Facebook issues

[iusedtoberich]

Favorite things about Facebook:

Can't find an item I was just looking at because FB refreshes the page so I'll see different ads. The "reels" interface is a joke.

Stolen cartoons from The Far Side and several other cartoonists that are certainly copyright violations.

Offers of forged US Forever stamps at less than 50% of face value. I was seeing these every day for a while. Reported. No action.

Offers of "friendship" from the accounts of beautiful young women who have developed a consuming interest in my comments about billiard rules. I sometimes get several a day of these, which is more than I can handle. If anyone would enjoy a friendship with such a beautiful young woman, let me know and I'll pass "her" information along to you along with some interesting rules you can share with her. I suspect an account mill in India as the source of these accounts.

On the pool groups, all the idiots drowning out any rational discussion. I suppose it is the same or worse in other groups.

FB is a cesspool. There are parts of it that are a little less shitty.

All spot on.

For as much money and resources FB has, its got to be the worst possible UX design.

 

[Johnson]

Resellers can use programs to copy hundreds/thousands of E-commerce listings over to FB Marketplace and 10 other platforms, earilier this year FB wasn't sending out payments for items sold and shipped via marketplace (that they charge a 10% fee for and have ZERO customer service for as well). You can't even use the word MURDER in IG posts yet I saw a clip of a dude getting eaten by a crocodile last night??? Youtube isn't much different, all of social media is THE DEVIL!!

 

[JAM]

The Pros of Facebook:
• Networking with up-to-date pool tournament information
• Window's Open podcasts with the movers and shakers in the pool industry
• Female pool enthusiasts and fans able to share opinions without being slammed and trolled
• Keeping up with cousins and family on a day-to-day basis
• Valuable private industry groups about work-related subject matter
• Getting to know and follow pool pros around the world on their journey in pool
• Rooting for the home team when there are international pool happenings
• Learning private niceties about pros, e.g., seeing the Fillers and their brand-new beautiful home on the water
• Watching the junior players grow and get better and better
• Keeping up with the WPBA and the lady pros
• Lots of snooker factoids and tidbits during snooker season
• Permanent blocking of Facebook members that post topics I do not care for
• Getting daily chuckles with memes and posts that are fun to read and see

The Cons of Facebook:
• Cookies that share the same ads over and over again
• Fake IDs of men/women looking to be my "friend"
• Political posts that are too far right and too far left
• Facebook software that keeps changing with features nobody wants
• Facebook bots that prevent one from posting if they type too fast

My first experience on social media was Google Groups. This was back in the days of dial-up modems. I had no social media etiquette or knowledge of the repercussions when sharing personal information. Thankfully, I made a few friends, Smorgie being one of them. When Smorgie invited me to AzBilliards, I thought I was in pool paradise, enjoying my posting experience, especially trip reports and photos. But then came an Army of cyberbullies and banned members posting, which caused me severe emotional upset and a prolonged depression. If I had to do it over again on AzBilliards, I would never have revealed my identity, mainly to avoid the personal attacks against my other half, which was merely an attempt cause pain and upset. It's been a rough ride on AzBilliards for me, but thankfully, today I'm glad to be over the rough roads and can enjoy the front-page news and discussion forum in short spurts.

 

[Biloxi Boy]

The Pros of Facebook:
• Networking with up-to-date pool tournament information
• Window's Open podcasts with the movers and shakers in the pool industry
• Female pool enthusiasts and fans able to share opinions without being slammed and trolled
• Keeping up with cousins and family on a day-to-day basis
• Valuable private industry groups about work-related subject matter
• Getting to know and follow pool pros around the world on their journey in pool
• Rooting for the home team when there are international pool happenings
• Learning private niceties about pros, e.g., seeing the Fillers and their brand-new beautiful home on the water
• Watching the junior players grow and get better and better
• Keeping up with the WPBA and the lady pros
• Lots of snooker factoids and tidbits during snooker season
• Permanent blocking of Facebook members that post topics I do not care for
• Getting daily chuckles with memes and posts that are fun to read and see

The Cons of Facebook:
• Cookies that share the same ads over and over again
• Fake IDs of men/women looking to be my "friend"
• Political posts that are too far right and too far left
• Facebook software that keeps changing with features nobody wants
• Facebook bots that prevent one from posting if they type too fast

My first experience on social media was Google Groups. This was back in the days of dial-up modems too. I had no social media etiquette or knowledge of repercussions when sharing personal information. Thankfully, I made a few friends, Smorgie being one of them. When Smorgie invited me to AzBilliards, I thought I was in pool paradise, enjoying my posting experience, but then came an Army of cyberbullies and banned members posting, which caused me severe upset and a prolonged depression. If I had to do it over again on AzBilliards, I would never have revealed my identity, mainly to avoid the personal attacks against my other half, which was merely an attempt cause pain and upset. It's been a rough ride on AzBilliards for me, but thankfully, today I'm glad to be over the rough roads and can enjoy the front-page news and discussion forum in short spurts.

JAM: I stayed out of this cesspool for years. I joined 1P.net because I played the game and it was inhabited by humans. From AZB's activities at DCC, I knew there were some good folks here, but I just could not fade all of the testosterone fueled BS that I ran into every time I tuned in. In the real world such behavior was never tolerated. It might happen, but the idiots would have never been allowed to proliferate and predominate as they did here. More than once I have heard it said in pool halls, "Man, if you wanna stay around here, you better take a walk."

I am certain having NPR now protects us to a great degree. But even the idiots seem to have developed a degree of civility and good manners. Ultimately, we all need to be mindful that we, and our behavior, make the difference in what this place is like. I am glad to be here. Appreciative to be allowed to hang. Happy you have returned. Everyone keep the faith!

 

[Fatboy]

I have worked in the computer industry since 1978.

And I have never once visited FacePlant, and likely never will. I pity those who do.

It was clear to me from the beginning that they never wanted a fair and balanced set of viewpoints.

Neither have I.

I’m sure I missed lots of cool stuff. But what I haven’t missed sure makes up for that. I’ll never get near that toxic shit. None of it ever!

I’m a happy guy. And life is good. Ignorance is bliss.

Oddly enough I’ve never had a problem with cue deal, exception being a couple reputable cue makers…….