It may be 'all or nothing'. If someone feels compelled to reject a note, then the system is designed to avoid further inconveniences (to either party).
Suggestion: for now anyway, ask your friends to delete their 'old' note(s) instead.
sftac
ps. Why not just leave old notes?
while deleting some of my old notes from the note box on my home page I realized that I was clicking on delete and ban instead of just delete the note. Is there some way for me to correct this so my friends don't think I banned them from making future notes on my homepage. thanks