Face Book Addicts

So why not look at the good aspect of Facebook and the various groups you can join for various types of information.

I have the Essex Police Force come up on my Facebook wall and many times they have posted a person is missing, they give a description and age of the person also where they were last seen, members will share that status to help the police and missing person, many times that missing person has been found and the police will then update and thank members for their help, a missing person a couple of weeks ago was actually recognised by a Facebook member after the police status information and was safely reunited with their family....is that a bad aspect???

I also belong to a local group where I have reconnected with people that I haven't seen for a long time and don't forget any status you are not happy with from friends or whoever it doesn't take 2 seconds to remove it, same with unfriending people if you prefer it.

Instead of looking at the negatives why not look at the positives, with the many people that are members from all over the world with ages ranging from the eighties and over down to teenagers it can't be that bad.
 

Bee said:
So why not look at the good aspect of Facebook and the various groups you can join for various types of information.

I have the Essex Police Force come up on my Facebook wall and many times they have posted a person is missing, they give a description and age of the person also where they were last seen, members will share that status to help the police and missing person, many times that missing person has been found and the police will then update and thank members for their help, a missing person a couple of weeks ago was actually recognised by a Facebook member after the police status information and was safely reunited with their family....is that a bad aspect???

I also belong to a local group where I have reconnected with people that I haven't seen for a long time and don't forget any status you are not happy with from friends or whoever it doesn't take 2 seconds to remove it, same with unfriending people if you prefer it.

Instead of looking at the negatives why not look at the positives, with the many people that are members from all over the world with ages ranging from the eighties and over down to teenagers it can't be that bad.
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I was not stating that FB is bad only not the same as a forum. I enjoy being able to see pictures of my family and catch up on their lives. I belong to Italo-American and a painters group that I enjoy. But, they are not the same as a forum.
 
Bee said:
So why not look at the good aspect of Facebook and the various groups you can join for various types of information.

I have the Essex Police Force come up on my Facebook wall and many times they have posted a person is missing, they give a description and age of the person also where they were last seen, members will share that status to help the police and missing person, many times that missing person has been found and the police will then update and thank members for their help, a missing person a couple of weeks ago was actually recognised by a Facebook member after the police status information and was safely reunited with their family....is that a bad aspect???

I also belong to a local group where I have reconnected with people that I haven't seen for a long time and don't forget any status you are not happy with from friends or whoever it doesn't take 2 seconds to remove it, same with unfriending people if you prefer it.

Instead of looking at the negatives why not look at the positives, with the many people that are members from all over the world with ages ranging from the eighties and over down to teenagers it can't be that bad.
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This thread is about Facebook addiction; i.e., people who – in our opinion - are too attached to FB. The discussion and comments are negative because we’re talking about things that annoy us. We’re allowed to do that, just as you’re allowed to feel we’re a bunch of haters. Not everything has to be positive all the time.

We don't need to be educated about FB. Speaking for myself, I'm aware that there have been some positive/good things about FB. But that's beside the point....that's not what this hread is about.

If you want to read/talk about the positive aspects of FB, maybe you should start a thread about it. But you can't shut us up or tell us how we should feel about FB in general or about certain aspects of it.
 
applecruncher said:
This thread is about Facebook addiction; i.e., people who – in our opinion - are too attached to FB. The discussion and comments are negative because we’re talking about things that annoy us. We’re allowed to do that, just as you’re allowed to feel we’re a bunch of haters. Not everything has to be positive all the time.

We don't need to be educated about FB. Speaking for myself, I'm aware that there have been some positive/good things about FB. But that's beside the point....that's not what this hread is about.

If you want to read/talk about the positive aspects of FB, maybe you should start a thread about it. But you can't shut us up or tell us how we should feel about FB in general or about certain aspects of it.
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Slapped wrist for you Bee.:badgirl:
 
From the little bit I've seen of my sister's facebook page, it does seem like the ideal place for families who are spread out across the country to unite, share photos, etc. Businesses and other organizations use FB for advertising, etc., you don't get that on a discussion forum unless they allow it to be overrun with spam.

I think a forum is different, as it usually is a group of people who come together and have something in common, and it's more personal. I'm here because we're seniors, I wouldn't want to be on a discussion forum with teens or 30 somethings.

I hear on the news that FB can be very abusive, as with the young man who was driven to suicide (one of many) due to excessive hateful posts. A quality forum would not allow hateful or vulgar talk to escalate to such a degree. I can't really judge facebook or twitter, but from all I've seen and heard, I have no interest. If I want to talk to members in my family, or share my photos, I do it by phone, email or regular mail.

As the original post in this thread suggested, I agree that many people are addicted to their facebooks and cell phones. When I go on vacation, I take photos, and may share a few when I get back home. Some people spend their entire vacation time taking selfies and immediately posting them on their fb page, with an hour by hour description of what they just did, or what they are going to do at 5 o'clock. The quality of their vacation time, in the present, becomes lost in focusing on what cool things they can show to their facebook friends in real time. Meanwhile they take away from the people they are actually with, and the enjoyment of the vacation itself.

When I was working, there were constantly younger people sneaking their cellphones out, texting each other, or checking their fb. At the lunch table, half of the people had their heads down, completely removed from the reality around them, literally. Some people actually sleep with their cellphones, so they won't miss a call, text, or twitter message. Definitely an addiction there, no denying it.
 
Except there is a difference. A forum is not usually read by thousands, even millions of people. Even if it is "public," usually only a relatively small group get on it with any frequency. And I've never seen a forum where people post about having gone to the bathroom! ;)
 
Forums are moderated (usually). Facebook is not (although I think people can report certain things). But no one from FB comes into a person's FB page and says "Hey, stop the persnoal attacks."
 
jujube said:
I enjoy Facebook and belong to several "special-interest" groups there.
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That's true.. I follow certain "pages".. A few animal rescue pages, one of my favorite singing group, a local page, I used to follow a few political pages, but got tired of the posts on my news feed.
 
I hear on the news that FB can be very abusive, as with the young man who was driven to suicide (one of many) due to excessive hateful posts. A quality forum would not allow hateful or vulgar talk to escalate to such a degree. I can't really judge facebook or twitter, but from all I've seen and heard, I have no interest. If I want to talk to members in my family, or share my photos, I do it by phone, email or regular mail.
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There's a cure for hateful and vulgar posters.. It's called the "Defriend" button... there is also a way to block people from seeing anything you post. If you have your privacy settings done right, people cannot see you or post on your time line.
 
You do not even have to unfriend people. I have one granddaughter who finds it necessary to divulge all her personal life and she is sometimes vulgar. I just clicked a button....now, her posts do not come up on my page. And she is not aware, as she would be if I unfriended her, that I do not get her posts.
Love your comment about Candy Crush, QS. :D
 
ndynt said:
You do not even have to unfriend people. I have one granddaughter who finds it necessary to divulge all her personal life and she is sometimes vulgar. I just clicked a button....now, her posts do not come up on my page. And she is not aware, as she would be if I unfriended her, that I do not get her posts.
Love your comment about Candy Crush, QS. :D
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Thanks... I'm on level 989
 
SeaBreeze said:
From the little bit I've seen of my sister's facebook page, it does seem like the ideal place for families who are spread out across the country to unite, share photos, etc. Businesses and other organizations use FB for advertising, etc., you don't get that on a discussion forum unless they allow it to be overrun with spam.

I think a forum is different, as it usually is a group of people who come together and have something in common, and it's more personal. I'm here because we're seniors, I wouldn't want to be on a discussion forum with teens or 30 somethings.

I hear on the news that FB can be very abusive, as with the young man who was driven to suicide (one of many) due to excessive hateful posts. A quality forum would not allow hateful or vulgar talk to escalate to such a degree. I can't really judge facebook or twitter, but from all I've seen and heard, I have no interest. If I want to talk to members in my family, or share my photos, I do it by phone, email or regular mail.

As the original post in this thread suggested, I agree that many people are addicted to their facebooks and cell phones. When I go on vacation, I take photos, and may share a few when I get back home. Some people spend their entire vacation time taking selfies and immediately posting them on their fb page, with an hour by hour description of what they just did, or what they are going to do at 5 o'clock. The quality of their vacation time, in the present, becomes lost in focusing on what cool things they can show to their facebook friends in real time. Meanwhile they take away from the people they are actually with, and the enjoyment of the vacation itself.

When I was working, there were constantly younger people sneaking their cellphones out, texting each other, or checking their fb. At the lunch table, half of the people had their heads down, completely removed from the reality around them, literally. Some people actually sleep with their cellphones, so they won't miss a call, text, or twitter message. Definitely an addiction there, no denying it.
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The kids who committed suicide were not harassed through Facebook, it was some other group that was just for kids and was open. On Facebook the only people who can make comments to you are those you chose to be your friend. Some people are dumb enough to have their Facebook open to the public.

There are Facebook groups that are interest specific - can be by age, politics, or anything else. I've been on a few photo groups where we share certain types of photos - water, landscape, etc.

I have family and friends in the US, UK, Australia and Uganda. Using phone, email or the post isn't too efficient. I do post photos and comments while I'm on a holiday, but not a minute by minute account, and friends and family enjoy it. And I enjoy when my friends and family post photos and updates.

It is true that it seems the majority of people have their faces stuck in their phones all the time, even when they are with people. That's just plain rude.
 
QuickSilver said:
There's a cure for hateful and vulgar posters.. It's called the "Defriend" button... there is also a way to block people from seeing anything you post. If you have your privacy settings done right, people cannot see you or post on your time line.
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You can also sort your friends in to lists - family, close friends, etc. And when you want to share something with only certain people you simply click on which list. My FB is set to private.
 
I just checked my FB. I had posted photos I took on our long bike ride yesterday which was along a loch, a castle ruin, old graveyard. I have comments which include 'thanks for taking us along via pictures', 'thanks for sharing your bike ride', 'always enjoy your posts', etc etc.
 
My niece is a selfie poster... complete with duck lips and all.. I laugh.. then I have another friend who just turned 60.. she gets all dolled up in leather and feather boas and gloves and dangling earrings and takes selfies of herself and posts them when she is bored. Again I laugh... FB is a never ending source of amusement sometimes..
 
QuickSilver said:
My niece is a selfie poster... complete with duck lips and all.. I laugh.. then I have another friend who just turned 60.. she gets all dolled up in leather and feather boas and gloves and dangling earrings and takes selfies of herself and posts them when she is bored. Again I laugh... FB is a never ending source of amusement sometimes..
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Oh yea! I get tons of laughs from certain friends. Some hilarious stuff on there.

Actually, I just saw this link posted and it made me think of Ralphy:

http://metro.co.uk/2015/05/14/sipsm...ake-gin-tonic-ice-cream-5198141/?ito=facebook
 
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Bee said:
Did you forget to include forums???...............logically speaking and in my opinion there is not too big a difference in belonging to Facebook and belonging to a forum.:eek:ffended:
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Bee........sorry.......there is no comparison.
Real people do not walk around always connected to forums telling all what time they got out of bed, what they ate at each meal in a photo,when they say on the toilet etc
 
Lon said:
Face Book Addicts
Holy Hannah------Some of my kin are never off Facebook---they tell when they go to bed----get up-----what they ate---when they go to toilet---when they pray---what they pray for-----if the prayer was answered---every detail of their hour by hour life.
They run around with ear plugs via I Phone so as not to miss a beat. Yes I am on Facebook, but only to find out what is going on with family as they no longer phone or email, just communicate via Facebook. But ya know, there are things about their day that I just don't want to hear about.
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Lon Fully agree.........they need to get a real life.
 
koala said:
Bee........sorry.......there is no comparison.
Real people do not walk around always connected to forums telling all what time they got out of bed, what they ate at each meal in a photo,when they say on the toilet etc
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So in your opinion, everybody who uses FB does all these things?! Who are you basing this on? No one has ever told me on FB about their toilet habits.
 

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