Getting Onto Facebook

Just popping my head above the parapet to say: Hey I am not retired

I only use Facebook for my campaigns as I do Twitter.

Back to knitting our shreddies then Nannas
I am supposed to be knitting a manger which looks rather like shreddies

GN has a FB page (or whatever it's called)
probably someone has mentioned that already

Can I ask how many of you don't do FB?
You may ask but I can't put my hand up as I do.

I don't use Facebook Jalima . No particular reason why, I've just never bothered about it. I waste enough time on GN as it is!

I don't do FB either, prefer to have real friends. Each to their own of course. There do seem to be a lot of family problems caused by things posted on FB. I can see the value of people using it to stay touch though,

Well, my friends on FB are real friends and real family, it's just that I don't see them often and it's a good way to keep in touch.

Why would you have 'friends' on FB who weren't 'real friends'?

It's funny how some people separate FB from being real Just because you talk to someone on FB doesn't mean you are not a real friend they are not pretend people I think it's only very young people that have hundreds of (unknown) friends I have about 100 people on FB they are mainly family, friends, or friends that I haven't seen (or likely to see) for years like school friends, then also new friends that I ve met through a variety of means, people I probably wouldn't have the means or time of keeping in touch with if it wasn't for FB ........
The difference from GN is the huge variety of local groups to get involved with, I belong to a number of buying/selling groups no fees no postage to pay A local photographic group, a local history group, a community rubbish picking group etc the other difference is the huge sharing of photographs which I find fascinating I don't mean someone's holiday pics but the amount of things I ve learnt and seen are eye opening
I don't use FB as an alternative to real life but an extension

Lastly it's a wonderful form of using wifi for communication I click on my son's FB profile in NZ and his voice answers and we have a 'free' chat or if I click on the video symbol we can see each other The same with my young friend in Zimbabwe we would never have seen or personally spoken to each other (far too expensive) without FB

I don't see it as a alternative to GN they both have a place and I enjoy both

Given that many of the older generation were the pioneers of developing computer technology and social media and given that many of the older generation have been using this stuff for decades, I am slightly surprised by this thread.

Looking at some of the recent posts I can understand more now how FB can be used as a positive thing. My experiences have coloured my attitude and perhaps I need to look again.

Do Christine. It's fine if you keep your privacy settings to just friends, but remember if you post on someone's page who has a more open setting your post will go further!

It is possible to put in an individual's name and see how much of you they can see, and also send private messages in the same way as on GN. It's really just a case of using common sense. It really is up to you how much you choose to share. A few of my friends have no details visible other than their name.

Only just read the thread as I have no real interest in FB
I do however read posts on an open FB like GN.

The disinterest probably stems from the early days of FB. When trivial things were posted eg' I'm just eating a 'banana' .

Not everybody wants unflattering images of themselves posted willy nilly without their permission, just because others think it's amusing.
Once it's out there,there is no going back!
How many images are out in the ether without permission??

If I want to send a photo to a family member I use email.

I don't like photos of children on open FB or any other internet medium.
I wouldn't be surprised if in the future there are some grownup children who are upset with parents displaying photographic images of them as a child on the net.

My DC do not use FB personal choice.

We almost didn't fly a man to the moon in case it was dangerous.

???

Only just read this!
Retired folk?
I think not all of us. I'm 72 and still working!

How insulting!

Don't read it then Galen.

I would have thought don't BE insulting might be more appropriate

(Don't post!
Don't read!)
#bossynewheadprefectorwhat

Weren't your comments recently removed Mawbroon? If you don;t agree, scroll past.

Not aware of any deletions. Care to refresh my memory?

nina1959 I've already given my opinion on here, but you're really doing yourself no favours by continuing to react to every negative post on this thread. Some of us felt patronised by your assumptions - can you not just accept that?

I see you're posting elsewhere on this forum so you can't think it's that bad.

Oh, well I see that after you posted rude icons to my post on another thread they were removed so my guess is that if you're not happy, either scroll past or at the very least don't hijack the thread.

rude "icons"???

No Ana, believe or not, from this thread we've started a group for those who really haven't had any way to learn about how FB works. Some people don't trust it, others are living life alone with no one to show them so I'm sorry if it offends your sensibilities but my best advice is to scroll past if it doesn't relate to you.

Well, your OP asked 'how many of you don't use FB?' - but you didn't seem to want to know when they posted why not!

Were you talking about the ? (eggs) and ??(Grannies) and "teaching"?
Nope, still there.
BTW I have no problem with GN members wanting to set up closed or secret groups , our local "closed" group (nothing to do with GN) is a useful medium of communication. So a Good Thing.
But on principle, if the only comments ever posted on a thread were to AGREE unreservedly with the o/p, how could there be any discussion?