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Post by myshelly on Feb 28, 2022 4:13:18 GMT
She said “don’t get the reason for doing that other than to show they are better at the game than others” and the point of the vast majority of games is literally to be better at the game than others. I just think it’s a silly critique 🤷🏻♀️ Yes most games are to be better than others but I look at Wordle as an individual challenge. I’ve only myself to beat. I view wordle as a purely social activity. If I didn’t care about beating my kids and my dad, I wouldn’t do it. That’s why there’s a share button built directly into the page. When people stop sharing their results and talking about the game, it will slowly fade away and die. That’s how internet trends work. It’s silly to make a thread making fun of people for sharing something that is designed to be shared.
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valincal
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Post by valincal on Feb 28, 2022 4:19:36 GMT
I’m not playing Wordle but don’t mind if my friends post their score. It’s their dang Facebook! They can post what they like.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Feb 28, 2022 4:28:02 GMT
No, I have never shared my wordle score anywhere. I don't mind seeing them posted here and there sometimes, as It helps people feel connected in a way. But I don't really see the point in sharing it regularly with large groups of people. I actually read an article not that long ago that talked about how annoying it is to people, so I have been even less inclined to share my score.
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Post by craftedbys on Feb 28, 2022 4:38:07 GMT
We have a family chat and DS, DD and I share our daily wordle stats.
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Post by gorgeouskid on Feb 28, 2022 6:21:12 GMT
No. I never have. I share via text with two friends. (I almost never share anything on FB anymore.)
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craftykitten
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Post by craftykitten on Feb 28, 2022 8:27:42 GMT
Only when I I get it in two
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Post by chrissyc72 on Feb 28, 2022 11:15:29 GMT
Yes I do. I have several friends that do as well. We are having fun sharing and if there are people on my page that have an issue with it they can just unfriend me.
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Feb 28, 2022 11:30:14 GMT
Not every day, but I have a few friends and family who were introduced to it by my posts, so I'm glad I did. That was also how I discovered it so I'm glad my friends shared.
There is now a small group of us who comment on each other's achievements, which is nice. I don't post much so I don't think I'm followed by many people to get irritated by me.
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SabrinaP
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Post by SabrinaP on Feb 28, 2022 11:38:00 GMT
No but I have a couple friends that do. I will comment with mine sometimes. My family shares in a group text and then I share it here.
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Post by maryannscraps on Feb 28, 2022 11:39:52 GMT
Nope. I don’t share much on Facebook.
We share our scores on a family group chat. I doubt anyone else cares.
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Post by johnnysmom on Feb 28, 2022 12:14:02 GMT
No it would be embarrassing, I fail more often than not 🤦🏻♀️ But I have several friends that do and I could not care less about it. 🤷🏻♀️
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Post by maurchclt on Feb 28, 2022 12:17:53 GMT
I don't want to quote people because I don't want it to feel like I am calling anybody out but... I post whatever the hell I want and whatever the hell I am thinking on fb. If you don't like it, unfollow or unfriend me. I have more of a filter there because it is more public, but if something pops into my hea, I'm gonna post it. My family and some friends interact on fb. People get to choose what and who they respond to. Because I started posting, multiple friends and family have started playing That. And because I saw my nephew and others posting and had no clue what this Worldle game was, I asked. And now because I posted I have other friends playing.
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Post by peabay on Feb 28, 2022 12:30:19 GMT
I don’t but a lot of my friends do. I’ll usually like their post and will comment if they got the word on the first guess or if I had a similar struggle with the word of the day. I don’t really give thought to why people post them and it certainly doesn’t bother me. I don’t think they’re trying to show they are smarter than people esp since most of them post the 2 guess days and the 6 guess days. What she said. I have a lot of friends who still post them (it’s definitely waned since the newness of the game has worn off) and I just like the status and scroll by. People can post what they want - doesn’t affect me. I’m in a private FB group in which we share scores, discuss the game etc… The guy who runs it is a word game freak and he’s created a March Madness with the whole group based on their Wordle scores - it’s become a labor of love for him and I’m just along for the ride. It’s pretty fun how seriously he takes it.
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Post by melanell on Feb 28, 2022 12:40:36 GMT
Now that more of my friends are posting about it, I have stopped creating my own posts about Wordle at all. I never did post every single day, but for a couple of weeks I did post several times. Now I don't even remember to play every day, let alone post. So sometimes my friends' posts serve as reminder to go play for a minute, which is nice. Now I just add my score or any thoughts about that day's puzzle to my reply on someone else's post, so as to try to contain the amount of Wordle posts out there, since I know some people don't like them. Given some of the crap I see on FB, though, I'd take 30 posts a day about Wordle over some of the other stuff people post. (ETA: I do really like it when people post Wordle alternatives for me to try. Nerdle, Absurdle, Octordle, Globle, etc. It's fun to see how many similar games people are always coming up with now.)
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Post by gramasue on Feb 28, 2022 14:10:16 GMT
I do, but there's no rivalry involved. I have a few friends and family who also post their results, and we comment, encourage and congratulate each other.
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Feb 28, 2022 14:14:26 GMT
No, I think it is an interesting phenomenon and will pass. I shared mine once when it was still early on and I got it on the second try (I had a lot of people ask me what Wordle was---it really was a while back.)
Like others, I do share mine, most days, with my two SILs since we text back and forth every day.
It doesn't bother me on social media, and I do often like and rarely comment on someone's post. A lot of times I just skim over those now. Like I said, it will likely pass soon.
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Post by breetheflea on Feb 28, 2022 14:17:40 GMT
Sometimes. I don't look at other people's Worldle posts until I'm done because I don't want hints. There was one last week where I only had one letter for 4 tries and finally got the word on the 6th, I posted that one
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Post by Tearisci on Feb 28, 2022 14:21:25 GMT
I do and I also share in various text groups with family and friends.
Lots of my friends share and I like to congratulate them on their scores.
If someone doesn't like it, they can unfriend me. Bottom line.
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Feb 28, 2022 14:28:45 GMT
No ‘cause I still haven’t joined Facebook.
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Post by summer on Feb 28, 2022 14:39:56 GMT
No, I consider Wordle a game you play by yourself. I thought it was weird when people started posting their daily Wordle games on Facebook. Whenever I see it posted my first thought is no one cares about your daily Wordle score. Luckily only a few of my FB friends post theirs and I am hoping its a trend that dies very quickly.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Feb 28, 2022 17:17:47 GMT
Do you remember the days when you could mute Facebook games so that you didn't have to see 500 posts about a game? Those days were so nice.
Its not that I don't appreciate the Wordle players...its just clogging my feed. I have a couple of friends who are playing niche variations of the game, too.
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Post by smartypants71 on Feb 28, 2022 17:24:08 GMT
No, but my mom & I text each other ours every day.
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Post by peasapie on Feb 28, 2022 17:25:29 GMT
I don't, but a few of my friends who are retired and like to have things to do post daily. I think it's part of their routine: solve it; post it. I'm guessing this too shall pass.
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 28, 2022 17:43:42 GMT
I have a few people who share their results everyday. Don't get the reason for doing it other to see if you are better ate game than others. And yes I'm being judgemental. Are you playing Wordle? Because anyone I know playing doesn't see their score as anything more than luck if they get a 2 or 3. A little more skill might go into it after that, but not a lot as you have eliminated so many letters. It is just a fun little challenge. FWIW, I do post most days to share with my friends who are also playing. In fact, my posting on FB probably went up 95% since I started playing.
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Post by catck on Feb 28, 2022 18:27:09 GMT
No. I play for my benefit not to share with other people!
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Post by HelenaJole on Feb 28, 2022 20:15:54 GMT
My brother has been posting his results every day (also dordle, quordle, octordle, and sedecordle) so a few of us have been sharing results on that post.
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Post by ModChick on Feb 28, 2022 20:21:02 GMT
I have a few people who share their results everyday. Don't get the reason for doing it other to see if you are better ate game than others. And yes I'm being judgemental. Nope, but I do like sharing and reading about others guesses here. I do have two friends that post every single day and I sometimes comment back with my guess but not too often.
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Post by ModChick on Feb 28, 2022 20:22:58 GMT
No But we have a family text thread with me, my kids, and my dad where we all share our scores every day. It’s a fun way for my kids to remember to text grandpa every morning. I love this. My family hasn’t jumped on the bandwagon yet 😢 so I’m happy to have a place here to continue sharing and chatting about it!
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