You wake up to what seems like a perfectly normal day, get your glass of orange juice and sit down at the computer. Open Facebook and see how much love you got over night about that witty thing you said about cheese before you fell asleep. Then you notice that something is wrong (dun dun DUN!) You could have swore that you had 123 friends before you went to bed, but your timeline says 120. What did you do to make 3 people not want to be your friend anymore? How are you going to continue on knowing that you may have offended someone who really likes cheese! Well friend, I have the answers you seek. Below I will inform you of 10 scientifically-proven rules (not joking) that will keep you from losing friends on your Facebook.
Come on, we knew someone, somewhere was going to take the time to figure this out. Check them out after the jump!
Researchers at Arizona State University used focus groups and studies to come up with these ten SCIENTIFICALLY-PROVEN rules to keep people from defriending you on Facebook.
#1.) Return the favor. When someone posts on your wall or comments on your photo, you’re expected to respond.
#2.) No disrespectful postings. You shouldn’t publicly write anything negative on Facebook about one of your friends.
#3.) Think before you post. Think about the negative impact a post could have on someone. Like, if a friend of yours is home on workers’ comp, don’t post a photo of him wrestling a bear.
#4.) Don’t repost. If someone deletes something you posted on their wall or untags a photo, don’t repost it.
#5.) Don’t rely on Facebook to replace real communication. You should tell your real friends big news before you post it on Facebook. Like whether you’re pregnant.
#6.) Be honest.
#7.) Don’t be an addict. Don’t be the person who posts so much that it becomes over the top.
#8.) Protect yourself. Don’t post information that could be used against you.
#9.) Use common sense. Think before you post . . . your friends don’t want to feel bad for you because you post something incredibly stupid, like negative information about your boss, or a photo of you committing a crime.
#10.) Don’t put your friends’ jobs in jeopardy. Think about how your friend will look to their boss or a potential employer before you post something potentially-damaging on their wall.
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