Facebook Shifting Pages

Brendan Flowers

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/kfojeykfkfsn/rss2/

A WORRYING trend of college "shifting" pages has taken over social networking site Facebook.

The pages, which appear to have been set up by students, show fellow students "shifting", a word often used for kissing, and carrying out various acts of foreplay. The sites urge students to upload, tag and identify the people carrying out the acts.

Pages have been created for colleges including Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, NUI Maynooth, UCD, University of Limerick, UCC and Sligo IT.

The NUI Galway Shifting Page, which has almost 6,000 fans, has written in its description: "Shifting Galore — Please post your shifting pics!! We want to identify as many people as possible in the posted photos... so if you recognise people then comment or tag!!" The homepage picture shows a girl with her hand in the jeans of a male who is kissing her.

NUI Galway vice president and welfare officer Emma Conway said the pages are cause for concern.

"I’d be concerned about people who would get upset seeing someone they’re really into on the page kissing someone else and that would cause undue stress to someone. It’s pictures of people kissing so that’s not necessarily worrying, what might be worrying for some people is that they find someone that they’re going out with kissing someone else on it."

She said students must be careful of what is uploaded on social networking sites, particularly when it comes to applying for jobs: "They should be cautious of what’s put up on social media because anyone would be able to spot them and I mean anyone."

She said that students who are offended by images posted of them should report to Facebook. "I’m sure it would be worrying for them [students] caught tagged in a shifting picture on Facebook but it’s up to them to de-tag themselves from it and if the picture is up on Facebook they can report it or they can give out to the friend who put it up in the first place."

Apparently the Mirror, Sun and Newstalk have covered this as well. Honestly dont see what all the fuss is about. Its just a bit of craic. Name them and shame them fun!

Has anyone here made it onto these pages? Or would you even admit it if you have?

bhur

No






But i was awful pissed off when my doll gave someone else a kick in the face

JustAddWater

Sweet baby Jesus ...

orourkeda

This is why my pals and I strictly enforce the no camera rule while drinking and chasing fanny

bhur

Naaaaa na na na naaa na na na naaa na na na na, na na na naaaa!


Here come the hotstepper, murderah!


Im the lyrical gansta murderah!

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Everyone of my housemates has been tagged on the NUIG one. Unfortunately the only photo of me on it, is one of me shifting another fella while hammered

Deus Ex Machina

I am genuinely saddened by those pages. People are just awful.

holystungun9

When they are sucking the face off each other, that is your opportunity to slip your hand in there. Have a good feel of whatever you like. You'd be surprised how long you can linger without being copped.
A friend told me that.

orourkeda

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Everyone of my housemates has been tagged on the NUIG one. Unfortunately the only photo of me on it, is one of me shifting another fella while getting hammered

Now. All tidy

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

orourkeda wrote: »

Now. All tidy

Wit of the evening!

spider guardian

The thread title does not appear to correlate with the content of the opening post.

kfallon

Anyone who brings a camera on a night out is a tit!

Thanks for listening!

ucdmike

No mention of the Trinity Courting Page......because its sh!te

The Master

When I got married a few years back the best man was dancing with my then wife.

I got a bit jealous so I went up to her and kicked her in the gee

I think I broke three of the best man's fingers

bhur

ucdmike wrote: »

No mention of the Trinity Courting Page......because its sh!te

Quote from TCD Page: "Oh gosh i brushed my hand against her bottom in this pictorial representation of a night out socialising!"

bhur

The Master wrote: »

When I got married a few years back the best man was dancing with my then wife.

I got a bit jealous so I went up to her and kicked her in the gee

I think I broke three of the best man's fingers

FaceGee Kicker

spider guardian

holystungun9 wrote: »

When they are sucking the face off each other, that is your opportunity to slip your hand in there. Have a good feel of whatever you like. You'd be surprised how long you can linger without being copped.
A friend told me that.

You could try that, or you could simply try and siphon some drink like the resourceful young fellow in this pic http://files.myopera.com/Zaphira/albums/807290/ninjas-motivational.jpg

DoesNotCompute

Brendan Flowers wrote: »

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/kfojeykfkfsn/rss2/



Apparently the Mirror, Sun and Newstalk have covered this as well. Honestly dont see what all the fuss is about. Its just a bit of craic. Name them and shame them fun!

Has anyone here made it onto these pages? Or would you even admit it if you have?

Storm in a teacup. There's plenty of pictures of people shifting each other out there. Claiming that people are going to get stressed out over it is just ridiculous.

Blazer

You know...if I was out "shifting" a bird and a mate of mine or even a stranger was taking a pic or video of it he'd quickly get a swift kick to the nuts..
why oh why would u want a pic of yourself up on this site?
to be cool? lol..don't delude yourself..

orourkeda

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Wit of the evening!

You zinged me there

No, I have not got upset seeing someone my really into shifting someone else.

Mint Sauce

orourkeda wrote: »

This is why my pals and I strictly enforce the no camera rule while drinking and chasing fanny

Or. What ever happens in <insert place>, stays in <same place>.

Brendan Flowers

NUIG Shifting Page's response to the article...

Dear Claire


I would like to address the article that was published in Wednesday 11th May edition entitled "concern over ‘shifting’ facebook pages".


I must say I was thoroughly unimpressed with said article. I wonder how much research you actually did before writing this piece. Did you think to talk to any students at all to get their opinion on it or would that not cut the mustard?


My first point that I would like to raise with you is your clear misinterpretation of the word shifting. I don’t know where you hail from Claire but I do not know where in Ireland that foreplay is included in a shift? That would get a lot of people very hopeful and excited if you ask me. Foreplay is foreplay. A shift is a kiss or a snog. I actually think by you misinterpreting this that you are actually going to create a situation where when people are engaged in a shift that there will be unnecessary expectations to perform certain acts of foreplay as you stated, and we certainly don’t want that now do we?


Now secondly, what is a shifting page? A shifting page was created purely as a domain to allow people to post pictures of people shifting in a collective manner. Since the creation of social networking sites people have been uploading and tagging these kinds of photos anyway, all we are doing is grouping these photos together, unifying them with a common theme.


Emma Conway, NUI Galway Welfare Officer spoke about her worry about people getting upset seeing someone they were really into kissing someone else- whether or not there is photographic evidence of this, that person is still going to go out and kiss that person so is it not better that if we do like someone that we are aware of his/her actions and we have more of an insight into what sort of person they are? It’s not dreams crushed - it’s called enlightenment.


Miss Conway also spoke about people who were going out with someone and the worrying feeling of seeing their partner kissing someone else. I can only speak for myself but if I was going out with someone and I were to see them shifting someone else on the shifting page, I would firstly ask- when was it taken because it could have been before we were going out. If it turned out that that person was in fact cheating on me then I would be most grateful for this being brought to my attention. Is Emma Conway condoning cheating but only when people don't find out about it? The shifting page creates an opportunity for people to be held responsible for their actions.


It is already well known that students should be careful regards what is uploaded of them online- we have been told on numerous occasions that employers do check social networking- but what would be worse- them seeing you engaging in a moment of romance or seeing you legless drunk on a night out?


On a final note Claire, I would like to say that students have previously and will continue to upload ‘shifting’ photos whether it is on a dedicated page or not, are you telling me that you yourself have not been caught shifting someone on a night out?


In reality- it’s not the worst we could be at, is it?


Yours Sincerely,
Stella, Bambi and Bing
NUI Galway Shifting Page Administrators

hatrickpatrick

I once opened a door in a nightclub and literally the girl I was in love (and I really do mean in love) with was making out with another guy right there in front of me.

Upset? Not really. More sort of numb. Just went and had another beer whilst telling myself it was probably a random drunken score. But also, that there was no need to worry about talking to her or whatever. I instantly relaxed as I'm usually on edge when she's around.

So yeah I think it's BS, sure you get upset but let's be honest: I'd rather be upset and in the know about it, than chasing a girl who's taken without knowing it, anyone agree? If I see a pic of her scoring someone then I know not to bother. Makes life easier in my view.

And also, LOL at these medias calling it "worrying". College students in general have few hangups about their sexuality - get used to it and get over it already.

EDIT: Shifting does include a tiny bit of "foreplay", if you do it right.

Adamantium

its voyeristic, the equivalent of a virtual peeping tom.....its funny tho but I don't like the way they're seeing themselves as freedom fighters and that they're "enlightening" us......i'll decide for myself what details that I want to enlighten people about! :rolleyes:

Pyr0

bluewolf wrote: »

No, I have not got upset seeing someone my really into shifting someone else.

wat

wallpaper12

The Daily mirror printed this story along with 3 pictures. Cant believe people think this is news worthy

mcw92

Sickened for the poor ones who made the papers article pictures!
but i dont see what the big fuss is on it? yes ive been tagged on one of the pages..and no i dont care about it! :L
its only a laugh like!
woulnt you rather know if your bf/gf was cheating on you so you could confront them?(although its not the best way to find out, it could still save you a lot of wasted time with her/him)