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On 07/06/18 11:50, Julian Hall wrote: > On 07/06/18 08:14, Tom via list wrote: >> On 07/06/18 01:44, Julian Hall wrote: >>> On 06/06/18 21:01, Grant Phillips-Sewell wrote: >>>> Yes, no, maybe. >>>> >>>> I kinda figured the discussion would head in this direction. >>>> >>>> On the one hand, I totally understand the reasoning behind "let's >>>> only use FLOSS-friendly social tools to promote the LUG". >>>> >>>> On the other hand, surely doing so is a bit like *ahem* shouting in >>>> the wind. >>>> >>>> There are *a lot* of people on Facebook. Surely more people will >>>> hear about us running events if "we" (those of us who are on, and >>>> who use Facebook) post & share about the events publicly, than if we >>>> stick to posting about them on social channels that are very thinly >>>> used? >>>> >>>> I mean, you don't get more people to church by only ever talking to >>>> those who already go to church. >>>> >>>> Talking of "mixed messages" - what message does an abandoned >>>> Facebook page send? Does that sound like an active group to you? To >>>> me it sounds more like a group that is no more. >>>> >>>> Grant. :) >>>> >>>> >>> I agree, it would be like expecting Windows users to adopt Linux >>> without engaging with them. Telling other Linux users how great it >>> is, is preaching to the choir. On that note billions of Facebook >>> users are Windows users and require the engagement. >>> >>> Julian >>> >>> >> True - however as a facebook user I would not use FB for DCGLUG. Its >> bloody useless for anything other than temporal whimsy. >> >> Tom te tom te tom >> >> >> > The museum I volunteer with uses it to engage with our visitors, promote > events, publish photos of past events, and generally keep people current > on what we have planned. Personally, I am an Admin of a group dedicated > to helping people research their relatives' wartime service in the armed > forces. I'm also in several Bomber Command related groups. With respect > Tom, quite a bit more than temporal whimsy, although I will concede that > for the individual without specific purposes it could well be as you say. > > Julian > > Maybe what that is needed here is a page that is sync'd with the blog, that way it looks active, people are more likely to visit the website that way. People on fb can find us easily, which to me is the most important, once they find us, they can choose how to interact with the group. Surely there is room for a few solutions here, like I said before people are busy so automating this so that it 'works' is fine, and keeping an eye on it, so that if it does break, someone here using fb can hopefully just post to the list and say the blog->fb isn't working, it can be fixed, usually quickly by someone in the know. Paul -- http://www.zleap.net -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq