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lauragonz... lauragonz...
 
M$1 April 28, 2009 11:31 AM

How to you RE-friend someone on Facebook? Having trouble.

I accidentally de-friended a couple of friends on Facebook. I'm trying to add them back, but now we can't even "see" each other. They are NOT listed under "blocked profiles" on my settings/profile page.
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jasoncalac... jasoncalac...
 
 April 28, 2009 04:13 PM
I've never seen this problem on Facebook before, but I'm not surprised because Facebook can be a little buggy at times.

First I would suggest logging out, refreshing your browser cache and restarting your browser in case it's something locally cached on your machine (slight chance).

Second, it might take a couple of days for them to rerun the web of friends you have. I think it's in real time, but some functions on Facebook might occur nightly, etc.

Finally, you should check out the unofficial support forum at GetSatisfaction: http://getsatisfaction.com/facebook
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• We still haven't solved the problem, but I think it's because we have our security settings set to "obliterate". We probably just need to drop our shields long enough to see each other and then we can re-add.

Thanks everyone.


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hcp56 hcp56
 
April 28, 2009 12:09 PM
Have you tried the 'Invite Friends' function under the Friends tab? If you use the email that they associate with their Facebook account, they should be able to just click on the response to confirm.

I am not sure if this will work, but I think that it is certainly worth a try.

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lauragonzo lauragonzo
 
April 28, 2009 12:48 PM
Thanks hcp56, but unfortunately, since we can't see each others' accounts, we can't invite each other to be friends. I've even looked by their e-mail address, but it's still blocked.

I think this may be a bug that FB needs to fix.

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chessasmom... chessasmom...
 
April 28, 2009 01:20 PM
When you say you can't see each other's accounts, I am assuming you mean when you can't click on their name to go to their profile? If so, this probably means they have serious "privacy" measures taken. You can make it where no one can see your name, picture, and no one can search for you or add you unless you add them. I've seen profile's like that before. So, that could be what's causing you from being unable to add them back. Do you have any mutual friends with this person? If so, you can message them and tell them to tell this person to re-add you.

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lauragonzo lauragonzo
 
April 28, 2009 02:15 PM
We are both trying to add each other but can't even see each other on our mutual friends' pages. It's really weird. It's like FB made us mutually invisible.

Thanks for answering.

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