# Nextdoor makes me tired **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 31, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917 "2024-01-31T15:26:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/41 "2024-01-31T18:38:48Z")
This is MPSIMS…not sure my post is allowed here so I’ll edit and remove my infinite sunglasses gif. Thought it was the Pit. I did find a gutter cleaning guy on Nextdoor. After a couple decades, I’m tired of climbing up to our very high second floor gutters each fall. That annual task would’ve probably been the premature end to my life. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/42 "2024-01-31T18:38:58Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > I’m often frustrated by Nextdoor posters who have recently moved to Florida… > > The worst part is that many other newcomers join them in suggesting to _“kill it!!!”_ as if that’s the only solution. Snakes are the most common target of their fear and hatred. Of course, pythons are harmful to the ecosystem. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/43 "2024-01-31T18:46:51Z")
> [@bump](#): > > There’s a constant low buzz of “I saw a suspicious person” (meaning a person of color) in my alley/sidewalk/driveway/etc… Should I call the cops? > > Or my favorite, the constant chatter about “gunshots.” Did you hear them! Should I call the cops? Am I in danger? Never mind that the place they’re talking about has a middle school right next to it with a _huge_ construction project going on, and that it was probably a nail gun or something similar. It’s always got to be gunshots and criminals. [Ring neighbors](https://ring.com/neighbors) has the same problem, plus what they consider “my area” usually isn’t really my area. A double-buzz on my phone typically means one thing: more paranoid “neighbors”. ---
**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/44 "2024-01-31T18:51:56Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > Snakes are the most common target of their fear and hatred. There were often black racer snakes in our Florida back yard. Perfectly harmless creatures to humans. It was rather fun to watch three of them have a bit of a mating tussle in our bushes… two were sort of at it, and another tried to muscle in. Great entertainment! ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/45 "2024-01-31T18:52:49Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Of course, pythons are harmful to the ecosystem. Probably introduced by northerners abandoning their pet snakes into the wild. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/46 "2024-01-31T18:54:28Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > … Apparently, everyone there has their car stolen (or broken into) and stuff filched off their lawn or out of their garage on a near-daily basis. … As I said when a similar topic came up in another thread (can’t find it offhand), if you go by Nextdoor everyone who lives in my community has - Been assaulted - Been robbed - Had a vehicle stolen - Had packages stolen from their porch - Had their house/apartment broken into - Had a homeless drug user squatting on their lawn (and using it as a toilet) At least three times in the last year. I guess the fact that I’ve experienced none of the above makes me part of the conspiracy, or one of the perps. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/47 "2024-01-31T18:55:35Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > The site takes forever to load, is terrible to navigate, and I haven’t found any way to tell it that I only want to see the local posts. That’s weird isn’t it? I keep trying to tell Nextdoor that I only want my city. The whole thing is based on knowing people’s exact addresses, but they can’t just show me posts from my city. I keep seeing posts from neighboring cities. And then when people assume that posts are from their own towns, there’s a lot of back-and-forth within comments about “where are you talking about?” Shouldn’t be rocket science to filter posts for everyone but Nextdoor is all “If only we had a way to know where everyone is posting from…??” ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/48 "2024-01-31T19:09:34Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I keep trying to tell Nextdoor that I only want my city. The whole thing is based on knowing people’s exact addresses, but they can’t just show me posts from my city. I keep seeing posts from neighboring cities Yeah, the Nextdoor area that my messages seem to cover is pretty much all of Richardson and a good 20-25% of NE Dallas. I’d much rather see posts within a 3 mile radius for example, than whatever they do now, which is as much as 7-8 miles in some directions, and only one in others. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/49 "2024-01-31T19:27:46Z")
In my area I find it about 95% dross, 5% useful (maybe 97/3). Is it worth keeping for the useful stuff? Eh, I have a pretty high tolerance for avoidable bullshit, so I continue to subscribe for the occasional useful nugget. But as I told my step-mother, I don’t really recommend it. The usefulness is minor and while most of the dross is harmless, it can be annoying at times. My network definitely has a feel of an older, fearful population. Crime, the times we live in, the youth today, this or that political group is bringing about the total downfall of society. It’s mostly kvetching (not thoughtful kvetching, either) and it does often get tiresome - mostly I ignore it. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/50 "2024-01-31T19:30:29Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > if I could find the flag thing. General info: Click on the three dots below the post; it’s one of the options. > [@ZipperJJ](#): > > That’s weird isn’t it? I keep trying to tell Nextdoor that I only want my city. The whole thing is based on knowing people’s exact addresses, but they can’t just show me posts from my city. I keep seeing posts from neighboring cities. A ten mile radius might make sense here; we’re pretty rural. I’m six miles outside the village. But I get posts from other states entirely. They really ought to be able to filter those out! ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/51 "2024-01-31T19:45:04Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > A ten mile radius might make sense here; we’re pretty rural Our neighborhood is about ten by twenty blocks, of detached homes. A neighborhood, in other words. I had no idea many NextDoor “neighborhoods” are huge. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/52 "2024-01-31T19:47:27Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > People seem to think there’s, like, A Local Guy sitting around blasting free speech from existence “on this page”. Well…actually…that does happen and I’m the Local Guy on our Nextdoor. Everything everyone has said about their local Nextdoor is why I AM a lead. Nextdoor has specific rules and guidelines about posting CT’s or threats or politics or COVID or etc. I can and do shut that shit right down. Nextdoor’s algorithms don’t remove posts, they flag posts and then a lead has to make the choice about keeping or deleting. I probably spend a couple of hours a week keeping our local Nextdoor civil and going in the right direction. It is not meant to be a discussion board, it is meant to be an electronic bulletin board and is very useful for that limited function. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/53 "2024-01-31T19:51:44Z")
Oh! Ignorance fought! Thanks on behalf of Neighbors for doing the work. I’m glad it’s anonymous (it is, right?) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/54 "2024-01-31T19:53:24Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I look at it to see all the lost pets reunited with their owners. The pets are found in nearly every case. Sadly, a lot of our pets are never found. We have a lot of coyotes. You let your cat our to roam at night? It’s missing? Well, duh. > [@teelabrown](#): > > Also, anything negative whatsoever happening in this town is the fault of our current California governor, and we should all band together to recall him/vote him out. Gawd. Happily, we do have some intelligent people trying to talk sense to the people in our area who talk like this, but, man, are these people completely drowned in the propaganda. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/55 "2024-01-31T19:58:55Z")
I agree with all the complaints about Gladys Kravitz-ism and, frankly, racism, but I’ve found Nextdoor useful occasionally. Recently I asked about three new construction projects within a few miles of me, and got detailed (and later proven correct) answers within a few minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/56 "2024-01-31T20:01:30Z")
Alice Pearce or Sandra Gould? ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/57 "2024-01-31T20:06:35Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > The site takes forever to load, is terrible to navigate, and **I haven’t found any way to tell it that I only want to see the local posts.** That is in your settings which you can find on your profile page. > [@Aspenglow](#): > > Nextdoor has its uses where I am. This is what Nextdoor is meant to be. > [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I’m glad it’s anonymous (it is, right?) Well…If someone looks hard enough, anything can be found. Of course my full name is almost as common as John Smith, so even if they do find my name, there isn’t much they can do with it. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/58 "2024-01-31T20:45:47Z")
That’s pretty much what I see on my Nextdoor feed as well. A few years ago the teachers in my local school district went on strike. Oh man, did Nextdoor blow up about that! Long arguments day and night between people supporting and opposing the teachers. Very unpleasant. And my wife, the teacher (in a different district) decided she had to have her say. I told her it was a bad idea, but she was really angry and couldn’t help herself. She got into multiple online fights with “neighbors”. A real bad time. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/59 "2024-01-31T21:32:38Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Our neighborhood is about ten by twenty blocks, of detached homes. A neighborhood, in other words. I had no idea many NextDoor “neighborhoods” are huge. Population level may not be much different. Once you get out of the village, houses are often multiple hundreds of feet apart – I’m about 750’ from my nearest neighbor. And the village is more like 5 blocks by 5. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > > [@thorny\_locust](#): > > > > The site takes forever to load, is terrible to navigate, and **I haven’t found any way to tell it that I only want to see the local posts.** > > That is in your settings which you can find on your profile page. Where in my settings, please? I couldn’t find it. – oh. I went and looked again; and after significant hunting around I finally found a tiny tools icon hiding in the corner. And one of the things under there is Newsfeed Preferences, and under there is a slider for “Beyond Nearby”. Which looks like it’s already off, as it’s greyed; but I tried sliding it to the left, and it’s still greyed, so you can’t tell whether it’s on or off. Can you tell me which is the off position? And it says that whatever change you make to your preferences will expire in 60 days. Which is really annoying. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917/60 "2024-01-31T21:41:05Z")
That is not how it looks on my controls, I can choose and change locations at whim. When my husband wakes up from his nap, I will ask him to pull up his account so I can look for you. Leads have other tools and settings for many things, his account should look like yours. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nextdoor-makes-me-tired/996917.md?page=4)