+1 Not even once a month on Facebook! On January 8, 2019 4:56:11 PM Ian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sherry - you have just enumerated all the desires (for a much better LUG > email list) that I silently think about. Pictures on this list would be a > major improvement. > > I have had a FB account for 10 years but I probably use FB (not the Legacy > group, which I don't belong to) about once monthly. > > Frankly, I'm pleased to see the FB organization withering and being held to > some) account for its transgressions. > > Ian Thomas > Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia > > -----Original Message----- > From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Sherry H > Sent: Wednesday, 9 January 2019 3:29 AM > To: Legacy User Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Facebook > > I tried to follow the LUG FB page and it's totally insane. I can't keep up > with it. People hijack threads on FB just as often as they do in mailing lists > > It can't take that long to copy a post you just made to FB and paste it into > an email. No need to retype the entire post. The people on the mailing list > won't get the follow-ups by the group that are on the FB page but there's no > reason they can't get announcements or other pertinent information about > Legacy. > > *Many email programs can thread a conversation for you. > *It's very easy to search emails - I think much easier than searching in a FB > group, esp if the emails have a good subject line. > *Sticky announcements are annoying - once I've read it, it's still there in > my face and I can't get rid of it. I can delete an email. > *If a mailing list is moderated, either members or posts, then you can cut > down on spam. In fact, I can't remember the last time I've seen spam on any > of the mailing lists I'm on. On FB, you have to wade through all the ads that > FB puts in a group. A moderated list can also put a stop to a thread by > rejecting posts *Polls can be sent on mailing lists as well. I just responded > to one on a book list. > *I can choose to save emails that are of particular interest to me or delete > ones I have no interest in. They're all lumped together on FB. > *All the graphics on a FB page are annoying. > *Mailing lists *can* allow pictures. Up to the list owner. > > I've been using FB for a few Christian groups and still not a fan - I so wish > they were mailing lists instead! > > Sherry > > On Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 5:58 AM Michele Lewis via LegacyUserGroup > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> We have some complaints about the Facebook LUG getting more >> information than the email LUG. I wanted to explain why that is. The >> Facebook LUG is in a much easier format to post information. I can do >> ten times as much stuff on the Facebook LUG than I can do here and a lot >> faster. >> >> *Conversations are threaded so it is much easier to follow the >> conversations >> >> *You don't have to worry about "trimming" emails to make them more >> readable (and most people don't do this anyways) *It is very easy to >> search the group for past posts. >> *There is a section where we can upload files that are accessible to >> everyone *We have "sticky" announcements *Upcoming webinars are >> announced as well as links to the Legacy News posts *We can delete >> spam *We can close comments on a thread that has run its course *You >> can post screenshots which makes understanding problems (and >> explaining >> problems) so much easier >> *You can create polls (fun!) >> >> There are 1579 members of the email LUG. There are 18,963 members of >> the Facebook LUG >> >> I know that there are some of you that have sworn you will never join >> Facebook. Unfortunately you will be missing out on some things. I >> can't make this email list do all of the things that Facebook can do. >> >> You can easily join Facebook and change your privacy settings so that >> you are pretty much incognito. You can make it so that no one can send >> you friend requests. You can format your name in such a way that it >> isn't obvious who you are (you can't post a fake name per Facebook >> rules but there is some flexibility). You can pretty much block >> everything. You need to go into the Privacy settings (all of the >> settings really) and go line by line to get it set up like you want. >> We have users that have Facebook for no other reason that the LUG >> group. I also HIGHLY recommend the browser extension F.B. Purity. It >> works with Facebook to give a TON of options on what you see and what >> you don't see. It gets rid of all the junk stuff (like ads). >> >> Totally up to you. I just wanted to explain why there is a difference >> between what you see and what they see. If you change your mind, you >> can join the Facebook LUG here: >> https://www.facebook.com/groups/LegacyUserGroup/ >> Click JOIN and then you will be asked three questions before you are >> approved. This keeps out spammers. The Administrators of the group >> are, Geoff Rasmussen, Marian Pierre-Louis, Ron Cannon (head of tech >> support), and I. The moderators are John Lisle and Cathy Pinner, two >> names I am sure you are familiar with. >> >> In addition, we also have separate LUGS for the Dutch >> (https://www.facebook.com/groups/LegacyNederlands/) and the Danes >> (https://www.facebook.com/groups/198010627281215/) These two groups >> are admin'd by the Legacy Translation Teams. I am also admin on these >> two groups in case I am needed but I don't actively post there (my >> Dutch and Danish are a bit weak). >> >> I hope this information helps. >> >> >> Michele Simmons Lewis, CGR >> Legacy Educator >> Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage >> [email protected] >> www.legacyfamilytree.com >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.co >> m >> Archives at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list [email protected] To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
