Community Chat

[PAX]

My Facebook peeve has to do with those "share" requests. Share if

you lost a loved one to cancer

you love your husband

you love your daughter and/or son

you want world peace

etc.

Also sometimes there is a veiled threat - something along the lines of

Please share, and if you don't I'll know why.

[dooBdoo]

On 3/31/2014 stilltamn8r said:

In So Cal, a local family left for a vacation on a Tuesday, had posted how much they were looking forward to it on FB- ion Wed, some FB "friends" pulled up in a U-Haul and proceeded to start clearing EVERYTHING out of their house...Unbeknownst to the thieves, the local police were working undercover in that particular neighborhood, due to some other burglaries (unrelated) and caught them red handed..

It's called the "please rob me" syndrome. It got much worse 'way back when Facebook added the "check-in" feature. For some unknown reason, even though there have been numerous warnings from police and from insurance companies, people continue to tell everyone they're leaving town before they go instead of waiting to share the vacation pix after they return home.

(Insurance companies were even looking into checking Facebook posts before paying claims such as these -- I haven't followed up to see if anything came of that.)

[ROMARY]

What bothers me the most is all of the personal info that young children/tweens are posting. Where they are on vacation, the schools they attend, after school activities, their photos, where they live, etc. I'm guessing that Moms and Dads aren't checking what their kids are up to now-a-days. When I was young, only my Mom knew where I was and where I was going, etc., etc. Not the entire country/world.

[esmerelda]

On 3/31/2014 ktlynam said:

Nope, I'm hoping more of these mor0ns continue to post everything on FB so they can continue to be caught.

ITA!

[JustJazzmom]

What I love is those who cannot distinguish between what should be put on a wall or into a private message!! Do I really need to read about how sorry they are that a mutual friend of ours died on my wall?? Thank goodness we can delete undesirable things posted to our walls!!

Never ever announce you are 'going away' on a social network. What I think is worse is when you have not done this and some 'friend' posts-- have a wonderful time where you are going!!

[Free2be]

I see all too frequent posts on my home page "If you love your grandchildren" or mother or similar posts that make me cringe. In my family, we all love our family members dearly, the love is deep and these calls to proclaim it to the vast ether doesn't impress me. I don't understand the psychological need.

Friends who post thank yous to family or friends for the wonderful dinner -- another one that escapes me. Call them on the phone and tell them in your own voice. SMH

[SydneyH]

I see strange and unnecessary stuff on people's pages too. Case in point, a woman that I vaguely know posts some very detailed stories about her personal life, almost daily. Then later she's upset because someone relays what's posted to her ex-boyfriend. The solution is simple but this has been going on for as long as we've been FB 'friends', lol.

[ROMARY]

I wouldn't blame the insurance companies for not wanting to honor claims if/when the homeowners have posted that they will be away on vacation. They might as well just post a huge sign across their front window, or across their front yard.

[Lipstickdiva]

On 3/31/2014 stilltamn8r said:

In So Cal, a local family left for a vacation on a Tuesday, had posted how much they were looking forward to it on FB- ion Wed, some FB "friends" pulled up in a U-Haul and proceeded to start clearing EVERYTHING out of their house...Unbeknownst to the thieves, the local police were working undercover in that particular neighborhood, due to some other burglaries (unrelated) and caught them red handed..

I have a friend whose home was robbed because her daughter (didn't live with her) posted on FB that her parents weren't home. My friends came home to their robbed house and eventually found out their daughter's friends did it based on what she posted.

This is why I never post if I'm not going to be home and I've never understood people posting photos of their vacation while they are still on it.

[BootLvr]

I have a very narcissistic relative who not only brags about how healthy she eats and how much she works out (including constant pictures of her meals and workout poses), she also likes to post inciteful e-cards and sayings that "everyone" should agree with (religion, politics, gay marriage, etc.)

I try not to engage her because she's family, but it's hard. Every single day it's that "I'm healthier / stronger / more intelligent than you are" attitude. DH has already blocked her, and I'm getting close.

I can see why so many people drop out of FB. There are some people I really enjoy keeping in touch with, but there are so many others who drive me completely insane.