Hi Frank,
Personally, I do not read nearly as many of the list posts as
I used to because:
1) People often do not change the subject box even though they are
Off on an entirely different topic - if I am burned out on a given topic
And people keep not changing the subject box, I just ignore those posts.
2) Posts are not identified as from a specific member when they arrive
3) Many do not sign their posts, so even if you read it you don't know
who posted it even if you read do it.
4) Many of those who do sign their post only use their first name, eg:
"Michael" ..... Who knows who that is? Michael Blood, Michael
Farmer, Michael Casper (yes, he does occasionally still post), Michael
Gilmore, or any of a number of other Michaels?
5) Over the years I grew somewhat selective - as when a couple of nuts
Were "duking it out" over who knows what.
6) I became even more selective because I didn't care much about what
several members had to say - While there were other members who's
posts I would never failed to read.
7) If people disagree with you there are more than a few on the list who
Can be very rude in their responses. Others, of course, will disagree but
Remain civil, which is fine - but who needs the rude attacks of the
contentious?
So, those are my reasons - they probably are not the same as
everyone else's who have diminishing posting over time, but my guess is
That nearly everyone in this category share at least some of these reasons.
Sincerely, Michael Blood
On 4/30/15 10:04 AM, "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
wrote:
> Hello List
>
> I hardly write anything on the list although I enjoy reading every single one.
> I was against FB and gave in this year for the most part!
> As of January 29th of this year FB passed 1.29 billion users. This is an
> unimaginable number of people.
> Just don't say anything that you wish you could take back at a later date.
> Showing your recent acquisitions or wanting to sell one I think is pretty
> harmless. After all you can Google a certain meteorite and if it was discussed
> on the "metlist" it will show up!
> Getting busy at work have to go
>
> Frank Carroll
> Houston TX
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 30, 2015, at 11:45 AM, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list
>> <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I dislike fb very much.... I've tried it twice and both times it took
>> less than a couple weeks to leave. I'm honestly considering what hate
>> more - quitting meteorites or joining fb. Having said that I'm not a
>> fan of the IMCA either - although I do like most of the IMCA members -
>> maybe I'm just more of a lone wolf than I had previously thought.
>> Anyway, I guess it's time to go back into my den and ponder these
>> things.
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list
>> <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Anne, List,
>>>
>>> I for one am sad to see the decline in list activity. I've been on here for
>>> many years and I miss the multiple, daily posts that we used to get. It was
>>> such an active, fun, educational, and entertaining place! (sometimes a
>>> little mean, too)
>>>
>>> I joined facebook some time ago so as not to feel as out dated as I actually
>>> am : ) and to keep up with the times. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to
>>> get the joy from facebook that the met list of old gave me. I have barely
>>> said 2 words on facebook. I really can't put my finger on what the
>>> disconnect is, but it's there. Perhaps it's the snippets of info instead of
>>> more details, maybe it's the hundreds of people that want to be my 'friend'
>>> that I've never heard of. Maybe I feel like it's going to be to much of a
>>> commitment once I dive in? On top of all this is the privacy issue, real or
>>> imagined.
>>>
>>> The future is knocking and I know it's only a matter of time before I have
>>> to give in to change so as not to go socially extinct!
>>>
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Larry Atkins
>>>
>>> IMCA # 1941
>>> Ebay alienrockfarm
>>>
>>>
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