Being Forced to join Facebook

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Being Forced to join Facebook
Topic Started: Oct 27 2012, 11:25 AM (903 Views)
Deleted User	Oct 27 2012, 11:25 AM Post #1
Deleted User	Nothing irritates me more than when something is announced and I want more on the subject, I am redirected to facebook. Recently I was supporting a friend in a contest and I had to verify my vote through facebook. These are only a couple of examples. Now in order to do any of the above I have to join Facebook. Well, I for one do not wish to join Facebook, I have no interest, desire nor do I wish to disclose any private information they collect and having that information shared with third parties. Next what about the thousands of people who do not have a computer and do not want one .. they are denied the sought for information and thus forced to buy a computer and to join facebook. No wonder Facebook has a billion subscribers & growing .. not for the want of people to subscribe but being forced to subscribe.
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Dialtone	Oct 27 2012, 11:50 AM Post #2
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,190 Group: Member Member #721 Joined: April 1, 2010	I agree, everything now seems to have a facebook link, even the MP3 player I bought a couple weeks ago has an app for Facebook when it connects to my PC to upload music. I tried FB a couple years ago, didn't like it, so deactivated my account. To me it seemed like a lot of users just trying to get as many FB friends as possible as a status symbol, and playing stupid interactive games. I guess if you wanted to be continually in contact with someone and know their every move it might be useful, but for my use, I could never see the attraction. Now people are being bullied, tracked, and stalked over FB, I'm happy to be a recluse and if anyone wants to know how I am or where I am, they know my phone number or email address. I don't even have a smart phone, my kids think I'm a dinosaur, they're right. biggrin 04



goldengal	Oct 27 2012, 11:56 AM Post #3
Mistress, House of Dogs Posts: 11,674 Group: Member Member #715 Joined: March 31, 2010	Dialtone Oct 27 2012, 11:50 AM I agree, everything now seems to have a facebook link, even the MP3 player I bought a couple weeks ago has an app for Facebook when it connects to my PC to upload music. I tried FB a couple years ago, didn't like it, so deactivated my account. To me it seemed like a lot of users just trying to get as many FB friends as possible as a status symbol, and playing stupid interactive games. I guess if you wanted to be continually in contact with someone and know their every move it might be useful, but for my use, I could never see the attraction. Now people are being bullied, tracked, and stalked over FB, I'm happy to be a recluse and if anyone wants to know how I am or where I am, they know my phone number or email address. I don't even have a smart phone, my kids think I'm a dinosaur, they're right. biggrin 04 I'm with you DT. I too belonged to FB a couple of years ago, but honestly could not see the point of it - for me that is. If I want to talk to someone I can pick up the phone ... or send an email. And Toodles ... I agree so many sites direct us to FB to visit their page, but without a membership, we are locked out. Take care, Pat



Dana	Oct 27 2012, 12:24 PM Post #4
WWS Hummingbird Guru & Wildlife photographer extrordinaire Posts: 13,054 Group: Member Member #830 Joined: March 23, 2011	I once had a look at a friend's page and saw someone listed there I had no wish to see in real life so I declined the invite. No cell phone either.



Darcie	Oct 27 2012, 12:30 PM Post #5
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	I'm a member, have restricted who can see what. I seldom post anything but I do keep track of my grandchilden and many of my nieces and nephews and their children, and now my grandson will be posting there from Afghanistan. I don't post pictures, but I look at them, I never play games and I never follow anything that sends me to Facebook. I do not 'like' anything commercial either and I do not play in any contests.



FuzzyO	Oct 27 2012, 12:38 PM Post #6
Posts: 16,968 Group: Administration Member #710 Joined: March 30, 2010	Pretty much the same here Darcie. I use Facebook but it doesn't use me.



Alli	Oct 27 2012, 03:21 PM Post #7
Mistress, House of Cats Posts: 4,732 Group: Member Member #711 Joined: March 30, 2010	I use Facebook to communicate with my hubby, it's an easy way of getting messages to him and vice versa you can't always be calling.It gets expensive. The rest I don't play games I don't exchange nothing with anyone It's just to make contact with those I need to reach . My son deleted his account he saw no point to keeping it. I don't twitter either how do people get over 1500 followers My daughter has I checked her twitter and it just seems like aimless blaa blaa.... 102



wildie	Oct 27 2012, 03:55 PM Post #8
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	I'm on Facebook and find its a quick and easy way to keep in touch with my family. All my grand children are users. I don't get involved with games or other social concepts, such as 'Family Tree'. Publicizing family linkages could have dangerous consequences.



Deleted User	Oct 27 2012, 04:09 PM Post #9
Deleted User	I can speak free of charge with family & friends using Skype, hotmail, yahoo, email & phone. I certainly do not need facebook. How did we keep in touch with family & friends before cars & phones and the internet? Amazingly, we did albeit not daily but sufficiently. Apparently, no one is concerned that Facebook sells their personal information which is required to give out upon registration. Then one wonders why they get spam. Thanks but no thanks. And I do not need "friends" to write on my "wall" and anyone to follow me.
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haili	Oct 27 2012, 11:42 PM Post #10
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,084 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	My daughter had to join because of her job but never uses it. I look at it but rarely post. Most if it is inane drivel IMO and if you become someone's friend, you get all their drivel. I defriended a couple of people and briefly wondered if they were offended. Probably they never noticed.



brodie	Oct 28 2012, 12:34 AM Post #11
Small Star Member Posts: 644 Group: Member Member #295 Joined: April 26, 2006	Toodles I so agree, I dislike being directed to facebook too. Whenever I find a product that interests me and want more information, I must "like it" to get further details. I do not bother. You are right, there are other ways to keep in touch.



Trotsky	Oct 28 2012, 12:41 AM Post #12
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	I'm not on Facebook and I too am getting sick of inncouous links that ask you to comment or vote on something and then when you comply you find the first requirement is to open a Facebook account. It strikes me as a growing simplistic fad to dumb down the population with innannities. "Please be my friend...I have only 19,000 and need one more." So second grade.



angora	Oct 28 2012, 02:03 AM Post #13
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	I keep in close touch with my kids on facebook. We talk just as we do in person. Since they both share my sense of humour we kid a lot. Friends they had in high school also communicate with me. I have fun with them too. I am in touch with an estranged branch of my family which warms my heart and my kids are in touch with their cousins in Africa. I can take what I want from it and ignore what does not suit me. I am always puzzled by the worry about giving out info. I am sure that anyone who wanted info about anyone who is on the internet at all could manage to get it without facebook. Anyway, why would anyone want info about someone as unimportant as myself?



friendshipgal	Oct 28 2012, 02:40 AM Post #14
Guess everyone wants their own Trudashians Posts: 12,815 Group: Member Member #241 Joined: February 12, 2006	Trotsky Oct 28 2012, 12:41 AM I'm not on Facebook and I too am getting sick of inncouous links that ask you to comment or vote on something and then when you comply you find the first requirement is to open a Facebook account. It strikes me as a growing simplistic fad to dumb down the population with innannities. "Please be my friend...I have only 19,000 and need one more." So second grade. Sorta like Twitter Twitter : "A system that publishes brain farts in real time" http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/10/25/jesse-kline-can-we-stop-treating-twitter-as-if-it-was-invented-for-intellectuals/



goldengal	Oct 28 2012, 03:19 AM Post #15
Mistress, House of Dogs Posts: 11,674 Group: Member Member #715 Joined: March 31, 2010	Yesterday when I was at my older daughter's, she was on FB, and noticed a message from someone from exactly a year ago which she had somehow missed. She clicked on it, and the young woman wanted to know if she was Kim's sister. Tracy and Kim were best friends from kindergarten until grade 7 when they went to separate schools, made new friends and drifted apart. She is now VP of an insurance company, and she and her husband breed Huskies. Kim has now been in touch with her so there is an example of two who might never have crossed paths again. Take care, Pat



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