terlislee Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Hi, I just logged into FB after about three months and noticed that I can see the profile picture of somebody I blocked next to their messages, instead of the grey head. Is it just a glitch on my part or does it happen to everybody? Luckily this one I saw wasn’t important, but I’m terrified if I scroll down my messages I’d see the profile picture of my ex or that it will accidentally pop up at me somewhere, and I’m so so not ready for that. I snooped on him end of summer and it almost killed me back then, even though we broke up over a year ago. I’m trying to avoid FB as much as I can, but today I had to log in because of a uni project group, I hate to feel so scared using it
Toddbt12y1 Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 I think FB has removed that block to profile pictures. The person is still blocked, but you can now view their profile image...I do believe I read about this.
aaron11892 Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Yep everyone has got it and it doesn't help at all! I keep finding myself drifting to old pictures of me where my ex has commented just to see if she has changed her profile picture. It hasn't changed in about a month and a half. I don't know why I keep doing it...soon i'll do it and ill see she will have changed it to one with a new bf or something. Something I don't want to see. bring back the grey head! lol
Author terlislee Posted November 26, 2013 Author Posted November 26, 2013 Thanks guys for the replies! Ugh Now I wish I deleted the old messages and all his comments under my pictures. But I guess I’ll do my best to avoid those, I already know he has a new girlfriend so I expect like a wedding picture or something soon, still hurts as hell seeing them together Do you know if FB at least still hides their comments on mutual friends posts?
Toddbt12y1 Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Yes, comments, and etc are still hidden. Profile pics should only be displayed. Best you remove these messages; they serve only to hold you back.
Author terlislee Posted November 26, 2013 Author Posted November 26, 2013 Well if I do it now I’d have to see his profile pic, so it’s like catch 22 haha. I’ll just avoid scrolling down the message window for the next year or so. God I wonder what genius thought of removing the grey head when it’s clear most people really don’t want to know anything about the blocked person anymore, serves no one.
Emilia Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Well if I do it now I’d have to see his profile pic, so it’s like catch 22 haha. I’ll just avoid scrolling down the message window for the next year or so. God I wonder what genius thought of removing the grey head when it’s clear most people really don’t want to know anything about the blocked person anymore, serves no one. That's because they don't give a toss about people in FB HQ. Maybe you could ask a trusted friend or sibling to delete unwanted comments. 1
sun1972 Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Well if I do it now I’d have to see his profile pic, so it’s like catch 22 haha. I’ll just avoid scrolling down the message window for the next year or so. God I wonder what genius thought of removing the grey head when it’s clear most people really don’t want to know anything about the blocked person anymore, serves no one. It has been that way a while, no matter that the privacy settings, or the blocked status, the profile pic is always visible.
Emilia Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 I thought blocking someone meant not seeing their presence at all on fb, not even the grey profile pic, I think that's how it used to be.
sun1972 Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 I thought blocking someone meant not seeing their presence at all on fb, not even the grey profile pic, I think that's how it used to be. hang on ill check, my ex- ex blocked me years ago - ill go look lol ok looks like i was wrong, blocked means cant see your picture removed definitely leaves picture, just checked that too
Leeway Harris Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Ok, so when my worst relationship was finally over, I realized I was blocked when I saw the gray head in my inbox next to her old messages. I tried to search her name, to make sure, but according to Facebook, she didn't exist. But then a few weeks later I saw her name come up when I looked at a photo she was tagged in. As an experiment, I searched on her name, her profile came up, I clicked on it, and she came up like any other user. Does that mean she unblocked me? It doesn't matter, it was a long time ago, and I have no plans to contact her, but I would be curious to know. Because that would mean she made the decision to click on her blocked users list and consciously remove me from it, and I wonder why she would have done that.
Emilia Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Ok, so when my worst relationship was finally over, I realized I was blocked when I saw the gray head in my inbox next to her old messages. I tried to search her name, to make sure, but according to Facebook, she didn't exist. But then a few weeks later I saw her name come up when I looked at a photo she was tagged in. As an experiment, I searched on her name, her profile came up, I clicked on it, and she came up like any other user. Does that mean she unblocked me? It doesn't matter, it was a long time ago, and I have no plans to contact her, but I would be curious to know. Because that would mean she made the decision to click on her blocked users list and consciously remove me from it, and I wonder why she would have done that. Not sure because I remember once I had to reinstate my blocked list. I have some former colleagues on fb I don't want to hear from even accidentally and I blocked them. Then saw them posting somewhere and noticed that my blocked list disappeared and I had to add them again. This was a long time ago. I figured it was some kind of a bug.
Author terlislee Posted November 26, 2013 Author Posted November 26, 2013 Leeway - if you can see her profile yep she unblocked you. Some people do that once they have moved on and there are no feelings anymore, or maybe she was curious about you, either way don't read too much into it. Emilia - it used to be that the only thing you could still see from them were their messages in your inbox and comments under your photos/posts but without their profile pic next to them. Now that shows up. Sun - that's weird, maybe it only works for some users. Or maybe the pic only shows when you blocked them and the grey head if they did? Doesn't make sense though.
Shaine Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 LH, she unblocked you. And she has to wait 48 hrs to block you again.
Leeway Harris Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Well, it's been about six months and she hasn't re-blocked me, and I'm SURE I've come up in her feed since then, appearing in other people's pictures and her friends being tagged in mine. Very weird.
Toddbt12y1 Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 That's because they don't give a toss about people in FB HQ. Maybe you could ask a trusted friend or sibling to delete unwanted comments. Damn...lil devil, you beat me to it ....Miss Emilia!
Wings Of Love Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 Had this with my ex and kept coming across comments from him, or seeing his name in my inbox. It finally got to the point where I just deleted every comment he ever left on my photos and all of our message history too. It's hugely annoying, when I block someone it's usually to protect myself and I don't want to see anything about them. Not sure what the Facebook team were thinking. :/
Debanked Posted November 26, 2013 Posted November 26, 2013 It's the carrot on the stick, Facebook's attempt at keeping you hooked and offering more and more personal data for their advertisers.
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