@wundayatta Lots of questions there for me. I’m sorry if I don’t address all of them right now. We have a snow day and I hope to go outside soon and play in the snow with my daughter. I’ll also take plenty of pictures because I enjoy photography. I’m sure I’ll share some of my pictures because I have friends and family on Facebook who are interested in seeing my photography.
What do you do to get what you want out of Facebook? I block or hide the things I don’t like. I follow many pages that I’m interested in, such as The National Park Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, The Science Channel, The National Audubon Society, Universe Today, StarDate, PBS, National Geographic and a few local news organizations. These are just a few of the pages I follow. These pages post interesting facts and photos that interest me.
What kinds of things do you post on Facebook and what don’t you post there? I share photos, I share links I think others might find interesting like this link I found yesterday, I posted a list of Girl Scout cookies my daughter was selling for those who were interested in buying cookies and I share the achievements of my children. I don’t post that often. I can go days without posting a thing. I rarely, if ever, post complaints and I never share dirty laundry. I don’t post political crap. I’m drama free and I’m not friends with anyone who creates drama.
How do you decide what not to say, knowing it will cause some kind of ruckus? I don’t debate on Facebook, but I did kindly let my friend know that her Bill Cosby ‘I’m 83 and I’m Tired’ rant was false. Bill Cosby was born in 1936. He didn’t say the things she posted. My friend removed the post and I’m hoping she’ll check her facts now before posting these things. Like I said, I don’t debate, but I couldn’t let that one go. I didn’t want my friend to look stupid.
How do you decide who to friend? Who not to friend? I friend family, friends I went to school with and a few Fluther friends I think I can trust. The people I friend from Fluther are people I would meet irl. I don’t friend every person I like at Fluther, just those I have gotten to know the 4+ years I’ve been here.
I hope that answers some of your questions. :)