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Nextdoor has a rating of 1.8 stars from 3,037 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Nextdoor most frequently mention social media, real name and free speech. Nextdoor ranks 507th among Social Network sites.
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Please do not review if you are affiliated or have a conflict of interest with this website. Beware this site is not private. "Private" messages are reviewed by "Leads" -your neighbors and approved or disapproved at their whim and political persuasion. Read their privacy statement they make it clear they own and sell your information and have that unlimited right including law enforcement, which likely means government agencies. This may be just another tool of the NSA like agencies...
The site is ok, but the claims they were making about giving $50 amazon gift cards seem to be a scam. I personally was verified as the starter for 9 neighborhoods by nextdoor. Only one ever reached "critical mass" and I've been waiting on that gift cards for months. I'd say let them do their own marketing, because they are lying about gifts for people who helped them get started.
Drama. The site can be used for deformation of character, prejudice and malice even by Federal Gov't employees with the US Secret Service. It can create polarization of neighbors and attacks on opposing views. Do not use the site for Homeowners Association. Also Nextdoor will ban you from the site if someone calls stating that they are with the Federal Gov't without proof. Also the Lead Adm can read your private emails and delete them if they are not what they want others to know.
I signed up for Nextdoor.com because I wanted to get involved with people into having a better neighborhood and looking out for one another. I signed up and got online. I asked if anyone knew of any place renting in the area and I get an email from a guy named Warner stating he was with CAPS. He wanted all of my information so he could talk to my landlord. I thought this was odd so I declined. Next thing I know get an email from a guy named Tyler asking for a copy of my State Identification because of my name of Nextdoor.com. I signed up with the program under my real name but used a nick name that I went by since childhood. Now don't forget my address was on the site for people to see so I wouldn't have ever thought that people would target me for using my nick name after I had already signed up using my birth-name and address. They targeted me like a hawk and asked that I delete my account. Wow. Try and do something good in this world and people target you for the most petty things. The site just seems in my opinion to be full of busy bodies that have nothing better to do then target the smallest things such as not shoveling snow, cars with flat tires, little old ladies, whatever the case. I thought it would be a type of sight where you could go to talk about neighborhood issues like neighborhood issues not petty ones.
This is a great site for neighbors to network with each other. I would give it 5 stars, but they need to clarify their rules for posting because sometimes people try to boss and bully other users of the site by claiming they are not following rules of posting, especially as regards the new Nearby Neighbors feature.
Answer: The negative reviews are honest reactions to being duped into sharing too much personal information (that Nextdoor now owns and will NEVER delete and will continue to sell to advertisers until your dying day) to join a site that seems friendly on the surface, but which does NOTHING to protect users. I was bullied by a convicted murderer, who is a Lead in my neighborhood--and I was banned from the site for complaining. Leads are nothing more than early adopters of the site who have been assigned power over other users so that Nextdoor does not have to police it's own site. In short: No. The negative reviews are not wrong. Heed them! I wish I had known before it was too late!
Answer: Forget about nextdoor and leads. Get a life, a real one. Don't waste your time with toxic online communities that tend to get the worst out of people. My advise is run away while you still have some dignity left.
Answer: Kay is right. That is their policy. However, don't expect them to hold to it. We have leads unfairly removing only some people's comments and Nextdoor does nothing about it. Best bet, dump nextdoor.
Answer: Neighborhood. Rocks is in development. Another 6 months.
Answer: Truth is like oil and water. As long as the scam artist have enough venture capital (other people's money) they will continue to shake the bottle leaving it a murky view obscuring the truth. Run out of cash, they'll be exposed for the incompetent boobs they are and the top dogs will clear out their bank accounts and move on to the next scam. One look at their "leading edge tech" pulled right out of the 1980's is proof enough they will die in the tar pits just like the fellow dinosaurs. Want a state of the art app? Check out https://wiggio.com or www.neighborhoodlink.com
Answer: Dallas, SiteJabber rates it at 16%. It would surely rate lower if there weren't so many fake positive reviews. Folks review Nextdoor either 1 or 5. The fives read like ads about Nextdoor's features and potential. The ones are written by real people and give accounts of how awful their experiences were.
Answer: Several other reviewers on this site have had the same thing happen to them. We have been fully banned from nextdoor (beyond just "suspension"), but they keep our profiles, and sometimes our names still appear in the neighbor registry. They refuse to remove us fully, I suppose, in an attempt to misrepresent our endorsement and participation there. It's clearly unethical, but their TOS states that they can do this, as any nd apologist will point out.
Answer: Here's a tidy answer from corporate... Hi Colleen, Thanks for getting back to me. Our Community Guidelines prohibit posting about Lead activity on the main newsfeed. If your Leads are inactivate and youre concerned about moderation in your neighborhood, you should reach out directly to Nextdoor Support. If you have any specific concerns I can help you with at this time, please let me know. Best, Amanda Nextdoor However, the minute you alert corporate to issues with leads in your community you'll find your account terminated. They are very protective of the information surrounding who really is controlling the activities on the boards. Most people in my community are under the misguided impression that corporate is in control. They don't even consider it is their neighbor who sits in judgement.
Answer: Nextdoor wants your full legal name, house number and address and your email address that they link all together. As an added bonus... They have a little map that you can click on. That way if, OMG, you offend someone the little map leads them straight to your house. Run, do not walk, away from this site. No good comes from Nextdoor.
Answer: Your name and address will be known to everyone who uses the NextDoor application and website. I don't suggest using it. I recently discovered that low income apartments in ghetto areas might be able to use the application to do crime. Car theft, asaaults, kidnapping and just about everything else under the sun.
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