Ok, I caved in last night. I opened up a Facebook account. :sorrysign:
Why :confused2:
Farcebook is as bad as Tw@tter ...
How old are you? 12? I hope you've posted what you had for dinner today and every movement you've made since you signed up or you'll never be accepted :thumbsdown:
It's all down to how you use it. Immediately block all apps and set your visibility to friends only. Then set the option for who can friend you to friends of friends only. Next is simply to only link to friends you know aren't the sort to post constant drivel and 'inspirational' photos or LOLcats. Then once it's safe, like the N Gauge Facebook group :)
Hopefully it might help me to shift some of my books I've written and earn some pennies to spend on :ngauge:
I've tried using it a few times and it makes absolutely no sense at all to me.
I simply cannot work out how to get started or (for that matter) what I'd use it for !!
In all honesty I've always seen it as a mini internet within the proper internet and I really can't understand WHY it works. The wife uses it and from what she says there's nothing there which you can't get elsewhere, ie the internet. We used to use chatrooms when I was younger so I can only guess it's like the next step, or steps, up from that.
I stopped using it about a month ago.
Found it a waste of time. (just my opinion)
i've been tempted a couple of times, mainly because firms have said details of something are 'on our facebook page', but have so far resisted.
can't really see the point of any of these sites, but then perhaps I'm a dinosaur !
When I was looking in to setting up my own business a while back I opened up a Facebook page for it just to see if there would be any interest. Even after a few weeks the response was great and worth the effort. Unfortunatley a lack of funding put the brakes on that venture.
The wife has always been at me to shift all the books I have so I thought I'd give this a go. Putting them on Ebay is fine but if they don't sell you still have to pay admin fees. I also have them on Amazon as well.
If it doesn't work then no harm done.
Alex :wave:
Good luck Alex :thumbsup: I closed mine down a couple of months ago but I only had it open for a couple of months so I could converse with my Daughters :angel: what a waste of time that was as I found out my Daughters are as nutty as the other fruit cakes on Facebook (http://www.kolobok.us/smiles/madhouse/gamer4.gif)
Hi Alex :wave:
Well i'm on facebook i find it fun as i have a lot of mates on there from work & a previous site i was on, hope the books go well on there had a look for you but couldnt find you to send a friend request ?
I like it. I am in contact with a lot of people who I haven't seen in a long time, and I enjoy reading about how they're getting on in life, and seeing pictures of their families. I also have family in America and Australia that I can keep up to date with. Granted you get the odd person who is on facebook 24/7 and needing everyone's attention, but you just ignore them! LOL
Quote from: upnick on September 10, 2012, 10:44:18 PM
Hi Alex :wave:
Well i'm on facebook i find it fun as i have a lot of mates on there from work & a previous site i was on, hope the books go well on there had a look for you but couldnt find you to send a friend request ?
Hi Nick,
I've fixed the facebook thingy below my avatar.
Alex :wave:
I closed my account when I discovered several million people of whom I'd never heard, wanted to be my friend!
As for being poked? :confused2:
Hi,I've been on facebook for about six weeks now and have found it to be a bit of a laugh really.As a classic rock fan,I have liked all my,or quite a few of my favourite bands and so far am intending on going to see some of them fairly soon,so upto now,its been worthwhile.
The original reason was to keep in touch with a girl I had a very brief,I can't even call it a fling ,it was briefer than that even.Anyway that was my main reason.Thing is though,I got kind of,a bit carries away such is the wealth of stuff on there that you can see.So I now have a fairly comprehensive list of likes that reflect me as a person so all and sundry can take a look.The only thing is though,theres not a lot of mention of my enjoyment of railway modelling other than the magazines and this forum plus Dapol.
This is primarily due to the fact that I.don't want to scare any women that may apply for the job of the next Ms or Mrs Pete Mc.That revelation will be made when they discover they can't live without me and I complete them. :D
That may be some time off yet but then so what?
Pete
:Class31: :Class37: :NGaugersRule:
Personally even though Facebook is not for me I know most of my family members about 30+ love it
Maybe I have been on forums for to long like 12 years or more and converse with people that way or by PM,email or whatever.
I send emails with photos to many friends and family around the world, enjoy every minute of being a member of this forum and getting to know forum members that I have never met but still consider to be mates.
Facebook and Twitter seem to be in the news quite a lot with talk of people being slandered, bullied and so on, I know you can make your identity invisible or private to others but that to my way of thinking defeats the purpose of what Facebook set out to do and that was find old friends.
Anyhow Alex I hope your Facebook account does what you want it to and that you will enjoy participating in it.
PS
What do you do if someone hijacks your account ??? the first time I opened an account was over a year ago but closed it a few weeks later, before I opened an account for the second time earlier this year I did a search to see if I could reactivate my old account, I found my account but could not remember the password I used, I rejoined but instead of using my surname I used my middle name as a surname, after joining I did another search for my real self and sure enough someone had somehow hijacked my closed account and my details such as where I lived and what school I went to were still there as was a picture of myself, I did not know any of the people that had taken over my account and they had dozens of friends none of which I knew.
I cant close the account for a second time because I still cant remember the password, obviously the people that are using the account must have changed the password somehow to one of their own, I tried to log in using every password I have used over the years but nothing worked.
When I closed the first account I got a message and email notifying me that the account was now closed.
Each to their own, but not something I would be wanting to do. It just seems that these social network sites can do more harm than good. Besides something bigger or better will be along soon, and all the hype will blow over with Facebook and twitter.
If you want to keep in contact with mates, just send them an e-mail or text.
Simples ;-)
Quote from: Alex on September 10, 2012, 11:11:47 PM
Quote from: upnick on September 10, 2012, 10:44:18 PM
Hi Alex :wave:
Well i'm on facebook i find it fun as i have a lot of mates on there from work & a previous site i was on, hope the books go well on there had a look for you but couldnt find you to send a friend request ?
Hi Nick,
I've fixed the facebook thingy below my avatar.
Alex :wave:
Hi Alex :wave:
Missed the facebook symbol under your avator ::) sent you a request & message :thumbsup:
True conversation...
boss: "Can you set up a Facebook group for the company"
tech: "Sorry can't do that"
boss: "why not"
tech: "well it would be a breach of the 'social networking policy' YOU wrote and access is blocked from the company network..."
:doh: :o ??? :dunce: :-[
Quote from: oldrailbug on September 11, 2012, 03:54:38 AM
the purpose of what Facebook set out to do and that was find old friends.
Er - no. That was Friends Reunited.
Facebook (or The Facebook as it was originally) was intended as an electronic version of the college Yanks yearbook; it's moved on since then (allegedly !)
I would have thought Facebook was whatever a person wanted it to be ??? I know when I joined I looked up old friends and found a couple so for me it was just that, a place to find old friends :thumbsup:
Like I said, it's moved on since the original incarnation
Blimey, the LAST thing I'd want to do is contact or be contacted by past "friends" or colleagues! Who needs "hangers-on"? If they were that important we'd still be in touch without Faceache wouldn't we? ;)
Therefore I prefer to stick to the advice given above . . .
Quote from: OwL729 on September 11, 2012, 07:50:24 AMIf you want to keep in contact with mates, just send them an e-mail or text.
Simples ;-)
Nuff said ;)
Paul
Quote from: Sprintex on September 11, 2012, 01:32:48 PM
If they were that important we'd still be in touch without Faceache wouldn't we? ;)
Without Facebook I couldn't keep my family abroad up to speed with developments over here. They are quite poor and don't have a phone line, yet are able to access facebook at work. This has recently enabled me to let them know that our uncle had died two weeks ago, and they were able to send flowers. Yes, I could have emailed them, but facebook is a lot more convenient to use.
It totally depends on the individual to how they can use social networking sites. If you are a person who likes to stay in contact with people from the past, only allow people you know to be 'friends' with you, set the privacy settings on your page, then you should be fine! If you allow random people to be your friends, then you're asking for trouble! It truly is 'each to their own'. But, when you look at how many people use it worldwide, then it is obviously a huge success in modern communication - whether on a personal or business level.