[askafriend]

I agree. There's a ton of spam and fake accounts in these types of Facebook groups which isn't a great experience and only marginally better than Craigslist.

Nextdoor is far better positioned to avoid this kind of spammy experience. They require real names and verify addresses so you know the people you are interacting with are real, and actually live near you.

[gnicholas]

FYI, their user verification is very weak. So while the vast majority of folks on the network actually live where they say they do, it is trivial for an outsider to join and lurk. People share all sorts of private details (when they'll be out of town being the most common), and I'm surprised there haven't been any (publicized) incidents where thieves used ND to find leads in ritzy neighborhoods.