Following on from the 'clean title' FB marketplace thread, is it just me or are FB groups just a thankless environment?
Case in point - I'm on a specific Volvo group, I know them inside out, I'm quite happy to advise people that are having technical issues yet there's hardly ever any acknowledgement or thanks. I type out lengthy concise factual tagged replies 'coz that's the type of helpful person I am and nothing not even a 👍.
Same thing on a dedicated forum and it's acknowledged / thanked.
Is it just Volvo FB owners🤷♂️
Binned FB. People are ignorant and FB is the home of them, and the 'village idiots'.
Not seen that on either the Giulia or Caravelle fora. Fossy is generally correct though. FB is largely total junk nowadays.
probably. More likely just people who are into cars in general are likely to be ignorant arseholes 😂Is it just Volvo FB owners
I’m in loads of FB hobby groups, the nicher/more technical the hobby the friendlier & more supportive/appreciative everyone is. My FB feed is an awesome place! I think 99% of the people here are just doing it wrong tbh 🤣
We have a local 'thrift' face book group. The first person that posts 'wins' the thrifted (free item). 95% of the users say 'please' can I have this, very rarely does anyone just say I 'want'. Also on most of the nature groups I'm on seem to be very polite. I stay away from any facebook pages where it's full of ignorant, selfish people.
Binned FB. People are ignorant and FB is the home of them, and the ‘village idiots’.
I get that but it's good for keeping in touch/seeing what remote friends work colleagues etc are up to.
The FB groups was I thought a good way of like minded people chatting but its just a sinkhole of one way traffic or so it seems?
I've had loads of good advice on Type R and MG Facebook groups.
And if I can help I don't post for thanks - if someone finds it useful that's what matters.
I miss out TBH, no family stuff, but the crap on it, I'm not bothered. The local MTB group is facebook, and I've missed most of the rides etc, but I'm busy commuting on the bike when they go for mid week stuff. Car stuff, and specific bike stuff, is usually on a forum, or googled. I was in an active forum for my car for many years and helped out folk - (my car is now 22 years old) and the forum is more or less gone. But times change.
I find it varies.
I'm on (for example) a couple of dinghy groups and while I'm a mediocre sailor I'm an experienced hand at rigging and fixing. I almost always get a tag or a thanks or a like if I've added something broadly sensible.
The local community group I find you tend to get tagged and abused if you say you'd like a cycle or bus lane but more likely to take grief than get thanks.
Guess which groups I contribute less on. 🙂
And if I can help I don’t post for thanks – if someone finds it useful that’s what matters.
While I 100% agree with the sentiment (and follow the same principle) it's a sign of poor manners when all it takes is a little tap of the like button to convey thanks.
It's a wider issue I think with lack of courtesy / selfishness / self entitlement on social media that those simple little things are so often omitted.
I always try to thank and like threads on any platform that have helped me because it's just nice/polite and encouragement to keep the platform and network alive.
One of the reasons I favour platforms where people provide the odd bit of positive reinforcement is it shows spending a few minutes sharing had a value rather than just talking into the ether.
It’s day that the three cycling groups are like this. Lots of post and run. No thanks for all the help given. Much less polite than here. I should post in the groups suggesting that people use like as a thank you. People are poorly educated rather than hostile
I think part of it is the nature of social media. For lots of people it's a read only activity. I believe there are way more passive users than posting ones on here.
The other thing is that Facebook insists on putting your interactions onto your friends feeds. As soon as you reply, even if it's just to say thanks, then your whole social group knows your business. Not everyone wants that.
The other thing is that Facebook insists on putting your interactions onto your friends feeds. As soon as you reply, even if it’s just to say thanks, then your whole social group knows your business. Not everyone wants that.
The 3 groups I use are private. What I post there isn’t seen by friends unless they are in are in the group
Lack of acknowledfement? Probably all roadies.
The other thing is that Facebook insists on putting your interactions onto your friends feeds. As soon as you reply, even if it’s just to say thanks, then your whole social group knows your business. Not everyone wants that.
I only post in private groups. My friends don't need to see my boring car chatter!
Thanks all for the replies.
See what I did there?!
Facebook is awful
Thanks all for the replies.
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Perhaps they know you're a cyclist?
More likely just people who are into cars in general are likely to be ignorant arseholes
Says a lot about you, bloody cyclist 🙂
Facebook is different things to different people. For me it's finding out where bands are playing. For others it's their special not-thanking-someone-for-advice place. Can't we all just get along?
