Facebook

[DaveM]

I think I have lost the plot as far as Facebook goes. Maybe the forums have given me the wrong idea as to what communication is all about. On Facebook you will make a post and be expecting some opinions on the subject and then just get nothing. Where as on a forum you get some type of interaction when having an opinion about anything. It is almost as if everyone on Facebook is just too scared to voice an opinion (excepting for Gary that is )

So I have reach a point where it was so great to make contact with long lost friends but so sad not to be able to actually speak to them about anything that is not related to the weather and such like content, what a pity :y8:

 

[Rocky]

Yeah, I tend to agree with you about FB. It's not a very chatty place.
Sometimes I wonder what it's all about and why it even exists
Some people there post like crazy every day and often more than once a day.
I scan through it, make a comment once in a while, but generally don't have much interaction there.

 

[DaveM]

I spend most of my time commenting on others post and not bothering in posting anything much of late as it seems to be a wast of time, like talking to yourself

 

[shanered6]

i have never bothered with FB my self .not really in to all that kind of stuff . it all seems to be about really boring mundane things .

 

[Rocky]

Yeah, I rarely post anything.
Unless you block certain people all your "friends" can see what is going on so maybe people are reluctant to tell the world everything.
My South American travelling companions from Belgium are quite active on FB and I have some interaction with them from time to time.
But again, it's mostly commenting on their pictures, etc.
Joao is on FB every day and I sometimes comment to him, but he's usually writing in his language and I don't know what he's talking about.

 

[DaveM]

Well it really does appear that people are hesitant to voice any opinion they may have other than on the every day unimportant stuff. As I say I find this sad as I would love to be able to get inside of some of my old friends thought to see how life has change their outlook and perspective on things. I have even tried to PM some of then to get into a conversation about current event and still the short replies that don't say much at all

 

[shanered6]

i think basically if you find a thing restraining i cant see the point in it ! all thou my kids are on it constantly and dont seem to have any problems with it.
i think it may be an age thing

 

[Rocky]

You can send private PM's on FB that the whole world can't see - which is what I tend to do.
If I'm away from home and have access to a computer I often use FB PM's to communicate with home.
I did that in South America since phone calls were so expensive.
If you've done that and don't get much of a response then I guess they just don't want to talk.

 

[shanered6]

you have a point there ! you can PM what you want, so i think maybe its a finding common ground thing , here on TT we all love bikes and our triumph,s and can find endless things to talk about ,becouse we have that common ground .

 

[gumpt1oo]

I was on FB, but I just didn't get it! Folks would post what they had for breakfast and stuff like that!
Plus I was getting friend requests from folk I'd never heard of, or communicated with, so I deleted myself!

 

[Dilligaf]

You must have friends who are interested in what you have to say to get replies....LOL

 

[Rocky]

I was on FB, but I just didn't get it! Folks would post what they had for breakfast and stuff like that!

I agree. Some of the daily posts are pretty mundane and you wonder why they bother.

 

[Dilligaf]

This morning I had a great bowel movement.

 

[CarlS]

I am on Facebook; but I rarely visit the site. I, too, get friends requests from folks I do not know. I ignore them.

 

[hemibee]

I'm on FB but it is mainly to keep in touch with family in Louisiana and my oldest son while he is in college. If I could get the Louisiana family to get into bikes and join a few forums I could keep up with them that way.


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[DaveM]

Well I blocked friends requests for non friends of friends, so basically they get screened by my friend first and they are very good at not just allowing passes by into the group. The thing is these are people I have known for around 40 year plus so you would think we may have some common ground and an opinion to share once in a while. Anyway I have lost the plot now as far as FB goes

 

[otherwise]

This morning I had a great bowel movement.

Yep, you must be the second most interesting person in the world, just after me, I had two. :y98:


I've actually signed up to FB 2 or 3 times (using made up names ) but couldn't figure out what was going on or how it worked. That was years ago and now I'm glad that I'm so dumb.

 

[avion]

I got onto FB, but really can't be bothered with it.
Very messy and I have no use for it.

 

[The Seeker]

i have never bothered with FB my self .not really in to all that kind of stuff . it all seems to be about really boring mundane things .

Trophy riders don't need no stinkin' Facebook!

I REFUSE to open an account there.

 

[DaveM]

It was great making contact with old friends that I have not seen for over 30 plus years. However it turn out like the dog chasing the car once he catches it then what. Here you have these old friend but you cannot really talk to them other than those very day mundane stuff as mention here.