Hi, If we are still planning to create/maintain a facebook page, I can volunteer for it. I would be able to respond to messages there and redirect users/visitors to correct sources if they have any query.
On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 10:42 AM, Louis-Philippe Véronneau < [email protected]> wrote: > On 2018-02-07 03:58, Daniel Lange wrote: > > Am 07.02.2018 um 04:42 schrieb 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson: > >> As we know, Facebook's penetration in Taiwan is the highest in the word. > >> Therefore without a > >> https://www.facebook.com/DebConf18 , or better yet > >> https://www.facebook.com/DebConf2018 Facebook page, > > > > If Debian would start to favor proprietary software, platforms or > > services we would not be Debian anymore. Our community knows where to > > find us and we don't target random people on Facebook. There are Linux > > outreach events that do this and may have to find the needy where they > > gather. We have dedicated outreach to enlarge the community but this is > > (and needs to be) more selective than a Facebook page with a "computer > > problems fixed for free" banner. > > > > Remember, we don't even charge an entrance fee. We do not want as many > > people as possible. We want the right people. Not following email lists, > > IRC or the Linux / FLOSS press but needing Facebook to find out about > > DebConf is probably a counter-indication to the people we look for. > > > > The same is (somewhat) true for sponsors. Here more noise would help > > them (and that's - I guess - why we have some (semi- to unofficial) > > Twitter accounts) but it's a fine line to walk and we have a team > > dedicated to this difficult task of communicating Debian-style (i.e. > > adhering to the Debian principles and still reaching target audiences). > > > > +1 > > -- > pollo > > -- Regards, Pranav Jain
