# What's the point of this stupid Facebook request? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 4, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-this-stupid-facebook-request/795452 "2017-09-04T04:34:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-this-stupid-facebook-request/795452/1 "2017-09-04T04:34:25Z")
Usually it’s a post with something about wildlife in a particular location. Then they request that you “please post where you’re from so I can track how far the video” went. This makes no sense, geographic location makes no difference to Facebook or the internet. Since it makes no logical sense, I suspect a scam of some sort, but I can’t make out what it would be. Or are people just that stupid? (both the poster and the responders) ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-this-stupid-facebook-request/795452/2 "2017-09-04T04:59:34Z")
The poster just wants to know how far his video has reached. Is someone watching his video across the state, the country, the continent… the world? Uploader is just curious even if it seems a bit juvenille or attention seeking. It makes no difference to the internet or Facebook, as you mention, but may make a difference to the uploader to see how far his/her video has spread. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-this-stupid-facebook-request/795452/3 "2017-09-04T08:12:46Z")
Sorry, the skeptical me just doesn’t believe it. I see too many of these and they have the robotic sameness that speaks to me of other motives. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-this-stupid-facebook-request/795452/4 "2017-09-04T09:31:15Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Sorry, the skeptical me just doesn’t believe it. I see too many of these and they have the robotic sameness that speaks to me of other motives. If you see a lot of them that just means your Facebook network has a lot of people who like and comment on these. I hardly see any, maybe once a month I see a “I’m teaching my 5th graders about internet safety. Help me show how fast and wide a picture can spread.” It’s possible there’s some scam down there, but I think they are authentic. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-this-stupid-facebook-request/795452/5 "2017-09-04T12:01:28Z")
You can easily post a false location. Google know where you are, though. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-this-stupid-facebook-request/795452/6 "2017-09-04T12:49:12Z")
My guess is some kind of “like farming” or other tactic to increase engagement with the page so it can be used to deliver other kinds of marketing. > **[Like-farming Facebook scams: Look before you “like”](https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/like-farming-facebook-scams-look-before-you-like-042215.html)** > > If you're a regular Facebook user, you're pretty much guaranteed to run across lots of “like-farming” scammers – maybe without ever even realizing it. > **[Everything you need to know about Facebook Like-Farming - ThatsNonsense.com](https://www.thatsnonsense.com/facebook-like-share-photo-scams-dont-make-scammers-rich/)** > > Did you know every time you Like or Share content on Facebook you might be helping a scammer make money?