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cuntasaurusrex · January 2014

I miss thirtyodd. Where did her batshit friend go?

biglewzer · January 2014

iris427 said:

biglewzer said:

LoisLayn23 said:

amelianickel said:

I'm sorry that happened. Just FYI you can block the group from seeing all but your profile photos and any personal info besides your name.
And I can show you or any other bumpie in less than a minute what your first and last name can help me dig up about you.
Which will then tie back to your linked in and employee info

And then you have some bump nutjob calling your boss trying to get you fired because you disagreed with them about push presents lol

Or your mom.,.which actually happened to me.

biglewzer · January 2014

iris427 said:

biglewzer said:

LoisLayn23 said:

amelianickel said:

I'm sorry that happened. Just FYI you can block the group from seeing all but your profile photos and any personal info besides your name.
And I can show you or any other bumpie in less than a minute what your first and last name can help me dig up about you.
Which will then tie back to your linked in and employee info

And then you have some bump nutjob calling your boss trying to get you fired because you disagreed with them about push presents lol

Or your mom.,.which actually happened to me.

pfeilele · January 2014

biglewzer said:
And what's so hard about posting from your phone? Download the app.

I have the app. I have to be on to get notifications. So, I feel like an ass when I don't answer a question in regards to something I said. Yes, I could go on the computer, but DS is a huge fan of pushing ALL.THE.BUTTONS. It's just not realistic for me. I like bumping, and will continue to do so. However, there are easier ways for me to keep in touch. I fully agree with waiting though. Patience is a virtue.

BPer · January 2014

Also, it takes more than a trimester to weed out the crazies. In my other BMB, we were having first birthday parties by the time the truth started coming out.

yurmom · January 2014

BPer said:
Also, it takes more than a trimester to weed out the crazies. In my other BMB, we were having first birthday parties by the time the truth started coming out.

Ain't that the truth

lizzybeth13 · January 2014

drunkenhandstand · January 2014

I like the idea of a small FB group (no more than 10 or so). The girls I was closest to on WTE a few years ago started a group on FB. I was nervous at first, for some of the reasons discussed above, but it ended up being the best decision ever! We have stayed so close for years now! We talk everyday to this day. Through TTC, expecting, parenting, miscarriages, etc. We've been through it all together. I just love those women to death! I don't think I would dive into one this soon on here though. But thank you for offering. I don't think you deserve heat for offering this to people

Parzia74 · January 2014

I'm confused about the facebook "internet stalker/crazies/stealing personal information/calling your job" scenarios. If you facebook privacy settings are in tact- which they should be if your concerned about this, there will be no sharing of information that you yourself don't provide. Sure, we'll have your name. But, then again, many many people have my name. What can you do with a name? Let's be honest here... not much. Can they search you on Linked in... Sure- but again, are your privacy settings in tact? ALso, people can steal your pictures if you post them here as well. If you share something- that's your responsibility- no matter where you share it.

To answer another question about coming to the bump to "recruit"... well, seeing that the bump is one of the largest groups that separates moms with their birth months, it's the easiest to find other woman who are in the same exact boat as us at the same exact time. I'm not online very often, so i dont know of any other place other than the bump, but im sure they're out there.
In no way do i think we're taking away from this forum, i like to see it as adding a different outlet. I'm personally much more apt to go on facebook than the bump. I dont have the app on my phone, but i do have fb. I'm familiar with the formatting, and thoroughly enjoy the layout 100% better than here. Call me lazy, but i like that i can scroll through topics opposed to clicking links for each individual one and then clicking links to further read posts on longer topics or clicking back to go to the main page.

Sounds lazy, but that's MY reason for fb over tb. Also, i like to put a picture with someones post- i feel i remember people better on fb than the tb. I'm not as active as many of you ladies, but i am active. And other than some of your siggies i truly cant distinguish one from another.

I do remember the snarky people though- seems like they stick out more than the rest- which, to me, are the ones i could really care less about. I much rather get to know the other ladies, and in this format, i just never had the ability to do so.

Lastly, i'm an admin on the facebook page. Are you going to go into my bump profile now and see if i commented enough for your standards? Let me save you the time with my stats... I've been on the bump since 2009 when i started ttc my daughter. Took me 3 years and multiple miscarriages.

Had my daughter in 2012- wasnt on the bump after that until this preg in sept 2013. So is tenure what makes me a bumpie? since i've been here since 2009? Or does it go by # of posts? I have 426. (this would make 427). Too little ?

So anyhow, if you enjoy the fb format- come on in. It's a wonderful group - and we support each other fully. Like anything in life, there will be those who agree and those who don't. I'm in this ride to learn and share like experiences. I choose to do so in both formats - having fb as my main outlet as i connect there more.

iris427 · January 2014

LoisLayn23 said:

Or they can use your photos that you share with the group on HDBD and create their own blog of their own 'pregnancy' using your photos and information and spouse's name.

Oh hai, growing up geeky blog.

@loislayn23 what? I need details. Did someone steal all of mchupie's pics? (that was her bump name right?)

TugboatSheila · January 2014

LoisLayn23 said:

Or they can use your photos that you share with the group on HDBD and create their own blog of their own 'pregnancy' using your photos and information and spouse's name.

Oh hai, growing up geeky blog.

That's ridiculous! Maybe I'm being a little naive but I don't understand why someone would do that. Just, like, living vicariously through someone else or is it more sinister than that?

yurmom · January 2014

Parzia74 said:
I'm confused about the facebook "internet stalker/crazies/stealing personal information/calling your job" scenarios. If you facebook privacy settings are in tact- which they should be if your concerned about this, there will be no sharing of information that you yourself don't provide. Sure, we'll have your name. But, then again, many many people have my name. What can you do with a name? Let's be honest here... not much. Can they search you on Linked in... Sure- but again, are your privacy settings in tact? ALso, people can steal your pictures if you post them here as well. If you share something- that's your responsibility- no matter where you share it.

To answer another question about coming to the bump to "recruit"... well, seeing that the bump is one of the largest groups that separates moms with their birth months, it's the easiest to find other woman who are in the same exact boat as us at the same exact time. I'm not online very often, so i dont know of any other place other than the bump, but im sure they're out there.
In no way do i think we're taking away from this forum, i like to see it as adding a different outlet. I'm personally much more apt to go on facebook than the bump. I dont have the app on my phone, but i do have fb. I'm familiar with the formatting, and thoroughly enjoy the layout 100% better than here. Call me lazy, but i like that i can scroll through topics opposed to clicking links for each individual one and then clicking links to further read posts on longer topics or clicking back to go to the main page.
Sounds lazy, but that's MY reason for fb over tb. Also, i like to put a picture with someones post- i feel i remember people better on fb than the tb. I'm not as active as many of you ladies, but i am active. And other than some of your siggies i truly cant distinguish one from another.
I do remember the snarky people though- seems like they stick out more than the rest- which, to me, are the ones i could really care less about. I much rather get to know the other ladies, and in this format, i just never had the ability to do so.

Lastly, i'm an admin on the facebook page. Are you going to go into my bump profile now and see if i commented enough for your standards? Let me save you the time with my stats... I've been on the bump since 2009 when i started ttc my daughter. Took me 3 years and multiple miscarriages.
Had my daughter in 2012- wasnt on the bump after that until this preg in sept 2013. So is tenure what makes me a bumpie? since i've been here since 2009? Or does it go by # of posts? I have 426. (this would make 427). Too little ?

So anyhow, if you enjoy the fb format- come on in. It's a wonderful group - and we support each other fully. Like anything in life, there will be those who agree and those who don't. I'm in this ride to learn and share like experiences. I choose to do so in both formats - having fb as my main outlet as i connect there more.

TL:DR but I knew it was only a matter of time before you showed up

iris427 · January 2014

To answer another question about coming to the bump to "recruit"... well, seeing that the bump is one of the largest groups that separates moms with their birth months, it's the easiest to find other woman who are in the same exact boat as us at the same exact time. I'm not online very often, so i dont know of any other place other than the bump, but im sure they're out there.

The bolded kind of undermines the whole "we're just a small group" selling point.

biglewzer · January 2014

How can you not wrap your mind around internet crazies stalking you based on your full name? Google yourself. Your FB profile picture will help narrow the search. Unless your name is Jennifer Smith, that was just an asinine comment. Dense. SMH

Give me your full name and profile picture. We'll see what I can turn up in 20 min.

Idiots

kmb7964 · January 2014

yeah! sheesh gals. relax! lol. I like facebook better, just because I do alot of social networking for work there. If people want to join, great, if not...movvee on past.

Ps...just throwing this ugly truth out there...in my other FB group/BMB we had babies that were lost throughout the entirety of the pregnancy...so waiting to start because people are going to have losses is kinda irrelevant.

yurmom · January 2014

How can we move on if people from the FB group keep posting?

And no it's not irrelevant at all to want to wait until later in pregnancy or when we've had our babies. The majority of miscarriages will be in 1st tri. If you were having that large of number of women losing pregnancies in 2nd and 3rd tri in your previous groups that really is unusual,

alyssa719 · January 2014

@Parzia74, honestly I usually check the quality of posts and comments, not how long someone has been around (my login is from The Knot when I started putting together my guest list) or how many comments they've made by number. I don't give a crap if someone make 502098234 comments if they're all useless bs. Just sayin.

I'm not saying people *shouldn't* have fb pages, but you're def recruiting when you openly say that you don't use tb "as much" because fb is "easier" or fits in better or whatever. So you came here to find people to be on there with, and that's fine (hey, I'm not the one losing ad money on it), but at least own it.

I also don't really trust people, even recently people who have posted whatever and then you see craziness... if they knew my info and decided to go off on whatever... whether it's true or not, I don't need that kind of hassle in my life. I don't need my family or job to be affected because someone feels like something I say online doesn't agree with what they think/believe.

yurmom · January 2014

jessa8907 said:
Let the FB vs TB war begin.

It already started like the first week the board was open with cmayer recruiting. This is the 3rd or 4th thread about it. Yet we're supposed to move on. The FB group needs to move on and enjoy their small group.

Parzia74 · January 2014

"TL:DR but I knew it was only a matter of time before you showed up" I have no idea what that means. TL:DR? clueless.

But, you knew i'd show up? Well, hello then

I'm glad you were anticipating my arrival even though i have no idea who you are.

Small group selling point: I never, for once, tried to "Sell" the fb group. I can voice an opinion on why i prefer it. That's not selling. If you're going to nitpick and my words, i will nitpick at yours. I never told anyone to come to the group and LEAVE this one. I do believe i said i enjoy BOTH. Is that even a possibility in your eyes? Or are you one of those snarky people who find something wrong with things YOU don't like and have blinders on to the rest of the world?

I know i'm not the only one who PREFERS fb over tb. Therefore, giving options isn't stealing. I have no control over what others do. People come. I dont take. Stealign requires taking. I commented on a post with MY OPINION. Should woman agree with me and want to join another group- that's not stealing. That's them making their OWN CHOICE. See the difference? Yea, probably not. I don't expect you to.

You're attached to tb, and that's great. If this is the outlet in which you enjoy more, have at it. It's a good resource with many different boards. I participate. I just participate MORE in other area. Such a bad, bad bumpie i am.

And about the small group selling point? The number of members on the bump will always far outnumber the members in a fb group. My previous birth group has over 200 members... in comparison to the bump, that's SMALL. And our current group is small with some members coming from this LARGER bump group. I'm not undermining a thing.

Anyhow, have fun finding a few more words/sentences to nitpick at. It's a long post so i'm sure you'll find more things to copy/paste back to me. I won't be responding/

I'm done with this thread

Don't waste too much of your precious time now.

biglewzer · January 2014

Don't want to play along and give me your full name and picture? Why not? This'll be fun!

yurmom · January 2014

TL;DR means too long didn't read which you would know if you were an active Bumpie. As others have suggested to us it's time for you guys to either move on or recruit from other pregnacy forums.

And I know who you are because I remember the FB threads which you always pop up for.

tourqeyes · January 2014

Parzia74 said:

Anyhow, have fun finding a few more words/sentences to nitpick at. It's a long post so i'm sure you'll find more things to copy/paste back to me. I won't be responding/
I'm done with this thread Don't waste too much of your precious time now.

Whenever I read something like this I visually see this

yurmom · January 2014

biglewzer said:

Don't want to play along and give me your full name and picture? Why not? This'll be fun!

Hey at least Parzia wised up and changed her SN from her full email address.

cuntasaurusrex · January 2014

The mods should just delete the threads when they pop up

rattlecanqueen · January 2014

aliletz said:
The mods should just delete the threads when they pop up

Seconded!

sunflower717 · January 2014

I'm not quite sure how to delete my post from mobile, but if people are that offended and can't scroll, I don't mind deleting myself. It would be odd if the mods deleted a post that doesn't violate any of the rules. I will take someone's suggestion and add a thing on my siggy about it. I honestly thought a post would be less obnoxious to those anti-fb group this early that they didn't create.

BettyBoop86 · January 2014

I love the group of girls in this group and Hope to see many more new faces!!!

rattlecanqueen · January 2014

My biggest hang up is that the proponents of this aren't even active participants of this board. I feel like you are trolling july 14 boards ( not even specifically TB) for people to join your group, in order to data mine folks.sorry not sorry.

Eta autocorrect can't read my mind.

yurmom · January 2014

jessa8907 said:

dlsexton said:

Let the FB vs TB war begin.
It already started like the first week the board was open with cmayer recruiting. This is the 3rd or 4th thread about it. Yet we're supposed to move on. The FB group needs to move on and enjoy their small group.

I think I missed some of the recruiting threads.

You're welcome for my incredible memory then. And I don't even have a post-it.

sunflower717 · January 2014

Holy crap. I didn't realize I wasn't an active member of the board. I have posted, commented, and been part of the chat group before. I am sorry I don't qualify in your minds.

yurmom · January 2014

sunflower717 said:
Holy crap. I didn't realize I wasn't an active member of the board. I have posted, commented, and been part of the chat group before. I am sorry I don't qualify in your minds.

Who said you specifically weren't? I said I recognized you.

TurtleMonsters · January 2014

Seriously...puppies and rainbows sites make sure these threads are gone before any one even knows about them. TB kinda needs ppl for $$...albeit advertising, I can't see why you all think it's OK...like someone said, like selling cookies in front of the grocery store- or the way you can't bring your kids mCdonalds into another restaurant, they want your $$. It's not good practice. you look silly. Any organization alive would NOT let their members do crap like this, why do you think it's OK?

You open your privacy up- we have control? Not exactly...FB changes the rules all the time. I keep everything so private, barely post private things. Love the FB interface, can't wait until we have a trusted group of supportive women on here that are willing to move there after babies are born.But having access to pictures is just what crazies want. I am in more of the medical private groups where ppl steal your pics and story, create a FB page and beg for medical $$ in the name of you/your pics/your children/their conditions.

I'm friends with a lovely group of puppies and rainbows ppl from years ago, and we waited until everyone was born, we were able to make enough of a connection on 9 months of aliases to move on. i love meeting ppl THIS way...if THIS board isn't for you, go on FB and type in your due date and find someone who cares.

OP knew posting that THIS was an unpopular topic. I usually move on when I see topics I'm not so positive on, but this is annoying crap. Why are we badgering this? It was shot down when this board was first brought up weeeeeeks ago, why do you forum to forum ppl insist on recruiting? And why are you butt hurt no one wants to really hear it? This is the forum set up ppl want to use. And jees...you all don't have time to read all the words of a bump post? WTF? That's insulting.

I hope we won't be admitted into THAT group and another is formed. I really don't know if I want to know any of the ppl that have isulted ladies here, used the bump to recruit, and ppl I won't know because they don't have time to read all our words here. meh.

sunflower717 · January 2014

@dlsexton, rattle canqueen

rattlecanqueen · January 2014

sunflower717 said:
Holy crap. I didn't realize I wasn't an active member of the board. I have posted, commented, and been part of the chat group before. I am sorry I don't qualify in your minds.

I recognize you, but the folks who are supporting the move to the fb page your apart of,I have no clue who they are...

rattlecanqueen · January 2014

You rang?

sunflower717 · January 2014

Well, like I said, if the post needs to be deleted, fine by me. I hope no one will hold it against me that I also enjoy fb moving forward. If so, that's lame but at least I have my fb group? Kidding! Too soon for a joke?

KnockedTheEffUp · January 2014

I like TB. I like FB. Best of both worlds, I guess.

Some of my closest friends are women I met through the FB group spinoff of my daughter's BMB. Many of them I've met in person, some I anxiously await the day that I do.

rattlecanqueen · January 2014

IMO (not that it counts for anything), just stop with these types of posts and be patient. When everyone is ready, there'll be a fb page created.

sunflower717 · January 2014

That's the thing. There IS a fb page. It's created and active. And judging by the dozens of requests there are people who are ready now. People who aren't and want a different fb group later are totally fine. I got no issue, so I don't see why they have issue with this.

biglewzer · January 2014

And...may I mention...all of that info I found was without her providing me her full name and picture.

Amazing shit, eh?

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