Gardner MA Facebook Group Gardnerites United Shuts Down
The local Social Media group had about 2600 members and was formed about 4 years ago. Topics on the site were generally about the City of Gardner. We reached out to long-time admin Andrea Edwards who stated her reasons were both “personal and professional.”
The photo is what she stated to members before starting to dismantle the site by deleting members one by one at around 10pm on September 27, 2022. Edwards had posted in comments on the site that she could have passed on the site to someone else, but was concerned about her continued liability if she did so. (There have been court cases in which Facebook Admins have been held liable for posts on their groups, it is unclear if there is liability after leaving a group, some say no.)
We asked Andrea if she had a message to the community and she stated to us, “This community is a wonderful place to live. That is in large part to the people who live here.”
There are at least 3 other Gardner MA based Facebook Groups. Should any of our readers start up a group in response to Andrea’s decision, let us know and we’ll let our 16,000 plus circulation know. Just email News@GardnerMagazine.com for that and any other news tips.
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