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not to be able to work out what facebook is for?

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asiatic · 06/04/2012 20:14

I did join once, a couple of years ago, but couldn't think of anything to do with it and never went back to the page. Would the page still exist? I've long since lost my log in details. Could it have messages and things building up on it? Should I delete it? How?

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AgentZigzag · 06/04/2012 20:17

I feel the same about twitter, but it must have some use or people wouldn't go on it.

Same with fb, which I do use it a bit, but you can't just brush off all the millions of people who log on as wrong.

If you can't find a use for it, disable your account and do something else

EGGteacher · 06/04/2012 20:17

It is for people like me who cannot bare to talk on the phone. If you actually like talking to people you don't need it.

AgentZigzag · 06/04/2012 20:18

Oh yeah, I see you can't find your details

Just get the password from the log in page, you should only need your email address for that.

legobuilder · 06/04/2012 20:20

It's a nice way of sharing photos, and I use it to organise group things with other f'book friends. If you don't use it and have contact information that may visible to all then cancel it - just try to log in, and presumably there's a "forgot your password?" option same as any other online account?

SuePurblybiltFromChocolate · 06/04/2012 20:21

I think it is for showing-off and boring people en masse [buwink]. So efficient.
HTH [bugrin]

Pandemoniaa · 06/04/2012 20:22

It's possibly the most effective way to cause trouble.

Bramshott · 06/04/2012 20:23

I find it a great way of being vaguely aware of what my cousins and old uni friends have going on in their lives, without the effort of picking up the phone or writing a letter.

undercoverPrincess · 06/04/2012 20:25

I like facebook. It's a good way to stay in touch with friends past and present. I can see it could be trouble in many ways but that's avoidable if you're sensible with it.

lockets · 06/04/2012 20:27

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AgentZigzag · 06/04/2012 20:27

I agree with that pandemoniaa, both from experience in RL and what you see in posts on here.

But isn't that just the nature of interacting with other people, there's always someone putting their foot in their mouth, and someone else ready to spread it about to everyone they know?

Pandemoniaa · 06/04/2012 20:28

I agree with the need to be sensible with Facebook. It is a good way of keeping in touch with friends and family. However, you also need to be rather ruthless and use the delete/block facility whenever you find yourself embroiled in someone else's determination to stir up a nest of vipers.

kickingKcurlyC · 06/04/2012 20:40

I like it, I get to see cute pictures of all my friends' babies and pets, and their wedding / holiday snaps.

I don't know why I care about seeing those things really, but I do enjoy them.
If you aren't interested in that sort of stuff, then Facebook probably won't have anything to offer you!

LentillyFart · 06/04/2012 20:42

If you don't understand it, don't like it, don't want to use it - well - ummmmm - why are you going on about it? Just, you know, don't use it.

Drama-llama alert!

peeriebear · 06/04/2012 20:45

I keep up to date with my ill gran 400 miles away, my cousin in Aus, my various relations all over the country, I get to see everybody's children growing up via photos. My friend is currently doing a charity thing in Vietnam and I'm looking at his updates (last one involved monkeys throwing shit at him).
I don't keep anyone on there who likes to air their dirty laundry or try and drag people into their dramas.

Hownoobrooncoo · 06/04/2012 20:49

I live away from family and have friends all over the globe, it's great for casually keeping in touch and sharing photos. I also use the chat function to have cheap conversations with friends and use the private message rather than email. I hide folk who overshare and block up my wall with nonsense though. Had my first raised eyebrow at something off someone wrote last week, other than that there is never anything controversial or nasty amongst the folk I know, never seen any drama - sort of feel left out.

Meglet · 06/04/2012 20:51

It's for people who aren't able to socialise but would like to see what everyone is up to.

Looking at holiday / baby photos.

Asking questions, I've got replies on everything from interest rates to the hosepipe ban.

Handy when there's a big snowfall and you want to find out what roads are open in your town, once you have a few local friends on there you can cover a large area.

WorraLiberty · 06/04/2012 20:54

You can't delete it unless you can log in.

peeriebear · 06/04/2012 21:26

Oh yes, today when I couldn't find info on the Easter bus services anywhere on the net or in the local paper, I asked on fb and had a useful response within minutes.

southeastastra · 06/04/2012 21:28

used normally it's great for keeping in touch with people

i talk to my neices who i hardly ever see but we can see what everyone is up to

i tend to waffle on here more though or i would have no real life friends, they would get fed up with me going on and on

mayorquimby · 06/04/2012 22:35

killing time and joking around with friends

DoomCatsofCognitiveDissonance · 06/04/2012 22:49

It's great - my brother was on the other side of the world for a while and lots of friends have ended up all over the world. It means that you can keep in touch without worrying about the time differences (which make skype or phone calls a bit of a performance).

You can't have joined it that long ago, though ... it's only been around since, what, 2004 or so? And even then it took ages before you could get on it without a university log-in, didn't it?

CaptainKirk · 07/04/2012 00:04

I moved across the ocean and it's a great way to keep in touch with lots of people without actually having to email or call each and everyone.

Pumpster · 07/04/2012 00:09

It's for stalking people seeing what your friends are getting up to.

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 07/04/2012 00:29

You can't delete it even if you can login. The most you can do is "deactivate" your account. Facebook will still have your data for ever, and ever, and ever...

raffle · 07/04/2012 01:07

Never been a member of FB, nor will I ever be. I was enraged by my wedding photos being posted on there by friends who viewed this as being completely normal. I had a huge wedding and understand why they felt it was basically public property, but I felt odd knowing lots of friends of friends of friends could see them.

The (poison) icing on the cake was when friends and brother posted pics of (admittedly) PFB, and people I barely knew on a NYE night out came over and congratulated me on birth of Baby Raffle...by actual name. Fuck right off, you do not know me, or my baby.

I just don't get it, and agree with pp's who say it's for self obsessed show offs...sorry to all my lovely friends and family :)

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