I agree wholeheartedly with Ralf, David, Francesco, Martyn, and Ron Andrico comments. I'd also like to thank Wayne for his many years of service, and wish him a happy retirement.
In addition to any privacy, security, and 3rd party monetization concerns, it's also important to remember that Facebook determines which messages/content are presented to each user. As such, not all members may have all messages presented to them. Even though mail lists are old technology, they can be a much more equal platform for members. Thanks, Ron Banks -----Original Message----- From: lute-...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu <lute-...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu> On Behalf Of Ralf Mattes Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 8:31 AM To: ftribi...@gmail.com; 'lutelist Net' <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Subject: [LUTE] Re: My web site On 04.09.20 15:19, ftribi...@gmail.com wrote: > First all many thanks to Wayne for his great work in these decades! +1 Same from here! > I totally agree about Facebook. It has nothing to do with the lute > list as we know it. +1000! > What about just a simple Google discussion group? It is very easy to > maintain, it is free and can keep all the past messages. Actually, it > can be configured as a moderated (if needed) mailing list, but in > addition it offers a web interface to browse conversations and old messages. Please, no. The difference between Facebook an Google in terms of data privacy are unfortunately pretty small (long gone are the times where Google where the good ones, sigh). Cheers, RalfD To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
