# Facebook Buddies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 29, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782 "2012-07-29T17:41:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/1 "2012-07-29T17:41:13Z")
Over the years, I’ve made many friends on this board. It’s a wonderful place to meet people and learn more about their lives. Unfortunately, that hasn’t translated as well outside of the board, for various reasons, as I would like it to. So, now that there’s a place to do that, I thought it would be cool to hook up, if you will, with some folks here over there. And I didn’t want to just mass bomb PM the entire Dope, therefore I figured it’d be easier to start a new topic and see who wants to swap friend requests. Plus, I sort of did this on the thread about my husband, but I know not everyone keeps up with that. Besides, I want _all_ of you as besties! 😉 Anyway, without further ado (and hoping I don’t come across as too terribly pathetic), you guys interested? I’m not the most prolific person on Facebook, but I’m trying to get better on checking it at least once a day and, if nothing else, commenting on others’ updates. If you want to give this a go, post and I’ll hit you up. If you don’t in five minutes, your ears will fall off and your momma won’t like you anymore. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/2 "2012-07-29T17:44:45Z")
I saw somewhere in some post that there’s some kind of Doper group over on FB but I was unable to find it, and it skipped my mind to just ASK. So…here’s the chance! ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/3 "2012-07-29T17:45:24Z")
Why not join the [Straight Dopers FB group?](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2408464343/?bookmark_t=group) It’s not very active, for whatever reason. ---
**Author:** ![Pitchmeister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pitchmeister/32/3459_2.png) [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/4 "2012-07-29T17:49:23Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Why not join the [Straight Dopers FB group?](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2408464343/?bookmark_t=group) > > It’s not very active, for whatever reason. Maybe they already have some other place to talk? ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/5 "2012-07-29T17:49:32Z")
Yay, thank you **AuntiePam**! I’m going to proffer the hunch that the FB group isn’t very active because, well…we have the boards. 🙂 Also the MMP, which is much better than Facebook. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/6 "2012-07-29T18:11:38Z")
> [@Taomist](#): > > Yay, thank you **AuntiePam**! I’m going to proffer the hunch that the FB group isn’t very active because, well…we have the boards. 🙂 Also the MMP, which is much better than Facebook. 😃 what is MMP?😕 ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/7 "2012-07-29T18:23:51Z")
Yup, I’m on the Dope Facebook group. But that’s not all friendly intimate like. More to-the-point businessy, if ya know what I mean. I just thought it’d be cool to know more of you guys personally… Unless, of course, any of you are evil. For those types, I give out my email. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/8 "2012-07-29T18:47:18Z")
If you have Google+, you can add a good number of us to a circle there. With the obvious benefit of being able to separate us out into specific circles. ---
**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/9 "2012-07-29T18:53:30Z")
I would consider joining the Facebook group if it weren’t open. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/10 "2012-07-29T19:06:16Z")
I’d like to be FB friends with more Dopers, but I don’t know who’s who and I don’t really want to link my real-life self too easily to my Doper self by adding myself to the list in the FB group, even though I am a member. I’m sure I’m already totally stalkable by anyone who wants to put in an effort, but I’d like to make the stalkers work for it a little. Actually, it’s more that I don’t need my mother-in-law knowing what I talk about on this board! If anyone wants to connect with me on Facebook, please PM me and I’ll think about it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/11 "2012-07-29T19:45:09Z")
Ugh. I’m pretty computer illiterate and I’ve never done well with the whole Google+ anything, so I guess I’ll have to skip that, but thanks. And I had to go through an approval process to join the Doper Facebook page. Don’t know if that’ll help you or not. And **Antigen** , I’ll send you a PM with my real name. You can look me up and see if I’m harmless enough or not. Of course, if Alice Cooper scares you, beware! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/12 "2012-07-29T19:58:56Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > Yup, I’m on the Dope Facebook group. But that’s not all friendly intimate like. More to-the-point businessy, if ya know what I mean. It is where we shall retreat when the new owner shuts down the Board. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/13 "2012-07-29T20:08:32Z")
> [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > what is MMP?😕 It’s a weekly thread in MPSIMS. It stands for “Monday Morning Post.” ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/14 "2012-07-29T20:17:08Z")
> [@interface2x](#): > > It’s a weekly thread in MPSIMS. It stands for “Monday Morning Post.” And it’s very intimidating for newbies, which is why I never participate. Everyone’s super nice but they talk in code and all know each other well, so it’s hard to just jump in. ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/15 "2012-07-29T20:25:49Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > And it’s very intimidating for newbies, which is why I never participate. Everyone’s super nice but they talk in code and all know each other well, so it’s hard to just jump in. Now quit that. I am a newbie Mumper and happy as a clam. There is a MMP FAQ in MPSIMS and everyone gets a nickname. If you ever have any questions about the “code” just ask, really we are a friendly and supportive bunch. Come on over the water is nice 😃 **CAPT** **JIM** Mumper nickname ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/16 "2012-07-29T21:39:42Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > Yup, I’m on the Dope Facebook group. But that’s not all friendly intimate like. . . You could check out the list of user names on the first page,looking for familiar ones, and checking the profiles of people you recognize. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/17 "2012-07-29T22:20:41Z")
> [@Capt\_Kirk](#): > > Now quit that. I am a newbie Mumper and happy as a clam. There is a MMP FAQ in MPSIMS and everyone gets a nickname. If you ever have any questions about the “code” just ask, really we are a friendly and supportive bunch. Come on over the water is nice 😃 > > **CAPT** > > **JIM** Mumper nickname We’re trying to keep the riff-raff out, and you do _THIS._ :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/18 "2012-07-29T22:23:15Z")
You don’t have a dungeon where you keep the other people you’ve met online do you? ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/19 "2012-07-29T22:51:23Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > We’re trying to keep the riff-raff out, and you do _THIS._ > > :rolleyes: 😛 😃 I haven’t added my user name to the document in the SD group because I don’t want to tie my RL name to my board name any more than it already is, but I’m always happy to be FB friends with Dopers. **faithfool** , I sent you a friend request. Hope you remember my RL name. If anyone else wants to be friends, feel free to PM me here. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782/20 "2012-07-29T23:22:33Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > We’re trying to keep the riff-raff out, and you do _THIS._ > > :rolleyes: Too late, they let me in, back when **Rue** was still around. :p;) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-buddies/629782.md?page=2)