General Chat

i agree with muffy and sue,

i like FB and if other peple dont then thats up to them,

no one is told they have to join and use it,

"FB is allegedly a site which prospective employers look at when selecting a short list. And the photos that some (younger) people put up? (Shudder)"

Which is why I have two fb accounts :-D

I use fb to keep in contact with friends. I also play some of the games on there so have some 'friends', who are friends of friends, as fb friends as we're neighbours on the games. I don't post personal/private stuff on there nor do I post 'making a cup of tea' status updates.

No apology needed, Neubie - I guess we were all giving our opinion:-)

I love FB. I have my privacy settings set to friends only and I only add friends....what's the biggy? I love seeing what my mates are up to...and tbh...banal stuff is posted all over the www...here included...but hey......that's their choice....I can choose to either respond or ignore.

the beauty of FB is that there are no board police patrolling trying to control what opinions you are allowed to express or what naughty words you may slip through lol

No wonder so many prefer to spend their time there these days x

Sorry I sounded so 'down' on FB users Sue , I don't mean this about everyone who uses it
I do find it hard to understand (as the OP said) the people who post personal arguments and grievances for the whole world to read .
x

I would agree with you on that - it can become nasty when it's misused. I'm lucky to not have seen that although I have disagreed with some comments made on the FB Genes page. I don't bring that on here though. It's the family and friend contact that keeps me going back. By putting on one old wedding photo my husband made contact with a whole set of cousins who were delighted to have contact with their Aussie cousins. A definate upside to the site.

I don't judge anyone who uses FB , both sons do and I have used it in the past when older sons moby was cut off , to get in touch .. it was really useful.
My friend uses it to keep in touch with her daughter who is in the Army,
It's like anything else , when it is misused it can become extremely nasty and i have seen this side of FB on more than one occassion.

I don't have a problem with people not liking FB - it's not against the law to not want to join. However a lot of folk act as if anyone who goes on FB is an airhead with nothing better to do than waste time playing games and chatting. As I've said earlier - it is my way to keep up with family and friends and was a great way to keep in touch with my son when he was in East Timor. As long as he was careful we could swap photos and I could keep him up to date with the family news and most importantly he could also see his son who was only little at the time.

Thats great Joy.
I have seen arguments on here and on other sites where people have refered to 'things' said on facebook between people posting. This is not Twaddle , it is perfectly honest.
For the people who are not on FB it can become a bit confusing TBH
I just don't like FB , I don't like beetroot either , but that is just my opinion.
:-D

I agree with Wend - it is twaddle.

i love my facebook and my facebook friends :-D :-D

I'm good at that but i don't do tweets ;-)
and rows do spill over

Sorry, Neubie, but that is twaddle.

Possibly Suemaid because people are entitled to ask what all the fuss is about when it is shoved in their face on here and other sites.
Especially relevant when rows overspill from FB and appear on the other sites.

And why do people who don't go on FB and don't want to join knock the site and make it out to be the 'devil's tool'. Yes it can be misused - as can this site and others that I go on.

Do people on FB really post every little detail of their life ? Honestly, do some spend all day telling their 'friends' every single thing they have done from the minute they wake up? Can everyone read this?
What is the 'like' thingy and why do you get loads of emails from FB once you have joined ,saying someone you have never met but knows someone you may have spoken to once wants to be your friend?
Why do they want to be my friend ? I don't know them from Adam :-S

Perzactly Ms Brightspark :-D

I never get dodgy offers or see any mucky linen. I think I must be doing something wrong. :-0

Facebook is fine, if used with prudence, and a great way to keep in touch with old friends. (No reference to my FB old friend Prue!)

Wend (Miss Brighton, circa 1969)

*Whispers*, sorry I just lied again ;-)

Off to have some toast and marmite :-D

I thought that was tweeting Neubie :-D

Don't understand why people have to tell all and sundry if they have a bowel motion just because they are on FB...
signed Nubie