To wonder what people DO like to see on FB?

[Flumpnugget]

"God, I HATE seeing pics of cute kids on FB..."

"Is it just me, or does everyone else DESPISE posts about birthdays on FB..?"

"Yuk! Someone just advertised their new business on FB! Adverts drive me crazy!"


And so on, and so on.

What do people like / want to see on the book of face??

I love hearing about friends near & far lives, and if nobody posted anything through fear of offending / pudding people off, surely it wouldn't exist?

[EmmaWoodlouse]

I think it should be used mainly for positive things although sometimes it can be useful for sharing sad news to a wider audience so you don't have to deal with not knowing if people know. But anything that made you smile today - whether it's the flowers in your garden, something silly your DC said, or a lovely evening out, is probably going to make me quite happy reading it.

The best thing about it for me is being able to use it to set up get-togethers very easily, whereas in the old days you'd have had to phone each person individually, tell them what you were thinking of doing, see if the could come, then phone back the first few to let them know how many others were up for it, etc, etc... We belong to a big loose group of friends who like doing an outdoorsy activity together, so it's nice to be able to click on just one group page and say, "Aha, Julie and Fred are going to Imaginary Bay today, the Othertown crowd are all off for a hike on Thingymoor, what do you fancy?"

And there are also a couple of "interest" pages I've liked and love seeing their pictures every day - one's a photography group, one's a crafting page - they give me loads of inspiration.

[imwithspud]

YANBU, sometimes it seems like no matter what you post there will always be someone who won't like it.

The only things I which make me roll my eyes are the 'Britain first/little England' type posts. Overly boastful posts make me a bit as it's often not what it seems. Tend to just scroll past and forget about it for the most part though, people will post what they post, most people have a fair few people on their fb and they're not posting things just for my benefit.

[TondelayaDellaVentamiglia]

I like my facebook on the whole!! It's been carefully curated to weed out the huns/DMreaders/whiners, it's full of lots of well informed people who mostly seem to be enjoying themselves.

I mostly post cake/food pictures and pics of my cats and dogs....people seem to like that too.

[chickettychick]

Quite honestly I don't mind what people post. Want to post about your child doing well in their school work? Great for you! I'm glad your child is doing well.
Want to post what you're eating for dinner? Great, we all know you're eating well!
Want to update everyone on everything you do in your life? Great as well!

If you don't like X posts then don't post them? I think we should start embracing these types of things. We live in the age of social media. People who complain about it but still insist on being on social media or being friends with people who's posts annoy them need a sly kick

[WankersHacksandThieves]

I don't mind a bit of mundane - the type of stuff people would say to you if they were sitting next to you but you've not seen them for months?

like - I got ID'd in Sainsbos today...
I like photos of people out doing stuff
I like things that are funny

[ApocalypseNowt]

I saw a post the other day entitled 'what if animals were round'. I keep watching it because it made me laugh. I shared it and others liked it to.

That kind of stuff really.

Also a couple of my friends are photographers (ranging from hobby to professional). They post some amazing photos of nature, landscapes, cityscapes, all sorts really. Beautiful photos....love seeing them though it makes me a bit jealous that i can never seem to take photos that well!

[dizzyfucker]

TroysMammy Those dog sharing posts are annoying. We lost our dog and I put up a notice for him. I meant local people to share it, which a lot did. But someone shared it in the USA, Germany, Argentina and London. My dog can move fast, but not that bloody fast. We are hardly in an area of major dog smuggling operations. It would have been funny, if it wasn't so stupid.

[Tiggywinkler]

I like to see how many of those who bullied me in high school are now fat and miserable.

If I was a better person, I would wish them well and move on, but I'm human, and I love when they look 20 years older than they should.

[Donatellalymanmoss]

Ex-boyfriends failing at life

[TroysMammy]

Thurlow I like looking at Estate Agent's particulars. I choose an area, choose a price and look at the photos of the inside of the houses and then tut at the decor.

[TroysMammy]

Share lost dog. Dog lost in Scotland, I live in South Wales. I am not going to go around looking for it. People seem to share as a sort of "I've shared so that's my job done" No it's not you lazy fucker, get your arse out there and find it.

[TroysMammy]

People putting on old photos of themselves, ones they have used many times before and people commenting, "looking gorgeous". I know I have an excellent memory but FFS can't they say "this is an old photo which I have put on before but it's the best one I have".

[HippyPottyMouth]

I am nosey. I like to know what other people are up to. I like to see their kids. I like to know that my ex's wife is still older than me, but I'm less pleased to see that I'm now fatter and less pretty than she is. I'm pleased to see that he's happy. I like to see pictures of my nieces and nephews and my friends' kids. I like to know about weddings, babies, new jobs, new houses. I like to know when someone's feeling down, broken up with partner, been made redundant, so I can send chocolate in real life, or arrange to see them. I like to know friends' political views, so that I can either engage them in conversation or steer well clear of it. I also post pictures of DD, the cats, things I find interesting, songs I like, and I am pleased when my friends like these things, and even more pleased when they start a conversation. I like Facebook.

[TheUnsullied]

I like seeing people's dinners, though I couldn't really tell you why.

And though I despise humble brags and stealth boasts, I really enjoy posts by people who are outright bragging and boasting. Feels much more honest.

Anything clever and funny gets my vote.

[BirdintheWings]

One of my friends has our son's headteacher as one of her friends.

Headteacher has very low security settings.

It's very interesting.

(I have mentioned to my own friend that it's a good idea for professional people to have really tight security settings, isn't it? Must admit I'll be disappointed when they take the hint.)

[Thurlow]

I like seeing nice, happy things. New babies, cute pictures of children doing something entertaining or looking funny, new pets, news about jobs and all that. Cheerful news, not whining spats.

I especially like pictures of other people's houses. Or accidental pictures of houses. You know when they take a photo of their dog asleep on the sofa? I always look at that so I can work out what their floor and fireplace is like. I'm obsessed with looking at other people's houses on FB.

[Flumpnugget]

Mumofthemonster

I LOVE seeing friend connections - makes me very excited and I totally stalk until I've worked out how they know each other without me

[Flumpnugget]

I agree that moderation is key in how you post- inundating about anything is going to be irritating.

I mostly use it for keeping up with local issues / reviews / events / news and then on the other extremes, keeping in touch with overseas family and friends. I've not had anyone spam me with the stuff people seem to complain about a lot on here, such as Forever Living and other such schemes, but I'd delete if I did.

There are deffo some "over-sharers" on my feed, and a couple of cryptic posters, but it doesn't give me the rage- just keep scrollin'!

[mumofthemonsters808]

I really like the nights out pictures and seeing people together who I did not even know, actually knew each other. But, I've been on the reverse side of this, where every 10 minutes someone has either been filming me or taking my picture and it drives me insane. I then wake up to the most unflattering, hideous picture of me posted far and wide and I cringe with embarrassment.

I like pictures of people's children but not twenty shots of the same kid every single day. I also like pictures of people's dogs, but again not too many.

I quite like the motivational life quotes and posts that make me laugh.

[LagunaBubbles]

I came off Facebook ages ago, don't miss it in the slightest, it's full of attention seeking crap!

yeh thats why I like it!

[DownstairsMixUp]

Like hearing good news people passing driving tests, new jobs, proposals etc. Like photos of people's holidays and stuff to.

[IamCarcass]

EatShitDerek a friend posted a selfie on her recent holiday to Hawaii, she was wearing a t-shirt saying 'I love Kale' would that have been permissable?

[whois]

I like seeing almost eveything, I like my friends and am hapy they are having a nice time.

I HATE posts like "SOME people need to knoe that they HURT people when they do THINGS like THAT"

Instant de-friend.

[KateLivesInEngland]

Oh god yeah, the bloody Type Amen / if this post gets a million likes .... The friends that type amen/like the post seriously go right down in my books for being gullible twats. Seriously, how thick can you be?

[EarthboundMisfit]

Haha! I got into hot water over this topic last week.

I'm going to go a step further. I don't like:

1. exercise updates
   
2. school reports
   
3. GoFundMe for your wedding/car/tattoo/dog's surgery
   
4. Posts aimed at your family - 'oh my wonderful hubby wubby' etc - they're sitting next to you
   
5. Anti-immigration bollocks
   
6. Humblebrags
   
7. Passive aggressive digs with no named target
   
8. Aggressive attacks with a named target
   
9. 'Everything is terrible.' 'What's up?' 'Inbox me hun.'
   

10. Share this so Jesus will know you love him.
11. Share this or demons will eat you while you sleep.
12. #loads #of #hashtags
13. Forever Living/Jamberry/Yoooooooneeeeeeeque

Think that's it for now.