Firestorm Viewer "Possible Friends" tab

[Chassie Rowley]

I have two questions:

1) What is the intention of this feature?

2) I found a name listed (I have no idea how it got there) and am unable to delete it. The trash can symbol is greyed out.

 

Anyone?

[Whirly Fizzle]

It's suggested friends based on Facebook connections.

I never really played with this feature but I *think* you will have UsernameA in the "Possible" friends tab of the people panel if, you currently have the viewer connected to Facebook (Comm -> Facebook), you are Facebook friends with UsernameA, UsernameA has connected their viewer to their Facebook account and you are not already friends with Username A on Second Life.

For those that want to poke at it in more details, code commits are HERE

[Lindal Kidd]

Ew.  I have never bothered with this either.  I barely even look at Facebook's suggestions for friends.  I dislike and distrust computer attempts at matchmaking.

[Alwin Alcott]

personally i didn't see this button, but google showed some posts from the past that this feature is showing Facebook connections?... im sure Whirly can give a real answer

 

Edited April 10, 2017 by Alwin Alcott

[Drake1 Nightfire]

29 minutes ago, Lindal Kidd said:

Ew.  I have never bothered with this either.  I barely even look at Facebook's suggestions for friends.  I dislike and distrust computer attempts at matchmaking.

FB: Hi!!! Jim Jones is a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend, you should be their friend too!!! 

Me: Ummm, no. 

[Rolig Loon]

FB kinda makes a mockery of the old-fashioned word, "friend". I remembering wondering about that tab, but there's never been anything in it.  Now I know why I've been spared.  Thanks, Whirly.

[Chassie Rowley]

8 hours ago, Whirly Fizzle said:

It's suggested friends based on Facebook connections.

I never really played with this feature but I *think* you will have UsernameA in the "Possible" friends tab of the people panel if, you currently have the viewer connected to Facebook (Comm -> Facebook), you are Facebook friends with UsernameA, UsernameA has connected their viewer to their Facebook account and you are not already friends with Username A on Second Life.

For those that want to poke at it in more details, code commits are HERE

I appreciate the responses. It's good to know others have the same feelings about this feature. I have absolutely no use for it. Now if LL can come up with "Possible Restaurants" in my area, "Possible Pets" I may have in the future or maybe "Possible Vacation" dates, I can deal better with it. The idea may look good on paper, but in practice...hello?.

I'm not a coder so I has to ask, how would I implement these codes to stop (and delete) any suggested "friends" (should I offer the FB gods a Pepsi?)?

[Rolig Loon]

2 minutes ago, CharlieMack Resident said:

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I'm not a coder so I has to ask, how would I implement these codes to stop (and delete) any suggested "friends" (should I offer the FB gods a Pepsi?)?

I suggest taking the tried and true approach of ignoring them.  They are harmless and can only be annoying if you let them be.   That's my approach to all facebooky things, personally.

[Whirly Fizzle]

12 minutes ago, CharlieMack Resident said:

I'm not a coder so I has to ask, how would I implement these codes to stop (and delete) any suggested "friends" (should I offer the FB gods a Pepsi?)?

Disconnect the viewer from failbook.

[Chassie Rowley]

9 minutes ago, Rolig Loon said:

I suggest taking the tried and true approach of ignoring them.  They are harmless and can only be annoying if you let them be.   That's my approach to all facebooky things, personally.

Done. Thanks Rolig

[Chassie Rowley]

3 minutes ago, Whirly Fizzle said:

Disconnect the viewer from failbook.

Okee Dokee.  Thanks Whirly