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Title: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: FJ1200W on March 02, 2021, 03:39:08 PM
I admit, I probably spend too much time on facebook.

Having started a couple of popular groups, it's almost like a job.

And the backgammon is excellent (when I am winning).

Recently I was invited to a group, "Motorbike Humour", that clearly stated two things:


So when someone posted about the weather being too bad for them to ride, I commented:

"Don't be a puss!"

And almost instantly, one of the facebook bots caught it and gave me a 24 hour ban.

Censorship sucks, and facebook sucks even more.

They are quickly becoming the next AOL, Yahoo, eBay, any number of internet sites that turn into crap.

Crap, pure fucking crap.

facebook is the bully and they need to block themselves. And they harrassed me. Douchebag hypocrites.
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: ZOA NOM on March 02, 2021, 05:14:05 PM
Left FB long ago... don't miss it one bit. Actually, slowly removing myself from all things social media. It's all bullshit.
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: Ted Schefelbein on March 02, 2021, 09:01:31 PM
I left FB as well. I don't have a cell phone, access the web via an elderly Ipad, that struggles at some sites, which, keeps me from killing too much time on the blue screen.

Don't be afraid to drop out, either for a while, or, permanently.

Ted
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: ribbert on March 03, 2021, 07:01:12 AM
Quote from: ZOA NOM on March 02, 2021, 05:14:05 PM

....Actually, slowly removing myself from all things social media. It's all bullshit.


...says he, on social media :biggrin:

Rick, I am a member of a social media site to which you also belong, you're right.

Noel
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: Waiex191 on March 03, 2021, 08:10:34 AM
I've never joined FB.  Never will!

Mostly I am on forums for vehicles I own - a couple of bikes, a couple of cars, my airplane, and my sailboat.  Useful for technical help and you find like minded people to correspond with. 

Except for the technical help, I am not sure it is an improvement from the 1980s.  It is time that could be spent doing other things.
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: ZOA NOM on March 03, 2021, 02:51:29 PM
Quote from: ribbert on March 03, 2021, 07:01:12 AM

...says he, on social media :biggrin:

Rick, I am a member of a social media site to which you also belong, you're right.

Noel

No wonder I feel like I'm being stalked...
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: FJ1200W on March 03, 2021, 05:32:59 PM
Quote from: ZOA NOM on March 02, 2021, 05:14:05 PM
Left FB long ago... don't miss it one bit. Actually, slowly removing myself from all things social media. It's all bullshit.

Amen
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: aviationfred on March 03, 2021, 06:00:22 PM
I got a notice on FB the other day. Violation of community standards. The post was in a Private group and I made the post December 2019.


Fred
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: ribbert on March 04, 2021, 05:10:15 AM
Quote from: ZOA NOM on March 03, 2021, 02:51:29 PM
Quote from: ribbert on March 03, 2021, 07:01:12 AM

...says he, on social media :biggrin:

Rick, I am a member of a social media site to which you also belong, you're right.

Noel

No wonder I feel like I'm being stalked...

Haha, I think you're safe in that regard Rick.

Noel
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: Motofun on March 04, 2021, 06:38:23 AM
Short story...well maybe not so short.
When the book of faces started many years ago I signed up.  Shortly thereafter, when I found out what they were all about, I tried to cancel...easier said then done.  Anyways it seems that FB marketplace is now the go-to place to sell your junk stuff so I tried to re-enlist.  They won't let me back on unless I send them a picture of either my drivers license or my passport...WTF!
With all the face recognition BS in the works let alone the other info on your DL, I'm not giving that stuff out.  I have no idea what a bad actor could do with it and don't want to find out.   :diablo:
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: fj1289 on March 04, 2021, 08:28:02 AM
FB has always been crap.  Any time you give people a chance to just puke out anything they want in the spur of the moment to a broad audience it is crap.  People used to have to take the time to compose a letter to the editor to get on a large soapbox.  I think the effort that took was a good thing.  
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: TomJK on March 04, 2021, 09:36:46 AM
No fb for me, I call it fake book, 95% on it is total rubbish, was on it for a couple of weeks :dash2:, was hard to get out of it, will never rejoin!
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: andyoutandabout on March 04, 2021, 07:54:04 PM
Bit of a double edged sword I think.
I've had some good interactions and seen some great cat videos in the past, but I have to admit, my feed seems all adverts and bad mouthing these days....
and I don't think its the company I keep
Anyway, its supposed to be a democracy, so if you don't dig it, don't use it and that's that.
I like to look in from time to time, but I'm not getting all bent outta shape if people don't show their approval of every move I make.
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: Sparky84 on March 04, 2021, 08:29:09 PM
Quote from: andyoutandabout on March 04, 2021, 07:54:04 PM
and seen some great cat videos in the past,

:lol:
Don't need f.c.book for those, get out while you can  :good:

Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: fj1289 on March 04, 2021, 08:36:58 PM
Quote from: Sparky84 on March 04, 2021, 08:29:09 PM
Quote from: andyoutandabout on March 04, 2021, 07:54:04 PM
and seen some great cat videos in the past,

:lol:
Don't need f.c.book for those, get out while you can  :good:



Wonder if an FJ cat-spearing video has been posted yet?!
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: giantkiller on March 04, 2021, 08:47:22 PM
Quote from: fj1289 on March 04, 2021, 08:36:58 PM
Quote from: Sparky84 on March 04, 2021, 08:29:09 PM
Quote from: andyoutandabout on March 04, 2021, 07:54:04 PM
and seen some great cat videos in the past,

:lol:
Don't need f.c.book for those, get out while you can  :good:



Wonder if an FJ cat-spearing video has been posted yet?!
Lol. It's a good thing I don't have a cat. Or it would've been speared.
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: roverfj1200 on March 05, 2021, 12:32:15 AM
While FB can be time consuming and full of trash it has proved useful for me to keep in contact with friends and family. Also has now out stripped forums for Rally organising. With the ease of posting it sure helps see what people are doing to their bikes.
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: andyoutandabout on March 05, 2021, 12:46:28 AM
See, pros and cons.
I got a really nice Arai off marketplace last year.
Of course, you have to be aware that no service is for free. In the case of FaceBook, you get your kicks and they get all your information, first born child, and your soul for evermore.
its just like the other social contracts we general public have struck with corporations, governments and the jobs we work.
And that's why motorcycles were invented. See Alan's latest videos X 2
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: ribbert on March 05, 2021, 08:25:55 AM
There are a few downsides to social media, but if properly managed it's a wonderful thing.

Without it, Capn' Ron and Alan wouldn't have enjoyed their recent trip because they wouldn't know each other, or if they had, there would be no means of sharing the photos with us. There would have been no FJ rallies, many of the bikes here would be languishing in the back of a shed somewhere without the shared knowledge of the forum to keep them on the road, the international FJ exchange program, Klavdy, Baldy, Richard, Doug (the General) Randy, Mr Bean, Kevin and Capn' Ron wouldn't have happened, I could couch surf the length and breadth of the US from this forum alone with genuine offers of hospitality. Most of us would never had heard of Randy and the FJ side of RPM wouldn't exist. It goes on and on.....

Over the years I have joined and regularly contribute to many special interest groups and have visited or left comments on many hundreds more, amazingly, on all but one, civility and respect between members is universally observed. If they only have one rule, that'll be it, it's rigidly enforced and everyone knows it.

I have a FB account but I don't post anything on it (stalkers welcome), however it does allow me to make and maintain contact with a broader group of people than would be possible by any other means, or in some cases, even know them in the first place and FB "Messenger" is also my preferred means of communicating. I can see why a few of the people here are not compatible with it, but for the most part I find it a great asset.


Social media (which includes forums) is what you make it. Pick you subject, pick your people, unsubscribe from news and political sites, ignore keyboard cowards, fine tune your information feed, don't fixate on the odd glitch in the system, don't be an arsehole, don't go looking for negativity (and then post about it) contribute occasionally instead of just criticising and if you're a hothead, write your responses off line and let them sit a while before posting.

The Genie is already out of the bottle with social media, you may be able to put your head back in the sand for a while, but it's here to stay and is part of life, may as well learn to manage it and enjoy it's many positives. Becoming familiar with the user controls and tailoring it to suit you makes it a better experience.

Noel
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: Firehawk068 on March 05, 2021, 09:14:24 AM
Quote from: andyoutandabout on March 05, 2021, 12:46:28 AM
See, pros and cons.
I got a really nice Arai off marketplace last year.


Please tell us it's Red!
It just couldn't be Andy French without the Red Arai.....................
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: Millietant on March 05, 2021, 12:18:48 PM
Quote from: ribbert on March 05, 2021, 08:25:55 AM
There are a few downsides to social media, but if properly managed it's a wonderful thing.

Without it, Capn' Ron and Alan wouldn't have enjoyed their recent trip because they wouldn't know each other, or if they had, there would be no means of sharing the photos with us. There would have been no FJ rallies, many of the bikes here would be languishing in the back of a shed somewhere without the shared knowledge of the forum to keep them on the road, the international FJ exchange program, Klavdy, Baldy, Richard, Doug (the General) Randy, Mr Bean, Kevin and Capn' Ron wouldn't have happened, I could couch surf the length and breadth of the US from this forum alone with genuine offers of hospitality. Most of us would never had heard of Randy and the FJ side of RPM wouldn't exist. It goes on and on.....

Over the years I have joined and regularly contribute to many special interest groups and have visited or left comments on many hundreds more, amazingly, on all but one, civility and respect between members is universally observed. If they only have one rule, that'll be it, it's rigidly enforced and everyone knows it.

I have a FB account but I don't post anything on it (stalkers welcome), however it does allow me to make and maintain contact with a broader group of people than would be possible by any other means, or in some cases, even know them in the first place and FB "Messenger" is also my preferred means of communicating. I can see why a few of the people here are not compatible with it, but for the most part I find it a great asset.


Social media (which includes forums) is what you make it. Pick you subject, pick your people, unsubscribe from news and political sites, ignore keyboard cowards, fine tune your information feed, don't fixate on the odd glitch in the system, don't be an arsehole, don't go looking for negativity (and then post about it) contribute occasionally instead of just criticising and if you're a hothead, write your responses off line and let them sit a while before posting.

The Genie is already out of the bottle with social media, you may be able to put your head back in the sand for a while, but it's here to stay and is part of life, may as well learn to manage it and enjoy it's many positives. Becoming familiar with the user controls and tailoring it to suit you makes it a better experience.

Noel

OK...OK...come on you guys.......own up.....who's hacked Noel's account...????

:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: Millietant on March 05, 2021, 01:22:23 PM
I stayed away from Facebook for a very long time, but have been using on-line motorcycle forums since 2003.

I only started using Facebook when I started up my Helicopter business, as that was the best way to get to new customers/students and to keep in touch with what was gong on in the local user groups and training schools. Once I got into it, I realised there were other benefits, as well as trade offs, so I've stayed a constant user, although a pretty infrequent poster.

Prior to my business use, the only experience I had of Facebook was from 2010 when my son left his very new, very expensive iPod, on the plane we took from Heathrow to Denver. He was devastated to lose it as it was a gift from a very dear departed relative and the first few days of our holiday were miserable as a result. But then, he saw message on Facebook from someone who had found the iPod in the seat pocket on the plane and contacted everyone with his name on FB - they said that if anyone could send them the inscription engraved on the back of the iPod, they would return it. By the time we got back home, the iPod was there waiting for us. The finder refused any offer of payment for the postage or their trouble (they were from San Francisco) and once our son knew his iPod was going to be returned, our holiday became the happy event it was supposed to be (the iPod had sentimental music put on it by the relative to remind our son of their time together and friendship).

Both my hiking friends and my cycling friends use Facebook groups to share info, rides/hikes, training updates, social events, photo's, route maps etc and so do most other friends. My other uses of FB include Motorcycle Groups (for all the positive reasons noted earlier in this thread) and our local Community Groups.

The Community Groups are fantastic for keeping everyone informed of what is going on, local news, local meetings, local events, lost and found pets etc, but most importantly it's a source for seeking help - I've become known as a bit of a local "handyman" by helping a large number of residents/neighbours, since I retired, doing everything from disposing of old garden sheds, fixing taps and toilets, laying paving flags, getting cars going, rescuing stuck kites, loaning out my trailer, building things such as sheds, planter boxes and timber stores, as well as lending out tools and clearing gutters (I have a set of ladders that can reach the roof of a 3 storey dwelling) ................... but most especially during this recent pandemic and our lockdowns, it has been vital to help our Covid Support Group to keep in touch with isolated, vulnerable residents, who are unable to do their own shopping, dog walking, or to get to medical appointments.  :good2:

Facebook is vital in today's world for Volunteering and Charitable Groups, not only to seek funding/support, but also to get their service in use and helping people.

As far as I am concerned, the benefits far outweigh the negatives - especially in our local community.

As Noel's hacker said - its all about how you use it and how you manage your settings. I don't get bombarded with unsolicited adverts (except those really useful friend requests on Messenger from single and married women, local to me, offering various "services" for free if I click on the links to their nude photos  :lol: :lol:) and I use the ignore function to avoid seeing stuff from people/Groups I don't want to see.

BUT, I do get to see a lot of politically motivated stuff from people that, if I was politically minded could upset me, but at the end of the day, everyone is entitled to express their own opinion, whether I agree with it, or whether they're wrong  :sarcastic: however, to be fair I also do enjoy reading other people's opinions, again even if they're wrong.

I won't be leaving FB or Social Media in a hurry, but I understand and respect the choice of those who do - it's your life to live.....just enjoy it  :good2:
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: andyoutandabout on March 05, 2021, 04:03:43 PM
its only a bit red.
A snazzy race replica of someone called Maverick Vinales. Anyone called Maverick must be a fast fellow.
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: Firehawk068 on March 09, 2021, 02:35:30 PM
Quote from: andyoutandabout on March 05, 2021, 04:03:43 PM
its only a bit red.
A snazzy race replica of someone called Maverick Vinales. Anyone called Maverick must be a fast fellow.


Now that's a nice looking Helmet.
We need to find someone who will wear one with a "Goose" logo on it!  :sarcastic:
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: Mark Olson on March 09, 2021, 10:11:21 PM
Nice new helmet , go put some bugs on it.  :blum1:
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: FJmonkey on March 09, 2021, 10:19:37 PM
Quote from: Firehawk068 on March 09, 2021, 02:35:30 PM
Now that's a nice looking Helmet.
We need to find someone who will wear one with a "Goose" logo on it!  :sarcastic:
Maverick and Monkey has a nice ring to it....
Title: Re: I'd like to say FU to fb
Post by: andyoutandabout on March 09, 2021, 10:23:50 PM
I feel a theme is set for the next rally video