AUTOMATION LABS

MouseWife · 02-03-2010, 11:46 AM

Does anyone know what the heck this is? On FaceBook, a Farmville friend said that if you put it in the box to block someone, names would pop up. And pop up they did!! And they continue!!

I can't actually block 'Automation Labs', don't know how to do that, can't find it.

Anyone know anything about this?

Quite a pisser as I have my settings pretty secure.

Or so I thought.

Thanks.

Ghoulish Delight · 02-03-2010, 11:49 AM

http://www.snopes.com/computer/inter...mationlabs.asp

The upshot being - it's b.s. The names that pop up are simply the names of other people on facebook who have "automation labs" on their account. They do NOT have access to your account and you do NOT need to block them.

Moonliner · 02-03-2010, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MouseWife

Does anyone know what the heck this is? On FaceBook, a Farmville friend said that if you put it in the box to block someone, names would pop up. And pop up they did!! And they continue!!

I can't actually block 'Automation Labs', don't know how to do that, can't find it.

Anyone know anything about this?

Quite a pisser as I have my settings pretty secure.

Or so I thought.

Thanks.

Snopes - You've been had.

EDITED TO ADD:

Damn. Stopped to take a phone call, and lost the race.

MouseWife · 02-03-2010, 12:31 PM

Okay, thanks both of you guys.

I should have came here FIRST instead of wasting a LOT of time blocking.

And being pissed. :0)

Okay, so, I won't worry anymore.

flippyshark · 02-03-2010, 12:54 PM

Be sure to get back to your friend who posted this and send the word back along the chain.

I hadn't heard about this until today, but i'm almost tempted to rile up my friends list. (I said almost. In truth, I'd feel bad being the bearer of misinformation. But I do wonder how many people promote this kind of silliness for lulz instead of out of actual good intentions.)

Morrigoon · 02-03-2010, 01:16 PM

Now if only there was a way to block foursquare...

Alex · 02-03-2010, 02:48 PM

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Now if only there was a way to block foursquare...

I feel sorry for anybody who knows people still using that. Fortunately the five or six people on my list who used it gave it up. When we gathered together and beat them with sticks.

MouseWife · 02-03-2010, 08:13 PM

Oh, I do feel like a shiet. I left for work without letting the person
know.

Nah, this woman really thought it was true. She also told me not to go for those FarmVille 'Get a villa/lake/stable' sites. I listened to that because I didn't want to mess with it.

Thanks you guys.

You guys do know EVERYTHING I think.

Tref · 02-05-2010, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by MouseWife

You guys do know EVERYTHING I think.

Maybe your easy to read.

MouseWife · 02-06-2010, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Tref

Maybe your easy to read.

Really? My husband seems to think I am confusing.

02-03-2010, 11:46 AM	#1
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	AUTOMATION LABS Does anyone know what the heck this is? On FaceBook, a Farmville friend said that if you put it in the box to block someone, names would pop up. And pop up they did!! And they continue!! I can't actually block 'Automation Labs', don't know how to do that, can't find it. Anyone know anything about this? Quite a pisser as I have my settings pretty secure. Or so I thought. Thanks. __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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02-03-2010, 11:49 AM	#2
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	http://www.snopes.com/computer/inter...mationlabs.asp The upshot being - it's b.s. The names that pop up are simply the names of other people on facebook who have "automation labs" on their account. They do NOT have access to your account and you do NOT need to block them. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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02-03-2010, 12:31 PM	#4
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	Okay, thanks both of you guys. I should have came here FIRST instead of wasting a LOT of time blocking. And being pissed. :0) Okay, so, I won't worry anymore. __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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02-03-2010, 12:54 PM	#5
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Be sure to get back to your friend who posted this and send the word back along the chain. I hadn't heard about this until today, but i'm almost tempted to rile up my friends list. (I said almost. In truth, I'd feel bad being the bearer of misinformation. But I do wonder how many people promote this kind of silliness for lulz instead of out of actual good intentions.)
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Now if only there was a way to block foursquare... __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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02-03-2010, 08:13 PM	#8
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	Oh, I do feel like a shiet. I left for work without letting the person know. Nah, this woman really thought it was true. She also told me not to go for those FarmVille 'Get a villa/lake/stable' sites. I listened to that because I didn't want to mess with it. Thanks you guys. You guys do know EVERYTHING I think. __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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