Where is everybody??!

Sherry wrote:

Try hiding "Farmville" and all other games you don't play. Then pare
your
list of friends down (don't un-friend them, just hide them) to a
manageable
group.

That's what I did. At first I friended everyone who knew someone who
knew someone who knew my ex-roommate's cousin's partner's teacher.
I now have about 200 "friends", but only about half of them are people
I've actually met or have corresponded with online at least! So yeah,
I had to pare down. And I don't play any of the games so I've hidden
them all.

I didn't like Facebook so much because I had friends from vastly
different
backgrounds who didn't know each other and that felt weird. It was
like
being at a party with your work friends, your volunteer group friends,
your
online friends, your old high school buddies, your relatives, your
agnostic
friends, your Christian fundamentalist friends.

Interesting - I think that's what I loved best about it, that almost
everyone I knew was on it. There's no other place in my life where that
happens.

I don't go to Facebook so much anymore because I'm annoyed about their
controlling software - if you want to do anything, you have to agree
to allow them to gather all your info and all of your friends' info,
and that just feels too invasive to me. However, I get email notices
from time to time when someone sends me a message or writes on my wall,
etc, and I will go back to reply to that.

Joyce

--
Basically, I feel like the food industry is making us fat so the diet
industry can make us thin. -- Janet

Lesley Madigan wrote in
:

On Oct 8, 6:51*am, "CatNipped" wrote:

Seriously, can someone explain to me the "draw" of Facebook and why
so ma
ny
people spend *SO* much time on it?

I use it but not too much- I find the games messages annoying


If you don't want to see the games people play, hover your mouse to the
right of that post and an "x" will appear. Click it and you can tell it
never to show you that game again.

Bobble


as I
don't play games so I wish people wouldn't try and get to and I really
only glance down it at weekends- I can't get onto it at work obviously
and unless something fairly major is going down I am rarely online
from home in the week- I just spent a day staring at the PC I would
much rather read, eat, watch telly, have a beer, stroke the cats etc

But it has to be said that since I joined I've been in contact with
some very old friends from years ago, we all used to meet in the
"Greengate" in Bethnal Green most weekends and when that closed people
moved away/got married/had kids etc so in July we had a huge get
together- it was great and we're already planning it for next year

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Let's see if I can explain this...

I like the "threads" in Usenet - it makes it easier for the feeble-minded
folks like me to remember what I was talking about. Just reading random
thoughts, in no specific order, consisting of thousands of important, dire
observations such "I'm bored today" by people I don't really know makes me
aggravated.

My newsreader seems to me instantaneous (some people may take a while to
reply, but they do that on Facebook too) - I post something, hit "refresh",
and there's my post. Also, you can set Outlook Express to automatically
look for new headers in whatever timeframe you'd like.

Most days I find it hard to remember my own, given name - I will *never*
remember everyone else's and I would hate to "slight" anyone just because of
my poor memory and laziness. Plus there's the task of sending a friend
request to each one (and risking rejection - I had my fill of that in high
school).

I *like* the fact that a newsgroup is about one topic, that way I can read
and write only about the things that interest me (besides, when has *this*
group stuck strictly to the subject of cats - LOL).

I do like the ease of uploading pictures (the single reason I even have a FB
account) - but I have my own web site, so missing out on a photo site
wouldn't impact me personally. However, you can only see the photos of
"friends" which leads back to my.

The people I don't want to have anything to do with are in that list for a
reason. ;

I have a "smart phone", but it doesn't do much good when is has a stupid
user. I've had my Droid since last Christmas and still don't know how to
use it properly (it's become a joke for my friends and family, but now they
at least know that I'm not hanging up on them on purpose). It's a constant
source of aggravation for me. Also, the biggest problem I have with my cell
phone is the keyboard that seems to be created for pixies to use, it
certainly doesn't fit my fingers (and it doesn't have a spell-checker and
even with a spell-checker I manage to screw posts up).

And, lastly, I *like* the fact that most people don't know anything about
Usenet - it makes it more intimate for those of us that do (I don't think I
would have as much of a relationship using Facebook as I have the 15+ years
I've been on this group.

Again, JMHO.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped

See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at:
http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/

"Yowie" wrote in message
...
On 9/10/2010 12:51 AM, CatNipped wrote:
I know I was away for a little while months and months ago, but after
leaving the mothership and rejoining the group I was surprised at how
*few*
posts there were to read (relatively compared with how many posts there
used
to be here). I know everybody has gotten on the Facebook train (I just
can't get into that - it doesn't *feel* as intimate as the newsgroup to
me)... and I'm *NOT* being sarcastic here, I really don't understand, but
is
buying imaginary things in "Farmville" as satisfying as sitting down for
a
chat with friends?

Facebook... I've heard that if Facebook were a country it would be one of
the most populous nation on earth. I got very badly "burned" by
something
very innocuous that I posted there, and it was my fault because I forgot
that I wasn't just talking to a few friends. Since then I've been even
more
circumspect - I only log on to see if friends or family are OK, and
because
it's *SO* easy to post pictures there directly from my cell phone.

Seriously, can someone explain to me the "draw" of Facebook and why so
many
people spend *SO* much time on it?


It is sorta kinda like Usenet but:

a) its utterly instantaneous and self updates. Everyone sees posts at the
same time

b) You are in total control of who you see and who sees you

c) There is no 'topic' nor many rules about posting. You have (almost)
complete freedom to say what you want, when you want to whom you want.
(Facebook may step in in extreme cases, but they have to be extreme)

d) You can post photos, videos and music, as well as share links. This
media appears in your feed, rather than having to put a link to it and
click away

e) Everyone gets their own photo album. I have yet to see a limit on the
number of photos (although I assume there is). If you click on a person,
and you have permission, you can look through all their photos whenever
you want. You don't have to keep asking them for a link.

f) Its a great way to stay in contact with people you otherwise wouldn't
have much to do with.

g) If you want subject specific groups, they are also there. They are very
easy to create and manage.

h)If you have a smart phone (like most young folks) you can both send and
receive updates from your phone so you are always in contact with your
friends. iPhones and other smart phones (although not mine) also have apps
that allow you to post to all the popular social media networks easily.

i) most people have never heard of Usenet, let alone know how to access it

HTH

Yowie

On Sat, 09 Oct 2010 09:09:07 +1100, Yowie
wrote:

I know I was away for a little while months and months ago, but after
leaving the mothership and rejoining the group I was surprised at how *few*
posts there were to read (relatively compared with how many posts there used
to be here). I know everybody has gotten on the Facebook train (I just
can't get into that - it doesn't *feel* as intimate as the newsgroup to
me)... and I'm *NOT* being sarcastic here, I really don't understand, but is
buying imaginary things in "Farmville" as satisfying as sitting down for a
chat with friends?

Facebook... I've heard that if Facebook were a country it would be one of
the most populous nation on earth. I got very badly "burned" by something
very innocuous that I posted there, and it was my fault because I forgot
that I wasn't just talking to a few friends. Since then I've been even more
circumspect - I only log on to see if friends or family are OK, and because
it's *SO* easy to post pictures there directly from my cell phone.

Seriously, can someone explain to me the "draw" of Facebook and why so many
people spend *SO* much time on it?


One reason I use it is because I am working on genealogy and you would
be surprise how much info I find on current family member!!

I agree with most of what you say here. I definitely like the "threads",
and have no interest in reading random comments. That's one reason I'll
never have anything to do with Twitter if I can help it.

--
Joy

Don't believe everything you think

"CatNipped" wrote in message
...
Let's see if I can explain this...

I like the "threads" in Usenet - it makes it easier for the feeble-minded
folks like me to remember what I was talking about. Just reading random
thoughts, in no specific order, consisting of thousands of important, dire
observations such "I'm bored today" by people I don't really know makes me
aggravated.

My newsreader seems to me instantaneous (some people may take a while to
reply, but they do that on Facebook too) - I post something, hit
"refresh", and there's my post. Also, you can set Outlook Express to
automatically look for new headers in whatever timeframe you'd like.

Most days I find it hard to remember my own, given name - I will *never*
remember everyone else's and I would hate to "slight" anyone just because
of my poor memory and laziness. Plus there's the task of sending a friend
request to each one (and risking rejection - I had my fill of that in high
school).

I *like* the fact that a newsgroup is about one topic, that way I can read
and write only about the things that interest me (besides, when has *this*
group stuck strictly to the subject of cats - LOL).

I do like the ease of uploading pictures (the single reason I even have a
FB account) - but I have my own web site, so missing out on a photo site
wouldn't impact me personally. However, you can only see the photos of
"friends" which leads back to my.

The people I don't want to have anything to do with are in that list for a
reason. ;

I have a "smart phone", but it doesn't do much good when is has a stupid
user. I've had my Droid since last Christmas and still don't know how to
use it properly (it's become a joke for my friends and family, but now
they at least know that I'm not hanging up on them on purpose). It's a
constant source of aggravation for me. Also, the biggest problem I have
with my cell phone is the keyboard that seems to be created for pixies to
use, it certainly doesn't fit my fingers (and it doesn't have a
spell-checker and even with a spell-checker I manage to screw posts up).

And, lastly, I *like* the fact that most people don't know anything about
Usenet - it makes it more intimate for those of us that do (I don't think
I would have as much of a relationship using Facebook as I have the 15+
years I've been on this group.

Again, JMHO.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped

See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at:
http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/

"Yowie" wrote in message
...
On 9/10/2010 12:51 AM, CatNipped wrote:
I know I was away for a little while months and months ago, but after
leaving the mothership and rejoining the group I was surprised at how
*few*
posts there were to read (relatively compared with how many posts there
used
to be here). I know everybody has gotten on the Facebook train (I just
can't get into that - it doesn't *feel* as intimate as the newsgroup to
me)... and I'm *NOT* being sarcastic here, I really don't understand,
but is
buying imaginary things in "Farmville" as satisfying as sitting down for
a
chat with friends?

Facebook... I've heard that if Facebook were a country it would be one
of
the most populous nation on earth. I got very badly "burned" by
something
very innocuous that I posted there, and it was my fault because I forgot
that I wasn't just talking to a few friends. Since then I've been even
more
circumspect - I only log on to see if friends or family are OK, and
because
it's *SO* easy to post pictures there directly from my cell phone.

Seriously, can someone explain to me the "draw" of Facebook and why so
many
people spend *SO* much time on it?


It is sorta kinda like Usenet but:

a) its utterly instantaneous and self updates. Everyone sees posts at the
same time

b) You are in total control of who you see and who sees you

c) There is no 'topic' nor many rules about posting. You have (almost)
complete freedom to say what you want, when you want to whom you want.
(Facebook may step in in extreme cases, but they have to be extreme)

d) You can post photos, videos and music, as well as share links. This
media appears in your feed, rather than having to put a link to it and
click away

e) Everyone gets their own photo album. I have yet to see a limit on the
number of photos (although I assume there is). If you click on a person,
and you have permission, you can look through all their photos whenever
you want. You don't have to keep asking them for a link.

f) Its a great way to stay in contact with people you otherwise wouldn't
have much to do with.

g) If you want subject specific groups, they are also there. They are
very easy to create and manage.

h)If you have a smart phone (like most young folks) you can both send and
receive updates from your phone so you are always in contact with your
friends. iPhones and other smart phones (although not mine) also have
apps that allow you to post to all the popular social media networks
easily.

i) most people have never heard of Usenet, let alone know how to access
it

HTH

Yowie

CatNipped wrote:
I know I was away for a little while months and months ago, but after
leaving the mothership and rejoining the group I was surprised at how *few*
posts there were to read (relatively compared with how many posts there used
to be here). I know everybody has gotten on the Facebook train (I just
can't get into that - it doesn't *feel* as intimate as the newsgroup to
me)... and I'm *NOT* being sarcastic here, I really don't understand, but is
buying imaginary things in "Farmville" as satisfying as sitting down for a
chat with friends?

Facebook... I've heard that if Facebook were a country it would be one of
the most populous nation on earth. I got very badly "burned" by something
very innocuous that I posted there, and it was my fault because I forgot
that I wasn't just talking to a few friends. Since then I've been even more
circumspect - I only log on to see if friends or family are OK, and because
it's *SO* easy to post pictures there directly from my cell phone.

Seriously, can someone explain to me the "draw" of Facebook and why so many
people spend *SO* much time on it?

I prefer Facebook for lots of reasons, I can access it from multiple
computers, people can post pictures and videos. I never play games or
sign up for applications, once you've carefully set up your privacy
settings I see nothing to worry about.

--
Adrian (Owned by Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

Lesley Madigan wrote:
On Oct 8, 6:51 am, "CatNipped" wrote:

Seriously, can someone explain to me the "draw" of Facebook and why so many
people spend *SO* much time on it?

I use it but not too much- I find the games messages annoying as I
don't play games so I wish people wouldn't try and get to and I really
only glance down it at weekends- I can't get onto it at work obviously
and unless something fairly major is going down I am rarely online
from home in the week- I just spent a day staring at the PC I would
much rather read, eat, watch telly, have a beer, stroke the cats etc

But it has to be said that since I joined I've been in contact with
some very old friends from years ago, we all used to meet in the
"Greengate" in Bethnal Green most weekends and when that closed people
moved away/got married/had kids etc so in July we had a huge get
together- it was great and we're already planning it for next year

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

It's easy to hide all game requests, very soon you see hardly any.

--
Adrian (Owned by Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

Judith Latham wrote:
I'm with Lee on this.

It feels like when the large shopping mal opened locally, it killed 7
local towns. Now if I want to buy anything I have to go the Damn awful
place.

I do not want to go to facebook to find my friends. So I beg for you to
sat her on the group.

Judith

Part of the reason I signed up with Facebook in the first place was to
keep in touch with people that no longer post here.

--
Adrian (Owned by Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

Yowie wrote:
On 9/10/2010 12:51 AM, CatNipped wrote:
I know I was away for a little while months and months ago, but after
leaving the mothership and rejoining the group I was surprised at how
*few*
posts there were to read (relatively compared with how many posts
there used
to be here). I know everybody has gotten on the Facebook train (I just
can't get into that - it doesn't *feel* as intimate as the newsgroup to
me)... and I'm *NOT* being sarcastic here, I really don't understand,
but is
buying imaginary things in "Farmville" as satisfying as sitting down
for a
chat with friends?

Facebook... I've heard that if Facebook were a country it would be one of
the most populous nation on earth. I got very badly "burned" by
something
very innocuous that I posted there, and it was my fault because I forgot
that I wasn't just talking to a few friends. Since then I've been
even more
circumspect - I only log on to see if friends or family are OK, and
because
it's *SO* easy to post pictures there directly from my cell phone.

Seriously, can someone explain to me the "draw" of Facebook and why so
many
people spend *SO* much time on it?


It is sorta kinda like Usenet but:

a) its utterly instantaneous and self updates. Everyone sees posts at
the same time

b) You are in total control of who you see and who sees you

c) There is no 'topic' nor many rules about posting. You have (almost)
complete freedom to say what you want, when you want to whom you want.
(Facebook may step in in extreme cases, but they have to be extreme)

d) You can post photos, videos and music, as well as share links. This
media appears in your feed, rather than having to put a link to it and
click away

e) Everyone gets their own photo album. I have yet to see a limit on the
number of photos (although I assume there is). If you click on a person,
and you have permission, you can look through all their photos whenever
you want. You don't have to keep asking them for a link.

f) Its a great way to stay in contact with people you otherwise wouldn't
have much to do with.

g) If you want subject specific groups, they are also there. They are
very easy to create and manage.

h)If you have a smart phone (like most young folks) you can both send
and receive updates from your phone so you are always in contact with
your friends. iPhones and other smart phones (although not mine) also
have apps that allow you to post to all the popular social media
networks easily.

i) most people have never heard of Usenet, let alone know how to access it

HTH

Yowie

j) It is possible to have a private conversation with a Facebook friend
if you wish.

--
Adrian (Owned by Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

On Oct 8, 3:09*pm, Yowie wrote:



f) Its a great way to stay in contact with people you otherwise wouldn't
have much to do with.

That's the big one for me- I can stay on contact with people here
through here and friends from my gaming group I see regularly but I
also have friends including some very old ones who no longer live
nearby and if they're on Usenet they're not here so I use FB to hear
stay in touch with them

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs