[AT] Remembering/now Facebook

[Mike]

I like the idea of a private FB page for photos, like Farmer said, it's 
just so easy to do. I still like the list the way it is for day to day 
conversation, even if it is a dinosaur.

Mike M

On 3/6/2015 11:36 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> I forget the terminology but there are two levels of private
> FB groups.  One is visible (as a group) to anyone but membership
> has to be approved.  The other is totally hidden from view or search
> and membership is only by invitation.  If we are going to do something
> on FB I think it should be the later, only by Spencer's invitation to
> members of the this ATIS group.  That way we could share pictures, etc.
> but it would require minimal administrator upkeep as no one would know
> about it but us.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Offiler
> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 10:03 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Remembering/now Facebook
>
> I'm in!  I think it's a fine idea to set up a Private Group on Facebook.
> They are very manageable by the appointed administrator(s) and easy to keep
> "clean" of the normal Facebook bullcrap.  I'm a routine Facebook user,
> primarily to keep up with family living long distances away, plus my other
> major hobbies (bicycling, motorcycling) are extremely active on Facebook -
> you almost HAVE to be a Facebook user because everything you want to know
> about is discussed on Facebook and nowhere else.  I've been on Facebook for
> four or five years now, and I am VERY well aware of the gripes people have
> about Facebook.  There is certainly some justification for the most of
> those gripes but I guess I find the good outweighs the bad - signficantly,
> as far as I am concerned.
>
> SO
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 11:56 PM, Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net> wrote:
>
>> On 3/5/2015 10:30 PM, Mike wrote:
>>> Spencer, I have a facebook account with exactly 13 friends, these are
>>> people I truly care about and want to stay current with what they are up
>>> to. My wife on the other hand  has over 300 friends which is just
>>> ridiculous. If you were to start an ATIS Facebook page, it would be
>>> easier for members to upload photos, (which we all love) with none of
>>> the login problems. Facebook has a private setting which makes it
>>> invisible to the general public and would allow the administrator to ban
>>> inappropriate posts, and the user involved. Plus it costs you nothing in
>>> bandwidth. I know I'm preaching to the choir, because I know you are
>>> very tech savvy but it might be worth a look.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Mike M
>> That is how the Saskatchewan Scenery facebook page works. It is a closed
>> group that
>> you have to be approved by the admin to join. There are a few simple
>> rules to abide by
>> and several administrators who enforce them. Picture posting is instant
>> and easy. Been
>> a lot of fun so far.
>>
>> Ralph in Sask.
>>
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