Facebook

[gunslingerdick]

I'm curious as to how many and which of us are Facebookers. I could probably guess who's in and who isn't. But I'm looking for more. Because I think how a person uses Facebook can be telling of their personality. So I'm hoping everybody will be honest answering the following questions.

Do you have a Facebook account? If so, what kind of Facebooker are you? Do you poast a lot? Are you more likely to poast pictures or status updates? How active are you on other people's pages? How many "friends" do you have? Do you use your Facebook for professional purposes or strictly for personal? Do you defriend or block people? What do you enjoy and what don't you like about Facebook?

You don't have to answer these exact questions but give us a sense of how you use your Facebook. I can't expect y'all to participate without going first so...

I like to think I'm a good Facebook user. I don't poast a lot (I guess that's relative). There are some weeks in which I might make 2-3 poasts but then I could go a month or so without poasting anything. For example, the last poast I made on my Facebook page was on Sunday, May 15 when I poasted 10 or so pictures of my family with some friends at the Avett Brothers concert in Philly. I guess you could also say I'm seasonal in that during Carolina football and basketball seasons, I'll usually poast after a Carolina game with my thoughts on the game. As far as activity on other people's pages, as most of you would assume, I tend to view Facebook in a narcissistic way - meaning, I'm much more inclined to poast about me and mine than I would be to care about what someone else is poasting. With that said though, I'm not an attention seeker on Facebook. I like looking at my stuff but I'm not really concerned if other people do or don't. I tend to only poast on close friends' pages. I never go political on my page but I will engage on other people's pages from time to time (I mean, I can't resist the urge to poast facepalm memes with all these Bernie supporters coming out of the woodwork). Some things I loathe on Facebook are inspirational messages, pictures of food or even someone's commentary on their "amazing" dinner, people that overindulge on hashtags, attention seekers begging for likes, or social media SJWs. I use Facebook some for professional purposes but not too often because my organization has a Facebook page and I do most of my professional poasting there.

I'll let others chime in and that might help me think of some other things I do or don't do, like or don't like.

 

[Raising Heel]

This one's easy. I just joined Facebook a few weeks ago, and only so I get notifications about new events that have been poasted in a private group that includes about 25 friends of mine.

I have poasted one event, the Hall & Oates concert I went to last night. It was not until that concert that I even learned how to add friends. I've never poasted on somebody's wall or checked in or shared a picture of my dinner or anything like that, nor do I plan on using Facebook for much more than keeping track of events.

 

[chick_bleeds_carolina_blue]

I'm curious as to how many and which of us are Facebookers. I could probably guess who's in and who isn't. But I'm looking for more. Because I think how a person uses Facebook can be telling of their personality. So I'm hoping everybody will be honest answering the following questions.

Do you have a Facebook account? If so, what kind of Facebooker are you? Do you poast a lot? Are you more likely to poast pictures or status updates? How active are you on other people's pages? How many "friends" do you have? Do you use your Facebook for professional purposes or strictly for personal? Do you defriend or block people? What do you enjoy and what don't you like about Facebook?

You don't have to answer these exact questions but give us a sense of how you use your Facebook. I can't expect y'all to participate without going first so...

I like to think I'm a good Facebook user. I don't poast a lot (I guess that's relative). There are some weeks in which I might make 2-3 poasts but then I could go a month or so without poasting anything. For example, the last poast I made on my Facebook page was on Sunday, May 15 when I poasted 10 or so pictures of my family with some friends at the Avett Brothers concert in Philly. I guess you could also say I'm seasonal in that during Carolina football and basketball seasons, I'll usually poast after a Carolina game with my thoughts on the game. As far as activity on other people's pages, as most of you would assume, I tend to view Facebook in a narcissistic way - meaning, I'm much more inclined to poast about me and mine than I would be to care about what someone else is poasting. With that said though, I'm not an attention seeker on Facebook. I like looking at my stuff but I'm not really concerned if other people do or don't. I tend to only poast on close friends' pages. I never go political on my page but I will engage on other people's pages from time to time (I mean, I can't resist the urge to poast facepalm memes with all these Bernie supporters coming out of the woodwork). Some things I loathe on Facebook are inspirational messages, pictures of food or even someone's commentary on their "amazing" dinner, people that overindulge on hashtags, attention seekers begging for likes, or social media SJWs. I use Facebook some for professional purposes but not too often because my organization has a Facebook page and I do most of my professional poasting there.

I'll let others chime in and that might help me think of some other things I do or don't do, like or don't like.

Well as much as I complained about this joint here starting to feel like Facebook last week, obviously I am a Facebook user. I had some friends talk me into it back in 2007 or 2008. I did not start really using it though until 2009 maybe. I use it to stay in touch with family and friends, old high school buddies, etc. I was on a few political pages but "unliked" them when the commentary got to be too stressful for me to read.

I post so many different things. Mostly memes or links to stories with my personal commentary sometimes. I like funny memes and inspirational ones occasionally. The Tasty videos are pretty cool to watch and try out later.

The thing I absolutely HATE the most on there is the duck lip pics girls take, thus the reason for my profile picture of me making those ridiculous pouty lips. I was making fun and showing some of these nutbrains I am friends with how truly stupid it looks! LOL I hate selfies all around though really. That has to be the dumbest thing we have come up with lately in this culture! I don't do selfies and I wouldn't even if I was still young and cute! ha!

Hashtags on there are annoying and my niece does one for every dang word she puts! It is not Twitter! I make fun of her doing that too! Kids are crazy!

The most annoying and disturbing thing on there to me is the people who type out scripture that is really meaningful and it's always about how we need to behave or else!!!!***??? and then an hour later they are posting something that completely contradicts the scripture they posted earlier, usually some hateful thing about people on government assistance followed by the typical stereotypical misinformed, ignorant statement. OH and the memes that the left and right put on there that are obviously false! Love the ones about Obama refusing to stand in front of an American flag and always using the Muslim prayer curtain! that one is a gem! hahahaha stupid people! and even the occasional one from the liberals that is not factual like the ones lately about the women getting thrown out of a bathroom because they were mistaken for men... those are all false!... the right does it the most though. If you have to make sh*t up to make a point, then you don't have a valid point to begin with! xo

 

[Hark_The_Sound_2010]

I do have a Facebook account - I've had it since I was a senior in High School in 2006 (this was back when they required you to have a college email to get an account, so I made an account once I was accepted to school and got my email address). I used to use it a lot, but in the past few years have hardly used it at all. I post statuses very rarely, and when I do it's almost always sports related (cheering on UNC before the Final Four... Gloating about the Pats super bowl last year, etc.). I never really check friends pages or statuses, if someone pops up on my feed that I'm legitimately interested in, I might check out what they've been up to lately, but that is very rare as well. Facebook is strictly personal for me, I have all of my stuff hidden from non-friends, and even a lot of my pictures hidden from my friends as well (I never post pictures but get tagged in them, and then decide if said picture is appropriate for the general audience). I have 785 friends on there.

I used to really like Facebook. It was a perfect way to keep up with high school friends when I went away to college, and a perfect way to keep up with college friends once I graduated. It was also a good way to "creep" on people and see what they were up to when you wouldn't want to actually engage them in everyday life. It was useful for being reminded of birthdays that you had no idea were approaching. About 5 years ago or so - when Facebook really starting blowing up (read: selling out) was when it became unfun. Now, everyone's grandmother has a facebook, people's dogs have facebooks, there are advertisements everywhere. You get bugged to "help out so and so's farm" and all the other stupid facebook games that exist now. They track so much of your information and sell it now. Employers scour your Facebook page to try to get dirt on you to not hire you - which if Facebook was used the way it was intended to in the first place, there's probably a decent amount of dirt on there that I wouldn't want potential employers seeing. I guess it should have been expected that when something like that becomes popular and mainstream, that the late adopters will ruin it - but it was much better in the past.

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

I don't mind admitting that I'm a regular Facebook user. I don't post every day but probably on average every 2-3 days. I've had an account since 2009 and use it primarily for pictures and to stay in touch with friends and family who aren't local. My aunties out of state love the occasional pictures of our little girls (although I try not to be that parent that's always posting pics of their kids). I do give the courtesy of a like or comment if something comes across my feed that I enjoy or appreciate. I will generally accept a friend request as long as I know who the person is, but if what they post generally annoys or bores me I will hide them from my news feed so I don't see their activity. As a result most of what I do see is stuff that is relatively interesting to me or is from people that I'm actually close with (except for the ads and viral stuff that can't be avoided).

I have also managed Facebook accounts for a couple of different businesses and nonprofits that I've been associated with.

I don't post anything on FB I wouldn't want to defend or explain in a job interview, regardless of privacy settings.

 

[gunslingerdick]

I have poasted one event, the Hall & Oates concert I went to last night.

i couldn't choose which meme better expressed my sentiment so I went with both.

 

[Billheel]

Use it for personal and also have a business page. My company requires it for sales people. They keep it updated so I could give a crap. I use my personal page to keep up with relatives and friends and to post pictures of vacations and grandkids. Also pics of concerts and UNC games and such. I absolutely hate all the drama, stupid memes, click here if you love God, videos that don't play, ad's and all other nonsense that are on there. I would drop it in a heartbeat if it weren't for family and friends.

Linked in is much better for business purposes.

 

[Raising Heel]

I don't post anything on FB I wouldn't want to defend or explain in a job interview, regardless of privacy settings.

I'm the same with my (anonymous) Twitter account, and yet all us morans are probably using our employer's network to access this site to talk about cheese, porn, and random pictures.

 

[Raising Heel]

i couldn't choose which meme better expressed my sentiment so I went with both.

Ha! Fun time. They're obviously not in their prime but it was a great trip down memory lane nonetheless and the set list covered everything you'd expect. Surprised by how young the crowd skewed.

 

[heelmanwilm]

I enjoy my fb. I have re rstablished contact with a lot of long lost friends. I also have several very clever friends that post hilarious stuff and we hve a good time with the back and forth about it. I never post "serious" stuff. I keep it sweet and light. Like my coffee and my women.

 

[gunslingerdick]

Ha! Fun time. They're obviously not in their prime but it was a great trip down memory lane nonetheless and the set list covered everything you'd expect. Surprised by how young the crowd skewed.

They're a top 5er of all time for me. Of course I love them for the nostalgic value but I genuinely like their music. Speaking of the set list, it's funny but over the past 10 years I've really come to like a lot of the lesser known stuff. I mean, Maneater, Private Eyes and I Can't Go For That are all tight. But I've found some hidden gems in their catalog.

 

[coolwaterunc]

Don't have Facebook and don't ever plan on getting one. Yeah, it would be kind of cool to reconnect with some of my hold high school and college friends, but it's not worth it to me.

 

[strummingram]

Don't do it at all.

That's not true... I created a sorta stealth profile so I can see my ex-sister-in-law's profile when my mom and brother tell me to look at what she's said about them.

 

[heelz2345]

Yes, I have a Facebook account. I believe I joined in fall of 2005, I was a sophomore in HS at the time. I probably poast about once or twice a day. It's a mix when it comes to what I'm likely to put on there. I will share pictures or videos, but I think most of what I put on there are status updates. I try to keep my page funny/entertaining, so most of what I poast is intended to be light, or anecdotes of some kind. I am also probably better behaved on Facebook than real life in regard to my use of "adult" language. I have about 1300 friends, but a good number of them are people that I "knew" in high school or met freshman year of college that I don't really care about. I probably should unfriend some, but I tend to take advantage of the unfollow option more often than I would unfriend someone. I use it more for personal stuff, but I'll share events for things I'm involved in like if I'm performing in a show or something like that. I like that you can easily contact a friend or see links to things that you might have an interest in. I don't like when people use it solely as a mouthpiece for their political beliefs, regardless of where they might stand on the political spectrum. That's a quick way to get an unfollow from me. Really, I just don't like people being a jerk on there. There are people I know who are nice in real life and complete jerks on Facebook and that's something that really irritates me. But overall, I really enjoy using Facebook.

 

[gunslingerdick]

There are people I know who are nice in real life and complete jerks on Facebook and that's something that really irritates me. But overall, I really enjoy using Facebook.

Totally agree. There are people who I have started to dislike in "real life" simply because of their Facebook persona. And this goes back to the discussion we had on Phil Mickleson, I want to you be your best in a public venue. If that means faking it a little bit, then that's what it means. I'd love to go apeshit on some people on Facebook but I have an obligation to my family, my employer and many others to act in a manner that won't embarrass those that count on me. And when I see people poasting irresponsibly on Facebook, I lose respect for them because obviously, they feel no obligation to act accordingly for the people that count on them. That's part o0f the draw of a message board - we can all poast our real thoughts and feelings without worrying about just or unjust backlash.

Don't have Facebook and don't ever plan on getting one. Yeah, it would be kind of cool to reconnect with some of my hold high school and college friends, but it's not worth it to me.

I completely respect that. It's like a cell phone. I think I could be living a perfectly happy life had I never gotten one. But now that I've had one, I don't think I could ever go back to not having one. It's changed me.

I enjoy my fb. I have re rstablished contact with a lot of long lost friends. I also have several very clever friends that post hilarious stuff and we hve a good time with the back and forth about it. I never post "serious" stuff. I keep it sweet and light. Like my coffee and my women.

Same here. I don't really get into poasting about serious stuff. I go to Facebook to be entertained. Humor is my desire 9 times out 10. I'm not sure, but I think the last serious topic I addressed on my Facebook page was the Newtown shooting. And it was just one poast to say I didn't like how either side of the gun debate was using the incident in their argument. I'd say the majority of my poast are pictures of my family and friends - basically to chronicle this part of my life. I imagine being able to look back 20 years from now at pictures of vacations I took with my family or my thoughts after a crushing Carolina loss or something. Other than that, my status updates are usually sports related or non-political, non-religious current event stuff.

 

[gteeitup]

i do facebook...its been great connecting with friends and seeing how some hot girls turned into cows...i also enjoy the jokes and stuff people poast.

i probably poast once every couple of days...some family photos on occasion as well...i'll poast about good/bad restaurants, vacays, etc.

i've found that some friends since grade school are despicable human beings now, perhaps even then, just too young to know...some have developed hate for different races, sexual orientations, and religions...i have unfollowed or unfriended and will continue.

 

[gunslingerdick]

i do facebook...its been great connecting with friends and seeing how some hot girls turned into cows...
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lol

You're a hell of a guy.

 

[mikeirbyusa]

Yep, use it a lot.

 

[Blue2010]

I used to use Facebook until I was sent this: http://app.thefacesoffacebook.com

That was just a wee bit too open for my liking. Delete my profile and never looked back. Have not missed it a single bit.

 

[chick_bleeds_carolina_blue]

I used to use Facebook until I was sent this: http://app.thefacesoffacebook.com

That was just a wee bit too open for my liking. Delete my profile and never looked back. Have not missed it a single bit.

Holy crap!

 

[HeelFan58]

I have an anonymous FB account. I only set it up because so many sites require it to post on their boards. I occasionally get friend requests but just ignore them. I personally think FB is stupid and Suckerburg is a douche bag. I try to never buy products that advertise on FB.

 

[UNC71-00]

This one's easy. I just joined Facebook a few weeks ago, and only so I get notifications about new events that have been poasted in a private group that includes about 25 friends of mine.

I have poasted one event, the Hall & Oates concert I went to last night. It was not until that concert that I even learned how to add friends. I've never poasted on somebody's wall or checked in or shared a picture of my dinner or anything like that, nor do I plan on using Facebook for much more than keeping track of events.

LOL @ RH joining Facebook.

I have an account, check it daily, and poast on it about once every 3 months- always just pictures of family and friends.

 

[Raising Heel]

LOL @ RH joining Facebook.

 

[WhatTheHeel?]

I use it for a company and an event I manage, but not personally. I am basically in touch with everyone I want to be and I am not really much of a sharer.

 

[TarHeelNation11]

Don't have a facebook. I don't like people so why would I have an account on a site designed to connect people?

 

[Heels Noir]

Proudly not a member.

 

[Raising Heel]

Don't have a facebook. I don't like people so why would I have an account on a site designed to connect people?

I friended my brother this weekend, which turned out to be a huge mistake. That was immediately followed by dozens of family members coming out of the woodwork to send me friend requests. People who can't bother to carry on an actual, human relationship in real life want to be my cyberspace friends...this is why I hate Facebook.

 

[TarHeelNation11]

I friended my brother this weekend, which turned out to be a huge mistake. That was immediately followed by dozens of family members coming out of the woodwork to send me friend requests. People who can't bother to carry on an actual, human relationship in real life want to be my cyberspace friends...this is why I hate Facebook.

South Park's episode on Facebook is perfect, and describes the same situation you're describing. If you have Hulu, I'd highly recommend it. It's from a few seasons back and called "You have 1 Friend" or something like that.

 

[Hark_The_Sound_2010]

South Park's episode on Facebook is perfect, and describes the same situation you're describing. If you have Hulu, I'd highly recommend it. It's from a few seasons back and called "You have 1 Friend" or something like that.

Great episode.

 

[UNC71-00]

So, thanks to Facebook, I just discovered that a guy with whom I went to elementary school and middle school graduated from MIT, was on their blackjack team (not the one that got caught), CIO for Fortress Investment Group and now retired at age 45 living in Utah. He won $150K last year in the World Series of Poker.

We always knew the guy was pretty smart, but damn.