I’d also like to let you know that I have quite a bit of Facebook help here on the site and that I also have an Ask Dave Taylor Facebook Fan Page that I invite you to join. That’s what you want to click:Īyup, sorry, Shama, I do want to delete this comment, so I click on “Delete” and *poof* that entry on my Wall is removed. Notice this time that there’s a small, subtle “Delete” link adjacent to the comment. It’ll take you to your Wall where each entry has a bit more information: To axe a comment, the easiest way is to click on “Wall” immediately after their name in the status area.

She admits that she’s a big fan of good quality chocolate, so this isn’t too off-the-wall (so to speak!) but let’s delete it anyway. In the blogging world, of course, you would have a commenting policy where, for example, you might state that spam and unrelated comments are automatically deleted but everything else is fair game and will be retained, though you reserve the right to rebut.įacebook’s another universe, so I’ll let you make your own decisions!įor this example, I asked my pal Shama Hyder to leave me a goofy message on my Wall so I could demonstrate the steps needed. Now tap remove and you will see two options pop up on your screen. Now, tap and hold the message which you want to delete. Open the chat from which you want to delete the message for both sides. If someone comes onto my profile and writes something I find objectionable, something that is going to cast me in an unflattering light or – worse – is just blatantly wrong, I don’t want to have to defend myself on my profile! so I have no compunction deleting Facebook Wall messages, comments, or anything else that I feel sullies my online world. First of all, launch the Messenger app from Facebook on your Android or iOS device. Y’know, while some people are vocal proponents of keeping everything pristine, never deleting any comments, weird messages, odd wall entries, or anything else, I’m definitely not in that camp.

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