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Moonisup Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 189 Gender:	any RO on facebook? Mar 4^th, 2010 at 9:43am anyone:P
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PartyDoll MEG Rocks Off Regular Offline Just one drink from your lovin' cup Posts: 3,127	Re: any RO on facebook? Reply #1 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 9:53am ah.... I'd say there are a whole lot of us on facebook even those who said they would NEVER do it!!!
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Moonisup Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 189 Gender:	Re: any RO on facebook? Reply #2 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 9:56am only found good ol'd gazz so far
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LadyJane Rocks Off Regular Offline Stones Purist Posts: 4,929 Gender:	Re: any RO on facebook? Reply #3 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 9:56am I spend more time on Facebook these days than I do here!!!
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PartyDoll MEG Rocks Off Regular Offline Just one drink from your lovin' cup Posts: 3,127	Re: any RO on facebook? Reply #4 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:01am Moonisup wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 9:56am: only found good ol'd gazz so far well if you found Sir Gazza.....how could you not find him??!! just look at his photos and you'll find most of us.
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LadyJane Rocks Off Regular Offline Stones Purist Posts: 4,929 Gender:	Re: any RO on facebook? Reply #5 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:03am Just sent you a friend request, Rik. Between Meg, myself and Gazza, you'll find many Stones freaks.
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Moonisup Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 189 Gender:	Re: any RO on facebook? Reply #6 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:18am Found them! Yeah, but I don't know all the 'normal' names so that's why I asked here:), fb is also a great way to stay in touch:)
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Lazy Bones Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 385 Canada Gender:	Re: any RO on facebook? Reply #7 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:19am yep
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Reply #8 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:27am

I have no understanding of what people do there? I went when once you invited me to LB and didn't know what to do once I got there. I can already email you. I don't understand what people do there? Once I visited your page LB, my email address book somehow without me doing a thing or without my knowledge, sent a message inviting people to MY facebook page/thing and I hadn't done anything but look at one page of LB's page/thing. I was so upset (infuriated) I've never dared go back. But what is everyone doing there? I am lost. What is the appeal?

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Gazza Unholy Trinity Admin Offline Rat Bastid "We piss anywhere, man.." Posts: 13,231 Belfast, UK Gender:	Re: any RO on facebook? Reply #9 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:36am Moonisup wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 9:56am: only found good ol'd gazz so far Check my friends list and you'll find quite a few more of us - and dont worry, if you dont, they'll certainly find YOU.
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Reply #10 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:36am

Martha wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:27am:

I have no understanding of what people do there? I went when once you invited me to LB and didn't know what to do once I got there. I can already email you. I don't understand what people do there? Once I visited your page LB, my email address book somehow without me doing a thing or without my knowledge, sent a message inviting people to MY facebook page/thing and I hadn't done anything but look at one page of LB's page/thing. I was so upset (infuriated) I've never dared go back. But what is everyone doing there? I am lost. What is the appeal?

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Martha

From what I know it's you're own personal blog sort of thing, where you can add photos & information about yourself. add video's, but they can only be 2 minutes long, find friends that you know from years ago, but finding friends only happens when they use their real name & has a pic of themselves, otherwise there could be like 7 John Henry's, & without a picture you don't know who it is, if you want to remain anonymous, forget it.

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Reply #11 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:37am

Martha wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:27am:

I have no understanding of what people do there? I went when once you invited me to LB and didn't know what to do once I got there. I can already email you. I don't understand what people do there? Once I visited your page LB, my email address book somehow without me doing a thing or without my knowledge, sent a message inviting people to MY facebook page/thing and I hadn't done anything but look at one page of LB's page/thing. I was so upset (infuriated) I've never dared go back. But what is everyone doing there? I am lost. What is the appeal?

Thanks,
Martha

I don't get it either, Martha. I had the same experience but ended up joining after being invited as someone else's friend and now I'm drifting in a cyber world of forgotten passwords. I can't even find my own page. Just wanted you to know you're not alone in the Land of Lost Cyber Souls. Many things remain a mystery to me and that's okay.

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Lazy Bones Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 385 Canada Gender:	Re: any RO on facebook? Reply #12 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:43am I find that friends who have knowledgable info and similar tastes in music use their fb page to post/share some of their favourite youtube clips. Some pretty awesome stuff. less time consuming than searching on your own...
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sweetcharmedlife Rocks Off Regular Offline Do the horrendous to that if you can Posts: 11,943 San Mateo Gender:	Re: any RO on facebook? Reply #13 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:47am I remain in the stone age (no pun intended) and refuse to join facebook,my space.twitter or anything like that. Although the temptation is great. I cling to the brief hope that I may one day get a life.
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Reply #14 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:50am

if you join facebook, i would suggest not using your real name....if you do you will get friend requests from high school classmates...and then you will find out how their farm is doing every $#@!ing 15 minutes....

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Reply #15 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:52am

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:47am:

I remain in the stone age (no pun intended) and refuse to join facebook,my space.twitter or anything like that. Although the temptation is great. I cling to the brief hope that I may one day get a life. What a post Ronnie!!!!!

I jumped on twitter last year and even though I'm still registered, I find it pretty much useless. There are the odd music-related tidbits/reviews I enjoy reading about, but they're all linked from sites where you'd read about them eventually any way.

I really don't find it interesting to read about what type of java someone just consumed or what tv show they just tuned in to...

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Reply #16 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 11:05am

I have reconnected with former co-workers and school mates that I would NEVER have were it not for FB.
I like the silly little quizzes, sending hearts, drinks, hugs and Birthday wishes. Harmless fun.

I do not accept every friend request I get; especially if I do not really know the person.
I make sure my privacy settings are as air tight as possible.

And if someone is REALLY annoying with constant posts about their EVERY activity I "hide" them.

All in all I've found Facebook to be fun and with the Stones Boards so slow due to lack of Band activity, it's a nice alternative.

LJ.

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Reply #17 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 11:08am

Martha wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 10:27am:

I have no understanding of what people do there? I went when once you invited me to LB and didn't know what to do once I got there. I can already email you. I don't understand what people do there? Once I visited your page LB, my email address book somehow without me doing a thing or without my knowledge, sent a message inviting people to MY facebook page/thing and I hadn't done anything but look at one page of LB's page/thing. I was so upset (infuriated) I've never dared go back. But what is everyone doing there? I am lost. What is the appeal?

Thanks,
Martha

Let me explain, Martha: Facebook is a place without a function whatsoever, it's for exhibitionists and voyeurs and bored people without anything constructive to do with their lives except to sit on a fucking computer all day wasting their precious time. AND for Lord Gazza and his friends, of course ! I fucking hate it. It's a bloody disease. I thought it would be a good idea to go on, but get extremely infuriated by all the shit-messages like "farty-face has invited you to eat a banana split at the Trump Cafe" "Invisible Nobody has requested to become your friend" Friend?? WTF! I want REAL friends . I'm not bloody interested to start a pretend snowball fight with a pretend friend, or to be greeted by someone from my past I haven't heard from for the past twenty years, to whom it doesn't even seem to bloody occur that I would happily carry on not hearing from them for the next forty years either.

The only cool aspect is that all my daughter's friends requested to become my friend and every now and then I log on to see what all the teenagers are up to. Yes, I know, but that's "protective parental voyeurism", which is sort of alright. Smiley

And I have a few friends scattered all around the globe with whom it actually is rather nice to exchange the odd word every now and then. I have been threatening to cancel for a long time now and may even do it very soon.

So, People: don't even fucking think about sending me a friend request, send me a fucking email instead, or even better A LETTER!!!!!!

Facebook, or "My Face" as I call it, is just another one of those idiotic things people can do while working, making love, cooking, having a shit, killing the husband,watching TV, etc... We seem to live in an era of "PARTIAL ATTENTION" to everything, with no one really concentrating on anything specific anymore, everything is "instant", instant messaging, instant gratification, etc......And the bloody thing generates constant messages to keep you logging on, self-perpetuating the crap, like "suggest friends for this poor loser", "help this other poor loser to find his friends", "make a "which word describes your personality the best questionnaire", I mean, fuck off already, and never mind the bloody banks collapsing, we would be a lot better off as a global economy if everyone wasn't wasting time on their fucking computers all the time...

AND WHICHEVER PICTURES YOU PUT ON ARE AUTOMATICALLY COPYRIGHT-OWNED BY FACEBOOK. Great, huh?

OOOH! I feel better now after this little rant. Just like Joey after one of his bowel movements....

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Reply #18 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 11:11am

It is the evolution of the internet.
A medium to engage conversation with those individuals one enjoys.
A forum to announce events one may want to attend.
A place to enjoy music from singers & bands who have a
presence. As example, I did not know John Hiatt had a
new cd out this week & have heard many samples of this
first on Facebook. I would not have been able to follow
Mac on his various tours as well know he plays the Lucky Lounge
every Thursday. I would have never hooked up with front row
Peter Wolf tickets had it not been for The Funky Judge from the UK
who I met at the show.......all from Facebook.
It is a Wicked Pissa place!

It also allows one to monitor their teenage children's activities, who live
in my house, use the computer & energy which I & my wife provide for them.
I was once their age, they are my offspring, which equates to potential
situations which may or may not be, shall I say, "colorful"?
You will pardon me, for that is all I am legally allowed to discuss
about the years of my life 1971-1978 for another six years.

Thank you for your cooperation & support!

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Reply #20 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 11:20am

"Let me explain, Martha: Facebook is a place without a function whatsoever, it's for exhibitionists and voyeurs and bored people without anything constructive to do with their lives except to sit on a fucking computer all day wasting their precious time."

Well excuse me Jo.
I think you forgot to add an "imho" to your statement.
Why is everyone so damned intolerant these days?
To each his/her own.

LJ.

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LadyJane Rocks Off Regular Offline Stones Purist Posts: 4,929 Gender:	Re: any RO on facebook? Reply #21 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 11:22am lotsajizz wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 11:16am: ...what Peter said.... Agreed! I am happy to call Jizzy my Facebook friend. I enjoy getting to know a different side of him and I hope he feels the same. LJ.
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Reply #22 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 11:22am

LadyJane wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 11:20am:

"Let me explain, Martha: Facebook is a place without a function whatsoever, it's for exhibitionists and voyeurs and bored people without anything constructive to do with their lives except to sit on a fucking computer all day wasting their precious time."

Well excuse me Jo.
I think you forgot to add an "imho" to your statement.
Why is everyone so damned intolerant these days?
To each his/her own.

LJ.

Yes, LJ, that was obviously a "senior moment", apologies for any unintentional offence caused....
Ouch!

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Reply #23 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 11:32am

LadyJane wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 11:22am:

lotsajizz wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 11:16am:

...what Peter said.... stu-smiling

Agreed!
I am happy to call Jizzy my Facebook friend.
I enjoy getting to know a different side of him and I hope he feels the same. Wink

LJ.

All of the above is right with me.
I welcome meeting other RO folks there.
I will also add I have learned from my time there
where sugar is better than vinegar.
Really did not hit me until this week.
I am in my third day of political therapy.
So I am done with the political thread on RO.
It's all about what things are worth in life.
I need to deal with the online time in a more positive manner.

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Reply #24 - Mar 4^th, 2010 at 11:35am

jostorm wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 11:22am:

LadyJane wrote on Mar 4^th, 2010 at 11:20am:

"Let me explain, Martha: Facebook is a place without a function whatsoever, it's for exhibitionists and voyeurs and bored people without anything constructive to do with their lives except to sit on a fucking computer all day wasting their precious time."

Well excuse me Jo.
I think you forgot to add an "imho" to your statement.
Why is everyone so damned intolerant these days?
To each his/her own.

LJ.

Yes, LJ, that was obviously a "senior moment", apologies for any unintentional offence caused....
Ouch!

Accepted of course my friend!

I'm a little sensitive as a couple of my family members have deemed Facebook "evil" and dangerous.
Naturally these are the same family members who dislike the Stones. Roll Eyes

LJ.

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