I’ve been using Facebook for at least the past 8 years. I spend a lot of time on the site managing a few business pages and my personal page. I’m really amazed at the kind of things that people post over there and really…it has gotten out of hand. Grant ya, its mostly the younger generation that is posting these inappropriate things, but I’m also seeing older adults doing it too.
Here’s some of what I have observed and why it irks me off so much!
1. Death Announcements: I understand that sharing death announcements on FB has its purpose. There may be extended family members & friends who don’t live nearby. However, I’m really sick and tired of seeing death announcements being slapped up onto FB within minutes of a beloved family member or friend passing on. Give me a break…you need to wait until all of the important people in that person’s life have been notified before you slap up that kind of information on the site.
2. Bedroom Romps: I don’t want to read about what you’re doing in the bedroom nor the particulars of your sex life. I was brought up to be classy and that kind of information should be kept private and not blasted out on a public forum.
3. Couple Spats: Seriously? Like your followers want to read about your latest fight? Argument? Who’s cheating on who? Who’s spending too much time with the next door neighbor? Who’s spending too much of the household’s money? Who can out curse the other? Really? We don’t want to read about it and we don’t care. Enough Said.
4. Business Spam: Stop posting business spam onto your personal FB page! For one, its against their TOS. If you’re pushing products, come join my team, and other business crap…you need to set up a business page or group. It’s okay to occasionally mention business messages on a personal page, but it should be rare and far in between.
5. Constant Bragging: Your FB friends get sick and tired of the constant bragging! We’re tired of hearing how perfect your life is. How clean your house is. How you have the perfect marriage with children who get straight A’s in school. While we do want to read about your family life…constant bragging is a no-no. Be real, be honest and your friends will respect you more!
6. Extra-Curricular Activities: We all share information about the things we do outside of our home, the places we travel to, life experiences, etc. However, some people take it too far. I’m glad you had a nice weekend out partying with your friends at XYZ, but I don’t want to hear about you throwing up in the car on the way home, urinating on yourself, sleeping on the floor in the garage, etc. That’s way too much information!
7. Debbie Downer: It’s okay to share occasionally when things are stressing you out or depressing you. But let’s face it…no one wants to read depressing “cry me a river” posts day after day, after day. We all have enough stress in our lives. Post more positive things on your page and you’ll see more “positive” things coming your way.
8. Profanity: My mother always taught me that you should never use profanity out in public or in front of other people. In my book, its part of having good moral values. Why is it that people sitting behind a computer screen and using a keyboard feel the need to use profanity on a public social media website? Keep the trash talk to yourself please!
What kind of things do you see over on Facebook that get under your skin? I would love to hear all about it!
I have a Facebook account, but I do not do any of these things. I believe in proper etiquette all the time, not just on Facebook.
I don’t have a FB account anymore. I tried to have one for a little while and I just wanted to keep it very private. Then they froze my account and said that I needed to send them a copy of my birth certificate and all of these personal private identification items to unlock my account that
is when I was like… sorry Zuckerberg not getting my birth certificate!!!!! I totally agree with everything you wrote above especially number 2 oh 7 and 8 are good ones too. So many of the things I see and read on Twitter and Instagram are appalling too. I despise pornography and some of the pictures I see on there are way too much for me. I miss the good old days pre-computers and cell phones.
I agree. For instance, while I did eventually let my Facebook friends know that my Mom had died, I didn’t want family to find out that way. I made sure they found out from me or my brother before I told anyone via Facebook. But, I get the feeling younger people, who have pretty much been online since birth, just don’t understand that. They seem to see social media as just a way to communicate any message, no matter how personal it may be.
The polittical stuff is what gets me right now. Sometimes itis so difficult not to say something. Iignore most, but really at times it is hard to ignore.
This is a great list and I totally agree with ever one of them. I have never figured out WHY people post a picture and then say something like “I know you will not share because ETC ETC ETC” When I see that message I never share it. And politics this is something I stay totally away from commenting or sharing.
Those type’s of posts irk me off to no end. I also hate it when folks are tagging me in posts when they’re entering giveaways and contests. That doesn’t fly with me and I will block them. Hate it!
I always remember what Thumper’s mother told him: If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothin at all. That’s why I rarely post on FB.