Why someone pokes you in facebook

You can also use Facebook on a desktop for this by visiting your pokes page. However, the screenshots in this article are taken on mobile, so the user interface will be different for you.

For example, if someone has not been on Facebook for a long time, you can poke them to get them back on the app. Some people find the feature creepy because they might get poked by others that they are not familiar with. Poking can be confusing because you might not know what the other person is thinking when they poke you. If you take it a step further and start talking to them, it shows that you did not just respond out of habit or politeness.

To poke him or her back, go to their timeline. Click on the gear symbol that is locate don the far right side of their banner. Once they receive the poke, they can then choose to poke you back or not.

You should get a notification that tells you if they return the poke. If you miss the notification, you can also check to the left of your news feed for the poke option. Click on it, and you can see if anyone has sent you a Facebook poke.

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Thank you for sharing your positive comment. Have a great day, Kormylo! Please enter your comment! Please enter your name here. You have entered an incorrect email address! Of course, not everyone uses this, and people should be fairly certain that both people are likely to understand any sexual connotations of a poke before proceeding to a chat and flooring a friend with far too much private information.

Another explanation is that a poke is meant to be mildly, moderately or greatly mischievous. A Facebook poke can also be used in a friend network to play a version of tag. People poke each other until the poke comes back to the initiator of a game.

Click the button and click "Poke" from the drop-down menu. Unfortunately, once you poke someone, she has the option of poking you back or rejecting your poke depending on how she feels about the gesture. Although it sounds like it would be fun to receive a poke, some Facebook users don't really care much for them. If someone ignores your poke, sending a private message or a wall message might be a better alternative.

Kefa Olang has been writing articles online since April He has been published in the "Celebration of Young Poets" and has an associate degree in communication and media arts from Dutchess Community College, and a bachelor's degree in broadcasting and mass communication from the State University of New York, Oswego.