Question from Caroline: I have a Facebook page that I set up to promote a Christian-themed novel that I wrote.
A man “Liked” the page a few weeks ago and then he immediately started posting anti-Christian comments on my posts.
He leaves one of those awful comments at least two or three times a week. I keep removing them but he just posts more of them.
How do I go about banning him from the page? Is that even possible?
If I can I’d like to ban him ASAP before he has a chance to leave another nasty comment.
Rick’s answer: I’m sorry this is happening to you Caroline, but you can easily ban this problem user from your Facebook page.
That won’t prevent him from simply viewing the page, but he won’t be able to post anything or interact with the page in any way.
With that in mind, this Facebook Help page has instructions for blocking users from a page.
Once banned, the problem user will no longer be able to interact with your page in any way except for simply viewing it.
However, there are a couple of caveats that I must mention…
1 – Even though the banned user will no longer be able to interact with your page, he’ll still be able to view your posts and share them elsewhere on Facebook (i.e. on his own Timeline, in a group he’s a member of, etc.).
However, he won’t be able to post anything on your page itself to influence other users or disparage your novel.
2 – Since there’s always a chance the banned user will “Like” the page again using another account, you might want to keep a close watch on the page for a few days to make sure he doesn’t show up under a different name and start causing mischief all over again.
I hope this helps, Caroline. Good luck!