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Seems to be popular in various parts of California where home ownership is high. It is also seems to be a haven for the "worst" type of neighbors who like to c

Seems to be popular in various parts of California where home ownership is high. It is also seems to be a haven for the "worst" type of neighbors who like to complain about everything and might be slightly racist. See "The Jerks Nextdoor" for a good overview of what happens way too often on the site: https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/jerks-nextdoor/content?oid=18884464 https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/jerks-nextdoor/content... Edit: splat brought up a good point. A lot of municipalities are using it as an "official" communications platform.

dionidium 11y ago
I had such high hopes for Nextdoor, but it's basically useless for anything other than racist rants and pleas for help finding lost keys/dogs/cats.
Texasian 11y ago
It's actually decent in the Boston area: community events, discussion about redevelopments and things like service recommendations. Hell, I've seen a couple folks find temporary housing after fires/floods through the thing.
splat 11y ago
There's a fair amount of activity here in central Ohio, as well. The most reliable source of discussion is that every few weeks the police department posts a notice about the locations where they will be having DUI checkpoints. Like clockwork this sets off a 50+ comment discussion where some people are dumbfounded that the police actually post where they will be ahead of time, followed by other people replying that in order for DUI checkpoints to be constitutional the police have to announce them ahead of time, followed by replies that it doesn't seem unconstitutional to have random police stops and drunk drivers should be stopped at all costs, etc. Every single time. But it was useful to get information when people were getting upset that the city was trying to replace the green space in a park with a bunch of little league baseball parks.
vermontdevil 11y ago
I'm on NextDoor here in Indiana. It's great. It enables me to find out what's going on (good or bad) since I'm deaf and frequently am the last to know (if ever) prior to this.

dionidium 11y ago

I had such high hopes for Nextdoor, but it's basically useless for anything other than racist rants and pleas for help finding lost keys/dogs/cats.

Texasian 11y ago

It's actually decent in the Boston area: community events, discussion about redevelopments and things like service recommendations. Hell, I've seen a couple folks find temporary housing after fires/floods through the thing.

splat 11y ago

There's a fair amount of activity here in central Ohio, as well. The most reliable source of discussion is that every few weeks the police department posts a notice about the locations where they will be having DUI checkpoints. Like clockwork this sets off a 50+ comment discussion where some people are dumbfounded that the police actually post where they will be ahead of time, followed by other people replying that in order for DUI checkpoints to be constitutional the police have to announce them ahead of time, followed by replies that it doesn't seem unconstitutional to have random police stops and drunk drivers should be stopped at all costs, etc. Every single time. But it was useful to get information when people were getting upset that the city was trying to replace the green space in a park with a bunch of little league baseball parks.

vermontdevil 11y ago

I'm on NextDoor here in Indiana. It's great. It enables me to find out what's going on (good or bad) since I'm deaf and frequently am the last to know (if ever) prior to this.