> Most people are aware that quite a few people will not or can not join Facebook, > and when they want to share something with folks outside that walled garden they > choose a universally accessible site instead.
Okay, that's a fair point. It isn't the fact there's a new Retro-Computing Facebook group that is the issue, its the fact that the relevant pieces are of interest beyond that group, and could be uploaded somewhere to be more broadly accessible. To that point I'm sure something could be arranged for sure. But there was the implication (not necessarily by you, but by the thread as a whole) that people *shouldn't* create a group on a medium like Facebook because it excludes people. News flash:: there's been "exclusive" groups covering limitless topics throughout the entire human history of communities. People create groups within whatever mediums they have access to. I don't believe I have the right to be offended by this, personally. On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 7:00 PM, Mike Stein <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't get your shorts in a knot, Gary; I merely said that it's a shame > that he chose Facebook to host his pictures instead of one of the many > other sites which do not require logging in and joining, thereby excluding > a number of folks like myself from seeing and presumably enjoying what he > has to show. > > Most people are aware that quite a few people will not or can not join > Facebook, and when they want to share something with folks outside that > walled garden they choose a universally accessible site instead. > > m > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Gary Weber <[email protected]> > *To:* Model 100 Discussion <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, May 05, 2016 9:41 PM > *Subject:* Re: [M100] my Model 100 facebook group > > Wait, we're not really going to debate the merits of the existence of a > Facebook group, are we? > > Is the point that just because not *everyone* is on Facebook, people > shouldn't create Facebook groups because it cannot include everyone? > > Rubbish. If the people already on Facebook want to have a group to talk > about a certain topic, they should have that freedom. Just like the people > who are into HAM radio can have discussions across their own medium, that > also excludes people that *DON'T* have a HAM license. > > On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 6:35 PM, Daryl Tester < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thu, 5 May 2016 18:22:37 -0700, Gregory McGill wrote: >> >> uhh doesn't this group exclude facebook only users? >>> >>> by your same estimation? >>> >> >> Estimation? >> >> I can anonymously browse this mailing list without having to >> "you must log into blah to continue" from several sources. I >> can't do that with this Facebook group. Even with public ones >> Facebook keeps badgering me to log in to continue. It's a >> walled garden, and has always aspired to be one. >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Daryl Tester >> Handcrafted Computers Pty. Ltd. >> > >
