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To find it really annoying when you join a group on Facebook and then the admin does an “let’s welcome our new members” post!

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QuarkBlisterbum · 02/08/2024 17:35

Admittedly it’s only happened once on a local FB group I joined, but now I notice that the admin of the group (who is a local school mum) does a post EVERY week welcoming new members and tagging them. It really winds me up: a) new members probably don’t want their name on a post for all to see, they probably wanted to just discretely join the group as a source of information / sell stuff / recycle stuff etc etc b) who on god’s green earth has got time to do a post every week?! (This woman obviously! To be honest I think it’s her way of being having a bit of control and notoriety as the starter of what is now quite a popular and very useful group locally.)

I’ve seen it on other FB groups I’ve joined too but luckily it’s a fad that started long after I had joined so didn’t get “announced”

I hate Facebook anyway and only remain on it for local groups and events as so much stuff is advertised on their now. Or id be off it in a flash!!

Am I being unreasonable or do peoooe that have experienced this love it

OP posts:
Finnulafishface · 02/08/2024 17:51

QuarkBlisterbum · 02/08/2024 17:50

Oh well that’s slightly less weird then. I genuinely thought she was sat there typing it out each week 😆

Me too 😄

QuarkBlisterbum · 02/08/2024 17:50

Hwx · 02/08/2024 17:40

I don't really like it but it's automatic, it's an option for group owners to turn on and post on a schedule or when there are X number of new members. So noone sat there posting it each week.

Oh well that’s slightly less weird then. I genuinely thought she was sat there typing it out each week 😆

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bergamotorange · 02/08/2024 17:41

Needmorelego · 02/08/2024 17:38

Surely you join a group because you want to be part of something?
If this was an actual in person group would you refuse to tell people your name?

Lots of groups are just about getting info, not for interaction. They are just noticeboards really.

Hwx · 02/08/2024 17:40

I don't really like it but it's automatic, it's an option for group owners to turn on and post on a schedule or when there are X number of new members. So noone sat there posting it each week.

Needmorelego · 02/08/2024 17:38

Surely you join a group because you want to be part of something?
If this was an actual in person group would you refuse to tell people your name?