Cake444 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) Hi everybody, hope all is well. This is probably a strange question, but I really just wanted to get an idea of how others felt. If you’re on various social networking sights such as Facebook etc... Do you publicise photos of yourself shooting to friends? The reason I ask is because I use to keep a low profile with regards to shooting across the board but just recently more and more photos of me shooting have appeared on my profile. Mostly all of my good friends know I shoot as it’s always been an interest from an early age. A friend of mine who shoots also is incredibly secretive. Very few people knows he shoots and he does not even send the word ‘gun’ or ‘shooting’ in text messages! Despite living in the country he carries his gun out the house in the slip, rapped in bin bags and jackets. He has this mindset that he’s being monitored all the time. In my mind I started to display photos of myself shooting because it’s a hobby and something that I tie in with many parts of my life. The more exposed something is the more normal it becomes. Anyway, thanks for reading and apologies for blabbing on. Edited June 21, 2012 by Cake444 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 i never put any shooting pics on fb. keep the two strictly separate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asa Bear Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I have pictures on my FB profile of me shooting clays. I post other things about shooting. Most of my friends know I shoot. Most take the **** of the thought of me in cammo (no pics though ) I'm with you in that the more exposure to our sport the more it will be accepted. I also follow PW on FB. Get on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I've got shooting pictures on FB if someone doesn't like them they tend to be removed, the people that is not the pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artschool Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 it's easier just not uploading any pictures to Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 There's a simple trick to work out who you should remove as a friend on FB. Once you've sorted that - post away http://www.facebook.com/browse/friended_fans_of/?page_id=39556650565 http://www.facebook.com/browse/friended_fans_of/?page_id=223357247712390 http://www.facebook.com/browse/friended_fans_of/?page_id=6248267085 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alendil Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I do put shooting pic on FB if its my hobby/ sport/passion no point being secret about this. if you are asheme of what You are doing start playing chess or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artschool Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 There's a simple trick to work out who you should remove as a friend on FB. Once you've sorted that - post away http://www.facebook.com/browse/friended_fans_of/?page_id=39556650565 http://www.facebook.com/browse/friended_fans_of/?page_id=223357247712390 http://www.facebook.com/browse/friended_fans_of/?page_id=6248267085 lol, I have one friend who likes nickleback :yp: he's gone. :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 There's a simple trick to work out who you should remove as a friend on FB. Once you've sorted that - post away http://www.facebook.com/browse/friended_fans_of/?page_id=39556650565 http://www.facebook.com/browse/friended_fans_of/?page_id=223357247712390 http://www.facebook.com/browse/friended_fans_of/?page_id=6248267085 Thanks for that Billy, there's an FB friend of mine who likes the 3rd one down. Will he be offended if I unfriend him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) lol, I have one friend who likes nickleback :yp: he's gone. :yp: There's a PW friend of mine who likes them. I don't have the heart to remove him. Nor do I have the heart to name and shame. Edited June 21, 2012 by Billy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I put pictures up...but keep my shooting locations hidden :yp: A few of my friends,(always girls) will write "awww" but tough..if they don't like it, they can defriend me or not click on it. Some also ask questions with regs to why I shot a fox ect...so I give a wee explanation about farmers livestock ect. Quite a lot of my friends shoot/fish ect anyway There's a simple trick to work out who you should remove as a friend on FB. Once you've sorted that - post away http://www.facebook.com/browse/friended_fans_of/?page_id=39556650565 http://www.facebook.com/browse/friended_fans_of/?page_id=223357247712390 http://www.facebook.com/browse/friended_fans_of/?page_id=6248267085 something like 7 friends like nickleback...bad times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I have 7 friends who like nickleback, oddly 1 of them also likes shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I don't give it a moment's thought. However my security settings are set for friends only. If they don't like it, they can **** off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) If you're fussed about security, never have your email address that you use for FB on your CV. It's hard to find a John Smith on FB, but your email is unique to you. Edited June 21, 2012 by Billy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) I accidentally shared a photo of me posing, gun in hand, and eight Canada Geese lined up on my facebook. I had tried to email it to myself so I could post it on PW. I was unaware that this photo was now on my page for everyone to see and didnt log into my account for a few days. I was shocked when I saw the photo there, but to my surprise I had recieced nearly sixty 'likes' and a ton of comments. All the comments were good with questions like 'can you eat them?" and 'keep one for me next time' The only negative comment was from a fellow band member who is a veggie and his wife is Canadian...but even that was light hearted. Edited June 21, 2012 by hedd-wyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timps Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 My FB is full of shooting photos, everyone knows I shoot. Most of my wall is taken up by other shooters insulting my shooting ability on a weekly basis anyway so it would be hard to keep it quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjm Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I do put shooting pic on FB if its my hobby/ sport/passion no point being secret about this. if you are asheme of what You are doing start playing chess or something. Not a wise idea to be posting pics of youself with guns over here in northern ireland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timps Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 However my security settings are set for friends only. That cannot be right as I can see your wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboots Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Not a wise idea to be posting pics of youself with guns over here in northern ireland. i know a lot of people who put up pics with guns/shooting pics on facebook who all live in n.ireland , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 If you're fussed about security, never have your email address that you use for FB on your CV. It's hard to find a John Smith on FB, but your email is unique to you. Thanks for that point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silpig5 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 my guess is , i offend far more people with my honest open views about the world and people than i do with a couple of geese i had in my hand . facebook just is just a tool for people to express themselves . so fair play to anyone posting anything legal . its a good marketing tool for companys too , mine included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castletyne Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Stop using facebook its for sad people to give a running commentary of their life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bangs Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I post on fb all the time, pictures of dead stuff and me with guns etc, my hobby is perfectly legal and I have nothing to hide, if people don't like it they can remove me from their friends list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 got 6 mates on fb and we all post every thing we shoot i will never hide be scared of what i do im not sneaking around for NO 1 ITS MY HOBBY all legal simples every who no"s me knows i have guns and kill stuff if they don't like it delete me i don't want them as friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantellissheffield Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 i have a page just for hunting with other people i know. dunno if i am allowed to say the name of the page so i better not (its to do with the hobby of "hunting" and its on a social "network" site that is called a part of your body and something you read ) but we post up pics of our days ect.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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