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I am not the most studious dude when it comes to new things. I fail to read all the instructions. I jump in without checking to see if there's "water in the pool". I do things my way, when my way is the wrong way.
I dropped Facebook not too long after I first signed up, primarily because I do not like a constant barrage of, "look what I had for lunch", and "here's my pictures of the mountains", and "wanna be my friend". Plus other than this site, I minimize my time on social media to almost ziltch. I'm big on sports (.coms), and interesting stuff, but people can get a little carried away with themselves at times. Luv em, but....
So....my wife and one of my kids tell me it's time to get on Instagram. I do so but without even knowing what I would want it for. Some folks asked to follow, so I accepted. But now what? You see, my game is making comments, not posting pics/videos. I can do it, but I like dialogue (other than what we had for lunch yadda yadda). So right away I start making comments to some of the folks, to which my wife and youngest tell me I am overdoing it. Hey, Instagram etiquette??? What the heck!!!
And to be sure, I suck at a lot of etiquette. For example, even here. When I was getting used to familiar forums, I decided to expand into other ones....which is similar to what most people probably do. But I jumped into some threads without realizing that there was some format already established, and I was free wheeling it! Like the Daily Fun Facts and Trivia thread, when I jumped into it with some trivia or whatever, clearly not having a clue what I was doing!!! What a goofus!!! Luckily I don't recall Joe getting mad at me.....but I attribute it to him being a pal, and probably realizing that I was not exactly sharp at times....thx Joe, wherever you may be!:thumb:
Anyway....posted a nice, juicy bbq'd sandwich I made for supper, because.....Instagram likes pics. Have a nice bird video from our backyard, which I will also post, because....Instagram likes videos. But truth is, I may not be a good match for this app. I have bad social media etiquette, and I am not as keen as I thought I'd be about the Instagram world.
So now.....though it may be some years, I think I may actually return to Facebook!
I kind of miss "the network". I also miss offering comments without the need for pics. I could do both, but we will see.
And yes, because some of my kid's friends actually wanted to follow me, I feel a responsibility to post some more pics/videos. And yes, I will like theirs.
So I guess social media and I are going to be friends again. Just not too often. Just with a small group. Just by my rules.....
I dropped Facebook not too long after I first signed up, primarily because I do not like a constant barrage of, "look what I had for lunch", and "here's my pictures of the mountains", and "wanna be my friend". Plus other than this site, I minimize my time on social media to almost ziltch. I'm big on sports (.coms), and interesting stuff, but people can get a little carried away with themselves at times. Luv em, but....
So....my wife and one of my kids tell me it's time to get on Instagram. I do so but without even knowing what I would want it for. Some folks asked to follow, so I accepted. But now what? You see, my game is making comments, not posting pics/videos. I can do it, but I like dialogue (other than what we had for lunch yadda yadda). So right away I start making comments to some of the folks, to which my wife and youngest tell me I am overdoing it. Hey, Instagram etiquette??? What the heck!!!
And to be sure, I suck at a lot of etiquette. For example, even here. When I was getting used to familiar forums, I decided to expand into other ones....which is similar to what most people probably do. But I jumped into some threads without realizing that there was some format already established, and I was free wheeling it! Like the Daily Fun Facts and Trivia thread, when I jumped into it with some trivia or whatever, clearly not having a clue what I was doing!!! What a goofus!!! Luckily I don't recall Joe getting mad at me.....but I attribute it to him being a pal, and probably realizing that I was not exactly sharp at times....thx Joe, wherever you may be!:thumb:
Anyway....posted a nice, juicy bbq'd sandwich I made for supper, because.....Instagram likes pics. Have a nice bird video from our backyard, which I will also post, because....Instagram likes videos. But truth is, I may not be a good match for this app. I have bad social media etiquette, and I am not as keen as I thought I'd be about the Instagram world.
So now.....though it may be some years, I think I may actually return to Facebook!
I kind of miss "the network". I also miss offering comments without the need for pics. I could do both, but we will see. And yes, because some of my kid's friends actually wanted to follow me, I feel a responsibility to post some more pics/videos. And yes, I will like theirs.
So I guess social media and I are going to be friends again. Just not too often. Just with a small group. Just by my rules.....
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