Going to disagree slightly - Facebook is MUCH better at destroying communities that fora. Well moderated and maintained forum sites can do quite well at helping communities thrive precisely due to their ability to be searched, and create meaningful threads. ADVrider and NASIOC are great examples of a forum with a strong community, a wealth of knowledge both broad and targeted, and a desire to help other members. Each has helped me, and friends of mine, sort problems and realize that we're not alone in this quest for automotive zen and adventure. The down sides to forum sites is that they don't aggregate in the same place so you have to go check them each individually. Makes it a little tiresome when you're on three for your motorcycles, two for your cars, one for boating, one for firearms, and fifteen for your various circus arts...or you know, whatever hobbies you practice at home.
Facebook is where society goes [went?] to die.
From: Walt <d888spoltd@aol.com>
To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [DucatiST] Re: Faceplant
Facebook is where society goes [went?] to die.
~A
Also, please forgive my use of the initialism IRL, rather than simply writing "real life" like a grown-up. Clearly this internet-generation is infecting my brain, and my typing habits.
From: Walt <d888spoltd@aol.com>
To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [DucatiST] Re: Faceplant
Agreed on all counts. I use FB but it no way does it compare to the community and resources that a list provides. FB isn't much better than forums at destroying a community.
JMHO,
W
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From: agrossma07@yahoo.com
To: st2_owners
Sent: Tue, Jun 4, 2013 5:55 am
Subject: Re: [DucatiST] Re: Faceplant
JMHO,
W
-----Original Message-----
From: agrossma07@yahoo.com
To: st2_owners
Sent: Tue, Jun 4, 2013 5:55 am
Subject: Re: [DucatiST] Re: Faceplant
Personally trying to remove myself from the hivemind of Facebook, unfortunately as an early adopter for the site [yes, that makes me one of the babies here] too many of my IRL friends have allowed it to become entrenched in their lifestyle. First-world problems, I know, but personally, I have to agree with the recommendation to remain a searchable email list that starts allowing inline attachments.
~A
[29yo engineer/technologist, going on 60yo Luddite a little more every day]
From: Bruce <bg9696@yahoo.com>
To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 8:01 AM
Subject: [DucatiST] Re: Faceplant
--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Woods" <nickw@...> wrote:
>
> I've never fancied FB since a chance encounter had them offering to link me with the unknown young daughters of distant friends: all very unsavoury and intrusive, I reckon. What the rest of you consenting adults do is your own affair, but I don't want some spotty billionaire rummaging through my address book!
>
> As to picture attachments on the LiST, I agree wholeheartedly, but having enabled the Yahoo Alazzurra forum for pics-in-text, it invariably refuses to show them to me though others see them. Obviously I'm not savvy enough, so The Owner may have to oblige. Having said that, how come Gary's chalk doodle appears above?
I don't do FB and why not have a courtesy attachment max size of 500kb. Plenty for resized photos and whatnot. YMMV
~A
[29yo engineer/technologist, going on 60yo Luddite a little more every day]
From: Bruce <bg9696@yahoo.com>
To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 8:01 AM
Subject: [DucatiST] Re: Faceplant
--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Woods" <nickw@...> wrote:
>
> I've never fancied FB since a chance encounter had them offering to link me with the unknown young daughters of distant friends: all very unsavoury and intrusive, I reckon. What the rest of you consenting adults do is your own affair, but I don't want some spotty billionaire rummaging through my address book!
>
> As to picture attachments on the LiST, I agree wholeheartedly, but having enabled the Yahoo Alazzurra forum for pics-in-text, it invariably refuses to show them to me though others see them. Obviously I'm not savvy enough, so The Owner may have to oblige. Having said that, how come Gary's chalk doodle appears above?
I don't do FB and why not have a courtesy attachment max size of 500kb. Plenty for resized photos and whatnot. YMMV
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