The following was originally posted in a different forum, but I felt better to reply here. The original message:
We were actually quite surprised to see the new Facebook Connect button on this site. Due to the nature of the site, which seem to be confirmed by comments we read here, I think it safe to assume that most people maintain a different set of social contacts for Hedo type activities and the rest of their life. Many maintain different personas for work and personal. So to put a link in that made it so simple to link this social group to Facebook (personal and work space for most), was a bit of a shock.Originally Posted by sexylady
Personal recommendation - remove the Facebook Connect functionality from this site - the drawbacks outweigh the benefits that only a very few are apt to want to make use of. I think that sexylady's experiences here are likely more the norm than the exception.
With that said, We've stayed clear of the new function here. As they say, once the genie is out of the bottle, you can't really go completely back. If anyone wants to link to their Facebook page, a simple copy and paste of the URL into Facebook usually works, and requires nothing more.
I'm not sure what the connection is - some Facebook utilities actually install a remote application. If this is the case you can manage these through Account -> Privacy Settings -> Applications & Websites. If it is hooking into the Facebook Friends, then perhaps through your profile page you can edit - not sure as we've been careful not to let anything hook into this.
Perhaps someone with a bit more Facebook experience can suggest more appropriate actions....
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