people, your appearances in feeds will increase. And THEN people will see you have a facebook and I'm sure you'll start receiving friend requests too!
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