# Should I change to Facebook Timeline? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 22, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601 "2012-02-22T04:51:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/1 "2012-02-22T04:51:08Z")
Was offered tonight when I logged on, declined becaue I’m unsure I like it. What are your experiences with it? ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/2 "2012-02-22T04:56:49Z")
**Should I change to Facebook Timeline?** No. It’s an annoying piece-of-shit. It _looks_ pretty, which is why I did the little trick a few months ago to let me get it a little early. I’ve regretted it ever since. The biggest issue is that if you were to go to my wall you wouldn’t see everything. The Timeline only shows what it considers the most important updates from the past. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/3 "2012-02-22T05:00:43Z")
I don’t know. I did the same trick as Melon and then totally forgot about it. Apparently profile pages and timelines aren’t an important part of my facebook experience. I guess, if you’re like me and you don’t do a lot of stalking, it doesn’t make a difference. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/4 "2012-02-22T05:01:36Z")
Don’t you\* have\* to, eventually? I read that everybody would have to on Feb. 3, so I did it at the end of January. I wish I’d waited, but you can’t go back. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/5 "2012-02-22T05:07:05Z")
Yes, if you want your Facebook profile to look like a personal Geocities homepage c.1999. ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/6 "2012-02-22T05:13:37Z")
I hate it. I’m holding out as long as possible. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/7 "2012-02-22T05:19:38Z")
FYI, if you install the Social Fixer app for your browser (just Google it) it lets you force the Timeline into single-column view, remove the cover photo, and do a few other changes that make it a lot less obnoxious. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/8 "2012-02-22T08:15:33Z")
> [@lavenderviolet](#): > > I hate it. I’m holding out as long as possible. Me too. I have friends who’ve gone over to the dark side and I think their pages look messy and add nothing at all to the FB experience. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/9 "2012-02-22T08:36:41Z")
Moving to IMHO. As a poster, I like it. I think it’s worth it for the cover photo alone. ---
**Author:** ![Ohmeohmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/258eb7/32.png) [@Ohmeohmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ohmeohmy)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/10 "2012-02-22T15:51:47Z")
Hated it! As with most FB novations… As grammy used to say, “leave it be” ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/11 "2012-02-22T16:31:30Z")
I love the big cover photo, which I change all the time because I’m under the impression that I’m a good photographer. However, it doesn’t make a big bunch of difference to me; I look at the news feed most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/12 "2012-02-22T16:39:16Z")
I’d consider it because I would have a chance to have the Teddy-Roosevelt-riding-a-moose picture as my cover photo. It is hard to read, though, so I’m holding off for now. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/13 "2012-02-22T16:46:05Z")
The best thing about the classic facebook home page is its simplicity. The timeline adds too many elements, too much customization, it’s too busy. They’re going down the road that led MySpace to ruin. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/14 "2012-02-22T16:59:55Z")
I never changed. So far nobody has threatened me. ---
**Author:** ![Nightfall1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@Nightfall1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightfall1)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/15 "2012-02-22T17:21:11Z")
I haven’t changed either. The new look is too busy for me. I’ll hold out as long as possible. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/16 "2012-02-22T17:55:27Z")
I changed. Got used to it in about a day. NBD. ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/17 "2012-02-22T18:05:38Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > FYI, if you install the Social Fixer app for your browser (just Google it) it lets you force the Timeline into single-column view, remove the cover photo, and do a few other changes that make it a lot less obnoxious. I recommend this as well. Social fixer is really great in general. If it didn’t exist I probably would be fine using facebook au naturel, but since it DOES exist and I’m used to it, I find facebook incredibly obnoxious whenever I log in without it. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/18 "2012-02-22T19:32:37Z")
You’re going to be forced to change over shortly, so you might as well do it now. I don’t like the look or function of Timeline at all, but I’ve found it easier than I thought to keep mine looking better than most I see. It does require some time organizing/deleting of course, which I don’t mind but many will. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/19 "2012-02-22T19:39:29Z")
Meh. How much do you really look at your own profile? ---
**Author:** ![surfrider55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@surfrider55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surfrider55)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601/20 "2012-02-22T19:43:02Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > FYI, if you install the Social Fixer app for your browser (just Google it) it lets you force the Timeline into single-column view, remove the cover photo, and do a few other changes that make it a lot less obnoxious. If you do this, is this the way everyone else will view it as well or just for you? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-to-facebook-timeline/613601.md?page=2)