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I was libeled by a disgruntled neighbor who gave out my address, name and other identifying information, NOT just in my neighborhood but to the 12 surrounding neighborhoods! I didn't even know about it for 2 weeks! The Moderator actually suggested for people to photograph me and post it to the site! All of this, completely without basis and a blatant invasion of my privacy. The post violated NDs own rules yet was allowed to stand until someone flagged it and advised me of what had been posted! I contacted ND, the post was taken down but I wasn't even given an apology. When I asked what action was being taken toward the people who promoted this, I was told they couldn't tell me due to privacy concerns. WHAT? My privacy can be violated, libelous and tortuous accusations can be made, unchecked, BUT you wish to protect the privacy of the accusers? This site promotes harassment! I am considering a lawsuit.

I am a founding member and lead. At this point I will no longer encourage new people to join because of a bully lead in a nearby neighborhood. I spent several days of MY time in an attempt to have this person removed to no avail. I am embarrassed to have my name associated with them and if I had not started the whole thing in my own neighborhood I would deactivate my account. I feel I am stuck. My neighborhood is never a problem, our members are considerate if not absent. Unless there is an issue with members in my neighborhood (which is very rare) there is no point in being a lead on this site.

I emphasized that a fake picture (made on Photoshop) is not valid to make a point. I still don't understand why it was flagged. The poster admitted that the picture was made on Photoshop.

My 1st amendment rights are continuously violated up to the point I was told not to post about a certain subject while the others are free to do so. My disagreement with the majority of posters doesn't justify ordering me not to post about said topic. I feel everyone should have the right to their opinion.

Bottom line: If you dare to post your opinion on NextDoor site, watch out. Once you post something that doesn't jive with the Lead, you will be attacked. The Leads are not identified as such and pretend not even knowing what the word moderator means. Yeah right. On this site, you MUST be politically correct and agree with the majority. Dare to disagree more than once, and you're toast. In the meantime, everyone knows your full name & where you live, so no telling what might happen next. I was wise enough not to post my real picture lol.

Then again, the site wants to know your emergency contacts, your family & pets, your interests, your hobbies, and what you love about your neighborhood. Wonder why they have to be so nosy.

I absolutely LOVE nextdoor.com due to the following reasons:
- Found a missing animal due to neighbors helping on the site
- Found a doctor due to neighbor recommendations
- Was able help out a neighbor with moving
- Have identified a new pizza place nearby that I didn't know existed
- Found a walking partner in a neighbor

It's truly unfortunate that folks have had such bad experiences since the opportunities for connection and community are many!

I like the concept, but more neighbors need to join to counteract the "gung ho" attitudes of the few who just have too much time on their hands pretending to be community cops. Neighbors calling fellow citizens "perps" or "civilians" touting any prior military service they have as if it makes them better than everyone else, a few head cases here and there that believe their opinions matter more than the rest and if it's not their way it's just wrong. A few of them are "Leads" who set what boundary defines the neighborhoods and go out of their way sometimes to exclude anyone who seems suspicious to them. Weird calls to action by some Leads which come across more like creepy vigilanteism expecting people to walk out into the streets to take pictures of unfamiliar vehicles parked in their neighborhoods or strangers walking through, which while taking pictures is legal depending on your jurisdiction, can come off as harassing behavior on their parts.

Calls to drive out homeless, pushing it off on other neighborhoods rather than finding a real solution to the problem, calls to have licensed half way houses shut down or moved out of a neighborhood, and lots of other examples of NIMBY(not in my back yard) passive aggressiveness excused by some as "taking back our neighborhoods" from some perceived thuggery they would rather not resolve but push off on some other community.

I quit the site in Kensington, San Diego because I think they need to do the following about the verbal abuse on it. Add a Code of Conduct post in the banner, post what respect means. Display a post of what 'trolling' is & the negative impact it has on a friendly website. Advise people that degrading comments are essentially picking a fight and suggest they realize that getting something off their chest can be done with better manners. Display a disclaimer that this is a blog where people should feel safe from bashing, that sarcasm should not be the focus of their comments, & that excessive rude responses fill people's inboxes unnecessarily. To think before they post. I got so sick of the negativity, I just wanted to defend the people who had nothing but good intentions and show them I didn't judge them for the bad grammar or misnomers. These neighborhoods, like the world, are full of disgruntled and disaffected people. I don't want to know anything more about these particular people in the world or the ones in my own neighborhood. I know enough now to stick to the ones I have befriended on a one on one basis, face to face. This website may have a use or two, but I have decided I don't need it at all.

I posted the link to the movie Vaxxed and it was flagged by one of the Leads. He said it was because of "commercialism". I simply posted because many want to see it and I only posted the link. It is obvious he is one of those that does not want people to see. He violated the 1st amendment. I personally have no opinion on this issue but feel everyone should have the right to their opinion. We can not allow our country to censor information.

The two "Lead" of this website are married. She is the president of HOA. The husband has recently cyber-bullied an older lady, member of the comunity that lives alone, single, needs hearing aids and has no one to help her. The second Lead (The wife) wouldn't/couldn't do anything to stop him. Actually some jerks on the website, thanked him for treating the lady that way... while victim publicacly begged for "someone" to stop him. Shameful! I personally complained with Nextdoor HQ: they'll take measures that they can't discuss with me. The couple are still the "Lead". No results. Reign of terror!

Tis a site for nosey liberals to self promote themselves, complain/whine about things in thier neighborhoods. If you post a reply with links as proof to back up what your posting. Some will attack you others will just disagree with your opinion. Then call you a bigoted cyber bully then mute you. Kinda of ironic liberals don't want to hear your opinion if it's different from thiers. But it goes to show The site was created by liberals in one of the most liberal cities in California ( San Francisco). The site may have been started with good intentions, but joining Nextdoor could expose one to the neighbors other side, thusly creating a rift. Since it is a Liberal site, knowing this kinda makes the puzzle pieces fit...

I have used Nextdoor for a while. My previous neighborhood wasn't in the best part of the county, but people posted great opportunities ex: neighborhood clean ups, reviewing a small business and those sorts of things. Recently, we moved to a better neighborhood and seriously, these people complained constantly about everything from how supermarket baggers didn't place their bags into a shopping cart to profiling every person who they deemed not suitable for their neighborhood. A new business was sending some people door to door to tell people about their services and boy, did that start something. Police were called, description of vehicles and license plates posted. It was just too much. I deleted my account and wrote a detailed reason why. I'd rather enjoy my nice, new home without being bombarded by my neighbors' paranoid delusions.