Facebook Group?

lmg423

Is there a facebook group yet? We're just about halfway through this thing  

 

If there is can I get an invite? 

Shanmarie1083

I would be surprised if we ever have one. We still get so many new people and random trolls here all the time. Most of us are just not comfortable sharing that much personal info with people we don't know. 

lmg423

That's a shame. It's much easier on facebook. 

lmg423

It feels like there are actual conversations going. As opposed to scrolling through threads. It's just easier to be more active with the group. And to know who is who.  I'm just saying there is a better way to do this. 

LnR70707

LMG423:

It feels like there are actual conversations going. As opposed to scrolling through threads. It's just easier to be more active with the group. And to know who is who.  I'm just saying there is a better way to do this. 

This is a bump message board.  If you think facebook is easier, search for a Sept 13 mom to be group and join it.  It really is no different than us forming a group from here, since the majority don't know each other at all IRL.   And honestly, 200+ people in a FB group is much, much harder to keep up with.  Just try scrolling through 50+ new conversations every single time you log in....it sucks.

coraggiosa

AFwifelife:

LMG423:

That's a shame. It's much easier on facebook. 

I've never understood how facebook is easier.  Scrolling though a long line of posts is no different from looking at the title of the posts on TB.  I prefer TB actually because I can pick and choose what I read based on the titles.  

Also with TB, people don't know my whole name so they can't go all stalkerish on me and show up at my house. 

I don't think Facebook is easier. On here, I can pick and choose what to read, and there are plenty of "conversation" threads on here daily. And I like my anonymity.  

katiebenes

I have so many groups on there to keep up with

OpheliaChem

LMG423:

It feels like there are actual conversations going. As opposed to scrolling through threads. It's just easier to be more active with the group. And to know who is who.  I'm just saying there is a better way to do this. 

I actually agree that FB is easier. But I don't want to join a S13 group until our LOs are born. With FB, you can tag peeps and its a lot easier to keep up with threads you are commenting on. Plus its easier to scroll through, believe it or not. FB is easiest if one person, whom we all are familiar with from this board, starts the group and invites others. This way we only have our regulars in the group. The group would have to be secret for me to join - closed FB groups are still visible in terms of who the members are but secret groups don't exist unless you are invited to join. So less chances of trolls or I've-posted-5-times-I-want-to-join-the-group creepers. 

katiebenes

OpheliaChem:

LMG423:

It feels like there are actual conversations going. As opposed to scrolling through threads. It's just easier to be more active with the group. And to know who is who.  I'm just saying there is a better way to do this. 

I actually agree that FB is easier. But I don't want to join a S13 group until our LOs are born. With FB, you can tag peeps and its a lot easier to keep up with threads you are commenting on. Plus its easier to scroll through, believe it or not. FB is easiest if one person, whom we all are familiar with from this board, starts the group and invites others. This way we only have our regulars in the group. The group would have to be secret for me to join - closed FB groups are still visible in terms of who the members are but secret groups don't exist unless you are invited to join. So less chances of trolls or I've-posted-5-times-I-want-to-join-the-group creepers. 

this I wouldn't mind.

Curls218

I don't even check the groups I'm in on FB regularly. And although this site comes up on google searches, my full name isn't out there for everyone to see. I only use this username for TB/ TN

BillysGrl27

I have been in my Sept 11 FB group for 2 years and we STILL have drama. I agree with waiting!

babybird12

I still vote no facebook group...there is always drama....

lmg423

OpheliaChem:

LMG423:

It feels like there are actual conversations going. As opposed to scrolling through threads. It's just easier to be more active with the group. And to know who is who.  I'm just saying there is a better way to do this. 

I actually agree that FB is easier. But I don't want to join a S13 group until our LOs are born. With FB, you can tag peeps and its a lot easier to keep up with threads you are commenting on. Plus its easier to scroll through, believe it or not. FB is easiest if one person, whom we all are familiar with from this board, starts the group and invites others. This way we only have our regulars in the group. The group would have to be secret for me to join - closed FB groups are still visible in terms of who the members are but secret groups don't exist unless you are invited to join. So less chances of trolls or I've-posted-5-times-I-want-to-join-the-group creepers. 

 

Thank you. That's what I think would be nice as well. Facebook is much easier to check and post on your phone as well. Back with my first pregnancy, I had more time to check on the laptop and post on thebump. When that group went to facebook, I started to feel more connected with everyone - in a good way not a stalker way.

 I feel like I'd like that again for this pregnancy. But don't have the same amount of time to be as active on this board to prove my uncreeperness. 

lmg423

And I feel like some of the drama weeded itself away once we went to fb. Not being able to hide behind the anonymity of random screen names lowered the amount of "snark". People didn't stop saying what they felt but most of the time it was at least done more tastefully. 

starinyte

I have absolutely zero interest in joining a Facebook group. I don't even understand the purpose. We have a perfectly usable way to communicate here, why would we NEED to move?

I check TB several times a day. I'm on Facebook maybe twice a week.  Some people don't even have access to Facebook at their work (where some folks do the most bumping).

Also, I don't understand the reason for needing a closed off group. Newbies can be good for a group sometimes, they're not all trolls. 

I'm on team, "Why TF do we need Facebook?"

Ecstatic83

OpheliaChem:

LMG423:

It feels like there are actual conversations going. As opposed to scrolling through threads. It's just easier to be more active with the group. And to know who is who.  I'm just saying there is a better way to do this. 

I actually agree that FB is easier. But I don't want to join a S13 group until our LOs are born. With FB, you can tag peeps and its a lot easier to keep up with threads you are commenting on. Plus its easier to scroll through, believe it or not. FB is easiest if one person, whom we all are familiar with from this board, starts the group and invites others. This way we only have our regulars in the group. The group would have to be secret for me to join - closed FB groups are still visible in terms of who the members are but secret groups don't exist unless you are invited to join. So less chances of trolls or I've-posted-5-times-I-want-to-join-the-group creepers. 

If and when we do decide to create a group, it sounds like this is the way to go. For me personally, right now anyway, TB is easy enough. Plus there are A LOT of ladies on this BMB, I dont know about giving my full name and info to ALL just yet.

OliveMom3

I would totally join a fb group mainly because I'm a mobile bumper and I can upload pic thru fb to share with you ladies. Every Wednesday I feel so left out because I want show you my bump but I can't. If someone starts a fb group, count me in!

strlitemiss

I'm not ready to show you pictures of my 23rd birthday where i got so drunk, I cried or how many pictures i take of myself... sorry guys lol

kerip5

starinyte:

 Some people don't even have access to Facebook at their work (where some folks do the most bumping).

 This is me, exactly.

I like keeping TB separate for more reasons than just that, but I know that I would really miss out on a lot if all of this moved to FB. Just my two cents.  

redfallon

I like FB, but I like that TB is a separate thing. I probably wouldn't join if a FB group were started.

OliveMom3

lmtoo89:

I'm not ready to show you pictures of my 23rd birthday where i got so drunk, I cried or how many pictures i take of myself... sorry guys lol

I hope you don't keep these pics on your fb even if you don't join a fb group from TB!

strlitemiss

OliveMom3:

lmtoo89:

I'm not ready to show you pictures of my 23rd birthday where i got so drunk, I cried or how many pictures i take of myself... sorry guys lol

I hope you don't keep these pics on your fb even if you don't join a fb group from TB!

I will leave them only two are borderline trashy .

olga1311

I am in the hell-no-to-the-FB-group camp. Its not easier and we have perfectly good way to communicate here. Besides I probably won't even post pics of my kid online so I don't really want my full name and details about my life on available to everyone. FB's privacy policies and settings are crap (and they always change!!) that I just don't feel comfortable with that. I use FB very rarely and plan on cutting down on usage even more.

AshleyPT

I wouldn't join one, but I don't really get the controversy. Why don't the people who want to join one just make one? 

foxyroxy

I infinitely prefer FB groups. That said, I would rather wait a while. I still feel like the further we get along, less people will post here and we will get down to a core group. Or I could totally be wrong. It has been known to happen.

preleste

OliveMom3:

I would totally join a fb group mainly because I'm a mobile bumper and I can upload pic thru fb to share with you ladies. Every Wednesday I feel so left out because I want show you my bump but I can't. If someone starts a fb group, count me in!

This! I also think that number of posts do not qualify you as the queen bee of tb. Just because you know all abbreviations and have thousands of posts, others are worthy! Bring on fb. Still love TB but mobile is very limited and site can be overwhelming!

katiebenes

preleste:

OliveMom3:

I would totally join a fb group mainly because I'm a mobile bumper and I can upload pic thru fb to share with you ladies. Every Wednesday I feel so left out because I want show you my bump but I can't. If someone starts a fb group, count me in!

This! I also think that number of posts do not qualify you as the queen bee of tb. Just because you know all abbreviations and have thousands of posts, others are worthy! Bring on fb. Still love TB but mobile is very limited and site can be overwhelming!

yeah, but I'm less likely to want to join if there are going to be a bunch of people who I don't feel familiar with. I'm not a super secretive person but I also have been on FB since 05... that's like ALL my exes that are hidden in pictures and stuff.

If you have an exceptionally low post count, are you really part of the community anyways? I didn't feel I was.