Thread:Merrimack/@comment-32738051-20160713201626/@comment-32738051-20160714222341

Hannah, if you would like to try Tammie's suggestion above, I can help as I have already posted your GoFundMe link on my Facebook page. I would just need the names of any of your Facebook friends whom you would like tagged. I am able to see your FB friends and can refer to that to be sure I tag the correct FB users.

And yes, if I tag your FB friends, each of the ones tagged will receive a notification and have choices regarding the post. The default is for the post to be visible on their timeline, I just don't know whether it will show before your friend reviews and decides. And if it is visible on your friend's timeline, the default is for it to be visible to all their FB friends. However, as the person doing the tagging, I will have the option to uncheck the friends of tagged box and then only your FB friends will be able to see the post. But in that case, I think the FB friend tagged, when they receive the notification, will still have the option to share it on their timeline with all their FB friends.

If you choose the messaging option I mentioned earlier, then only those you send the message to would be able to see it. But Facebook Help says your recipients can forward the message to others they're friends with. I haven't figured out how that's done exactly but I do know copy-and-paste works on messages.

Note: I can tag your friends in my post, if you choose that option, but I probably can't message them instead on your behalf. It's hit or miss - mostly miss - as to whether or not Facebook would treat messages from one user to others who are not their friends. I had success with this once or twice when I was messaging only one person. However, I have tried to connect to multiple game friends before via FB messaging (individual messages) and Facebook did treat those as spam and I was blocked from messaging for awhile. Long story short, if you prefer the messaging option, you are the only one who can do it.

No matter whether you choose to message your FB friends or want me to tag them in my post, you will most likely still want to choose those FB friends you trust to be positive instead of negative and whom you trust to keep this only between you and them, unless you also trust them to share it only with those who will also be positive. And remember you and your FB friends may have other FB friends in common. If some of those common friends are ones you don't want to share your story with, then you may want to think twice before sharing your story with the FB friends in question.

I hope all of that made sense.