You can block and hide almost anything now. You can stop the game requests, etc. You are missing out my friend. My Hotboat facebook page is the shit!!! Great stuff get back on there. You go into your privacy settings and account settings to manage all that stuff you mentioned above. I wouldn't do an alias because then you won't have any friends unless you do all the requesting. I like FB because I get to see pics from family and friends, high school reunion type stuff and Hotboat!