for wondering what Facebook actually *achieves*? and in particular...

[JaneHH]

... a friend of mine in my fwend list has just left this group ("Parents against abuse of Mother and Baby parking spaces"):

www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2775451276&ref=nf

Which is more effective, do you think, Facebook groups about this sort of thing or threads on Mumsnet about it? Genuine question, not taking the mick!

neither

neither, both pointless waste of cyber-oxygen.

HTH.

er agree with squonk

what is abuse of a p and t parking space anyway?

Neither, as anyone who has the power to change the way things happen is out in real life meeting people and setting up buddy networks and wouldn't be seen dead posting on either site

neither

neither is any good really

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i am in a manchester united support group and one about rusian exiles

actually that is bollox it is eastern promises makes me proud to be a russian

Would never park in Disabled, but I do scowl at people using the P&T spaces because I am 8 months pregnant and have 2 very small children (3 and 1) and seriously struggle to juggle them all and my huge belly in the tiny normal car parking spaces.

Regarding original question, I don't honestly think there is any way to deal with it. Ignorant, rude people cannot be converted anyway - a bit like the magic hazard lights crew, whose hazard lights allow them to stop wherever and when ever they wish.

Yep, I was thinking along these lines myself, i.e. that neither actually achieves much... but don't want to offend those who have posted at length on the many, many P&T threads (gawd knows how much guff I post on here too ). Good to be able to vent, and that's what MN is for. So really this thread is a bit of philosophising on my part (not really looking for any answers...).

So is joining all those groups on Facebook just a way of showing off to / clubbing together with your friends, acquaintances and people you haven't seen since school...? (I DO have a profile on Facebook and AM a member of various ludicrous groups, btw)

some car parks are badly designed.

i think it's understandable why people get angry but their anger should be directed to the people who design car parks. our tesco one is really dangerous and must have been designed by people who don't drive.

Groups are good for chatting and ranting.

Personally love facebook as its great to send receive snapshots and chat with my DH while he's on break at work and I can;t chat on phone

Tesco spaces are dead skinny

That's true, Facebook is definitely good for photos... But do those groups ever achieve anything (other than fun mindless (or serious) chat online etc)?

Depends on group really. Hard to change car parking with sucha little group but there have been some changes due to facebook groups [anybody slightly less brain dead than me reamemeber them?)

But mostly they are for chat, giving and recieving information, helping people etc.

I have been told hpw to fold my nappies, helped with breast feeding, given directions and proclaimed my love for several ...er.... interests that I wouldn;t have told anyone else.

ilove I think you're right... I also think we all got a bit carried away when the practical groups (nappy folding, breastfeeding, etc etc) gave way to stuff along the lines of "Jeremy Clarkson should be Prime Minister"... I don't do nearly as much on Facebook as I did a year ago - wonder whether joining Mumsnet has anything to do with that

Now about to follow Cadbury's advice (see clocks-going-forward thread elsewhere) and given that with the extra hour it's now after midnight here in Holland so I am going to bed... Night all

There was one to do with student bank accounts that got the bank (HSBC?) to change its policy, but not sure about others.

my sister and i set up a fb group for local mums with the intention of organising activities and meetups but not sure how well it's working. my sister messaged the group saying that if they weren't really interested in it then she'd close it. she got messages back begging her not to!

would it be really cheeky of me to post the link for the group here? i did post it on the guildford mn but don't know if anyone really saw it.

i cant stand facebook.

here

I am a member of all sorts of useless Facebook groups. Some that come to mind are "Bring back golden Grahams" and "Childbirth hurts more than being hit in the balls". Its just a bit of fun though I am also a member of some more serious ones such as supporting the monks protest in Burma etc. Facebook is full of random crap but that is one of the reasons I enjoy it so much

YABU

facebook is a great way to keep in touch with friends in far flung places - especially after you have kids and time just slips away and before you know it, you haven't seen each other for years.

You don't even have so say anything - just have a look at their page.

YABU it's a networking site, mostly for fun, though there is the opportunity to do serious campaigning too (eg the campaign for tiny lives)
Groups like the m&t one is good for venting, and showing your friends your current obsessions.
Venting on fb or mn does nothing at all- other than to make venters and likeminded feel like their not alone