Sometimes it's easy to "hide" someone on the Facebook newsfeed, but once those initial few people are seemingly gone forever, someone steps in and tries ever-so-hard to take their place. Just as a bit of a primer, here are some things that are almost guaranteed to earn a person a privileged spot on the "hidden" list:

-Status update once at least once an hour, even if just sitting at home or work doing nothing remarkable (this one is often combined with others below).

-Bragging. There's a fine line between being proud and this.

-Too much political/religious talk. Seriously, it's Facebook, not Meet The Press or The 700 Club. Some of the political talk has subsided since the presidential election and there may be several reasons for that, but since politics isn't so hip these days, it has started to fade. Then again, still once in a while, someone will make a completely blind statement about something like centralized healthcare or carbon emissions to restore a complete lack of hope in the Facebook generation's place in history. Who cares if the right decision is made, so long as you sound "informed" on your status update? You gotta do something to get those "likes this" thumbs up. Affirmation is very cathartic.

-Misspelled words. This is simply unacceptible for an adult.

- That whole "John Doe is." status update. OK, apparently this sometimes happens inadvertently when using Facebook Mobile or something along those lines, but it's still lame. Even lamer are the comments that say something like "how profound of you" or "how existential of you".

-People using Facebook as their sole means of social venting and self-analysis. This includes posing some serious emotions to Facebook. This would include stuff like "Jane Doe just doesn't know what to do with my life" or "John Doe is so tired of everyone thinking they can take advantage of me. I've had enough!" Then there's the ever-popular "Jane Doe is tired of all you haters. If you ever give the impression on Facebook that you potentially going to harm someone or yourself, the line has been crossed. It may be a cry for help, but it's also unfair to burden that kid you sorta knew in elementary school with your current issues.

-Booze talk. John Doe is Iam dronk. All this does is make people judge you...in a negative way.

-Excessive profanity. If you're actually taking the time to type it out, you probably need to exercise a little more restraint.

-Lots of CAPITALIZATION, as if to suggest that your status on Facebook is actually so important that it commands the full attention of anyone that reads it. Then once that person reads it, they're left only with the knowledge of what your cat is doing at the moment or how the rain makes to feel or what friend from college you're hanging out with tonight.

-Cheesiness (aka lameness, douchebaggery). This is hard to specifically define, but you definitely know it when you see it.

Ok, so that list got a little longer than planned, but it happens. A lot of other topics are potentially annoying, but you must consider the source. It's hard to fault a new mother for talking a lot about their baby, but there might should be an alternate Facebook for mommies to have mommy talk. That way they can have a place for uninterrupted sharing of projectile poop/puke stories, tips on teething, erratic sleep schedules and the general blessings of parenthood. Then there are newlyweds. It's so sweet that they are in love and excited about it, but nobody really cares about it being 243 days until your wedding if you told them yesterday it was 244 days. That is why you send out invitations to weddings. That way the right people know the right information and everyone else doesn't have to feel guilty for not caring in the least. The rest of the world is only interested in seeing the pictures after the fact so they can judge you and your wedding.

Facebook creates tough decisions inside your head about what you really think of someone. For the most part, you're friends with them on Facebook for a reason. Then you read some of their crap and you wish you weren't. Then you see them in person and you act happy and want to know what's going on. It's like you maintain an in-person relationship despite what's happening on Facebook. You would never say things like "nobody cares" or "you're so full of crap" to these peoples' faces, but on Facebook, you almost get a sense of satisfaction by clicking "Hide" on the newsfeed. It's like you can just make it all go away and in some small way, your own life is better, if for only a little while.