volvojack wrote:Thanks Ian but i am not on Facebook, is there anyway i can seee this elsewhere ?
(My Nephew is shortly finishing his training to join the force and has been told he will be stationed at Elland Road. Any advice please.))
Hi Jack,
I don’t think that you can access Facebook without joining. Personally, I am not into ‘social networking’ and I joined because of my interests in nostalgia-type posts and photographs. Also, there are ‘groups’ for many of my hobbies and interests. Many clubs, sports clubs and societies used to have their own websites (and still do) at a cost whereas they can use Facebook ‘groups’ for the same purposes for free. Other than using your email address and a password to join, you do not have to disclose any other information about yourself. You can set your security and settings very tightly so that nobody can find out anything about you. You don’t have to have any ‘friends’ and can decline, or ignore, any such offers from other people. As mentioned, I joined only for access, particularly for my interests and hobbies. It is also very useful for seeking information about almost anything. I am sure that you would enjoy Facebook if you joined and if you didn’t like it, you could leave.
The posts, which I referred to on the Facebook Group ‘Memories of Leeds’, was about 19 Burlington Place in the 1950’s and 1980’s and a family called Priestley, and there were contributions from people who lived in the area at the time. The ‘Memories of Leeds’ page is a ‘closed group’ so access can only be gained by a member of that Facebook group (it is simple to join any ‘closed group’, just by clicking ‘join group’ but you might have to wait a few hours for approval).
So far as relates to your nephew joining the Police Service, I am so much out of touch with modern day policing that I don’t think that I can offer any constructive advice other than ‘work hard, play hard, always try your best to do your duty and enjoy it. Also, always ‘watch your back’ not only when dealing with the public but also from other people within the force’.
Ian