We choose not to be a part of Facebook and sometimes that is a disadvantage. 
For me, not using Facebook has more advantages  than disadvantages.

These are not the droids we are looking for...move along...move along

Gary ZL3GH

> On 6/05/2016, at 2:15 PM, Gary Weber <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > No, I'm taking umbrage at someone saying this group excludes Facebook only 
> > users
> 
> But a HAM radio channel does indeed exclude non-HAM people.  Content can only 
> get exchanged by fellow HAM users.  Shouldn't that be offensive by the same 
> measure?
> 
> I don't see the difference between these two cases, really.
> 
> "I posted a really cool thing you can go see up on website X!"
> "Excuse me, but I *chose* not to be a member of website X.  You should be 
> ashamed of yourself for putting it there!"
> 
> I guess I find this to be a ridiculous argument.
> 
> Why did I join CompuServe back in 1986?  I wanted access to the M100SIG.  
> Plus, I even had to pay for it.  Now, should the people who uploaded things 
> into the M100SIG have been ashamed of themselves because it was only 
> available to CompuServe members?
> 
> 
> 
>> On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 6:49 PM, Daryl Tester 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Thu, 5 May 2016 18:41:35 -0700, Gary Weber wrote:
>> 
>>> Wait, we're not really going to debate the merits of the existence of a
>>> Facebook group, are we?
>> 
>> No, I'm taking umbrage at someone saying this group excludes Facebook
>> only users.  I don't particularly care that someone's created yet
>> another Facebook group that I'll never be a member of, but quite
>> often that person isn't aware that "not everyone is on Facebook"
>> (which, even in IT circles, I often come across).
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Regards,
>>   Daryl Tester
>>   Handcrafted Computers Pty. Ltd.
> 

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