F.B. Purity is a browser extension that works with Facebook. It filters out all of the unwanted stuff including the ads.
On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 02:51 Pauline B. Cramer <[email protected]> wrote: > I have been using Legacy Family Tree since version 4 and I have been a > subscriber to the legacyusergroup for a long time. I enjoy reading the > Legacyusergroup emails, which I sometimes find useful. > > I looked at the LUG FB a little, but did not find it useful and have not > looked at it recently. I have over 300 Facebook Friends, people with whom > I share other interests. > > I am thankful that the Legacy User Group does not have ads. On google, > etc., I got so tired of seeing the same ads pop up, photos of clothes or > shoes I would never want to purchase, etc., so I finally opted out of ads. > Still get a lot of ads on, but fewer and better quality of ads. > > Pauline Cramer > > > On 1/8/2019 8:37 AM, Carolyn White via LegacyUserGroup wrote: > > I have "followed" the FB page for a while but even though I'm signed up > for notifications, I never get one (and because of that I never remember to > go to the page). I second the usefulness of the email list. > > Carolyn White > > On Tuesday, January 8, 2019, 11:35:11 AM EST, Sherry H > <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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.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]/ > -- Michele Tech Support Legacy Family Tree [email protected] <[email protected]> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/>
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