Facebook pet peeves.

mousefan73 · Dec 20, 2018

Skellingtonj said:
These are always fun.

When someone does something, example: buy a house, announce pregnancy, move. So they make a post about it. Then the moms of the people who did one of the above make a new post about it.

Please share yours.

Sounds horrible but I get annoyed when people post..

1. "Please send prayers" and dont say why ( I am nosy and want details)
2. Or when cause of death is not mentioned for a person who obviously did not die of old age

soccerdad72 · Dec 20, 2018

Add me to the list of vague-booking haters.

mousefan73 · Dec 20, 2018

BadPinkTink said:
my Facebook pet peeve is people who COMPLAIN about what people post on Facebook. Why do you add this person and that person? Why do you add that random school mate you havent seen in 30 years? Why do you add your family members???

I have 30 people as friends on Facebook, carefully curated. I dont add family, I dont add work colleagues, I dont add people from the neighbourhood, I dont add people I havent met in real life. I add my actual real life friends. If you are not someone I would go to the pub with on a Saturday night, then nope I will not accept your friend request.

As a result, my Facebook timeline is full of things I am actually interested in. My friend who lives in that country posts updates about her kids, my friend who lives in that other country posts photos from her holiday, my friend who lives in that country who had a destination wedding I couldnt afford to go to posts her wedding photos. We talk on Facebook about issues in our lives, and yes some friends have political views which dont align to mine, and you know what, its actually really interesting to see how the other side think.

Its YOUR facebook page, you are under no obligation to add everyone, and if someone posts things you dont like or dont want to see, UNFRIEND them, its that easy!!

This is how I am with my Friends list. Perfectly curated too. I have my settings that my timeline and my posts are only viewable by friends I actually have a real relationship with.

I live in a small town and it seems everyone friended each other on FB. I accepted but then made a group called "town". they do not see my timeline posts unless I explicity do so, and I unfollow them so I do not get their updates.

dotfurio · Dec 20, 2018

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dotfurio · Dec 20, 2018

Vaguebooking is a big pet peeve of mine, too. I've unfriended a couple of people who were doing it all the time.

Another one is sharing claims without fact checking, be they medical, security, political, etc.

I think I follow more businesses on facebook for events and sales than I do people, lol. It is nice to see pics from relatives I don't see often, too.

anniemae · Dec 20, 2018

vaguebooking. "OMG I can't believe it!!!!!!" Then come the comments begging for an explanation.

bragging. I have one friend who constantly brags about her DH. How wonderful he is, how he spoiled her, how handsome he is, how generous he is etc. Recently she posted about how he was taking her out on a date and she posted constantly. pictures of them in the car, holding hands, pictures of the restaurant, the food, them toasting with drinks, feeding each other cake etc. I wanted to shout, "PUT DOWN THE PHONE AND ENJOY THE DATE!" I mean, to each their own but it just felt so orchestrated. I could almost hear her saying, "Okay pick up your drink, no not like that, hold it this way. Okay now smile and clink my glass, look at me lovingly, smile bigger, aaaaaaand got it. Now be quiet, i need to post this." LOL!

Skellingtonj · Dec 20, 2018

BadPinkTink said:
theres also this great feature called Facebook Groups. Anyone can set up a group. For example, you could have a Family group, where people can post things which are of interest to everyone, for example, photos of their kids, holiday photos etc. You dont have to be friends with anyone in the group, that way you still keep in contact BUT dont see all their posts you have no interest in or all the religious posts you find offensive etc etc.

The same with work collegues, you can have a work group, but dont HAVE to friend everyone you work with.

I also have a big block list and have very high security settings, which means I rarely get random friend requests.

I just dont understand why people are not more selective with the the people they friend on Facebook

There’s always one. I’m aware of how it works. I am just venting. If you don’t agree, keep scrolling. We have that feature here ;-)

Skellingtonj · Dec 20, 2018

Mariearistocat said:
Overt bragging. I have unfollowed people who just have the need to brag about something every. Single. Day. If they have nothing new to brag about from that day, they dredge up an old post to comment on. My kids would be mortified if I posted about their accomplishments, hence I have extremely humble children. I just can't bring myself to post pics of my vacation or kids' report cards (gag).
Also (and this may sound cruel) people who wallow in sadness. They are always posting about people they have lost over the years to get attention. 'It's been 5 years since so and so passed away .." Then the next day, a different random relative. it's like no one else has ever lost anyone!

**Edited to add--example is my husband's school bff's wife. She has posted such goodies as herself lying in front of her new car.

My mother in law posted that today... “17 years ago today we lost my mom...”. It’s quite dramatic.

rotlex · Dec 20, 2018

morgan98 said:
This is why I don't even have a Faceboook account...

And why I'm deleting mine as my New Years resolution!

Honestly, I joined Facebook to stay in touch with friends and family, and maybe share vacation and life adventure stuff. It's turned into nothing more than a poster bored for complaining, nasty memes and political crap.

I'm out, lol.

FlightlessDuck · Dec 20, 2018

luvsJack said:
That’s a bit easier said than done for a lot of people.

I am not friends with anyone I don’t actually know but if a family memeber sends me a request, I accept it. Really don’t want to go to a family dinner and get questioned about something like fb.

"Unfollow" is the best way to deal with this situation. :cool1:

Friend your BIL, but then unfollow them so you don't have to deal with his politics and crazy conspiracy theories, as an example.

Mackenzie Click-Mickelson · Dec 20, 2018

Probably drama in general. It's not that I wasn't guilty of it myself---FB reminds me how I was in 2006/2007 but that was 11-12 years ago when I was 18-19 (And I so cringe at 90% of those posts when they come up no way am I sharing those nowadays). The fact that some people still have so much drama in their lives is saddening and normally it's at least partially or mostly of their own making. But I've helped solved that by unfollowing those people. I don't like to unfriend people that I used to be close with but I don't have any problems with unfollowing them.

Extreme political posts-those also would get an unfollow.

It's already been posted about the vague posting. The issue I have is that many times its led to people not caring as much anymore at least after a time. And I've no doubt most of those people really are struggling with some real stuff but they post in a way where people become desensitized to it all.

Pink Partridge · Dec 20, 2018

I am absolutely intrigued by people who post long anniversary or birthday letters to their spouse on Facebook.

Jennasis · Dec 20, 2018

Fear-shares.

My own mother is the Queen of sharing every warning, hoax, scare etc without verifying its legitimacy. I finally got her to stop when I began taking 30 seconds of my time to fact check every one of her shares on snopes and then posting a comment about how whatever she shared was untrue along with a link to the proof. She stopped posting.

Queen of the WDW Scene · Dec 20, 2018

Cryptic attention seeking posts that always get people commenting with "What happened?", "Are you ok?", "I'm here if you need to talk".
Even if I'm curious I refuse to be sucked in. I will not react or comment.

bigbabyblues · Dec 20, 2018

People who constantly share their MLM business stuff and people who constantly re-share memes and such. That's why there is an unfollow button. I don't have any friends who post a bunch of drama and stuff.

VandVsmama · Dec 20, 2018

"Vague-booking" is 1 of my favorites (not). I usually end up un-friending people like that eventually because they turn out to be self-absorbed drama queens who are always stirring the pot. These are the same people who post selfies of every single part of their lives on every single day.

All of the "I love my spouse so much" brag posts make me barf.

I equally despise it when people post nothing but MLM (multilevel marketing) stuff. Scentsy, essential oils, $90 vitamins & diet shakes, overpriced canvas bags, marijuana oil, you name it.

Also cringe-worthy is people who come out of the woodwork & try to friend me only because they want to sell me MLM junk.

People who complain about religion & politics all the time on social media. Blah blah blah, whatever, none of us care about your opinion on that.

cabanafrau · Dec 20, 2018

morgan98 said:
This is why I don't even have a Faceboook account...

Yeah, I think I still need someone to explain to me, very slowly, why it is that I'm missing so much without a Facebook account?

I know of so many people who get in so many skirmishes or are nursing hurt feelings or wind up feeling down because of Facebook drama or Facebook bragging. How is it that intelligent and mature adults suddenly toss away most or all of their critical thinking and judgment when it comes to this social media noise?

cabanafrau · Dec 20, 2018

Jennasis said:
Fear-shares.

My own mother is the Queen of sharing every warning, hoax, scare etc without verifying its legitimacy. I finally got her to stop when I began taking 30 seconds of my time to fact check every one of her shares on snopes and then posting a comment about how whatever she shared was untrue along with a link to the proof. She stopped posting.

My husband is so frustrated that doing the same does not deter his mother in the slightest. "Oh well, I knew you would research it if I posted it, but I thought I'd put it out there in case it helped anyone."

Mackenzie Click-Mickelson · Dec 20, 2018

cabanafrau said:
Yeah, I think I still need someone to explain to me, very slowly, why it is that I'm missing so much without a Facebook account?

I know of so many people who get in so many skirmishes or are nursing hurt feelings or wind up feeling down because of Facebook drama or Facebook bragging. How is it that intelligent and mature adults suddenly toss away most or all of their critical thinking and judgment when it comes to this social media noise?

If people are getting into that kind of stuff and it's negatively impacting them then I would say they are better off without FB.

For me it's a way to keep up with memories mostly and to keep in touch with some people. I've never thought about deactivating my FB account but then again those drama-filled days have long been over for me. I don't post political crap, I don't share such and such crap, etc.

soccerdad72 · Dec 20, 2018

cabanafrau said:
Yeah, I think I still need someone to explain to me, very slowly, why it is that I'm missing so much without a Facebook account?

My boys actually got a nice note from their uncle (wife's side of the family) who said that even though he's far away, thanks to Facebook, he's enjoyed keeping up with what's going on in their lives. To me, that's the one benefit of Facebook - the ability for those who wouldn't normally be able to keep in touch very well to get updates on family and friends in different areas.

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