Facebook has yet to make the poke feature of their service optional. Some find it annoying and some thing it’s the most fun you can have in a web browser. Nobody knows the true meaning of a poke. Facebook actually removed the word “remove” from the option to cancel a poke sent by another user, which was the initial basis of the name of this web site.

If you wish for others not to poke you, assuming they have poked you, just leave the poke intact and don’t return the poke… EVER. That user will never be able to poke you again. Of course, they could create a new account and poke you again, but you can use this zen method of removing the poke feature for every new poke that arrives.

If you don’t want the ability to poke others to exist on your account, you’re still out of luck. As previously outlined, Facebook has yet to offer a toggle for poking.

If you’re a Facebook user, pokes may be forever part of your online experience. Someday we may see a remove poke option on Facebook. Maybe.