I am a teacher and I was shown profiles of many of my students to invite them as friends. Can someone explain to me how do they know who my pupils are? I don´t keep in touch with them through email and I don´t even mention anyone´s names on the internet.

Facebook is evil, it sucks you in.
Evil = Satan.
Satan = Larry Graham.
Larry Graham sent the invite suggestions.
Solved.

Acrylic said:

OMG Sammy

dag said:

There are two ways; first, if you just have two of them on there, Facebook's computer will match their lists and see if they have matching friends. Then they suggest these to you.

If you have used friendfinder, and let Facebook gain access to your e-mail's addressbook, they just lift it from there.

HamsterHuey said:

Also;

http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=925

Suggestions is a feature that helps you connect with people and Pages you are likely to know, as well as engage with your confirmed friends on Facebook. Facebook calculates Suggestions based on the networks you are a part of, mutual friends, work and education information, contacts imported using the Friend Finder, and many other factors.

You might notice 'many other factors'. Larry Graham, as mentioned before, is part of that.

So. If you have joined a group of your own school, that might be the culprit.

If you're using Facebook to do anything but bitch about the Org, you're doing it wrong.

Mars23 said:

We don't bitch about Org. Just certain Mods.

HamsterHuey said:

HamsterHuey said:

Well, that's OK then.

Mars23 said:

HamsterHuey said:

No

and

No


No.

That´s the mystery.

HamsterHuey said:

And Tame

Nikademus said:

I don't know who you're talking about..

dag said:

If other people have the e-mail you use to sign onto FB in their address book when THEY use Friend Finder, then you get linked.

How do I prevent myself from appearing in Suggestions?
The Suggestions feature was built to connect you with people or Pages...
The Suggestions feature was built to connect you with people or Pages on Facebook that you are likely to know. If you don't want to appear in this box for other people, you can restrict your search privacy settings from the Privacy Settings page under the Settings drop-down menu. You will want to adjust the Search Visibility section so that it is restricted to the kinds of people you want to be able to find you in Search. If you are available in Search to someone, you may appear in their Suggestions section.
http://www.facebook.com/help/?faq=12882

HamsterHuey said:

Thanks. I´ve just followed your instructions.

If you are a teacher, I would suggest you not "friend" any students. As a matter of fact, you should go to your Principal and run it past him/her. As a parent, I'd be very uncomfortable with an adult friending my teenager especially a teacher. It's inappropriate, imho.

BlackAdder7 said:

I haven´t befriended any of my pupils and I am trying to avoid them even finding me there. That´s why I am trying to find out how to do that.

dag said:[quote]

HamsterHuey said:

if any of them have searched for you on there, they could be suggested to you

dag said:

make your profile more private

I do not know but it's funny how all the smack talking people from my old job all suddenly want to be my Facebook friend

it's like...you schemed to piss me off and get me gone and you got your wish...what is the problem? Remember I was supposedly "yelling" at people and rude and whatnot.....