Constant Contact is an email managing software. Next Door is supposed to create a network of neighbors watching out for each other, sharing events, news, and reports of crime, etc. What I typically saw was some Yimyat would post "I saw a collie in my yard at such and such time today" but wouldn't have made any effort to actually DETAIN said dog. The owners, hours later, would see a post and nothing useful was learned because the dog ran off. If I pointed out that you might as well not report it if you aren't going to help, they would get all hot and bothered.

And then there are the racists who would describe people coming into the neighborhood who they didn't trust. They were always Black or Hispanic - but I have news for them - this is a largely Black and Hispanic area so it's stupid to act like anyone who isn't White isn't trustworthy. Again, they don't respond well to that observation.

Next Door is the lowest common denominator. Anyone can write; many of them are barely literate - that is fine, if what they have to say matters and I can figure it out, no problem. It's the bigots who spend way too much time there who rub me the wrong way.