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Dear Friends

Facebook In Particular

By Susan PaytonPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Top Story - March 2025
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Sorry if I seem sad today

But my Facebook friends seem to be frowning too

For my articles they seem not to be able to get through to

Please help them Vocal Media

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You see the attack from AI

Left them with pie in their eyes

And they cannot get through

To the articles that were sent through

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The links were correct

But there is still a mess

That is turning smiles upside down

Yes, turning smiles into a frown

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They see the link and they wait

They see just a moment

And they wait

They click on the link

And they wait

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If that wasn't enough of a wait

Now it comes up - verify you are human

Now you have to check a box

A long process to just read

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And if they haven't been deterred by now

And sometimes it does bring up the article

However, sometimes it doesn't

And it comes up - PAGE NOT FOUND

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Vocal - Please what's up with that.

Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't

And so much for the external reads

And how about my Facebook followers

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How about myself not being able to get on to my own account

It says there is some type of a problem

What happened to the good old days

When the links bought up the photo of the article

And you didn't get paused for just a moment

And you only had to click on the photo on instant message

And you could share your articles with your facebook following

And you could earn from external reads

That is the only reason I joined vocal- to share my content with my facebook following. One has even joined herself so she could comment.

Oh how I yearn for the good old days.

Vocal - Please bring them back.

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About the Creator

Susan Payton

I love to write in every venue. I am 76 years old and try to make every day count,. I am learning a great deal about poetry.

You can find me at medium.com/susan-payton

Or on my publication-medium.com/simple-gardening

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