I monitor it that much because I want to not because I have to :)
On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 15:37 Ward Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > I am comfortable with Facebook, but the Legacy Group there is not worth my > time. There are just too many posts to wade through -- as you admit, it > takes all your waking hours. And (last I looked) so many of the posts were > beginner questions or a rehash of old topics. It's almost like we could > use > two groups, one for newbies and one for old-timers. > > But, thank you, Michele, for the work you do to help all users. > > Ward > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gillian Hakli > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 1:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Facebook > > I've taken myself off Legacy and, though you're quite convincing, > Michelle, about the advantages, I'm not going back. Like Georges, I'm > very contented with emails. > > Gillian > > On 12/05/2020 19:47, [email protected] wrote: > > I have both, but feel more comfortable with emails. I'm barely taking a > > look at the Legacy section of Facebook. > > > > Georges > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > > De : LegacyUserGroup <[email protected]> De la > part > > de Michele Lewis > > Envoyé : 12 mai 2020 11:32 > > À : Legacy User Group <[email protected]> > > Objet : [LegacyUG] Facebook > > > > I encourage you to join our Legacy User Group on Facebook. I know there > > are some of you that say there is no way you will ever get on Facebook > but > > you can join Facebook and set your privacy so that you won’t get friend > > requests and no one can see what you post. The group itself is private > so > > anything you post there isn’t seen by anyone except the other group > > members. > > > > You are missing a lot of stuff by not being there. I can’t cross post > > everything that I post there and I post quite a bit. I readily admit > that > > my attention is with the Facebook group because I can do so many more > > things there than I can here. > > > > You can use screenshots and video clips which you can’t do here. You can > > explain a problem better with a screenshot and you can understand > > solutions to problems better as well with screenshots. > > > > I (and others) can upload files. For example, periodically I upload a > pdf > > that has clickable links to all of the Tuesday's Tips from the Legacy > > Newsletter/Blog. John Lisle upload a great series with how to work with > > the custom geo code files in Legacy. > > > > The Facebook group is searchable and you can also use hashtags. You will > > see announcements from the staff when we need to get important > > information out. All events and webinars are announced to give you a > heads > > up without having to monitor the webinar webpage. When an update is > > released it is announced here immediately. > > > > Another advantage, which I honestly wish I didn't have to use, I and the > > other admins/moderators can delete posts. I can also stop the commenting > > on a post if I need to. On the mailing list if someone posts something > > against the rules there isn't much I can do about it. I can remove the > > person but the posts stay and conversations go on and on that really > need > > to be nipped. Even when I tell people enough is enough it goes on. That > > doesn't happen on Facebook. > > > > I monitor the list pretty much all of my waking hours. We have beta > > testers and power users that are monitoring the list when I actually > sleep > > 😊 > > > > As of right now this mailing list has 1531 member. The Facebook group > has > > 21,941. The Facebook group has 5 administrators and 2 moderators. It is > > also monitored by several staff members and some of our top beta testers > > and translators. > > > > I hope I see more of you there. > > > > Michele Simmons Lewis, CG® > > 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]/ > -- Michele Simmons Lewis, CG® Legacy Educator Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage [email protected] https://legacyfamilytree.com
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