I know no one will care but...........

[Marisawright 10,909]

1 hour ago, Parley said:

Do you realise you are posting every day on social media?

Forums are not social media.

[Parley 7,908]

5 minutes ago, Marisawright said:

Forums are not social media.

Of course they are. Don't be silly.

[Marisawright 10,909]

1 hour ago, Parley said:

Of course they are. Don't be silly.

They may be according to the general definition of the word, but you and I both know that @InnerVoice was using the term like the great majority of the world does -- to refer to social media networks like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X etc.  

Social media platforms have almost killed off forums.  I suspect some young people don't even know they exist. 

[Parley 7,908]

I am replacing carpet in the house, an expensive undertaking.

So far i just did an unused bedroom. The rest will wait until cat and dog go to heaven.

Anyway though i better get a new vacuum too. I went intent on getting a Miele Dog and Cat from The Good Guys but called into Godfrey's. I never made it to the good Guys at all and have come home with a Hoover Regal.

Nice to have a hoover again although the guy in the shop said they are made in China now

[InnerVoice 1,231]

 

17 minutes ago, Marisawright said:

They may be according to the general definition of the word, but you and I both know that @InnerVoice was using the term like the great majority of the world does -- to refer to social media networks like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X etc.  

Social media platforms have almost killed off forums.  I suspect some young people don't even know they exist. 

I read recently that most of the pleasure derived from social media comes from posting one's own content and the responses received to it, rather than viewing the content of others. Conversely, most people (and I say 'most') visit forums for advice and support, so there's a fundamental difference between the two.

[InnerVoice 1,231]

7 minutes ago, Parley said:

I am replacing carpet in the house, an expensive undertaking.

So far i just did an unused bedroom. The rest will wait until cat and dog go to heaven.

Anyway though i better get a new vacuum too. I went intent on getting a Miele Dog and Cat from The Good Guys but called into Godfrey's. I never made it to the good Guys at all and have come home with a Hoover Regal.

Nice to have a hoover again although the guy in the shop said they are made in China now

You can enjoy singing the Hoover Song while you use it.

All the dirt, all the sh*t,
Hoover sucks up every bit.
It eats up...
while it sweeps up...
'cos it's a Hoover!

[Lavers 1,464]

1 hour ago, InnerVoice said:

 

I read recently that most of the pleasure derived from social media comes from posting one's own content and the responses received to it, rather than viewing the content of others. Conversely, most people (and I say 'most') visit forums for advice and support, so there's a fundamental difference between the two.

Too true, this is why the young all have mental health issues.

It’s all about the likes 

[Lavers 1,464]

5 hours ago, Nemesis said:

There's no end to the idiots is there, whether causing trouble and damage like that, or just being a pain in the proverbial.

I was sat resting in town yesterday, just sat on a seat minding my own business. Some jumped up **** comes up, stuffs a bright pink microphone in my face and yells "why aren't you using your phone?' I just looked up in stunned amazement and said "what's it to do with you?" He said "I need to know for social media". I replied "You need to sod off" and he went off with his mate muttering about "rude old people". I'm probably going viral somewhere as an archetypal grumpy old woman now  

I would say that you were out of order speaking to a young lad like that, don’t you know that your not aloud too speak to kids like that anymore.

The young lad could well end up with anxiety from this 

[InnerVoice 1,231]

7 hours ago, Nemesis said:

There's no end to the idiots is there, whether causing trouble and damage like that, or just being a pain in the proverbial.

I was sat resting in town yesterday, just sat on a seat minding my own business. Some jumped up **** comes up, stuffs a bright pink microphone in my face and yells "why aren't you using your phone?' I just looked up in stunned amazement and said "what's it to do with you?" He said "I need to know for social media". I replied "You need to sod off" and he went off with his mate muttering about "rude old people". I'm probably going viral somewhere as an archetypal grumpy old woman now  

You should count yourself lucky that someone cares about your opinion. No one cares about mine. I'm only on here in the hope that someone will listen to my nonsense!

[Nemesis 1,915]

4 hours ago, InnerVoice said:

You should count yourself lucky that someone cares about your opinion. No one cares about mine. I'm only on here in the hope that someone will listen to my nonsense!

You really think he cared what I said or what my opinion was?  He would only have cared about how many likes he could get and I suspect I wasn't either interesting or obnoxious enough to be of value to him  

[InnerVoice 1,231]

9 hours ago, Nemesis said:

You really think he cared what I said or what my opinion was?  He would only have cared about how many likes he could get and I suspect I wasn't either interesting or obnoxious enough to be of value to him  

Maybe his video is entitled '10 ways to annoy the older generation'. You've given him some material there  

[Ken 1,739]

21 hours ago, InnerVoice said:

 

I read recently that most of the pleasure derived from social media comes from posting one's own content and the responses received to it, rather than viewing the content of others. Conversely, most people (and I say 'most') visit forums for advice and support, so there's a fundamental difference between the two.

True, but there are people who, rather than using forums for advice and support post on threads such as "I know no one will care but..." in "Chewing the fat". That's clearly no different to using social media.

[Marisawright 10,909]

35 minutes ago, Ken said:

True, but there are people who, rather than using forums for advice and support post on threads such as "I know no one will care but..." in "Chewing the fat". That's clearly no different to using social media.

That's true, but you've just proved you distinguish between the two by comparing the forum with social media as a separate thing.

[Parley 7,908]

14 minutes ago, Marisawright said:

That's true, but you've just proved you distinguish between the two by comparing the forum with social media as a separate thing.

This might help you.

Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks.^[1][2] While challenges to the definition of social media arise^[3][4] due to the variety of stand-alone and built-in social media services currently available, there are some common features:^[

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media

[Bulya 2,856]

33.6 here in Windsor.  A stretch of September weather unseen since records started in 1859 

[Bulya 2,856]

96,412 at the ‘G’ last night.  They saw a very good game..

[InnerVoice 1,231]

1 hour ago, Ken said:

True, but there are people who, rather than using forums for advice and support post on threads such as "I know no one will care but..." in "Chewing the fat". That's clearly no different to using social media.

But to be fair, those time-wasters are in the minority. The rest of us try and make a useful contribution to the forum.

[Parley 7,908]

Bit like trying to argue a library is only a library if it is being used to borrow worthy high-brow books.

If it lends trashy fiction it must be called something else to distinguish it.

[Johndoe 13,043]

Another Grandson! Archie Fraser Dickinson 🩵Born 4.8kg/10.5lb on 15 Sep 23 to Josh and Gabby. Shares his birthday with Josh's brother Jake.

[ramot 7,084]

21 minutes ago, Johndoe said:

Another Grandson! Archie Fraser Dickinson 🩵Born 4.8kg/10.5lb on 15 Sep 23 to Josh and Gabby. Shares his birthday with Josh's brother Jake.

Gorgeous photo xM

[HappyHeart 14,366]

3 hours ago, Johndoe said:

Another Grandson! Archie Fraser Dickinson 🩵Born 4.8kg/10.5lb on 15 Sep 23 to Josh and Gabby. Shares his birthday with Josh's brother Jake.

Big congrats Kev

[Blue Manna 294]

On 15/09/2023 at 01:37, Nemesis said:

There's no end to the idiots is there, whether causing trouble and damage like that, or just being a pain in the proverbial.

I was sat resting in town yesterday, just sat on a seat minding my own business. Some jumped up **** comes up, stuffs a bright pink microphone in my face and yells "why aren't you using your phone?' I just looked up in stunned amazement and said "what's it to do with you?" He said "I need to know for social media". I replied "You need to sod off" and he went off with his mate muttering about "rude old people". I'm probably going viral somewhere as an archetypal grumpy old woman now  

Yep. You're the grumpy old woman meme.

[Blue Manna 294]

On 15/09/2023 at 03:19, Marisawright said:

Forums are not social media.

That's not an argument that's just a contradiction.

[Blue Manna 294]

Russell Brand, leftie luvie, is a sexual abuser. Who would have guessed?

[Marisawright 10,909]

37 minutes ago, Blue Manna said:

Russell Brand, leftie luvie, is a sexual abuser. Who would have guessed?

I'd classify myself as a leftie and so are most of my friends, none of us could ever stand the man. I'm not entirely surprised.