Nextdoor

Our neighborhood NextDoor is run by a right wing clique. If you disagree with their position on posts enough times, they ban you from the app without emailing you or giving any reason. They don't respond to your emails asking why you were banned. What a nice concept that is being run into the ground at various local levels. I saw bullying, threatening and vulgar behavior by a select few who were never reprimanded and then I saw people who pointed out the opposite point of view get banned. Over and over again. Our neighborhood ND has lost many good neighbors due to the bias and behavior on this website. I'm not sure why anyone would want to spend any time on this app. It's awful.

I've been trying to get rid of some stuff at our house and hated the idea of doing a tag sale. We've done them before but it's such a waste of time and effort for little return. So, when I posted an offer for an item and received 6 very interested replies in less than 30 minutes. I'm hooked and will not go through our entire house to see what we can part with while trying to downsize and simplify.

I've also recommended plumbers and an electrician. Folks on the site are thoughtful in their responses. And, like a good neighbor, I'd like to help others with their needs took. Thanks Nextdoor!

Other than the few instances where people recommend local businesses like plumbers, tree trimmers and painters, the site is totally useless. Oh sure, the occasional lost dog notification is sometimes helpful.

Beyond that, Instead of being able to discuss community issues/concerns, with all sides being heard, the bullies, mostly of the 'ultra-compassionate' variety, always have the final say-so, and those disagreeing with their bleeding heart views are 'reported' and/or banned. A big POX on NextDoor -- useless tripe.

I was on this site (for Toronto) for less than a week, after a few comments on a post about dogs in parks some people ganged up on me, reported my comments just because they didn't like my opinion (I dared to say that in these Coronavirus times when the dogs parks are closed people should maybe not complain so much about dogs with no leashes) The comments were removed, I then cried "censorship' and I've been called a "troll" by the Moderator/lead. One of my comments reported and removed was " I'm afraid of bicycles, some go soo fast" see screenshot, go figure. Terrible experience. The mods/leads are unreasonable, they don't practice what they preach, very hurtful and not helpful at all. I've never imagine that I could encounter this level of censorship in North America! Pathetic.

You cannot EVER voice a conservative or patriotic opinion without getting slammed by a swarm of liberals, and I mean slammed on your face. It's always the same toxic mob who resorts to vulgar name-calling, and threatens anyone trying to defend themselves with "I know where you live".
One woman make the fatal mistake of describing some boys, who covered the limestone in our botanical gardens with graffiti, as black. Oh the horror! You would think she had just founded the KKK. Thankfully, our police chief, who is black, intervened on her behalf, and reminded everyone that race is given on a police report. It's just not worth the drama to be on Nextdoor. It sucks the joy out of life.

ND is an ok app and useful for some activities. However, the leads are very biased and group together against neighbors, especially when reporting their biased moderation. Rick Solomon is a lead who pressured the closing of a thread only because he was religiously associated with the person who had happened to be racist in the thread. I reported this and tried to resolve it directly with the lead through private messages. What do you know, after writing me several rude messages, I get banned. Seems fair.

Nextdoor purposely makes it easy for other users to find where you live, yet they claim it's a private site. The people that run, moderate, and provide customer support, both sidestep issues on the platform and lie about it's safety. Furthermore, they levy the claim of "We believe that when members use their real names it builds trust and accountability and leads to more useful information sharing." (direct quote from an email from their customer service) while not holding themselves accountable of what is likely to happen when another user tracks you down if you say something they don't like, which has happened before!

Nextdoor is a danger to all of it's users.

Had to furnish condo to move in my 88-yr old mom. We found fabulous buys, great condition, great prices, from furniture to household to kitchen. Easy pick up and the nicest neighbors. Some people donated things, too. She's much happier now than she was in assisted living. Thanks, Nextdoor!