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Fo'andles
Elite Baiter
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
Posts: 1654
Location: busy doing nothing, somewhere
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Thu May 13, 2010 8:27 pm |
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What are the pitfalls with joining Facebook.
Do the benefits out way the pitfalls. |
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Pastor Frank
Baiting Guru
Joined: 31 Jan 2007
Posts: 12237
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Thu May 13, 2010 8:32 pm |
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I don't have an account, but I have read that there are some security concerns.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Facebook |
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Sycamore
Not quite a Newb
Joined: 06 Apr 2010
Posts: 53
Location: In a boat.
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Thu May 13, 2010 9:03 pm |
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Aside the security issues as PF has pointed out the social features of it are actually quite good.
I never used to use it but now I use it a lot. |
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Nanny Ogg
Baiting Guru
Joined: 19 Mar 2007
Posts: 2628
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Thu May 13, 2010 9:06 pm |
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I had an account for half an hour.
In that time I decided I didn't want to know what my kids were up to.
I also didn't want to be "friends" with various relatives that I wouldn't talk to in RL.
I also found out more than I needed to know about a relative's ex
I may add that my kids all use nicknames on Facebook, someone has been teaching them some internet safety |
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NickTheCop
Elite Baiter
Joined: 05 Sep 2008
Posts: 2002
Location: The City Where Dreams Go To Die
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Thu May 13, 2010 11:12 pm |
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Fo'andles wrote: |
Do the benefits outweigh the pitfalls. |
What benefits exactly are you alluding to?
I've only ever found a single use for Facebook, and that is creating a fake account to infiltrate lad groups. Beyond that, it - and all other "social networking" sites - seem to have no real use for account-holders. |
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Nodo - Lagos to Cotonou - with P.P3t3rs
Lagos to Abuja to Maiduguri - 3050km/1900mi
Broda Michael - 1500km/900mi - Lome to Lagos
-I LOST EVERYTHING THAT NIGHT JUST BECAUSE OF YOU.
BJ - Lome to Abidjan to Yamoussoukro
Lome to Lagos - 2275km/1400mi
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lakeside77
A chaff in the USA
Joined: 11 Jul 2008
Posts: 2700
Location: Out there in the cold, getting lonely, getting old
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Fri May 14, 2010 2:17 am |
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I have an account and it's a mixed bag. I keep in touch with friends who are scattered literally all over the globe (from Macedonia to Japan). On the other hand some "friends" see it as a forum to post their political rants. And then there is the sister-in-law who has the compulsion to post whenever she leaves her house.
And like Nanny Ogg, I don't want to see anything by or about my kids on Facebook. |
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Goldry Bluszco
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Joined: 28 Nov 2005
Posts: 362
Location: With Prospero
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Fri May 14, 2010 7:57 am |
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Fortunately my kids are too young to use it. But we moved to a new area a few years ago and people we met were using it, so I joined and it has been good.
There are serial posters, who are unaware that they are really post whores
Fortunately there is a facility to hide posts from some people if they are continually updating you on what they have for dinner... Thinking back, my nephew did add me as a friend at the beginning, and he was/is at that difficult age 16 or 17, and after a few of his boring rants and endless teen bullshit, I removed him. |
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Roycropper
Baiting Guru
Joined: 14 Nov 2005
Posts: 7992
Location: Luxury Coffin
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Fri May 14, 2010 8:26 am |
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Mafia Wars is great (but yet another a time pit), if you don't mind rabid squirrels declaring war on you from time to time. |
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mr.scissorkick
Elite Baiter
Joined: 03 Feb 2009
Posts: 1973
Location: 50.299209,-3.650293
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Fri May 14, 2010 9:23 am |
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I swore off Mafia Wars. It wasn't reliable... and it took time away from important things, like baiting the hell out of lads. And posting the hell out of this forum.
I use facebook to keep in touch with friends around the world for free.
Before I got an account, I didn't keep in touch with them.
I suppose, I don't really need to keep in touch with them, so Facebook does not fill any necessity in my life.
However, it does have utility, so I can't call it without use.
The utility is allowing me to keep in touch with friends around the world for free.
Dissect that if you'd like NTC!
I will accept your friend invitation whenever you come around. |
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419weasel
Baiting Guru
Joined: 26 Jan 2006
Posts: 4207
Location: Somewhere in a hole. Waiting.
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Fri May 14, 2010 9:34 am |
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Caligula
Baiting Guru
Joined: 13 May 2009
Posts: 4774
Location: Growing old
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Fri May 14, 2010 10:16 am |
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I do have a (real) facebook account, on which I haven't got a single friend that lives in my country. It's used solely to keep contact with foreign friends. I have the principle that if I would want updates from you and you live around, I'll meet you in person.
The hypochrisy of some people that add 'friends' they haven't seen in 10 years just to be able to say 'look at me, I have 200 friends' is something that irritates me. |
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firehouse5
Palm Wino Aficionado
Joined: 09 Mar 2004
Posts: 4953
Location: swimming in Ogogoro
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Fri May 14, 2010 10:28 am |
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I find facebook is handy for keeping up with a certain subset of friends and family - those who are far away from me, and have small kids & little time to chat regularly. It's nice to see their photos and what they're up to.
For me it's also handy in finding out information about interesting small music events that may not be publicised any way other than word of mouth - I have a number of local friends who are pretty well informed and do a good job of spreading the word about things that might interest me.
I found it an interesting exercise to see which of my "friends" have facebook habits that are unacceptable to me (mainly the facebook postwhores and attention-seekers who I hide or remove from my friends list, and all the application junk that's now, fortunately easy enough to block). And also people who I didn't know so well who turn out to have a lot in common.
I'm probably a boring fb user because I don't post anything that could get me in trouble at work or at home..... |
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Badgerbait
Baiting Guru
Joined: 07 Jan 2009
Posts: 4507
Location: Winter spites...
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Fri May 14, 2010 4:56 pm |
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I have a real and "eater nom de plume" account. My post whoring side comes out sometimes but otherwise take it or leave it I have met a lot of interesting people on facebook who I would have never met in RL, much like here. Beware there appear to be lads about there as well. Not sure if I have seen a tutorial on that aspect yet. |
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sir scam alot
Baiting Guru
Joined: 19 Mar 2008
Posts: 5076
Location: Louisiana
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Fri May 14, 2010 5:36 pm |
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I have a Facebook account, some trusted members here are on my friend's list. I play MW and a couple other games but I'm very careful about keeping my profile hidden from the general public. |
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Juan Freizwidatt
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Joined: 18 Apr 2004
Posts: 20834
Location: Hanging out at In-n-Out
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Fri May 14, 2010 6:39 pm |
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I'm not on Facebook and never will be. I'm definitely a Luddite.
Interestingly enough there is a front page article in the San Francisco Chronicle this morning about people starting to back off due to ongoing privacy concerns.
I have one friend who is seriously addicted to FB, updating her page 20-30 times a day (literally). Who wants to know what she's having for lunch, as she's having it (with pictures!)??? Anyway, she announced last week that she was quitting out of anger over the privacy changes, but she only lasted one day before capitulating. In her case it is truly a pathological addiction. |
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NickTheCop
Elite Baiter
Joined: 05 Sep 2008
Posts: 2002
Location: The City Where Dreams Go To Die
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Fri May 14, 2010 8:22 pm |
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mr.scissorkick wrote: |
Dissect that if you'd like NTC!
I will accept your friend invitation whenever you come around. |
Aww, bless.
Still, though, the way I've always seen it is: If I'm not bothering to keep in touch with old out-of-state friends over the telephone, then there's probably a reason for that. |
_________________ Dougie Mac - 16 000km/10 000mi - Malaysia to Cairo, Egypt
Nodo - Lagos to Cotonou - with P.P3t3rs
Lagos to Abuja to Maiduguri - 3050km/1900mi
Broda Michael - 1500km/900mi - Lome to Lagos
-I LOST EVERYTHING THAT NIGHT JUST BECAUSE OF YOU.
BJ - Lome to Abidjan to Yamoussoukro
Lome to Lagos - 2275km/1400mi
Misc :
Total : 17 000 Mugu Miles (27 000km)
x7 x2 x8
"MAY YOUR BLOOD BE SHARED AMONG DOGS AND WOOIS.
YOU FACKING SON OF THE DIVEL YOU ARE MORE STUPID." - Broda Michael
Mr Bigg's is dead! Long live Mr Bigg's! |
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foo
Elite Baiter
Joined: 12 Nov 2009
Posts: 1271
Location: Itteh Bitteh Kitteh Citteh
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Fri May 14, 2010 8:56 pm |
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firehouse5 wrote: |
I don't post anything that could get me in trouble at work or at home..... |
This is a much smaller problem if you don't just accept every friend request that comes along. I will never understand why people add their bosses/teachers as friends.
I do have a real life account, but haven't touched it in months. It exists solely so I get messages that are sent out from friends who otherwise would forget that I'm not getting their mass mails. I hate it to the point that whenever someone tells me to look at a picture they post on Facebook I insist that they repost it on imageshack/tinypic for me so I don't have to go through all that crap.
... Thank God it's starting to become less popular. |
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Nap Olean
Baiting Guru
Joined: 26 Oct 2004
Posts: 2300
Location: Latin America
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Fri May 14, 2010 9:07 pm |
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foo123 wrote: |
I will never understand why people add their bosses/teachers as friends. |
My former boss' dog is one of my FB friends. |
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Nanny Ogg
Baiting Guru
Joined: 19 Mar 2007
Posts: 2628
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Fri May 14, 2010 9:16 pm |
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It seems some of my pets have their own page
I have a bebo |
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Sycamore
Not quite a Newb
Joined: 06 Apr 2010
Posts: 53
Location: In a boat.
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Fri May 14, 2010 10:28 pm |
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For me Bebo was full of teens and perverts. |
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mr.scissorkick
Elite Baiter
Joined: 03 Feb 2009
Posts: 1973
Location: 50.299209,-3.650293
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Fri May 14, 2010 10:46 pm |
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@ Nick: You're right, you're a crappy friend. I can tell you, as a crappy friend, that facebook is the equivalent of calling a friend while you're watching TV. They are telling you what they had for lunch, and you are in a new tab, watching the crap out of http://leekspin.com
And your friend considers this a reasonable amount of friendly contact.
It's a perfect system. Though I do recommend learning all about the block/ignore features. |
_________________ -MY DEAR SIR STOP THIS BULL SHIRT WHO IS MR.GOMER? ~Pual Williams
-This is why your wife divorced you! ~Melveille Turner (Hawaiian Punch)
x 67
x 34 (Hi, kids!)
Accra-Lagos = "you made me and my people to wiat at the air port for nothing sake.and pay for hotel resavetion its not sound." -John Asamoha
Hon. Martins 16 Jan 2009 - 7 May 2011
Reap / Sow |
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NickTheCop
Elite Baiter
Joined: 05 Sep 2008
Posts: 2002
Location: The City Where Dreams Go To Die
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Fri May 14, 2010 11:41 pm |
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mr.scissorkick wrote: |
facebook is the equivalent of calling a friend while you're watching TV. |
Wow, I can actually relate to that. |
_________________ Dougie Mac - 16 000km/10 000mi - Malaysia to Cairo, Egypt
Nodo - Lagos to Cotonou - with P.P3t3rs
Lagos to Abuja to Maiduguri - 3050km/1900mi
Broda Michael - 1500km/900mi - Lome to Lagos
-I LOST EVERYTHING THAT NIGHT JUST BECAUSE OF YOU.
BJ - Lome to Abidjan to Yamoussoukro
Lome to Lagos - 2275km/1400mi
Misc :
Total : 17 000 Mugu Miles (27 000km)
x7 x2 x8
"MAY YOUR BLOOD BE SHARED AMONG DOGS AND WOOIS.
YOU FACKING SON OF THE DIVEL YOU ARE MORE STUPID." - Broda Michael
Mr Bigg's is dead! Long live Mr Bigg's! |
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ParaNoid
** REMEMBERED **
Joined: 12 Sep 2006
Posts: 5123
Location: Looking for Steward.
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Sat May 15, 2010 2:10 am |
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Corona
Baiting Guru
Joined: 21 Sep 2006
Posts: 8809
Location: On ya left!
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Sat May 15, 2010 3:11 am |
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I am like my GF, Nanny!
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I had an account for half an hour.
In that time I decided I didn't want to know what my kids were up to.
I also didn't want to be "friends" with various relatives that I wouldn't talk to in RL.
I also found out more than I needed to know about a relative's ex
I may add that my kids all use nicknames on Facebook, someone has been teaching them some internet safety |
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lakeside77
A chaff in the USA
Joined: 11 Jul 2008
Posts: 2700
Location: Out there in the cold, getting lonely, getting old
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Sat May 15, 2010 4:46 am |
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Is anybody here named Jim Mitchell in RL? I have a friend request from somebody with that name and I have no clue who he could be.
And if there is a Jim Mitchell reading this . . . how in the hell did you get MY RL info? Maybe those concerns over FB privacy are well founded.
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I must let you know that am sick and tired of all this whole bull sheet do you know my ass is on the line - Jonh Raymund
i want to say i am very sorry for the Mother that gave Barth to you -- Jim Ovie
. . . it is disrespectful,malicious, an ILEDAN EYE,to our corporation and embarrassing to my secretary as he was messed up by your action. I thought I was assisting a true American gentleman without knowing that I am trying to help one of the most chaffs in the USA. --Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh
. . . I hate you with all my Live, you may not understand the Laval of hatred I have in you -- Dr. Lambert |
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