Heya folks,

Finally joined facebook to keep in touch with some of my friends.

Now wondering if any rfc'ers on Facebook?

I am there under my real name.

Christine
--
http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com

Christine Dabney > wrote:

> Heya folks,
>
> Finally joined facebook to keep in touch with some of my friends.

I am proud to belong to none of them (teitter, facebook, hell - I
can't even think of the other ones).

I prefer to get out and see people in person and experience reality.
And then there's always email and phones, too.

-sw

On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:26:54 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:


>I am proud to belong to none of them (teitter, facebook, hell - I
>can't even think of the other ones).
>
>I prefer to get out and see people in person and experience reality.
>And then there's always email and phones, too.
>
>-sw

Yeah, I was that way too.

But I am excited to be keeping in touch with my friends in Australia,
the UK, and various other places a bit far from me.

Christine, a recent convert
--
http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com

On Sun 18 Jan 2009 08:31:31p, Christine Dabney told us...

> On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:26:54 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>
>>I am proud to belong to none of them (teitter, facebook, hell - I
>>can't even think of the other ones).
>>
>>I prefer to get out and see people in person and experience reality.
>>And then there's always email and phones, too.
>>
>>-sw
>
> Yeah, I was that way too.
>
> But I am excited to be keeping in touch with my friends in Australia,
> the UK, and various other places a bit far from me.
>
> Christine, a recent convert

I feel the same way about Facebook that I feel about chat, and I think most
of you know how that is. Besides that, I don't relish the thought of being
plastered around the Internet, regardless of supposed privacy.


--
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e-mail to wayneboatwright at gmail dot com
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On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:47:22 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:


>I feel the same way about Facebook that I feel about chat, and I think most
>of you know how that is. Besides that, I don't relish the thought of being
>plastered around the Internet, regardless of supposed privacy.

I thought that too, which is why I avoided it for so long. But it
doesn't seem to be that way.

And I understand your feelings.

Anyway, I am not asking folks why they ARE NOT on Facebook, I am
asking rfc'ers if they ARE on Facebook. And if they want to connect.


Christine
--
http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com

"Christine Dabney" >
>
>>I am proud to belong to none of them (teitter, facebook, hell - I
>>can't even think of the other ones).
>>
>>I prefer to get out and see people in person and experience reality.
>>And then there's always email and phones, too.
>>
>>-sw
>
> Yeah, I was that way too.
>
> But I am excited to be keeping in touch with my friends in Australia,
> the UK, and various other places a bit far from me.
>
> Christine, a recent convert
> --
> http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com

I'm there too... under my real name, but with my full first name and maiden
name. I'm a recent convert as well. I've gotten in touch with relatives
and also an old friend who lives in Israel.

Chris

On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:26:46 -0600, "Chris Marksberry"
> wrote:


>I'm there too... under my real name, but with my full first name and maiden
>name. I'm a recent convert as well. I've gotten in touch with relatives
>and also an old friend who lives in Israel.
>
>Chris
>

Okay, just sent you a friend request.

Christine
--
http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:26:46 -0600, "Chris Marksberry"
> > wrote:
>
>
>>I'm there too... under my real name, but with my full first name and
>>maiden
>>name. I'm a recent convert as well. I've gotten in touch with
>>relatives
>>and also an old friend who lives in Israel.
>>
>>Chris
>>
>
> Okay, just sent you a friend request.
>
> Christine

Got it! I sent you a note as well, but I'm not sure I had the correct
Christine Dabney.

BTW, beware of people with the last name of Vilberg <g>

Chris

On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:54:07 -0600, "Chris Marksberry"
> wrote:


>Got it! I sent you a note as well, but I'm not sure I had the correct
>Christine Dabney.

Got it!!

Now lets draw out other rfc'ers!!

Christine
--
http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:54:07 -0600, "Chris Marksberry"
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Got it! I sent you a note as well, but I'm not sure I had the correct
>>Christine Dabney.
>
> Got it!!
>
> Now lets draw out other rfc'ers!!
>

It can be a bad idea to mix Usenet with sites like this.

Christine Dabney > wrote in
news
> Heya folks,
>
> Finally joined facebook to keep in touch with some of my friends.
>
> Now wondering if any rfc'ers on Facebook?
>
> I am there under my real name.
>
> Christine

Hi Christine - I'm on Facebook, under my real name

--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

Sqwertz wrote:
> Christine Dabney > wrote:
>
>> Heya folks,
>>
>> Finally joined facebook to keep in touch with some of my friends.
>
> I am proud to belong to none of them (teitter, facebook, hell - I
> can't even think of the other ones).
>
> I prefer to get out and see people in person and experience reality.
> And then there's always email and phones, too.
>
> -sw

One of my friends lives in Manhattan, and she posts her photos on
Facebook, that is why I joined. Another friend lives in California, one
lives in Japan and my best friend moved back to England to take care of
her mother. Some of the time changes make it difficult, but not
impossible, to chat on the phone.

I joined Facebook under my real name, so several of my friends have
found me. I get drink requests and other things, but I do not know how
to navigate Facebook. I will learn more, when I find the time. I am
there, though.

Becca

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
news
> Heya folks,
>
> Finally joined facebook to keep in touch with some of my friends.
>
> Now wondering if any rfc'ers on Facebook?
>
> I am there under my real name.
>
> Christine
> --
> http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com

Dimitri

I haven't joined any of the "social networks."

Youngsters probably get off on the popularity angle.

I don't care to share my private life with unknowns.

The world, these days!

E-mail with attached files is quite sophisticated enough for me.

Andy

Christine Dabney wrote:

> Heya folks,
>
> Finally joined facebook to keep in touch with some of my friends.
>
> Now wondering if any rfc'ers on Facebook?
>
> I am there under my real name.

Me too, I'll contact you ASAP
--
Vilco
Mai guardare Trailer park Boys senza
qualcosa da bere a portata di mano

Christine Dabney wrote:
> Heya folks,
>
> Finally joined facebook to keep in touch with some of my friends.
>
> Now wondering if any rfc'ers on Facebook?
>
> I am there under my real name.

I am.

In article >, Andy > wrote:

> I haven't joined any of the "social networks."
>
> Youngsters probably get off on the popularity angle.
>
> I don't care to share my private life with unknowns.

Facebook is a way for people who have met in person to keep up when they
aren't together. It is not a way to meet new people or make friends.
All of my "friends" (that's a technical term) on facebook are people who
I have met in person.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Christine Dabney wrote:
> Heya folks,
>
> Finally joined facebook to keep in touch with some of my friends.
>
> Now wondering if any rfc'ers on Facebook?
>
> I am there under my real name.
>
> Christine

I signed up for an account to see what it was all about. So far I
haven't found anything interesting. I'm under my name, too.

On 2009-01-19, Dan Abel > wrote:

> Facebook is a way for people who have met in person to keep up when they
> aren't together. It is not a way to meet new people or make friends.
> All of my "friends" (that's a technical term) on facebook are people who
> I have met in person.

Facebook requires I have java enabled. Facebook requires I provide my email
address and my birthdate and yada yada. IOW, it compromises what I consider
to be basic security related facts. If I can "keep up" without compromising
those facts via usenet and irc, why do I need facebook. I don't. If you
like it, fine by me. Myself, and no doubt many others, feel it relenquishes
too much info/control.

nb

Sqwertz wrote:
>
>
> I prefer to get out and see people in person and experience reality.


HAHAHAHAAH.................sorry, I couldn't help myself

On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:36:29 -0600, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

>I signed up for an account to see what it was all about. So far I
>haven't found anything interesting.

Has all the trappings of a prepubescent love fest.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sun 18 Jan 2009 08:31:31p, Christine Dabney told us...
>
>> On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:26:54 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I am proud to belong to none of them (teitter, facebook, hell - I
>>> can't even think of the other ones).
>>>
>>> I prefer to get out and see people in person and experience reality.
>>> And then there's always email and phones, too.
>>>
>>> -sw
>> Yeah, I was that way too.
>>
>> But I am excited to be keeping in touch with my friends in Australia,
>> the UK, and various other places a bit far from me.
>>
>> Christine, a recent convert
>
> I feel the same way about Facebook that I feel about chat, and I think most
> of you know how that is. Besides that, I don't relish the thought of being
> plastered around the Internet, regardless of supposed privacy.
>
>
I'm with you, Wayne. Maybe we are both dinos, though.

--
Jean B.

Christine Dabney wrote:
> Heya folks,
>
> Finally joined facebook to keep in touch with some of my friends.
>
> Now wondering if any rfc'ers on Facebook?

Yep. Serene Vannoy.

Serene
--
Super Cool Toy Store (I've played with them, and they really are super
cool): http://supercooltoystore.com

"I am an agnostic only to the extent that I am agnostic about fairies at
the bottom of the garden." -- Richard Dawkins

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sun 18 Jan 2009 08:31:31p, Christine Dabney told us...
>>
>>> On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:26:54 -0600, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I am proud to belong to none of them (teitter, facebook, hell - I
>>>> can't even think of the other ones).
>>>>
>>>> I prefer to get out and see people in person and experience reality.
>>>> And then there's always email and phones, too.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>> Yeah, I was that way too.
>>> But I am excited to be keeping in touch with my friends in Australia,
>>> the UK, and various other places a bit far from me.
>>> Christine, a recent convert
>>
>> I feel the same way about Facebook that I feel about chat, and I think
>> most of you know how that is. Besides that, I don't relish the thought
>> of being plastered around the Internet, regardless of supposed privacy.
>>
>>
> I'm with you, Wayne. Maybe we are both dinos, though.
>
> --
I love facebook for keeping up with my family and real friends. But I would
not link it to Usenet. Not the way I **** people off.

"Scott" > wrote in message
...
> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>
>> I prefer to get out and see people in person and experience reality.
>
>
> HAHAHAHAAH.................sorry, I couldn't help myself

I was thinking the same thing.

cybercat wrote:

> "Scott" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>I prefer to get out and see people in person and experience reality.
>>
>>
>>HAHAHAHAAH.................sorry, I couldn't help myself
>
>
> I was thinking the same thing.

I've got a Facebook account or membership or whatever, but I use it
maybe once or twice a year to keep tabs on my kids. Keeps them honest.
I also keep an eye on their X-Box Live profiles and one or two other
social networking sites they use occasionally.

What weirds me out is the friend invites from customers, people I've
traded business correspondence with but have never met in person. I get
two or three a week and half the time I don't even recognize the name -
have to search my customer files to figure who this person is.

Christine Dabney wrote:
> Heya folks,
>
> Finally joined facebook to keep in touch with some of my friends.
>
> Now wondering if any rfc'ers on Facebook?
>
> I am there under my real name.
>
> Christine

Just so you know, you're not the only one with your name on Facebook. :-)

Serene

--
Super Cool Toy Store (I've played with them, and they really are super
cool): http://supercooltoystore.com

"I am an agnostic only to the extent that I am agnostic about fairies at
the bottom of the garden." -- Richard Dawkins

cybercat wrote:

> "Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:54:07 -0600, "Chris Marksberry"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Got it! I sent you a note as well, but I'm not sure I had the correct
> >>Christine Dabney.
> >
> > Got it!!
> >
> > Now lets draw out other rfc'ers!!
> >
>
> It can be a bad idea to mix Usenet with sites like this.


Yep..."TMI"...especially when the "information" can be of a "negative"
nature.

Some peeps are simply foolish in putting up so much personal info about
themselves. I can think of two cases of former rfcer's where the info they
witlessly posted on Facebook, et. al. was used *against* them...

Anyways I don't get the concept of having strangers as "friends" on some of
these sites. I post on a review site (Yelp) and I get messages all the time
from complete strangers all over the place who have read my reviews and want
to be "friends" with me. Thank you, but the term "friend" is something I
reserve for real life...and besides which I'm kinda picky about who I have
as friends, at the very least I want to meet someone in person before
considering them a "friend", lol.

IMO part of the whole reason for this phenomenon is the dumbing - down and
infantilization of modern culture in general, I guess we are all expected to
comport ourselves at the level of brainlessly chattering teenage girls
("Twitter"...). No thanks...


--
Best
Greg

On Mon 19 Jan 2009 12:31:13p, Jean B. told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sun 18 Jan 2009 08:31:31p, Christine Dabney told us...
>>
>>> On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:26:54 -0600, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I am proud to belong to none of them (teitter, facebook, hell - I
>>>> can't even think of the other ones).
>>>>
>>>> I prefer to get out and see people in person and experience reality.
>>>> And then there's always email and phones, too.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>> Yeah, I was that way too.
>>>
>>> But I am excited to be keeping in touch with my friends in Australia,
>>> the UK, and various other places a bit far from me.
>>>
>>> Christine, a recent convert
>>
>> I feel the same way about Facebook that I feel about chat, and I think
>> most of you know how that is. Besides that, I don't relish the thought
>> of being plastered around the Internet, regardless of supposed privacy.
>>
>>
> I'm with you, Wayne. Maybe we are both dinos, though.
>

That's alright with me. <g> We seem to share a lot of common ideas.

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notbob wrote:

> On 2009-01-19, Dan Abel > wrote:
>
> > Facebook is a way for people who have met in person to keep up when they
> > aren't together. It is not a way to meet new people or make friends.
> > All of my "friends" (that's a technical term) on facebook are people who
> > I have met in person.
>
> Facebook requires I have java enabled. Facebook requires I provide my
email
> address and my birthdate and yada yada. IOW, it compromises what I
consider
> to be basic security related facts. If I can "keep up" without
compromising
> those facts via usenet and irc, why do I need facebook. I don't. If you
> like it, fine by me. Myself, and no doubt many others, feel it
relenquishes
> too much info/control.


Thank you for being The Voice Of Sane Reason once again, nb...

:-)


--
Best
Greg

"Gregory Morrow" > wrote
> Anyways I don't get the concept of having strangers as "friends" on some
> of
> these sites.

Yes, I have, I think, 12 friends on Facebook, mostly family, with a couple
of high school friends who found me there. I see that many people just
"collect" so-called friends to see how many they can get. I don't want to
share that much information with most people. I have only one client as a
"friend" on Facebook, and I really do consider him a friend.

On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:31:06 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

>In article >, Andy > wrote:
>
>> I haven't joined any of the "social networks."
>>
>> Youngsters probably get off on the popularity angle.
>>
>> I don't care to share my private life with unknowns.
>
>Facebook is a way for people who have met in person to keep up when they
>aren't together. It is not a way to meet new people or make friends.
>All of my "friends" (that's a technical term) on facebook are people who
>I have met in person.

That is what I am finding out. Almost everyone that I have listed as
friends, I know in real life. There are only a few that I haven't
crossed paths with yet, but I expect to in the coming years.

Christine
--
http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com

Kathleen wrote:
>
> I've got a Facebook account or membership or whatever, but I use it
> maybe once or twice a year to keep tabs on my kids. Keeps them honest.
> I also keep an eye on their X-Box Live profiles and one or two other
> social networking sites they use occasionally.
>
> What weirds me out is the friend invites from customers, people I've
> traded business correspondence with but have never met in person. I get
> two or three a week and half the time I don't even recognize the name -
> have to search my customer files to figure who this person is.

My nephew recently told me about checking out a guy on Facebook. They
were thinking of hiring him and were going to call and offer him the job
but someone suggested they check him out on Facebook. His page was full
of totally inappropriate stuff, so they didn't hire him.

Dave Smith wrote:

> Kathleen wrote:
>
>>
>> I've got a Facebook account or membership or whatever, but I use it
>> maybe once or twice a year to keep tabs on my kids. Keeps them
>> honest. I also keep an eye on their X-Box Live profiles and one or
>> two other social networking sites they use occasionally.
>>
>> What weirds me out is the friend invites from customers, people I've
>> traded business correspondence with but have never met in person. I
>> get two or three a week and half the time I don't even recognize the
>> name - have to search my customer files to figure who this person is.
>
>
> My nephew recently told me about checking out a guy on Facebook. They
> were thinking of hiring him and were going to call and offer him the job
> but someone suggested they check him out on Facebook. His page was full
> of totally inappropriate stuff, so they didn't hire him.
>
>
Just so. That's why I keep track of my kids.

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:31:06 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:
>
>>In article >, Andy > wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't joined any of the "social networks."
>>>
>>> Youngsters probably get off on the popularity angle.
>>>
>>> I don't care to share my private life with unknowns.
>>
>>Facebook is a way for people who have met in person to keep up when they
>>aren't together. It is not a way to meet new people or make friends.
>>All of my "friends" (that's a technical term) on facebook are people who
>>I have met in person.
>
> That is what I am finding out. Almost everyone that I have listed as
> friends, I know in real life. There are only a few that I haven't
> crossed paths with yet, but I expect to in the coming years.
>

What you will find out as time goes on is that Facebook is different things
to different people. Some people seem to simply want as large an audience as
possible, and accept every friend invitation. I just like to check in and
see what my out-of-town family are doing. It's fun to listen to the music my
nieces and nephews like, too.

On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:59:02 -0500, "cybercat" >
wrote:


>What you will find out as time goes on is that Facebook is different things
>to different people. Some people seem to simply want as large an audience as
>possible, and accept every friend invitation. I just like to check in and
>see what my out-of-town family are doing. It's fun to listen to the music my
>nieces and nephews like, too.
>

I have a lot of different circles of friends. One such group of
friends is what got me to join, and we are having a blast. We are
kidding back and forth like we do in real life. These are people I
see only every 4 or 6 years in person...and include folks in
Australia, the UK, Japan, etc.

I guess I had hoped it could be the same with rfc'ers. And a LOT of
those I know in real life as well, and it would be fun to keep up with
what is going on with them.

I don't accept invitations from folks I don't know. And I am being
cautious with what info I put out there. For those that are worried
about that, there are choices you can make as to what is seen by
others. At least that is my impression. I could be wrong on this of
course.

Christine
--
http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com

Dave Smith wrote:

> Kathleen wrote:
> >
> > I've got a Facebook account or membership or whatever, but I use it
> > maybe once or twice a year to keep tabs on my kids. Keeps them honest.
> > I also keep an eye on their X-Box Live profiles and one or two other
> > social networking sites they use occasionally.
> >
> > What weirds me out is the friend invites from customers, people I've
> > traded business correspondence with but have never met in person. I get
> > two or three a week and half the time I don't even recognize the name -
> > have to search my customer files to figure who this person is.
>
> My nephew recently told me about checking out a guy on Facebook. They
> were thinking of hiring him and were going to call and offer him the job
> but someone suggested they check him out on Facebook. His page was full
> of totally inappropriate stuff, so they didn't hire him.


There ya go...

Some of that stuff can come back and *really* hit ya in the face...


--
Best
Greg

Christine Dabney wrote:
>
> Heya folks,
>
> Finally joined facebook to keep in touch with some of my friends.
>
> Now wondering if any rfc'ers on Facebook?
>
> I am there under my real name.
>
> Christine
> --
> http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com

Not me. Nor on MySpace or even YouTube LOL. Got email for that sort of
thing

In article >,
Kathleen > wrote:


> Just so. That's why I keep track of my kids.

I joined Facebook to keep track of what my daughter is doing. Different
reason though. She's 23, and the most responsible member of the family.
I was tired of finding out what she was doing, 3rd hand, from my wife
reading Facebook, so I joined. I can also find out what my oldest son's
relationship status is with his girlfriend, also. We haven't gotten our
younger son to join yet.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Dan Abel > wrote in
:


>
> I joined Facebook to keep track of what my daughter is doing.
> Different reason though. She's 23, and the most responsible member of
> the family. I was tired of finding out what she was doing, 3rd hand,
> from my wife reading Facebook, so I joined. I can also find out what
> my oldest son's relationship status is with his girlfriend, also. We
> haven't gotten our younger son to join yet.
>


You can't just call them and talk to them??



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


"And where is the Prince who can afford to so cover his country with troops
for its defense, as that ten thousand men descending from the clouds, might
not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief, before a force could be
brought together to repel them?"

Benjamin Franklin 1748