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AIBU?

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Original poster

What's App Groups

11 replies

Sportslady44 · 01/02/2022 21:31

Does anyone find them incredibly annoying but don't want to delete them incase you miss something important.

Sick of the stupid Boris jokes and memes people keep putting on there. Anyone else get irritated. Wish there was a way of filtering important messages only.

OP posts:

Nosetickle · 01/02/2022 21:34

I mute most groups and just skim read them every now and again to make sure I haven’t missed anything important. Could you do that?

SheilaWilcox · 01/02/2022 21:35

Just turn the alerts off and read them when it suits you. I tend to check mine before bed in case there is anything I need for school in the morning, but other than that I don't look at them all day.

Pbjontoast · 01/02/2022 21:38

Sympathy OP

Same as @Nosetickle here. I have them on mute. The endlessfunny not remotely funny memes over lockdown nearly tipped me over the edge.

Tbh I don't even bother skim reading anymore, but I'm too chicken to have the groups see I've removed myself

XenoBitch · 01/02/2022 21:40

I am in a group with my mum.. that is the only Whatsapp "group" I am in. Am I missing something?

Pbjontoast · 01/02/2022 21:44

@XenoBitch

I am in a group with my mum.. that is the only Whatsapp "group" I am in. Am I missing something?

You're really, really not missing anything

The worst is the cul de sac one.. endless memes. Every. Single. Day... but there's only 7 houses on the street so I daren't remove myself

Original poster

Sportslady44 · 01/02/2022 22:05

It's the videos as well
They want you to click on and watch using up your data etc.

OP posts:

EmmaH2022 · 01/02/2022 22:07

OP just don't use it

I was in one briefly

If anyone needs to tell you something important, they will use other ways.

Roominmyhouse · 01/02/2022 22:11

Mute chats and read at your leisure or just ignore.
Connecting phone to Wi-Fi doesn’t use data to look at videos.

All easily solvable issues!

booplefloof · 01/02/2022 22:23

As soon as people
Add me to to groups, I delete myself.

But I am
Grumpy.

If people want to talk to me, they can do so individually. I cannot be arsed with all this small talk group shit.

Jennifer2r · 01/02/2022 22:25

I archive groups on WhatsApp so I only get notifications from individuals.

I go into my archived folder once every couple of days to check groups

UghFletcher · 01/02/2022 22:26

@Jennifer2r

I archive groups on WhatsApp so I only get notifications from individuals.

I go into my archived folder once every couple of days to check groups

Same.

Have selective 'active' chats and the rest is archived so I can look as & when needed. Stops the noise

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