GNHQ private forum for those not wanting to be on Facebook

I still can't work out what exactly happened - seems GN's Facebook page had a link to a certain thread and somehow the member and her problem were recognised by the family and there have been repercussions.

Did the family just accidentally stray onto GN's Facebook page and recognise themselves, or did the page come up on her timeline so it was there for all to see?

But I don't understand how the latter could happen because surely the member didn't comment or 'like' on her own thread on Facebook!

Can anyone enlighten me?

I think if you "like" or "follow" a Facebook group or page (such as GN) then the posts on that page will appear on your timeline. If the lady in question then has her family as "friends" they would be able to see her timeline and see the post from Gransnet.

Riverwalk You're absolutely right. Group posts go to your newsfeed...but they don't post to anyone's Timeline. That is not how this happened.

Posting something on a Facebook group only makes it available to people who look at that group. However, it will post to your timeline and be seen by the friends of people who 'interact' with the post.

So if you 'like' or 'comment' on the post, it will show in your timeline.

It seems to me a lot of people don't understand how Facebook works.

I was under the impression that it did not appear on your timeline if it was a closed group.

Hope you don't mind your things that over 50s shouldn't be expected to do being read by all on facebook.
That's the thread that Missadventure started, but at the same time she wants privacy.

I don't mind that at all.. obviously, or I wouldn't have posted it after seeing the thread about Facebook and Twitter links.
I wonder why some of you people are so defensive about others' opinions? Does it make a whole lot of difference to your use of this site?

Pearl clutching.....like it!! ?

Totally agree with you crafting. There would be no need for private areas, or GNHQ being more selective in what they post. The solution is just don't link our threads on here to Facebook or Twitter!

There are enough neutral posts on there which will attract interest and possibly more publicity without lifting our threads off here!

I joined gransnet in good faith! No other forums I have joined have lifted posts for Facebook/Twitter.
I personally find it outrageous, that GNHQ will not keep these other sites separate.

Crafting and Far North, I agree with you. We are not stupid, we know GN is a public site and anyone can read it, if they bother to seek it out .... But if you're a younger person you're not likely to.

However all ages are on FB, it's much more likely a younger family member could come across a link, and realise it sounds very much like their current family dilemma. Some people in their distress give a lot of personal info, enabling family members to identify them.

HQ were sharing these type of posts particularly on FB. Without any care for the consequences. Well unless things change, most won't dare ask for help now. Not exactly what the Jo Cox Foundation had in mind I'm sure.

Anything you post in a closed group on FB is not shown on your timeline and only viewable by group members. GN on FB is not a group its a page- pages are viewable by anyone. If you 'like' a page you get to see its posts in your newsfeed. If your friends and family have liked gransnet on fb even though they might not be members here they will see posts which, if lifted from here, may be about them! Even if you haven't liked a page you can still choose to go to it on FB and read it.

And Facebook may suggest it to you, as something you may want to look at.

Something else Mumsnet has, which GN doesn't, is a 30-days section, for posts which the OP doesn't want to be available for longer than that time.

GNHQ why can't we have that and name-changing, just as MN does?
We can surely cope with any issues of "trust", just as they do.

Is it actually because those things add extra complication and cost to running the website, so you think we can manage without?

Good questions, farnorth, seems there are more differences between the sister sites than I certainly realised.