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to absolutely love Facebook?

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scouserabroad · 21/08/2010 14:50

I know it has it's downsides but isn't it just brilliant how easily you can keep in touch with people? Have just chatted to a mate from primary school, a relative on the other side of the world and nosied looked at pics of a distant acquaintance's sister's wedding

And I love seeing status updates, too. I like knowing who is hungry /pissed / happy. Sometimes someone will post a really nice uplifting status, and I like being able to "like" it even tho I haven't seen the person in RL ages!

And no, I'm not pissed / being ironic, I just think Facebook is ace :)

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deaddei · 21/08/2010 14:52

I don't

sharbie · 21/08/2010 14:54

i love it too

DramaInPyjamas · 21/08/2010 14:57

I just use it for Farmville. Very rarely do I use it for anything else.

mummynoseynora · 21/08/2010 14:57

yanbu - I love it too

we have family in Oz so its perfect for staying in contact with them... and yes -shock horror .. I have lots of pics of my kids on there too!

I do however have the privacy set so only friends can see them - and I also have a restricted group so anyone I don't know in rl can't see them

Squitten · 21/08/2010 14:58

I like it for keeping in touch with family and my actual friends, sharing photos, etc, but have no time for reading the ramblings of old school "friends" who I haven't seen for 15yrs or more.

Don't know why having 500 "friends" that you probably wouldn't recognise if they passed you in the street is in any way interesting...

JuicyLips · 21/08/2010 14:58

I love it too, it is fine as long as you dont put too many personal details on.

emptyshell · 21/08/2010 15:08

For what it was intended for - it's great.

For the pathetic e-oneupmanship ego-stroking competition some people try to make it into - it's rubbish.

With a heavily pruned friends list, weeding out the friend collectors and people who just want to post every day how fabulous their life is for their little fan club to "like" it and wave their virtual pompoms... it's much more back to how I like to use it.

Psammead · 21/08/2010 15:10

I love it. I like Castle Age and I love being nosy about old school friends who I don't particularly want to actually talk to.

Plus all my family live in a different country so it's a nice way for them to see pics of my daughter etc.

ilovesprouts · 21/08/2010 15:10

i like it so i can keep in touch with all mt friends ,but dont post much after some mumsnetter was slagging me off on here etc !!

Rockbird · 21/08/2010 15:11

I'm obviously destined to fall out with you today ES. I use FB heavily and apart from a couple of whingers I hid because their status was always moaning, I don't see any of the one upmanship ego stroking that you describe.

emptyshell · 21/08/2010 15:15

You obviously didn't have certain friends I had.

We're talking someone who would post how "X's lovely fabby hubby is cooking her dinner"... then 20 seconds later hubby would ALWAYS post "oh yes and it's the least I can do because you're so fabulous".. followed by "X loves you snugglebunnkins" and so on and so on... the same three friends would always immediately jump on to like it.

But since you obviously don't have the same friends as me (thank God considering you seem to be virtually stalking me this afternoon) - then it's highly unlikely that you'd be seeing the contents of my friends feed is it?

I don't appreciate the threats by the way - I couldn't particularly give a stuff if someone on the internet wants to "fall out with me" - what's going to happen - you're going to say nasty things to your modem about me?

YouCantTeuchThis · 21/08/2010 15:16

I love it too! I find that since I now work from home part-time and am a sahm, it helps fill the social gap where workmates used to be...you know, the day-to-day minutae of how people are rather than just being in touch when you have an 'announcement' or whatever?!

I like the mundane chatty stuff, because that is what I miis from not going to work every day with other adults that don't live in my house/are my family!

I also love being able to see and share photos with friends and family across the globe.

I love that my aunt, who lives on the other side of the world and I only see every few years, can comment on me posting about being pissed/hungry/happy whatever.

I think I'm fairly fortunate to have pretty much no 'boasters' [boasts]

Rockbird · 21/08/2010 15:18

What? It wasn't a threat What are you on about?

YouCantTeuchThis · 21/08/2010 15:19

Oh....and can I admit on here that I also love it for laughing at keeping up with those people that you don't really like but seem to have on your friends list, mwah-ha-ha-ha!

They tend to be the ones you speak of emptyshell...

fluffles · 21/08/2010 15:23

i love it too

i've just spontaneously organised to see a fringe show on monday with a friend i haven't seen for ages due to a fb post

if you only friend genuine friends (i.e. people you like) then i don't see how anybody can find it an unpleasant place.. all the people who say it's showoffy and bitchy must just have showoffy and bitchy friends.. my friends are lovel

emptyshell · 21/08/2010 15:23

Yeah - mine's mainly acquaintances from school to be honest... and keeping an eye on what dodgy pictures of me from the 1980s (that decade fashion forgot) have resurfaced onto the internet if I'm honest... that perm was never ever a good idea.

I heavily pruned the list a while back - those girls who hated me when I was at school - nuked, the lovey nauseating public let's make our life look fabulous crew - nuked (shame because it was a decent girl who now seems to spend her entire day seeking validation that her life IS indeed fabulous from a Facebook audience), anyone whose punctuation and text speak made my brain ache - nuked... much better since I stopped adding people unless I actually WANTED to add them.

DivineInspiration · 21/08/2010 15:26

I love the concept of being able to get back in touch with long-lost friends, chat to people who live ages away, share photos.

I don't like the whole pandora's box of drama, miscommunication, snide wall-posts, passive-aggressive friend-deletion etc.

And I've really never got to grips with wall-posting. It seems a bit exhibitionist. What's wrong with a private message/email/text. Maybe that's just me?

cupcakesandbunting · 21/08/2010 16:52

I like it when someone you know leaves their profile unlocked and you are able to spy on them, especially when it's an ex.

Did I just say that out loud?

Morloth · 21/08/2010 17:15

I like Facebook, I have family and friends scattered all over the world. Is very handy for having a chat with all of them at the same time, seeing what people are up to etc.

Some people can be annoying with the constant updates but to be fair they are the same people who do it in real life as well. The teenagers I excuse from the silliness, they are teenagers.

LucyLouLou · 21/08/2010 20:37

I do like Facebook, I'll admit. My most recent obsession is stalking a new acquaintance of an ex. He said she was really pretty (which just got right on my tits since I am pregnant and not looking my best) and nice and when I looked on her [unlocked] profile, I realised she was entirely unattractive and a skank. I know I'm a big meanie, but it made me feel good!

Meglet · 21/08/2010 20:46

I love FB as I'm so nosy. I always nose at unlocked pages and I've even blocked people I don't know in RL as they are twunts.

However I hate the attention seeking statuses and do have a tendency to hide people from my news feed.

And I am eternally grateful that FB did not exist in my 20's, heaven knows what would have ended up on there .

LunaticFringe · 21/08/2010 20:50

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melikalikimaka · 21/08/2010 21:01

Facebook is evil.

poshwellies · 21/08/2010 21:02

YABU

Facebook drains your soul

superv1xen · 21/08/2010 21:13

I recently had a break from facebook for a couple of weeks as the bragging / competiveness / bitchiness / competitive moaning / drama etc was starting to seriously get on my tits!

so i ended up back on but deleted about 2 thirds of my friends list and now only have people on there that i can class as genuine friends.

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