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On 10/9/2013 2:22 PM, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: Christina Websell wrote: I finally bit the bullet and created an account. Better you than me! I've wanted to join Facebook for years and I know it might have seemed I was totally against it, I wasn't. Tweed I AM "totally against it"! It may be different in the UK, but in the U.S. I've read too many horror stories about identity theft. Never mind the loss of privacy involved in posting personal info where literally ANYONE can read it!) I do identity theft investigations for the police dept. Facebook is rarely a component. The only problem is when people don't set the proper privacy controls, and let the whole world read their page. AND when they list relatives (e.g., grandchildren) and their relationship to them. Then we see the "grandparent scam." Google it if you're not familiar with it. Do a search on Facecrooks on your Facebook page and "like" them. They have a lot of good suggestions and warnings. Julie mom to Booker, Chappy and Snowflake |
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On 10/10/2013 10:39 AM, Booker wrote:
On 10/9/2013 2:22 PM, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: Christina Websell wrote: I finally bit the bullet and created an account. Better you than me! I've wanted to join Facebook for years and I know it might have seemed I was totally against it, I wasn't. Tweed I AM "totally against it"! It may be different in the UK, but in the U.S. I've read too many horror stories about identity theft. Never mind the loss of privacy involved in posting personal info where literally ANYONE can read it!) I do identity theft investigations for the police dept. Facebook is rarely a component. The only problem is when people don't set the proper privacy controls, and let the whole world read their page. AND when they list relatives (e.g., grandchildren) and their relationship to them. Then we see the "grandparent scam." Google it if you're not familiar with it. Do a search on Facecrooks on your Facebook page and "like" them. They have a lot of good suggestions and warnings. Julie mom to Booker, Chappy and Snowflake The fact that there is such a group as "Facecrooks" isn't exactly a ringing endorsement. I simply don't like Facebook. They make setting email and privacy settings more difficult than it should be. I did software QA for years. I don't know why end-users put up with all the hoops they have to jump through on FB. Jill |
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"Bobble" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: I finally bit the bullet and created an account. I've been patient as my employers advised against it for anyone working in a frontline childcare team, and to wait quite a long time after you left, so it will be three years on 31 October. Should be OK now ;-) OMG, it looks very complicated and I might need some guidance here, folks. I probably need a few people to friend me. I couldn't find any of my previous colleagues (not surprising) and although my aunt is on facebook and I sent a friend request, she might not know how to - that seems to have generated all sorts of suggestions of "people you might know." most of which I don't. I am sure I will get the hang of it with a bit of help. BTW, this does not mean I won't be posting as usual to rspca. Fortunately or unfortunately, YVMV g I've wanted to join Facebook for years and I know it might have seemed I was totally against it, I wasn't. Tweed I've "friended you", and yes it will take a bit of getting used to. But I think you'll like it, eventually. We can control who posts unlike here, which is nice. Just don't expect to learn it all in one day and you'll be fine Bobble (my real name on FB is A.... B.....) Oh dear. I didn't recognise your name and haven't friended you back. All a learning curve ;-) Tweed |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 10/9/2013 6:17 PM, Christina Websell wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 10/9/2013 1:42 PM, Christina Websell wrote: I finally bit the bullet and created an account. I've been patient as my employers advised against it for anyone working in a frontline childcare team, and to wait quite a long time after you left, so it will be three years on 31 October. Should be OK now ;-) OMG, it looks very complicated and I might need some guidance here, folks. I probably need a few people to friend me. I couldn't find any of my previous colleagues (not surprising) and although my aunt is on facebook and I sent a friend request, she might not know how to - that seems to have generated all sorts of suggestions of "people you might know." most of which I don't. (snip) Tweed That's why I don't like Facebook. Just because I know one person doesn't mean I know everyone they know. The email notifications I finally got turned off. Then they changed the program and I started getting them again. I gave up. Good Luck! Jill There are some people I know, from rspca years ago so should I try to friend them? |Maybe they would lke to hear from me, but perhaps they wouldn't. Tweed I can't advise you about that. Some people like the application and are more comfortable there. I'm not ready to abandon Usenet yet. Especially not since FB made it so darn difficult to unsubscribe. Jill I'm not going to abandon Usenet. I liked the idea of connecting again with the old-time posters of rpca in the Facebook group is all. If I regret having a Facebook account, I will find a way to unsubscribe, but I hope I won't ever have to. Tweed |
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"ann791" wrote in message ... On 10/9/2013 6:17 PM, Christina Websell wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 10/9/2013 1:42 PM, Christina Websell wrote: I finally bit the bullet and created an account. I've been patient as my employers advised against it for anyone working in a frontline childcare team, and to wait quite a long time after you left, so it will be three years on 31 October. Should be OK now ;-) OMG, it looks very complicated and I might need some guidance here, folks. I probably need a few people to friend me. I couldn't find any of my previous colleagues (not surprising) and although my aunt is on facebook and I sent a friend request, she might not know how to - that seems to have generated all sorts of suggestions of "people you might know." most of which I don't. (snip) Tweed That's why I don't like Facebook. Just because I know one person doesn't mean I know everyone they know. The email notifications I finally got turned off. Then they changed the program and I started getting them again. I gave up. Good Luck! Jill There are some people I know, from rspca years ago so should I try to friend them? |Maybe they would lke to hear from me, but perhaps they wouldn't. Tweed If you would like to join the private facebook page for RPCA contact Yowie and she can add you. Debbie has already done it (thank you, Debs) Tweed |
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Christina Websell wrote:
Debbie has already done it (thank you, Debs) No problem :-) I like Facebook mainly for its visual aspect which you just can't get on Usenet anymore. I like to see what everyone looks like, what their kitties are like and where they all live, and to psot the occasioanl pic of my own gang too. But I am a very vusally-oriented person anyway. Iam very careful to make all my settings 'friends only'. I don't play any of the games or take part in the round robin requests for sharing, causes and this and that. It adds a nice dimension to knowing all my online friends. Deb. -- http://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield |
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What terrible typing I did just then, I apologise for the typos!
Deb. -- http://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield |
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jmcquown wrote:
On 10/9/2013 6:17 PM, Christina Websell wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 10/9/2013 1:42 PM, Christina Websell wrote: I finally bit the bullet and created an account. I've been patient as my employers advised against it for anyone working in a frontline childcare team, and to wait quite a long time after you left, so it will be three years on 31 October. Should be OK now ;-) OMG, it looks very complicated and I might need some guidance here, folks. I probably need a few people to friend me. I couldn't find any of my previous colleagues (not surprising) and although my aunt is on facebook and I sent a friend request, she might not know how to - that seems to have generated all sorts of suggestions of "people you might know." most of which I don't. (snip) Tweed That's why I don't like Facebook. Just because I know one person doesn't mean I know everyone they know. The email notifications I finally got turned off. Then they changed the program and I started getting them again. I gave up. Good Luck! Jill There are some people I know, from rspca years ago so should I try to friend them? |Maybe they would lke to hear from me, but perhaps they wouldn't. Tweed I can't advise you about that. Some people like the application and are more comfortable there. I'm not ready to abandon Usenet yet. Especially not since FB made it so darn difficult to unsubscribe. It's not an either/or choice. I'm on both. There are some people here (such as you, Jack, Evelyn and, until now, Tweed) that I would never have contact with if I left Usenet. But there are several people on RPCA-FB who joined via FB and haven't even heard of Usenet. Facebook annoys me a lot, but it does make it easy to be in touch with a lot of people, so I can't bring myself to give it up. -- Joyce If your kid comes out of the bedroom and says he just shut down the government, it seems to me he should at least have an outfit for that." -- John Waters, on the sorry style of today's rebels |
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On Thursday, October 10, 2013 9:39:56 AM UTC-4, ann791 wrote:
On 10/9/2013 6:17 PM, Christina Websell wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 10/9/2013 1:42 PM, Christina Websell wrote: I finally bit the bullet and created an account. I've been patient as my employers advised against it for anyone working in a frontline childcare team, and to wait quite a long time after you left, so it will be three years on 31 October. Should be OK now ;-) OMG, it looks very complicated and I might need some guidance here, folks. I probably need a few people to friend me. I couldn't find any of my previous colleagues (not surprising) and although my aunt is on facebook and I sent a friend request, she might not know how to - that seems to have generated all sorts of suggestions of "people you might know." most of which I don't. (snip) Tweed That's why I don't like Facebook. Just because I know one person doesn't mean I know everyone they know. The email notifications I finally got turned off. Then they changed the program and I started getting them again. I gave up. Good Luck! Jill There are some people I know, from rspca years ago so should I try to friend them? |Maybe they would lke to hear from me, but perhaps they wouldn't. Tweed If you would like to join the private facebook page for RPCA contact Yowie and she can add you. How do we contact Yowie? |
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Christina Websell wrote:
"Bobble" wrote in message ... snip I've "friended you", and yes it will take a bit of getting used to. But I think you'll like it, eventually. We can control who posts unlike here, which is nice. Just don't expect to learn it all in one day and you'll be fine Bobble (my real name on FB is A.... B.....) Oh dear. I didn't recognise your name and haven't friended you back. All a learning curve ;-) Tweed Yes, you've accepted. Not to worry though, we all know the learning curve is steep! Bobble |
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