Local Facebook groups
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chow pan toon said:
Just had a proper look, we have a PE4 chatter group, PE4 buy and sell, Werrington notice board, Werrington gossip, Werrington open group. All catering to about a 2 mile radius of where I live. Madness, imagine all the crap you'd get if you were in all of them!
You forgot Spotted: Werrington.I left our local Facebook group when it became clear that it was the same people posting the same rubbish all day.
There were some kids playing football on our estate, people complained and said they disrupted the traffic. On a residential estate, with a 20mph speed limit. In response, one local do-gooder offered to increase her mounted patrols of the area.
There's also a weekly threat of a new developer building on the lake - in reality an old mill-pond. Last week it was Tesco, at various points it's been another housing developer, most major supermarkets and B&Q.
Lots of grainy CCTV photos of suspicious looking youths, in reality they're groups of lads going from one house to the local KFC/McDonalds/Greggs and dressed like teenage lads. Keep an eye out though!
Like most of facebook, it's nonsense.
There were some kids playing football on our estate, people complained and said they disrupted the traffic. On a residential estate, with a 20mph speed limit. In response, one local do-gooder offered to increase her mounted patrols of the area.
There's also a weekly threat of a new developer building on the lake - in reality an old mill-pond. Last week it was Tesco, at various points it's been another housing developer, most major supermarkets and B&Q.
Lots of grainy CCTV photos of suspicious looking youths, in reality they're groups of lads going from one house to the local KFC/McDonalds/Greggs and dressed like teenage lads. Keep an eye out though!
Like most of facebook, it's nonsense.
The local one for the town my business is in throws up comedy gold all the time.
Generally tends to centre around planning permission and how bad traffic is.
I like to post about the plans for the 'ficticious' new flyover heading straight over the townhall directly to a KFC on a new retailpark with a pound shop and a TK maxx which causes outrage
Generally tends to centre around planning permission and how bad traffic is.
I like to post about the plans for the 'ficticious' new flyover heading straight over the townhall directly to a KFC on a new retailpark with a pound shop and a TK maxx which causes outrage
Ours is massively Daily Mail...
Here's the topics that get posted:
Here's the topics that get posted:
- This town isn't what it used to be
- Help me find my missing dog/cat
- I have found a missing dog/cat - it looks skinny, is it anyone's?
- Recommend me a window cleaner/plumber/taxi company
- They're building more houses again, this is a local town for local people
- Aren't those new houses expensive? Poor 1st time buyers with no hope....
- Look at this shocking parking
- I would like to apologise to the driver of ******* car who I cut up this morning (genuinely, there's been at least two of these!)
- Dog s
t - clean it up
- Kids being a nuisance, who's are they?
- Fireworks - do you have to let them off when it's not firework night?
- Weather reports - isn't it hot/cold/wet (these infuriate me - why the f*ck do people post about weather???)
- Here are some pictures I took earlier of the sunset/fields/wildlife (also infuriating - I really don't give a toss)
- People posting jokes/memes that they think are funny but are so obviously not.
- Old fogies who don't know how facebook works messaging people via the noticeboard instead of using messenger
- Pictures of litter people have left in the park.
- Which day/time does (x) school re-open/break up/have sports day.
Not Facebook, but my old village website had various stuff
The best was Bob the Dog's Garden.
This was basically a webcam of Bob the Dog, in his aforementoned garden.
Bob seemed the jovial sort - a mix of greyhound and spaniel by the look of it.
It was handy for seeing what the weather was like before i put the heating on using Nest.
The best was Bob the Dog's Garden.
This was basically a webcam of Bob the Dog, in his aforementoned garden.
Bob seemed the jovial sort - a mix of greyhound and spaniel by the look of it.
It was handy for seeing what the weather was like before i put the heating on using Nest.
Toyoda said:
Great for seeing what scum live amongst you. Topics will likely include:
Local Tips - times of opening
Local supermarkets - times of opening, particularly around bank holidays
Local takeaways - as above
Dog Fouling
Lost dogs
Little brats lost scooters
Requests for info after someones pride and joy has been scraped (usually in a disabled bay in Asda)
Name and shame dogs being left in hot cars
Local council will take a bashing over bins, potholes, etc
Local scrotes being released from prison
Wrong un's spotted in peoples gardens snooping
Requests for recommendations for CCTV installers etc
Local businesses berated and banned for exceeding their advertising limits on said pages
Occasional political rants based on the leaning of the area
Why is the police helicopter out again?
Shaming local housebuilders
RInse and repeat....
EDIT: Same as devnull's post basically!
I'm admin on my local group with over 20,000 members.. and its pretty much thisLocal Tips - times of opening
Local supermarkets - times of opening, particularly around bank holidays
Local takeaways - as above
Dog Fouling
Lost dogs
Little brats lost scooters
Requests for info after someones pride and joy has been scraped (usually in a disabled bay in Asda)
Name and shame dogs being left in hot cars
Local council will take a bashing over bins, potholes, etc
Local scrotes being released from prison
Wrong un's spotted in peoples gardens snooping
Requests for recommendations for CCTV installers etc
Local businesses berated and banned for exceeding their advertising limits on said pages
Occasional political rants based on the leaning of the area
Why is the police helicopter out again?
Shaming local housebuilders
RInse and repeat....
EDIT: Same as devnull's post basically!
We have two local groups.
We did have one group but the banning that occurred when peoples opinions / comments didn't agree with the fluffy unicorn utopia that the admins lived in meant that those that were exiled setup a second group which is relatively uncensored.
The first group have lots of postings ending in 'thanks hun'. They even have their own favourite Avon salesperson which if anyone asks for recommendations seems to kick off a turf war with the admin picking a favourite and deleting any other recommendations who also live in the area.
Me - I'm admin on the uncensored group.
We did have one group but the banning that occurred when peoples opinions / comments didn't agree with the fluffy unicorn utopia that the admins lived in meant that those that were exiled setup a second group which is relatively uncensored.
The first group have lots of postings ending in 'thanks hun'. They even have their own favourite Avon salesperson which if anyone asks for recommendations seems to kick off a turf war with the admin picking a favourite and deleting any other recommendations who also live in the area.
Me - I'm admin on the uncensored group.
crmcatee said:
We have two local groups.
We did have one group but the banning that occurred when peoples opinions / comments didn't agree with the fluffy unicorn utopia that the admins lived in meant that those that were exiled setup a second group which is relatively uncensored.
The first group have lots of postings ending in 'thanks hun'. They even have their own favourite Avon salesperson which if anyone asks for recommendations seems to kick off a turf war with the admin picking a favourite and deleting any other recommendations who also live in the area.
Me - I'm admin on the uncensored group.
We had a second group set up on what they felt was a similar premiss : they didn't like our moderation. We did have one group but the banning that occurred when peoples opinions / comments didn't agree with the fluffy unicorn utopia that the admins lived in meant that those that were exiled setup a second group which is relatively uncensored.
The first group have lots of postings ending in 'thanks hun'. They even have their own favourite Avon salesperson which if anyone asks for recommendations seems to kick off a turf war with the admin picking a favourite and deleting any other recommendations who also live in the area.
Me - I'm admin on the uncensored group.
Despite the initial claim that "anything goes", within a fortnight they had approval on membership, approval on posts and were deleting posts after Facebook removed 3 posts due to hate speech violations. As far as I can tell it's predominately adverts now
Like the OP I just joined the group of the provincial town where the in laws live. In popularity order we have:
1. Picture of random young lads, old people, "forriners" drinking in the street or peeing in plant pots.
2. Selected pictures of fly-tipping with general death penalty threats for the culprits.
3. "Recommend me a...."
4. "R u ok hun?"
5. Labour is responsible for anything that is wrong with the town. The place is a safe tory seat and until May had no Labour concillors.
I am still young but I can already see how social networks are numbing people
1. Picture of random young lads, old people, "forriners" drinking in the street or peeing in plant pots.
2. Selected pictures of fly-tipping with general death penalty threats for the culprits.
3. "Recommend me a...."
4. "R u ok hun?"
5. Labour is responsible for anything that is wrong with the town. The place is a safe tory seat and until May had no Labour concillors.
I am still young but I can already see how social networks are numbing people
MatteAva said:
Like the OP I just joined the group of the provincial town where the in laws live. In popularity order we have:
1. Picture of random young lads, old people, "forriners" drinking in the street or peeing in plant pots.
2. Selected pictures of fly-tipping with general death penalty threats for the culprits.
3. "Recommend me a...."
4. "R u ok hun?"
5. Labour is responsible for anything that is wrong with the town. The place is a safe tory seat and until May had no Labour concillors.
I am still young but I can already see how social networks are numbing people
No police helicopter? Or pictures of a McDonald’s left by youngsters. 1. Picture of random young lads, old people, "forriners" drinking in the street or peeing in plant pots.
2. Selected pictures of fly-tipping with general death penalty threats for the culprits.
3. "Recommend me a...."
4. "R u ok hun?"
5. Labour is responsible for anything that is wrong with the town. The place is a safe tory seat and until May had no Labour concillors.
I am still young but I can already see how social networks are numbing people
Our local facebook groups seem to have similar posts as those mentioned. One group very over censored, only the same opinons as the admins are allowed etc.
Our local power station is currently being demolished and every time there is an explosion planned there is plenty of notice given by the demolition company, loads of posts on the subject etc. After every demolition event so far the facebook pages have lit up with messages like "what was that bang?" 'WTF was that?? Woke my kids up" "They should have warned us..." All posted by the people who are never off the pages....
Ours is similar to all the ones above but has the addition of airport parking (people having the nerve to park their taxed and insured cars on a public highway and getting the 10 min bus to the airport rather than paying for parking at said airport).
There is also a lot of "which inconsiderate bd has just lit a bonfire? I've got washing out and now have to shut all my windows".
There is also a lot of "which inconsiderate b
d has just lit a bonfire? I've got washing out and now have to shut all my windows".My local group always used to be full of posts about the horrendous parking in the village centre.
We recently got some new traffic wardens from the local council.
You're probably ahead of me here... now the local group is full of posts about 'I was only popping to the cash point / get some milk / fags' etc. when they rightly get a ticket.
We recently got some new traffic wardens from the local council.
You're probably ahead of me here... now the local group is full of posts about 'I was only popping to the cash point / get some milk / fags' etc. when they rightly get a ticket.
noell35 said:
There is also a lot of "which inconsiderate bd has just lit a bonfire? I've got washing out and now have to shut all my windows".
That wouldn’t be so bad if they actually found out who it was, at least then they could organise a lynching mob and go round and add the inconsiderate d has just lit a bonfire? I've got washing out and now have to shut all my windows". to the bonfire. But usually it’s just inane comments agreeing with the poster by people with nothing better to do.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff