Facebook Notification problem
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CanAm

Original Poster:

14,056 posts

302 months

Saturday 16th October 2021
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I am posting something visible to "Friends Except xxx...", but the friends it's intended for aren't receiving Notifications.

All the helpdesk type answers are aimed at the User not receiving Notifications when their friends post, rather than the other way round.

Any ideas?

Doofus

34,508 posts

203 months

Saturday 16th October 2021
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CanAm said:
All the helpdesk type answers are aimed at the User not receiving Notifications when their friends post, rather than the other way round.
That isn't the other way round. It's exactly what you described.

CanAm

Original Poster:

14,056 posts

302 months

Saturday 16th October 2021
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Doofus said:
That isn't the other way round. It's exactly what you described.
OK, I am the User. ​I see notifications when my friends post. My friends do not get a notification when I post.

All the answers online refer to helping me if I'm not receiving notifications.

nebpor

3,753 posts

265 months

Saturday 16th October 2021
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You don’t get to choose what notifications your friends get - they get to choose that and they’ve probably got them wisely turned off

Doofus

34,508 posts

203 months

Saturday 16th October 2021
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CanAm said:
Doofus said:
That isn't the other way round. It's exactly what you described.
OK, I am the User. ?I see notifications when my friends post. My friends do not get a notification when I post.

All the answers online refer to helping me if I'm not receiving notifications.
Yes, but the answers online also refer to helping them if they're not receiving notifications.

CanAm

Original Poster:

14,056 posts

302 months

Saturday 16th October 2021
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Doofus said:
Yes, but the answers online also refer to helping them if they're not receiving notifications.
Indeed, but that's no help. They are getting notifications, except for the ones posted by me. Their settings are the same for me as for their other friends.

Doofus

34,508 posts

203 months

Saturday 16th October 2021
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CanAm said:
Doofus said:
Yes, but the answers online also refer to helping them if they're not receiving notifications.
Indeed, but that's no help. They are getting notifications, except for the ones posted by me. Their settings are the same for me as for their other friends.
Ok, I understand now.

Don't know. Sorry.


smile

CanAm

Original Poster:

14,056 posts

302 months

Saturday 16th October 2021
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That makes two of us. confused
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banghead

Doofus

34,508 posts

203 months

Saturday 16th October 2021
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I have a couple of Facebook friends who won't STFU, so I have selected to 'ignore' them rather than 'unfriend' them.

Perhaps it's that?

wink

CanAm

Original Poster:

14,056 posts

302 months

Saturday 16th October 2021
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No, they have all received posts until recently. I'm using a new PC but as FB is web-based it shouldn't affect the settings

Camelot1971

2,856 posts

196 months

Sunday 17th October 2021
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They don't want to see your posts but are being polite and blaming Facebook for it rather than just telling you.

CanAm

Original Poster:

14,056 posts

302 months

Tuesday 26th October 2021
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No, they can all see the posts in their newsfeed, but they just don't get a notification and that is what I need. I get notifications when they post, but they don't get them from me.

Florida_Man

73 posts

68 months

Saturday 30th October 2021
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nebpor said:
You don’t get to choose what notifications your friends get - they get to choose that and they’ve probably got them wisely turned off
This

CanAm

Original Poster:

14,056 posts

302 months

Saturday 30th October 2021
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Camelot1971 said:
They don't want to see your posts but are being polite and blaming Facebook for it rather than just telling you.
Florida_Man said:
nebpor said:
You don’t get to choose what notifications your friends get - they get to choose that and they’ve probably got them wisely turned off
This
You would think so wouldn’t you. Except that they do see all of the posts, AND they get the Notifications, IF I post using the options ‘Friends’ or ‘Specific Friends’. ONLY if I post using the option ‘Friends Except...XXX’ do they see the posts but don’t get a Notification.