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It would be nice to be notified when a LinkedIn connection decided to dis-connect.

Presently when I notice the number of connections change, I scan through my address book in LI to see who is on Linked in and not a connection. Tedious.

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I personally would like the disconnect to go under the radar, you often disconnect for a reason and I'm not obliged to explain myself ;-) – Ivo Flipse Jul 1 '10 at 7:50

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AFAIK there isn't a (native) solution to get notified when someone disconnects from you on LinkedIn.

However, I would also think it's inappropriate. It's like saying:

I no longer want to talk to you! Kthxbye!

Furthermore, what use does it have, if that person actively decided no longer to be in touch with you, it's unlikely you can change his mind (or not worth trying)

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I've occasionally disconnected from someone who I didn't talk to very much any more, and if they had contacted me immediately after I would have reconsidered. (This actually happened to me, but AFAIK LI doesn't allow you to re-connect). Additionally, it is nice to know if someone doesn't want to connect to you. You can avoid emailing them later. – John Weldon Jul 1 '10 at 8:30
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Fair enough, off course the semantics from disconnecting and defriending might be a little different (when looking at FaceBook) – Ivo Flipse Jul 1 '10 at 9:05

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