You can turn off email alertsim totally with you, theres a reason i dont check facebook.
let me check it now and see what i dont want to do
i do not want to:
be a vampire
be a pirate
race your ghost
poke you
get poked
write on your fun wall
use battle station
use battle edge
use dope wars
find out what bra size i am
and so many more that i cant be arsed typing
if i wanted to have my email adress spammed with requests every 2 minutes, i would of signed up to a 'friendfinder' claiming to be a 14 year old girl looking for 'friends'