To think some Facebook group admins think they are gods?

[MrsRyan2b]

I’m part of a group on Facebook called illiterate Britain. I liked it and would post the odd photo of spelling mistakes. Tonight I posted a photo of Stacey Solomon as she had spelt ecstatic exsatic. My post was removed as “the rules are you can’t identify anyone who are normal members of the public” so I reposted and said I’ve removed the name even though this celeb isn’t a member of the public as per the rules, she’s a celebrity? All the admins jumped down my throat saying have you seen the admins decision is final in the rules and have you also seen the rules about flouncing. They were all like bullies. Telling me my post won’t last long and neither will I, this was after I had changed the post to what they had asked for. All I did was simply question one decision as to why they decided to remove my post as Stacey is not a general member of the public who would feel “shamed”. I edited it without the comment and they posted a screenshot saying we can still see your edits as though I had said something really shameful and they were outing me by posting the screenshot. I said yes as it’s not worth the hassle for myself and they replied that ship has sailed. I deleted the whole post. I’ve just gone on hours later and I’ve been blocked from the group

Don’t you think they are a bit OTT in some of these groups? Good lord, it’s Facebook not something under oath! I also realise I’m not perfect when it comes to spelling and grammar!

Yes, awful twats
Reminds me of the men that were in Jackie weaver’s parish council meeting.

@swingingbytheseat Haha, exactly! I honestly felt like these admins were bullies (about 3 or 4 of them) which is why I just deleted the post but didn’t apologise as I didn’t feel I had reason to and because of how nasty they were being. I thought I’d stay on the group just so I can still see others posts but never post myself again but they have obviously been said seething about it and decided to block me 😅

Do people still use FB? 😭

If you have joined a group which exists purely to mock people who have special needs or have received a poor education, i dont think you have the moral high ground.

Was just coming to say this - what an unpleasant (pointless) group!

Yes admins think they are god, but that whole group should be banned, no one should belittle someone over spelling. It's bullying

Agreed. Sounds like the whole group are bullies, not just the admin.

You're asking on a tthread abuut people using Facebook if people still use Facebook?

Did you think it no lronge exists?

But you're in a FB group made to bully people? You're just as bad

It sounds like a horrible group.

I’m lucky enough to have had a decent education, and it be dyslexic, and am the first to internally roll my eyes at port spelling, even though I make mistakes myself. But laughing at others less fortunate than myself isn’t something I could consider a nice pass time. Naming and shaming anyone for poor spelling however famous, is just nasty. The group doesn’t sound nice, and you sound even more unpleasant.

Oh, and lots of dyslexic people end up as entrepreneurs or in the entertainment business, so in the public eye, partly because people like you wouldn’t give them a “normal” job as you’re too busy laughing at their spelling mistakes. They’re still “members of the public” with feelings!

Well you can hardly take the moral high ground, it’s a group to bully people.

I believe the usage is very low, I rarely hear about it, anymore. There are privacy concerns, censorship concerns from FB themselves and then apparently group censorship from "admins". Really don't know what the draw is so my comment was more to suggest there were alternatives out there as FB is known to be problematic in the above ways and as per OP comment.

Lots of people still use Facebook, I'm in lots of crafting groups and chat to people on those groups daily. Facebook usage hasn't dropped off from what I can see

Maybe these particular admins are bullies. However having been an admin for a very large group I can say it is very tedious to have every decision argued with by people who have agreed when joining that admin decisions are final.
Admins are unpaid and may work for many hours a week so deserve a bit of support from members. If you don't like the rules or the admins, then you need to leave and find a group whose rules and the way they are administered suits you better. Or start your own.

X is next to c on keyboard so probably a typo, I don't know why she missed the t out.

Apparently Stacey did well in GCSEs so I doubt she is illiterate.

You’re an active member of a group that bully’s people. I don’t know why you expect the admins to be kind ?

It is a Facebook page specifically for smug pedants who like to mock people for poor spelling. It is hardly surprising that they are pedantic bullies.

Im in a very niche 'helpful' group where you can request things (i dont want to name as it is SO specific its very outing!!)
Their rule is you must say please and thank you, thats fine, I was caught out because I didn't say please, I think id put 'id be ever so grateful if someone could help with.....thanks in advance. Wasnt allowed and I thought oh OK, thats their rule, follow it next time.

However one day imagine my shock and horror (ha ha) I saw a post without thank you on which had been allowed !! Since then I've seen about half a dozen.
Now my view is it's your group you can have, what some may consider, petty rules (others have complained) but please be consistently petty across the board with all posters! Thank you. 😆

The admins of the group set up that page to try and humiliate other people, what kind of person did you think would be an admin of a page like that? Frankly - I'm surprised, that you're surprised. No sympathy - consider a better way to pass the time.

This. The admin are unpaid volunteers. You want to make the rules set up your own group. You can name, shame and be as horrible as you like until you're banned. You too can enjoy constant moaning from people in your tiny kingdom.

I'm a member of a Facebook group about retirement. I must have found it in the early days, so I've seen it grow (hugely) and change.

In the early days, the person who started the group and wrote a book about retirement messaged me to ask if I would like to be a moderator. I politely declined as I just don't have the time (or inclination) for that.

My god though, some of the people are just horrendous though. They've made moderating the group their whole life and personality. I know moderation takes time and effort, but it shouldn't be someone's whole life. It's quite sad really because I can only assume these people have nothing else to take up that space in their lives.

To be fair, someone could say exactly the same thing about Mumsnet couldn’t they- it probably peaked in about 2014 but here we are.

I’d suggest that trying to sound superior about Facebook doesn’t work if you’re using Mumsnet to do it.

Not trying to sound superior but maybe your inferior sense of self esteem projected intent. Sorry about that.

How petty and childish all round. Read back your OP and hopefully you will see how awful it is.

Facebook's strength is its groups. I hadn't used it for years until I went through a very traumatic life event and was advised to join the group for people with the same experience. It became a big source of support and differs from other sites in that it's not an open thread model where anyone can post, it's limited to people who actually know what they are talking about or have gone through a specific experience. Since then I've joined groups for places I've wanted to visit and a medical condition I've been diagnosed with. It still has its place just not for the old types of "here's what I'm doing today"-type posts.