> I'm just curious what the aversion is that people have to joining Facebook
It's not always a matter of choice: http://www.wired.com/2009/10/study-54-of-companies-ban-facebook-twitter-at-work/ http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/042915/why-facebook-banned-china.asp But it may indeed be a choice not to be a part of it because of privacy concerns, objecting to FB's operating goals and principles, etc.: http://lifehacker.com/whats-really-wrong-with-facebook-1674369938 m ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Pettit To: Model 100 Discussion Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 10:08 PM Subject: Re: [M100] my Model 100 facebook group I'm not a Facebook advocate or anything ... I have an account but rarely use it or pay any attention to it. But I'm just curious what the aversion is that people have to joining Facebook (really simply out of curiosity, no judgement intended). I wasn't even aware there was a group of people with such strong opionions against it. Ken On 5/5/16 7:00 PM, Mike Stein 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 To: Model 100 Discussion 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.
