Possibly a reader or two has done what is necessary for me to be invited to connect with them on Facebook and LinkedIn. They may think me rude for not obliging.
I have an e-mail address (anthony.chadwick AT wanadoo.fr) and comments can be sent to this blog. Otherwise they can write letters to me at my postal address. I am not interested in using Facebook except for an occasional glance at my “wall”, where there is rarely anything of substance, and I am not interested in LinkedIn either.
As for “xxxx poked you on Facebook“, I find the idea horrifying. It sounds to me like using a cattle goad on someone! It is something I would be tempted to do in supermarkets when groups of retired people hold committee meetings in the alleyways between the shelves of goods – but it is still rude. I’m all for progress, but for keeping things sensible.
There you have ways to communicate with me, since I am not a radio ham – though I am considering a portable VHF for boat outings, but it would only have a range of about six nautical miles, and it is really only for emergencies. Though I sail, I have not learned Morse code or semaphore either. I suggest sticking to e-mail or comments on the blog (if the messages are not private).
The Blue Flower 
Why not abandon Facebook altogether? Why should a social networking monster have a monopoly on human interaction? I left Facebook on 9th November and haven’t looked back.
I remain on Facebook, but I’m pretty sure it has “jumped the shark”. It will, I think, eventually go the way of AOL and MySpace. BTW, I believe there is no longer a poking feature on FB. I too found it pretty annoying.
I gave up on Facebook last year.I thought after using it for a while that the whole thing had become incredibly boring! Numerous attempts were made by said institution to persuade me to resume. Thankfully I have not.