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Title: Facebook
Post by: Swordmaster1982 on April 05, 2012, 08:06:55 PM
Hi anyone else here think this facebook is a bunch of crap?Ive gotten where i hate it and about to stop going to it.It says its good for making friends but when u go on there noone ever says hello to u.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Vik on April 06, 2012, 01:08:25 AM
If it weren't for some good internet friends with whom I converse on facebook, then yeah I would probably have deleted my account long ago.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: RCMerchant on April 06, 2012, 01:23:19 AM
Yep. I deleted my account. f**k FaceBook.  I agree 100%. Face Book is masbatutory bulls**t.


Title: Facebook
Post by: Trevor on April 06, 2012, 03:01:26 AM
I deleted my FB account last night.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Jack on April 06, 2012, 06:52:00 AM
I've got an account but almost never go there.  Some old friend of mine insisted I sign up for it so I could see her page or something.  I thought it might be useful as various places use it as a site to make announcements about their products, but there's WAY too much drivel to sort through to find those announcements.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: RCMerchant on April 06, 2012, 07:14:44 AM
I can't believe they made a movie about the guy who invented Face Book. I worry about our society when computers replace books.
It seems to me that are kids are being taught by the mass media to be lemmings.
Sure-I'm a product of mass media. I'm of the TV generation.But I only had 3 channels of tv when I was a kid. I had lotsa time to wander out in the woods,go fishing at the creek,sit in my treehouse(that I built myself) and read comic books,climb the highest tree and just THINK.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: RCMerchant on April 06, 2012, 07:33:33 AM
I read an articale in the Detroit Free Press-(it's not local,but they got 3-count 'em' 3) crossword puzzles and 2 Sudokos! a day!) about how collectors are getting rid of their stuff because the Internet already has it.


Sad.

I like that I can be sitting on my porch with a glass of ice tea and a book. I like when I get home from work,aint s**t on TV but American Idol or some stupid reality show and opt to read a Shirley Jackson story. I'm f**king estatic about gettin Stephan Kings new novel.

I like the smell of old comic books. Kinda musty.

I like the smell of mothballs in the morning.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: The Burgomaster on April 06, 2012, 08:47:34 AM
Facebook has allowed me to connect with some people I haven't been in touch with for many, many years.  That is the main reason I use it.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: claws on April 06, 2012, 09:08:44 AM
I sort of have a love/hate relationship with FB. There are times when I enjoy using it, and then there are times I get annoyed with it and ignore FB for about a week.
As I said in RC's recent FB thread, I don't think I'm FB material. I always feel awkward sharing personal thoughts/problems, I rather share pics of food I cooked, Blu-rays I bought and music I like. Which might be boring to others but my life isn't all that interesting to begin with.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Mr. DS on April 06, 2012, 11:13:05 AM
I've realized how enjoyable some people are through FB.  Though...I've realized how annoying some people are too. 


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Jim H on April 06, 2012, 12:12:27 PM
I sort of have a love/hate relationship with FB. There are times when I enjoy using it, and then there are times I get annoyed with it and ignore FB for about a week.
As I said in RC's recent FB thread, I don't think I'm FB material. I always feel awkward sharing personal thoughts/problems, I rather share pics of food I cooked, Blu-rays I bought and music I like. Which might be boring to others but my life isn't all that interesting to begin with.

Yeah, I have a similar feel.  But there's too many people that I have no other way of contacting for me to give it up. 

Quote
It says its good for making friends but when u go on there noone ever says hello to u.

I used to get semi-regular comments on things I post (I probably post a couple times a week on average).  Stopped getting almost any.  A major reason is they changed the way people receive updates.  If they haven't looked at your profile in a while, they often won't receive your updates in their newsfeed.

Basically, this means if you don't regularly post stuff interesting enough to get people to check out your profile, you'll not be noticed.  Which is kind of a vicious cycle, as it makes me less and less interested in the whole thing.  Oh well.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: JaseSF on April 06, 2012, 11:59:15 PM
It's a cool way to keep in contact with a core group of friends (whom sadly some of whom are not as active posting on other boards these days) but I try never to put anything too too personal on there, mostly I'll just put up some quotes or something. Putting personal business and drama on there is the same nowadays as broadcasting stuff to the world and I really believe some just use it hoping to get their share of fame with their friends. Me, I hate personal drama BS and this is the worst element of Facebook.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Newt on April 07, 2012, 01:38:53 PM
I've realized how enjoyable some people are through FB.  Though...I've realized how annoying some people are too. 

Sorry 'bout that, DS.   :bouncegiggle:


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Newt on April 07, 2012, 01:44:56 PM
I deleted my FB account last night.

Oh.  Darn.  Guess I will have to keep checking on you here then.  I had better come up with BM.org-worthy material for posting.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Flick James on April 07, 2012, 02:31:33 PM
I have an account, don't use it much at all. I'm just not social enough for "social networking" I guess. However, I think I'll start a site for "anti-social networking." Just have to come up with an appropriate title, but I would use Rene Magritte's painting as basis for the logo:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/Magritte_TheSonOfMan.jpg)

And the site would require that members post a picture of themselves with their face obscured by something as to be unrecognizable. If they posted a picture that actually reveals them, we would obscure their face for them.

I think I've might have something here, sort of a surrealist version of facebook that focuses on the communication of ideas rather than image. Hmmmm.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: RCMerchant on April 07, 2012, 04:47:51 PM
I deleted my FB account last night.

Oh.  Darn.  Guess I will have to keep checking on you here then.  I had better come up with BM.org-worthy material for posting.

Newt-your opinion on the weather is BM org. material here. You being here makes it a better place-always.
And I think that of all my BAD MOVIE family.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Newt on April 08, 2012, 01:56:06 AM
Aw, Ronnie, you're making me cry.

I have a big jar of home-made iced tea, lots of books (some of 'em musty) and darn it if there aren't mothballs in the garden next to the porch!  You are most welcome to drop by any time at all. (I know it cannot happen: but I'll save you a seat and be thinking of you).


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Menard on April 08, 2012, 03:44:09 AM
Hi anyone else here think this facebook is a bunch of crap?Ive gotten where i hate it and about to stop going to it.It says its good for making friends but when u go on there noone ever says hello to u.

Facebook is not a forum, it's a social network. People post about things they are doing, funny things that happened, share music videos, or just post silly stuff, and if someone sees it in their news feed and wants to comment...they can. Just going on there and waiting for somebody to say hello is not going to work.



I deleted my FB account last night.

I'm glad you posted about that here, because otherwise I would have been wondering if I did something to upset you. Unfortunately Facebook does not tell you why someone disappears from your friends list; though it would be a nice feature for them to add so people don't wonder if someone defriended or blocked them.




Putting personal business and drama on there is the same nowadays as broadcasting stuff to the world and I really believe some just use it hoping to get their share of fame with their friends. Me, I hate personal drama BS and this is the worst element of Facebook.

Yeah...why put it on Facebook where you can control who sees it and who doesn't and instead put it on a public forum to which anybody has access? :lookingup:  :tongueout:





Facebook is definitely not for everybody...and there are some people on there I wish would get the point that it shouldn't be for them either.

It's definitely not perfect, but it is a phenomenon which has attracted scores of people to it and has allowed many to reconnect with friends they have lost touch with.

Now say if you are an anti-social person who hangs on a bad movies forum whining all the time (just purely for example), then there are probably not many people who would want to talk to you anyway and Facebook would probably not be your cup of tea.

As I said, though, Facebook is not perfect and one of their biggest issues is a lack of response to their users. When Facebook wants to make a change, they make a change regardless how it affects anyone. I've switched to primarily using their mobile version because their regular website is becoming such a bloat to just try to load in a browser. Actually an older netbook I have, which I only use when I'm at a friend's house or otherwise out, had the browser lock up just trying to access the regular Facebook site.

Another thing is what I call pity parties. There are some who post about how everybody hates them, then their friends come and pat them on the back and tell it's not true and anybody who doesn't like them is a jerk. It gets annoying, but they are people and having an outlet for that and people who will talk to them might be doing them some good eventually.

But it does come down to if someone can't make friends and pushes people away from them, then Facebook is definitely not for them.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Mofo Rising on April 08, 2012, 04:19:45 AM
Facebook May Not Be So Friendly For Those With Low Self-Esteem (http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/03/26/149237888/facebook-may-not-be-so-friendly-for-those-with-low-self-esteem)

It's a bulletin board.

I always wonder about those who get so worked up about the whole thing. It's a bulletin board. I've got several friends who are adamant against it like it's the first step to an apocalypse.

It's a bulletin board. Just the latest iteration.

I log on, look at pictures of my friend's goober kids, and maybe a link to a funny video with a dog playing poker. Then I log out and I'm done. I see what my friends are up to, and maybe some acquaintances I only tangentially care about.

I guess it's a bunch of crap, if you view this whole "internet" thing as a passing fad.

It's a bulletin board. If you're super against it, you should remember that this forum is yet another bulletin board. Chin chin.

EDIT: I forgot the rest of the stuff I was going to say.

I used to use Facebook to post some really acerbic stuff that I thought was funny. Now almost my entire family is on Facebook, so I have to be a little bit more careful about what I say. (Sorry, Mom!)

Also, I find it amusing that there are some things that are only BM worthy. Yes, I'm adolescent enough to always find that funny.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Chainsawmidget on April 08, 2012, 06:40:26 AM
I just can't get into things like that.  I don't trust them.  Friends, family, and co-workers do not all need access to the same information about me.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: The Burgomaster on April 09, 2012, 10:18:29 AM
I deleted my FB account last night.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Trevor on April 11, 2012, 03:02:14 AM
I'm glad you posted about that here, because otherwise I would have been wondering if I did something to upset you.

You were one of the first of many to welcome me here when I joined in 2007: I doubt that you would ever say anything that would upset me in the slightest. Besides, how many people other than yourself and friends on here would take kindly to being included in reviews of City of The Living Dead and The Demon?  :wink: :wink: :teddyr:


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Trevor on April 12, 2012, 04:59:27 AM
I deleted my FB account last night.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




The thing is, I can't access FB anywhere except on my old Nokia mobile ~ FB is blocked at work ~ so I deactivated it. Anyone that wants to contact me via email or even phone, just PM me and we can keep in contact those ways other than just on here.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Flick James on April 13, 2012, 07:07:22 PM
Here's how I do facebook.

I go to a Barnes & Noble and find the biggest, heaviest book I can. Then I sit and pretend I'm reading it. When some pimply-faced teen walks by I stop him and say, "hey, I left my reading glasses at home. Could you read this line for me real quick?"

And when he puts his face in book I slam it on his face and say "welcome to facebook, biatch!"


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: RCMerchant on April 13, 2012, 07:09:36 PM
Here's how I do facebook.

I go to a Barnes & Noble and find the biggest, heaviest book I can. Then I sit and pretend I'm reading it. When some pimply-faced teen walks by I stop him and say, "hey, I left my reading glasses at home. Could you read this line for me real quick?"

And when he puts his face in book I slam it on his face and say "welcome to facebook, biatch!"

 :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle:

I like you more everday!  :bouncegiggle:  :drink:


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Swordmaster1982 on April 13, 2012, 08:48:10 PM
Lol


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Jim H on April 14, 2012, 02:57:43 AM
Here's how I do facebook.

I go to a Barnes & Noble and find the biggest, heaviest book I can. Then I sit and pretend I'm reading it. When some pimply-faced teen walks by I stop him and say, "hey, I left my reading glasses at home. Could you read this line for me real quick?"

And when he puts his face in book I slam it on his face and say "welcome to facebook, biatch!"

 :thumbup:

I think I'm going to steal that.

Or not steal it.  Here's a karma for it.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Flick James on April 14, 2012, 02:49:10 PM
Here's how I do facebook.

I go to a Barnes & Noble and find the biggest, heaviest book I can. Then I sit and pretend I'm reading it. When some pimply-faced teen walks by I stop him and say, "hey, I left my reading glasses at home. Could you read this line for me real quick?"

And when he puts his face in book I slam it on his face and say "welcome to facebook, biatch!"

 :thumbup:

I think I'm going to steal that.

Or not steal it.  Here's a karma for it.

Go ahead. I semi-stole it from Harland Williams.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Flick James on April 14, 2012, 02:54:17 PM
Here's how I do facebook.

I go to a Barnes & Noble and find the biggest, heaviest book I can. Then I sit and pretend I'm reading it. When some pimply-faced teen walks by I stop him and say, "hey, I left my reading glasses at home. Could you read this line for me real quick?"

And when he puts his face in book I slam it on his face and say "welcome to facebook, biatch!"

 :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle:

I like you more everday!  :bouncegiggle:  :drink:

Thanks. Another few years and I can be on that show Off Their Rockers.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: RCMerchant on April 14, 2012, 03:28:00 PM
Here's how I do facebook.

I go to a Barnes & Noble and find the biggest, heaviest book I can. Then I sit and pretend I'm reading it. When some pimply-faced teen walks by I stop him and say, "hey, I left my reading glasses at home. Could you read this line for me real quick?"

And when he puts his face in book I slam it on his face and say "welcome to facebook, biatch!"

 :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle:

I like you more everday!  :bouncegiggle:  :drink:

Thanks. Another few years and I can be on that show Off Their Rockers.
Start juggling live monkeys-you will be my hero.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Trevor on April 17, 2012, 06:57:06 AM
Here's how I do facebook.

I go to a Barnes & Noble and find the biggest, heaviest book I can. Then I sit and pretend I'm reading it. When some pimply-faced teen walks by I stop him and say, "hey, I left my reading glasses at home. Could you read this line for me real quick?"

And when he puts his face in book I slam it on his face and say "welcome to facebook, biatch!"

 :teddyr: :teddyr:


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Newt on April 17, 2012, 07:24:14 AM
Here's how I do facebook.

I go to a Barnes & Noble and find the biggest, heaviest book I can. Then I sit and pretend I'm reading it. When some pimply-faced teen walks by I stop him and say, "hey, I left my reading glasses at home. Could you read this line for me real quick?"

And when he puts his face in book I slam it on his face and say "welcome to facebook, biatch!"

Let that be a lesson to polite teens who frequent bookstores: avoid crotchety old codgers, even if it means being rude to them.


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: The Burgomaster on April 17, 2012, 08:34:58 AM
I'm starting a website called "Assbook."  You post a profile picture of your ass, chat with your friends all day, and send them requests to play online games like "Ass with Friends" and "Assville".




Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Flick James on April 17, 2012, 09:05:46 AM
Here's how I do facebook.

I go to a Barnes & Noble and find the biggest, heaviest book I can. Then I sit and pretend I'm reading it. When some pimply-faced teen walks by I stop him and say, "hey, I left my reading glasses at home. Could you read this line for me real quick?"

And when he puts his face in book I slam it on his face and say "welcome to facebook, biatch!"

Let that be a lesson to polite teens who frequent bookstores: avoid crotchety old codgers, even if it means being rude to them.

Wow. It was just a stupid joke. I promise I've never actually done that. And hey, I'M ONLY 44!


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Menard on April 17, 2012, 09:12:15 AM
Wow. It was just a stupid joke.

 :thumbup:

 :tongueout:


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: tracy on April 17, 2012, 01:22:39 PM
Here's how I do facebook.

I go to a Barnes & Noble and find the biggest, heaviest book I can. Then I sit and pretend I'm reading it. When some pimply-faced teen walks by I stop him and say, "hey, I left my reading glasses at home. Could you read this line for me real quick?"

And when he puts his face in book I slam it on his face and say "welcome to facebook, biatch!"


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Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: bob on April 17, 2012, 05:07:54 PM
I like it as it keeps me contract with friends and family I haven't seen in a  while

I also enjoy the word games on there


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: claws on April 22, 2012, 02:34:36 AM
So everyone is posting e-cards on Facebook lately. They did before, but I noticed a huge increase this week.
It's one of those things I hate about Facebook, this trendy internet fab stuff everyone follows  :lookingup:


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Allhallowsday on May 01, 2012, 03:56:14 PM
I never remember my password, and the Facef**kbook prompts offer s**t like " send codes and login to yahoo now..."?  WTF? 
Every usual permutation of my password I try I can never get in and they always want LOTS of information and homework to get a new password, PLUS the buttons they say are there... ARE NOT THERE! 

I HATE FACEf**kBOOK. 


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: Allhallowsday on May 01, 2012, 07:31:27 PM
Oh!  I logged in.  Why does this always happen those rare few times I bother to venture over there?  I am not a f**kfacebook regular, but, I went thru my notes and realized THAT I HAD MY PASSWORD CORRECT IN THE FIRST PLACE and MULTIPLE TIMES THEREAFTER!!!   :hatred:


Title: Re: Facebook
Post by: tommex84 on May 08, 2012, 01:05:57 PM
Here's how I do facebook.

I go to a Barnes & Noble and find the biggest, heaviest book I can. Then I sit and pretend I'm reading it. When some pimply-faced teen walks by I stop him and say, "hey, I left my reading glasses at home. Could you read this line for me real quick?"

And when he puts his face in book I slam it on his face and say "welcome to facebook, biatch!"

OMG, I damn near p**sed myself :bouncegiggle: