brett1985 Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 I feel that nothing should be placed on these sites with regard to shooting or come to that many other country sports. thats an interesting statement. could you elaborate as to what reasons you have for that opinion? (by the way, thats not meant to come accross in a funny way. ive not heard anyone have that kind of opinion before and i'm genuinely interested to hear your response ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) thats an interesting statement. could you elaborate as to what reasons you have for that opinion? (by the way, thats not meant to come accross in a funny way. ive not heard anyone have that kind of opinion before and i'm genuinely interested to hear your response ) It is purely because you do not know who is looking at it.from the ant's who would just vandalise your car or other property.to those who would break in to your home.I have been burgled it is not a nice experience. We all know the Internet is 100% safe and secure so your Facebook account the same as your bank details etc could not be seen by others.also are you all that sure of your friends on there.the police and other security organisations tell us to take measures wh eff not away to make the property look as if it is not empty so why advertise it on a website site.there was you may remember a few years ago instances where cars sporting shooting and fox hunting stickers all seemed to pick up scratches and multiple simultaneous punctures.maybe you should not have to hide who you are and what you do but that is not the way it is I am afraid. Edited November 21, 2014 by bostonmick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Aren't forums social media? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Aren't forums social media? I would say so personally. Cheers Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootgun Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 I would say so personally. Cheers Aled +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) Aren't forums social media? They certainly are. And if you feel you know everyone on here well enough to publish your movements and all your assets on here then good luck.How many times have you seen on the news the neighbours of the latest wrong un to be caught saying he was such a quiet man we never knew or would have suspected. Edited November 21, 2014 by bostonmick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenwolf Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 The problem with Facebook and many other social network sites is there is no vetting system to make sure the idiots within society are excluded. I feel that nothing should be placed on these sites with regard to shooting or come to that many other country sports.And announcing that you will be out of the country for a period of time is like saying feel free to remove anything you like while I am away.it's not just guns.there have also been children and other vulnerable people pushed to suicide on there.and along with the paedophile cases that have happened do you really need it.I will not use these sites and hope in time people go back to the old ways of being sociable and communicate in person.atb I think the first time that I have agreed with you, I don't do "Fake book" or "####". However I don't think you should hide your hobby and I do share information on shooting forums which are closed. This is why on this forum you will never see any of my posts boasting about any new guns I have purchased or where I live etc. I take my security seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Aren't forums social media? It's specialised though, fb is just a mish mash of all sorts of people. I keep my fb settings secure and my circle of friends pretty tight and even so don't post much shooting stuff. I did post the story of shooting a medal muntjac a while ago and then noticed I had been unfriended by a girl I used to work with As for Beardo, well that's another story for another day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordnance Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 The difference is if you post on facebook, people can get a lot of information about an individual. On a forum unless you give out the information no one knows who you are. If the police were that concerned they would not want you to carry your FAC around with you when out shooting, if you lose it someone could end up with your address and the number and type of firearms you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogcal Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 I'd like to think that in 50 or 100 years time people will look back to now and ask why were people so keen to share everything about themselves with the world and his dog. However, I doubt that will be the case as everyone will most probably have RFDs implanted that will allow anyone within range to know every last detail about you, your family and your dog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 I'd like to think that in 50 or 100 years time people will look back to now and ask why were people so keen to share everything about themselves with the world and his dog. However, I doubt that will be the case as everyone will most probably have RFDs implanted that will allow anyone within range to know every last detail about you, your family and your dog! spot on.people make such a big thing about privacy and the invasions of by all and sundry then go and stick their lives on a web site.crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 spot on.people make such a big thing about privacy and the invasions of by all and sundry then go and stick their lives on a web site.crazy It depends on what information you share on line,my fb pages are full of photos,one of my pages is a public one with my photos on,it doesn't give away much more information than someone who wanted to find out could. For example bm you have said in the past what car you drive what type of shotgun you have,and you have a daughter at home,and at times she is alone,that is just off the top of my head remembering your recent posts. There is a fine line between being safety conscious and being paranoid. We live in a world that communicates,you may say you avoid certain sites but just by being on the Internet you leave a footprint that a person who wants to find out information about you will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 (edited) It depends on what information you share on line,my fb pages are full of photos,one of my pages is a public one with my photos on,it doesn't give away much more information than someone who wanted to find out could. For example bm you have said in the past what car you drive what type of shotgun you have,and you have a daughter at home,and at times she is alone,that is just off the top of my head remembering your recent posts. There is a fine line between being safety conscious and being paranoid. We live in a world that communicates,you may say you avoid certain sites but just by being on the Internet you leave a footprint that a person who wants to find out information about you will. you are quite correct.however from what I have heard and seen of fb it is in the main a local thing.people use their real name.women even put their maiden names as well.photos of themselves and their family and friends.details and pictures of say a night out while I also agree we cannot be 100% private but is it wise to publish as much as some seem to do.yes you know I shoot beretta a lot do.my car well that could be any one of four all different but none of them unique.no private plates.so I am about as private as I can be.have a look at my profile on here I will tell you now none of what is on there is correct.i don't say people should not use these social websites just be very careful about what you share on them.atb. Edited November 22, 2014 by bostonmick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 I was at an event this week talking about data security (was a very boring event) with a particular emphasis on how much information we all share online and how it is used. That ranges from things life Facebook through forums to registering on shopping websites, how we use search engines like Google, online banking, etc. One of the things that was very apparent was the marked difference in attitude between older and younger. Almost universally those participating in the event under 30 had no concerns at all about sharing information, drunken pictures, etc. Those between 30-50 in age were probably a 50/50 split and those over 50 were very much concerned about sharing information. Interestingly those under 30 were in favour of more legislation of how people can use that data, i.e. marketeers, insurance companies, etc whilst those older were fairly ambivalent. So on one hand the younger generation are more liberal with what they share, but happy to live within a tighter framework, but the older are guarded with what they share and are happier with a greater degree of freedom. I guess a greater degree of self responsibility amongst the older generation. The real insight will be to discover if the attitude of the younger participants changes with age, i.e. they change their approach, or as they age will the attitude of society change and people will just be much more open? As for me I am happy to put a BASC sticker on my car and I have liked BASC and other shooting pages on Facebook, but I have a relatively private profile and those that know me know i shoot anyway. I would hate for someone to score my car or slash my tyres because of the BASC sticker, but the world is full of people who would do that for fun anyway regardless of a sticker and I think that when parked up at the clay ground it is better to promote BASC to a larger group of like minded individuals than to hide away from the odd individual nutter with an extreme agenda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 dont do farcebonk or titter .too many arguments caused by immature retards .its like a bad episode of a soap at work somedays as they argue over who posted what about each other.and as for telling the world your going on holiday you might as well leave your doors unlocked to save a broken window or two.yes u should be able to post photos on forums as u have pride in what u do ,but your inside leg measurement and wife,s bra size NO DONT DO IT.who wants to know u just ad a mcdonalds . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogcal Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 As a postscript to my earlier post, I might add that I do have a FB account but in a name that I use as a pseudonym and with no information attaching to that name at all i.e. no pictures, no life story, no nuffink! Although I may not like social media, I'm not going to deprive myself of the ability to check out from time to time what my idiot friends and family are up to and have a chuckle at their latest offerings to the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Poon Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 As some know I'm back on facebook now after a lengthy time away from it. I use to have all family, friends , business clients, cats, dogs, hamsters , budgies.........e.t.c on my friends list. It got stupidly out of hand with various mind boggling dumb posts. So my new facebook and Twitter account is for only like minded shooting friends that I know or know of through various clubs, gunshops or shooting forums. It can be a handy tool for the sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossberg-operator Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 (edited) Agree, facebook is good for organising your fishing/shooting life. I have an account under false name, living in a different country, not listing my workplace, relation status, family members, etc with the highest possible security settings. Also got a closed, secret group to do anything shooting/fishingwise where I'm admin. One member just questioned why the group is secret? No one can see, find it.... That was the whole objective for me. Even my neighbours don't know about shooting, keeping guns at home. Wanna keep it that way. They think I go fishing. When FEO turned up in a police car for the visit, told them about the imaginery traffic accident I've witnessed and so on. Closed twitter account, not using linkedin anymore. Not doing any photo sharing social media sites. Being careful. This is my way. Edited November 22, 2014 by londonercsecse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingo15 Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 As some know I'm back on facebook now after a lengthy time away from it. I use to have all family, friends , business clients, cats, dogs, hamsters , budgies.........e.t.c on my friends list. It got stupidly out of hand with various mind boggling dumb posts. So my new facebook and Twitter account is for only like minded shooting friends that I know or know of through various clubs, gunshops or shooting forums. It can be a handy tool for the sport now you just get to look at all my carp instead lol.seriously thou has helped me out a few times with contacts and getting things sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Agree, facebook is good for organising your fishing/shooting life. I have an account under false name, living in a different country, not listing my workplace, relation status, family members, etc with the highest possible security settings. Also got a closed, secret group to do anything shooting/fishingwise where I'm admin. One member just questioned why the group is secret? No one can see, find it.... That was the whole objective for me. Even my neighbours don't know about shooting, keeping guns at home. Wanna keep it that way. They think I go fishing. When FEO turned up in a police car for the visit, told them about the imaginery traffic accident I've witnessed and so on. Closed twitter account, not using linkedin anymore. Not doing any photo sharing social media sites. Being careful. This is my way. That is bordering on paranoia,being prepared to lie to your neighbours is deceitful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordnance Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 neighbours is deceitful. I suppose that depends on your neighbours. Not advertising you have firearms makes sense, but as my neighbour has firearms as well its not an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 I suppose that depends on your neighbours. Not advertising you have firearms makes sense, but as my neighbour has firearms as well its not an issue. Fair point, but if you are on talking terms with them to explain your "car accident" I would have thought they weren't all that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossberg-operator Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) That is bordering on paranoia,being prepared to lie to your neighbours is deceitful. No, disagree. Majority of my neighbours are good people (cul de sac), however there is one family with 2 bad apple early twenties sons, where police is regular visitor. Fights, smoking cannabies, etc. So, in order to keep my licence/not to make myself a target I do this. It works. It's called being careful....Should I told them: It was for my SGC application? Are You serious? Edited November 23, 2014 by londonercsecse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 No, disagree. Majority of my neighbours are good people (cul de sac), however there is one family with 2 bad apple early twenties sons, where police is regular visitor. Fights, smoking cannabies, etc. So, in order to keep my licence/not to make myself a target I do this. It works. It's called being careful.... So why even talk to the one family who are bad apples if as you say you are being careful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossberg-operator Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 So why even talk to the one family who are bad apples if as you say you are being careful? Parents are ok, can't controll sons. In a cul de sac it is hard to avoid people, just being friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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