JFF: Facebook Status Peeves?

One of my friends rants and raves about all the things that are wrong in the world, but never does anything besides the rant to help out. Don't complain about the problem if you aren't a part of the solution!

the ones that change every hr and they are all a list of what they are doing
ie:
Just got back from the store
Doing laundry
going to take a massive dump. ( my brother in law actually did this one one time)
etc

The, I'm going 2 the club tonight, the what's going on toNight, man I'm at such n such.. Every night, but everybody knows that their babydads are not around... SO WHO IS WATCHING THESE CHILDREN????

Ah yes, the cryptics that "Vaguebook" as I like to call it. I have an idea... be a grown up & talk to the person you're having issues with. Your whole friends list does NOT want to know about your personal drama, nor should they have to be dragged into it. This applies to issues with family, friends, husbands, etc.

The bragadocious (yes, I made that up) posts - and I'm not talking about the occasional "our much needed, seldom had vacation was great!", or "junior got on the honor roll", I'm talking about the people who feel the need to post statuses & pictures of all the things the expensive material items they have, every single time they spend money on something. It just comes across as attention seeking, insecure & superficial.

The play by play of the day status. I don't care that you had a quadruple shot not fat caramel venti extra foam mocha, nor do I care that you cleaned your bathroom, or ate eggs for breakfast. Seriously, get a life. You are not that interesting.

The "my kid, my kid, my kid" posts. We get it, your kid is great, and we know you think she's the most gorgeous thing on the planet. I do not need to be inundated with multiple sets of pictures & updates on the amazing things she's doing all day, every hour of the day, every day.

The "trying to convince the world that my life is perfect" statuses. I have news for you, I know you, and you've told me all your personal issues, and I know for a fact that your life is not the version you are shoving down our throats on FB.

Geez, after reading that I'm starting to question why I even have a FB account. It seems like I'm an easily annoyed biatch, ha! Although I've gotten rid of most all the people that violate my rules ;-p

One thing I hate about other people's FB statuses that are on my friends list is that they have that "check-in" thingy that posts where they are at that moment and I am always seeing "in the bathroom" or "in bed", it's like really? Or when someone put's something up thats extremely private about their personal life like problems with their husbands about them supposedly cheating or something....It's like really? I use it to connect with close family that are in different countries or out of state and close friends...But I will/have never put anything on my status that personal....

Lately mine are the ones that show pictures of all my friends doing something cool (and I mean most/all my friends in the same picture doing the same thing) and I wasn't invited. It's been driving me nuts!

I hate it when people can't fully spell a word, like: gr8, u, 4u, 2nite, abt (for about)
Seriously??????? 2nite???? Is it sooo hard to spell it out? Just shows how idiotic/un-educated you are.
Some on here like DS, DD I don't mind at all. But when I have to have urbandictionary.com open just to decipher your post. Not so much.
**OR the girls/guys that are serial daters and each week is a new love of their life but then they have a tragic break up and their heart will never be the same.

Vaguebooking for compliments or concern and pictures of food either cooked at home or (even worse) ordered in restaurants.

You know, all of the above! My sister has a daughter with brittle juvenile diabetes, and my father had malignant brain tumours. During a particularly difficult time before our dad died, my sister and i put a couple of statuses up about it. One day we ran into a mutual facebook friend who said to us, 'there's always something wrong with your family isn't there!?'. The thing is, she is continually posting statuses about her headaches and her daughter's broken little toe and how her other daughter has a cold etcetera, etcetera. Come to think of it, i might erase her today. What a cow.

LOL! I LOVE (sarcasm) the ones where they say things like... "Just when you think you know someone, they go and stab you in the back. I thought I could trust you!" Then it turns into an online fight through comments because the person that he or she is talking about is a friend on FB... Oh give me a break. I have a few family members that do this from time to time. It's best when the two people live together. How about you walk down the hall and have a conversation instead of airing your dirty laundry for the world to see? Hahaha... Getting me all annoyed just thinking about it. Gotta love the "hide posts from this person" option. :)

Hahaha... I have to second Nizzy too. I hate the "at home" or "just checked into Red Robin" ones. Really? I care not. I would hate to be "at home" or "just checked in to Red Robin" with that person who is constantly changing her status updates!

Yeah., the cryptic ones bug me too. And the young drama filled ones you know, one day they hate their b/f and the next he is the best thing ever, then it's "you'll be sorry you treated me this way". Or one girl is always going on about how she will never again fall for her ex's BS - and I mean ALWAYS. I want to just tell her "yeah, and he reads all your posts and KNOWS you aren't over him yet" So often I just want to say GROW UP!!!

I went to a small christian high school and have not only people that went the 4 years I was there but also that just went to the school ever. I hate the posts of bible verses one day and then party hardy drinking pics over the weekend. Seems to be a bit much. I also have all the farmville and fishville blocked but hate all the links to youtube that I never will pull up or all the political links, etc. I actually like all the updates about what people are doing, even if its just going to see Smurf movie or something. And I like family pics too. Oh and I hate the ones that leave you hanging without an outcome like "waiting for test results". For what? Or on mine now I have a FB friend who is apparently moving from west coast to east coast. So her posts are "now we are in Idaho"..."now we are in montana". And no one knows WHERE she is moving because she doesn't answer anyone when they ask!!! Its like a stupid power trip or something...I know where I'm moving and everyone KNOWS I'm moving but I'M not going to tell them! Ugh!!! I think that's it! hahahaha!!!

I cannot stand the cryptic ones and find that my younger relatives do that a lot. It is hard to know what to do or say when I have NO IDEA what is bugging them. Unless you are horny for me I don't need to know you are horny and if you are horny for me it should be sent by private message, TMI about the sexlife of anyone is too much. Thanking everyone for attending something that you did not invite everyone on your list to. There is a reason you can customize your settings, do it when appropriate.

I hate all the drama my life sucks one. Especially when it's the same person over and over. If your life is that terrible, do something about it! Instead of wasting all your time on facebook...go out and do something that makes you feel good about yourself and then post about what a great day it was! I don't mind the occasional "man today was a bad day" but the "my life sucks" "so depressed" "I hate work, I hate life" over and over by the same person!!! Ugh seriously, I don't want to read about how crappy you think your life is!!

ooh Amy you'll laugh at this one - - I have one Liberal whose a friend of mine and she posts things like how wonderful Obama is....i gag...but that's me...and no, I don't give her any retorts...

I don't like the ones that tell me what they are doing every minute of every day - I have removed them....

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! I have one guy who has done an AMAZING job on his PX-90 - and every day - he posts something encouraging....

I post a lot of funnies and people love those...

I had two friends who were going through some rough spots in their relationships and decided to put everything on FB. It was sort of like they were talking directly to their guy but through their status for everyone to see. I couldn't believe the stuff they posted, and inbetween those they would post cryptic stuff or vaguebooking to get attention.
It drove me nuts so I blocked them.

Lovey dovey ones. They just sound so high school. Even though the cryptics annoy me too.

Its irks me to no end when people post "I love you so and so, you are the greatest husband ever" but whenever you are around them they are nagging and insulting their hubby nonstop. Seriously? It also drives me crazy when people spell words wrong ON PURPOSE. "Vaguebooking" is annoying too.

Dire cryptics with no follow-up. Now I'm worried, and you can't be bothered to announce when all is well? Rude.

I hate when people post what they made for dinner, especially when it comes with a picture.

It annoys me when people type lyrics of songs as their status. I don't know why. But it is SO ANNOYING.

ADDED: I just read the comments, and you've all given me more ideas! hehe. I do get tired of the drama ones. Sometimes I find them amusing, but often I find them out of place. That's not to be mistaken for people who have REAL drama going on (sick loved one or something). But people who get mad at their boyfriend/spouse and decide to call him names and get upset on FB...that's tacky.

Things don't usually bother me. I like the exercise updates, lovey dovey ones, don't know what cryptic is (if someone posts something I don't know what they mean, I ask them). I like pics of kids and updates on their kids, etc. Political ones can sometimes be annoying - mostly because I have a hard time not arguing or debating it if I don't agree. I don't feel like arguing or debating those things because I don't hav etime! That's my issue though. Anyway, so pretty much most are fine with me. I just don't like it when people bad talk other people and post lyrics to songs or do the forwards. The forwards get annoying...

Cryptics are VERY annoying--don't vent if you don't want people knowing what you're talking about!

Frequently posting about how drunk the person is is also a huge annoyance...and I feel sad for the woman who keeps posting them. Single mom with 3 kids, and at least 3 times a week she posts about partying and being "SOOO DRUNK"

Oh yes, and a former co-worker of mine posts pictures of his BOWEL MOVEMENTS! I know they are really his too, because I recognize the flooring as being the floor at my old office.

Fun to read this one...:)
I don't know what a cryptic is. I definately DO hate what a couple people on here called "vaguebooking". That term cracked me up, but yeah, that. And the freakish overdone political stuff. I don't want to try to crack some code to figure out what you're fishing for. I don't want to hear, agree, or argue with your political tripe no matter what side of the fence you're on. I don't really like people making fun of a specific group (unless it's all in fun like a sports team rivalry or something), but I have good friends that are atheists, and I have good friends that are missionaries in dangerous places, putting their lives on the line for real....so sometimes it can get "interesting". But we don't really have drama (if we do, I'm too stupid to know it, and it goes right over my head). I do roll my eyes at the stupid photos of a cup of coffee and a book. Or stupid dinner (with the exception of a friend of mine who has just started a baking business and wants to show her new concoctions....and is making a living with it). The slop on a plate at a restaurant and you have to squint to try to figure out what it is.....yuck. I DO like everything else. I think part of facebook is to share with your friends what you're doing (accomplishments, exercise results, the fact that you and your husband are still highschool dorks with the kissy stuff.....I'm fine with all that). My status stuff is usually a news story I want to hear input on, or a funny story about the kids, or some neat experience we had (dolphins coming right up to us unexpectedly and following us around, chattering....odd things like that). Basic. I'm more of a private mesage kinda girl.

Last year, an old neighborhood friend was tired of all the "I just ran 5 miles and now 30 minutes on the elyptical. His post "I just ate a half dozen Crispy Creams and washed them down with a quart of WHOLE milk. Ready to take on the whole world!". Ha ha! I hate the vaquebooking and "repost this". I never repost a "please repost".

The I'm going to start drama by saying how wonderful and drama free my life is and how the other person needs to get over their drama and stay out of others business.

I have a cousin who posts about 10 times a day. The stray dog she found. What she ate. How annoying her husband is. How fabulous, cute, adorable her 2 year old is. It's ALL THE TIME. It takes up my whole feed! I have another girlfriend who posts a lot of political stuff....but not her opinion...well, yes, it's her opinion, but it's always links to articles. The ones I really hate though are the games. BLEH. Who has time to play Farmland or whatever the names are. I don't care that you are playing, do you have to post that?
L.

There's one gal on mine that is CONSTANTLY changing her profile picture, each time it gets changed a little bit more cleavage shows, whats that about? ???
Whats even more disturbing is in every picture theres a beer in front of her. That just strikes me as funny because seriously A BEER IN EVERY PIC.
Should I be planning an intervention?
I ALSO HATE THOSE " PLEASE REPOST" ONES......ugh, no I will NOT repost , so there!! ;))
Thanks for the post. These are hilarious to read.

I recently deleted my FB account. I just got tired of hearing about peoples' every day lives.. I mean posts like: "watching my favorite show" or... heading out tonight.. blah blah blah.. I just found that most of the posts really weren't worth reading.. then again, maybe it's just the people I know :) hahaha anyway.. It's all too much info out there for the world to read... people are all too willing to divulge too much of their lives and in some cases, dirty laundry...

I have a husband and wife friend who update their statuses when they are on date night - first telling every one they are going and who is babysitting. then checking in at the restaurant and then at least one more update about what/how much they ate. BOTH of them do it. Really??? I thought date night was so you could actually talk face to face with your honey with your kids interrupting.......