To add, or not to add. That is the Facebook question.

Friendship. There are so many levels of friendship and John and I have talked about this a few times. With Facebook being what it is, I've connected with people from high school, college and even elementary school teachers that I had. It really is nice to catch up with people. It's nice to hear good things that they say about you. It's fun to crack jokes and see old pictures and videos. It's not so fun when someone you really don't like stalks you though. Or someone you kinda like wants to be your friend... so because you don't want to be rude, you befriend them and then they are constantly wanting to chat or sending you messages...and you don't really even know or like them! This brings me to my point...Travis Laws posted a link to Jimmy Kimmel's National Unfriend Day. It's funny. It's also so true about FB "friends". Now, I'm not one to just add people that I don't remember, don't know or don't like. But there's that middle ground...the area where you feel like you have to add them because it would be rude not to when they request it, or it's someone that remembers you from school, but you don't remember them, or a spouse of one of your old friends that you don't know but feel like you have to add...it goes on and on! Some of you Facebookers handle it by adding everyone so that you don't offend them, and then when you're on FB, you click the "offline" button in chat so that they can't bother you...I've done that before...but I feel like I shouldn't have to. People need to learn FB etiquette. I'm drawing a line in the facebook sand...here it is: 
#1.If you have a friend who is truly a GREAT friend of  yours...someone that you are CLOSE to, go out with, hang with, talk to on the phone, add them.
#2.If you have a friend who is an OLD friend...truly an old friend from school whether it be elementary or college, this person was someone you spent time with, trusted, loved and shared with, add them.
#3.If you have a person who you haven't spoken to in years, but would like to know about them, what they've been up to, their family, etc. add them.
#4.If a person requests that you add them and you can't remember them until after you've checked them out then you decide...do I really want to re-connect with this person...if so, add them. If not, and you're just doing it to be nice...don't add them.
#5.If someone you couldn't stand in school, was an ass, or a complete dipshit wants to be your friend, check it out before you "don't add them." They might be nice now...they might be rich and want to take you on their yacht...hell, anything can happen, but if you don't care that they have changed and you want to hang on to those old feelings, then, don't add them.
#6.This is a tricky one. If you have an old flame of whom your spouse or significant other is not aware, adding them depends on two things. First, how hot the relationship was. Is this really something you want to have to talk to your spouse or s.o. about? Second, if you are comfortable talking to your spouse or s.o. about it, that's fine...that's how YOU feel...but, think about your spouse or s.o's feelings...do THEY really want to know? John and I know everything there is to know about each other's past relationships...almost too much, I'd say...so it "ain't no thang" for us, but some of my friends...whew! Make the decision, then add them or don't add them. Whatever you can handle!!!
#7.The loser-bully-idiot. This is the person, whether you've known them a long time or just met them, that you really don't like but you have to be around them because of work or school or church...this is the person who makes you the butt of the joke or spouts off about politics and/or religion when it's inappropriate to do so, or takes advantage of people...you get the idea. I say...just because you have to be around them doesn't mean that you have to friend them. Usually this person is so rude that if and when they do notice that you haven't answered their friend request you can just say "I only add family and closest friends." Even if they know you don't, you've been polite about it, much more so then they have and you're off the hook. DON'T ADD THIS PERSON!
#8.If YOU are the person that was or is an ass...don't bother people. You've chosen to be that way, so don't be surprised or offended when people say "get real" to you. Basically, become a nicer person who cares about people, prove yourself as a worthwhile human being, THEN and only then may you ask to be someone's friend on FB. Until then, get off my page. 
Postscript: John has developed a technique that we call "Facebook Ninja." He logs on to see if there are any messages or friends requests and if there aren't and he doesn't have any to send himself...he logs off. Wham...just like that...in the blink of an eye, there's a man all dressed in black with silver stars flying through the FB posts and then he's gone. That was Facebook Ninja John. He's perfected it so that he doesn't have to talk to people if he doesn't want to. It's really funny...he does look good in the black ninja outfit, though.