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I've only heard nasty things about Nextdoor - probably because it's more sensational. What do you like about it?

• peterwwillis 7y ago
  Granted, Nextdoor is a source of a lot of drama. The features I like are the ability to connect with a specific neighborhood, receive local notifications, and coordinate with neighbors. I think if there were very specific groups for very specific purposes in an area, or only govt employees could start new posts, it could be useful, such as "the parks department is having a clean-up day this weekend near you, post here to coordinate rides to the park", "there is an amber alert in your neighborhood", "police are asking if you have any tips about a break-in that happened on your block", "school closures tomorrow", "local elections tomorrow at the following locations".
• jpindar 7y ago
  No one talks about the Nextdoor instances where no drama happens. In my neighborhood, the conversations are all about: Things the local government is about to do, or should do, such as putting in traffic lights or fixing creacked sidewalks People wanting to buy or sell furniture, rent out rooms, etc. People looking for recomendations for tradesmen, doctors, etc. and warning against bad ones Missing pets, and other lost or found items Promoting events held by chuches, schools, social clubs, etc. Wildlife sightings - it's useful to know when there are coyote and bear sightings in our neighborhood Warnings about scams, or about crimes such as cars being broken into or things stolen from people's yards. Severe weather warnings Local news in general - we recently had a boil water notice, so there was some discussion about that