# Facebook

Category: Let's talk

## Post 1 by ApplePeaches (If the zone bbs was a drug, I'd need rehab.) on Tuesday, 13-Oct-2015 17:14:53

What do you all think about people who post every aspect of their lives on
facebook or any other social media such as checking into every place they
go, posting pictures of their dinner, posting what they ate, talking about
family issues, etc. I think it's ok to do this as long as you don't post anything
too personal that could get you in trouble or something that other people
don't want publicized. A friend told me it isn't necissary, but he's just the
type of person who doesn't post anything to social media and doesn't get
why people do it. After all, if you don't post stuff, then what is the point of
social media? So what do you all think? Oh, and I hope this isn't on the wrong
board.

## Post 2 by forereel (Just posting.) on Tuesday, 13-Oct-2015 18:02:32

My rule is if I won't say it at the mall in the middle of the floor, I don't post it.
I'd say it is fine as long as you watch what you post and for who you post it for.
Even when you post only for your friends, you trust Facebook to protect that data, so some rules should be used on that too.
Otherwise, it's fun.

## Post 3 by ApplePeaches (If the zone bbs was a drug, I'd need rehab.) on Tuesday, 13-Oct-2015 23:18:10

Yeah and it can be scary because once you post something to any social
media platform, it becomes a property of the Internet so if you delete it, it's
probably still floating around somewhere so it's not "gone" so someone might
find it in a search engine or something.

## Post 4 by AgateRain (Believe it or not, everything on me and about me is real!) on Wednesday, 14-Oct-2015 1:34:21

I don't post personal information on social media...period.

## Post 5 by Imprecator (The Zone's Spelling Nazi) on Wednesday, 14-Oct-2015 8:08:38

I think I don't care. That's why I don't use facebook or twatter.

## Post 6 by Shepherdwolf (I've now got the bronze prolific poster award! now going for the silver award!) on Wednesday, 14-Oct-2015 13:14:07

Honestly I think the whole social-media phenomenon is overblown, but what I think doesn't matter much. I very rarely actually do anything with my facebook, and with very few exceptions I do nothing with twitter either except sometimes read tweets here and there.
Frankly, I'd never be caught dead supersaturing social media with what I ate, where i went, how much I spent on a pair of jeans, etc. I see it as a form of arrogance. It assumes that everyone reading is going to care, and most of them probably don't. I know I don't, not really.
If I know you well enough, you'll probably hear about what I do. If you don't know me all that well, then I see no reason to smear my every detail all over the place.
I also dislike the implication in your first post, Applegirl. Maybe you didn't mean this, but the impression I got from you, when talking about your friend who feels similarly to me, is "Oh, well he doesn't use social media so what does he know?". I think I have a valid opinion on this, and I think he does too.
Here's what it comes down to:
Do it if you want to, but don't bitch if people don't care, and don't expect others to do it just because you are.

## Post 7 by forereel (Just posting.) on Wednesday, 14-Oct-2015 14:00:30

You won't be scared if you don't post anything you don't care the world knows, well you?
I'm not posting anything personal that can't be learned in public records.
My opinions are my opinions if I post them, and I'll tell anyone these.
The saying is if you want to keep a secret, don't tell anyone, because as soon as you tell one other person, it's not secret anymore.
That person can do with it as they please.

## Post 8 by Remy (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Wednesday, 14-Oct-2015 15:22:13

I find social media can be a nice means of seeing what people you don't talk to on a regular basis are up to. It's also a great way to self-promote your talents and to follow companies, artists and other creators you're interested in. Beyond that I don't really bother with it. Certainly some links people post can be interresting, and it's a good way to make us a connected world in times of celebration or crisis. But the games, apps, photo sharring, home videos and did I mention games are all, to me, a huge waste of time.