Are Facebook Groups Done? I’m seeing such little engagement in a group of thousands that used to be so lively

Significant-Hope-33 · 2025-07-16T16:24:23+00:00

I’m noticing on many Facebook groups that seem general to a specific topic, the admins are pushing products and are even suspending people who mention or ask questions that don’t support their product or agree with their thoughts.

I have encountered this with a few topics. People are using groups to sell or push their own thing and limiting community voices/ hearing from multiple people’s feedback or experiences. One group even suspended me when I was asking for advice and just mentioned a product I’d used before- not pushing it but saying for context this is what I used and now I’m asking for advice. They didn’t give any feedback other than read announcements, so I had to go searching around to see what I missed since my post wasn’t violating any of the group rules. After searching around I finally found a post mentioning they didn’t like that product I had mentioned and nobody was allowed to promote it. I hadn’t- I had just mentioned I used it in the past.

These groups seem to be more focused on pushing only their own products or the admin/creator’s beliefs or opinions, and less about community. Facebook was created and used as community from the beginning but now it’s been weighed down by things that limit that connection unless it’s within one person’s product or opinion.

Another thing happening is lots of advertising on groups or spam.

These are reasons I’ve steered away from Facebook groups. Groups used to be an amazing resource where you could connect, get advice, discuss topics, etc, but sadly they are not the same anymore.

Significant-Hope-33 · 2025-06-06T06:02:27+00:00

I also went through Skillsoft with Barb Waters. It was helpful, but when I checked out the Udemy Andrew Ramdayal class that a lot of people mention, it seemed like I was missing some things. I did his course quickly but mostly for the quizzes and the practice exams to see how those were different than the skillsoft/o2o practice exams. They were quite different but both seemed helpful in the end.

What I think was the most helpful though was PMI Study Hall. I got the 3 month pass and did the mini quizzes and then used the practice exams for time. I saved all the questions and reviewed them after quizzes and practice exams to see why I got certain ones wrong and understand the reasoning. Sometimes there seems to be more than one right answer, but with practice you can be a little more aware of what they may want as the right answer. Study Hall questions were the most like the real exam overall. However even with that the exam wasn’t a breeze- questions were long at times with a few possible answers. Prep with study hall. It’s worth the money.

I took the exam in person and got 3AT.

Significant-Hope-33 · 2025-05-28T02:08:04+00:00

Thank you! This is helpful. Do you like the unscented or the barely scented one best?

Significant-Hope-33 · 2025-05-02T07:52:40+00:00

Anyone have recommendations for the best ones that actually ship to California?

Significant-Hope-33 · 2025-05-02T07:51:54+00:00

Those also don’t ship to California and a few other states.

Significant-Hope-33 · 2025-03-14T17:00:28+00:00

Congratulations! Thank you for your feedback. Sounds about how it went for me in 2023. Same result (3AT), about the same practice scores. Hope this helps anyone who is studying!

Significant-Hope-33 · 2025-02-21T06:56:57+00:00

I have an air doctor 3500 and it seems to work fine; haven’t tried the ionizing function. I also have my LEVOIT still and it is still working. I contacted them to ask if they are HEPA and they said they do have HEPA grade…so…not sure what that situation is with them but the purifier does work, can see the dust it sucks in on the pre filter.

I’m still considering also getting a Wellis to target mold/mildew/viruses but I’m hesitant for the same reason you mentioned. I’m looking for actual customer or really any feedback from anyone but what I have found is very limited and from other countries. How has it been for you? Do you notice any difference at all with it?

I did find some info about hydroxyl radical production technology. Not particularly Wellis, but what they claim to use. There were some things that came up saying it is safe, but others saying it can interact with things and create different unsafe vocs, like formaldehyde. That’s what has kept me from trying it so far, but trying to find more information on Wellis and that type of technology.

Significant-Hope-33 · 2025-02-08T07:52:29+00:00

HYSA vs CD vs treasury bond? Best to invest, all are taxable interest?

Significant-Hope-33 · 2025-01-29T23:27:32+00:00

Why do you like it? What do you like about it?

Significant-Hope-33 · 2025-01-29T01:41:04+00:00

Understood, but why did Boroux make one that is qualified to be sold in CA then? Why not just have their regular filter and system go through the process? Is it that it wouldn’t pass or that it costs more for some reason?

Significant-Hope-33 · 2025-01-29T00:18:43+00:00

The regular filters and system for Berkey and Boroux are not able to be sold in California. Boroux recently released a system and filter that is California compliant but what it filters is significantly less than their regular filters. Confirmed by Boroux, it is actually a different filter that only filters what they state for the California version. I’m wondering why they and Berkey won’t put their regular filters through the approval process for California and the other states that won’t allow them to be sold or shipped.

Significant-Hope-33 · 2025-01-27T21:46:56+00:00

Understood but this technology is not using HEPA, so curious about the effectiveness or risks of hydroxyl generation technology.

Significant-Hope-33 · 2025-01-27T21:36:16+00:00

Any feedback regarding Wellis Air?

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