The Nextdoor App - thoughts? ?

I used Nextdoor successfully to recycle or sell furniture. It’s also useful for recommendations for tradesmen. I’ve now deleted it, because constant postings about trivia, bit like GN ?‍♀️?‍♀️?‍♀️?‍♀️

Just deleted Next door app as seemed to have put a laughing emoji,by mistake,next to a post about a mother upset that her sons bike had been stolen. She rightfully sent me a very cross message and I apologised profusely . Don't know even how it happened ! But mortified so have left site. It was a bit boring with a lot of missing cats who reappeared a day later !

I’m on it, I find it quite useful,

Facebook is in my opinion much better cornergran as you do not identify yourself you can buy and sell, you get all the local info, weather, gardening, events, accidents, fires, lost and found, shops opening/closing, tradesman recommendations etc etc etc whatever hobbies you have you can find interests and it covers the whole area not just your street etc and no one knows that you are Jane Smith who lives at 25 Smithson Avenue
Oh dear jaffa that was unfortunate

I've just got rid of my last GC's cot today on Neighbourhood. Never had any trouble with it

Been on NextDoor for a while now. Not had any problems. You do not have to reply to someone if you do not want to! My friend said it is a bit like a local Facebook, never thought of it like that though! Find it useful if there is something local that needs attention! Try it & if you do not like it delete it ok?

I've been on it for a while now and have had no problems. My area is only shown and you don't have to use your full name. It's handy to see what's going on locally, get help finding local trades and some people have had their lost pets found using it.

I’ve deleted the app but can’t seem to subscribe to emails…can anyone tell me how? I find it covers too wide an area to be useful to me and I didn’t like the way I was “inviting” random people to join the group! (I wasn’t….but invitations were being sent in my name!)

@ FannyCornforth all positive, I love it. I have had a couple of ‘connect’ notes but declined. I live in Greater London where part of the appeal for me and my location is anonymity but I still need local chit chat.

FannyCornforth

Kalu it driving me potty already for all of those reasons!
It will not accept my password whatever I do.
So I can’t edit my name.
I doubt that I’ll even be able to delete the dratted thing without a password! ?

Sorry Fanny I have just caught up with your post. I deleted by pressing unsubscribe to the many emails I received. This has worked as, should I want to look at any posts on their site, I receive a message telling me I have to rejoin.

The emails have thankfully stopped.

Next door app ? never heard of it.

I’ve certainly had no attempted “pick ups” (though I’m on LinkedIn as still working and I’ve had THREE attempts on there !) On our next door there have been some “lively conversations”, lots of services, groups and things for sake. I quite like it !!

Nannashirlz

Next door app ? never heard of it.

Now you have. ?

Having just read up on it. I won’t be downloading it. It’s known for selling your personal details to others. So if your getting emails phone call from spam companies you know where they coming from. It’s got loads of bad feedback and up until nov last year your address was on view for all to see.

You can give a false name. Addresses sometimes appear when needed but only a postcode and it says eg 60 - 94 Blog Street.

It's been great for me. Need a cat feeder or tomorrow a wheelchair? No problem, you will usually get offers.
Wondering what that big bang was last night at 12? Somebody will know. Some of the threads can be hilarious.

I’ve been active on Nextdoor for 4 years it’s great for keeping in touch with local community, for a whole manner of things. You need to change access to your name in settings. It definitely gets thumbs up from me.

Doodledog In view of your previous experience do not feel you shouldn't be using these sites. I have a family member who is in cyber security analysis on an international basis and I am always being told to close the likes of Facebook, neighbourhood sites etc down. Nothing is safe, your DH already has experience of it. If your not comfortable, worried about what can happen, its telling you something.

My friend was 'invited' to join by someone she knew so she did. It turned out it was a fake invite. She has since discovered invitations going to neighbours purportedly from her. Seems very dodgy to me.

I'm disappointed in it after some years of use, and keep thinking it's time I left. Cumulatively it gives a very negative picture of our locality and is full of arguments between members, sometimes quite petty. A few weeks ago someone posted a message asking if people could for once stop complaining on the Nextdoor message board, and this led to numerous complaints about the poster daring to complain about people complaining, and so on ad infinitum. The thread is still going on! Since the pandemic started there have been quite a few anti-vaxx posts and disagreements - in an area with relatively low vaccination rates - and conspiracy theorists abound. In Nexdoor's favour I suppose it's useful to be warned of thieves in the area or suspicious people lurking in basements, and to receive official messages from local police and council. As well as to be informed about the numerous cats and dogs lost or found.

Mine is very boring.
Nothing seems to happen.
Folk post stuff and no bone replies.
I’d love to see a good argument on there !
(But considering how GN is at the moment; maybe not! )

4allweknow

Doodledog In view of your previous experience do not feel you shouldn't be using these sites. I have a family member who is in cyber security analysis on an international basis and I am always being told to close the likes of Facebook, neighbourhood sites etc down. Nothing is safe, your DH already has experience of it. If your not comfortable, worried about what can happen, its telling you something.

Sorry, but I don't understand this post. My husband doesn't use SM at all, and I'm perfectly comfortable with how I use the sites I'm on.

Maybe you mean someone else?

I think it's very useful for tradesperson recommendations and for selling or buying items, but I have never seen an address mentioned unless a person puts it in their posts, only an area. I also only use initials as that protects identity too. I have never been aware of anyone using it like a potential dating site!!

I’ve been a member for a while and have had a couple of good results from it. However I was told shortly after I joined that I should DEFINITELY not upload the app - just get the posts to my inbox. I deleted the app and some posts get through. I cannot for free life of me remember who told me this and what their arguments against the app were but it made perfect sense at the time. And I agree it is now less a site for useful info, bargains and local updates than a ranters’ corner, with people often airing their personal vendettas for all to share. It’s been hi-jacked.

Not seen anyone use an identifying name on here! They are usually User names, which you can decide, non de plumè!

I've been on ours for quite a while. We get useful local info re road closures & that sort of thing & I've been very successful finding various tradespeople through it. There's plenty of junk on there but I just ignore it.