I just went ahead and created a fan page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quad-list-Discussion-Group/190929030927735
This list is part of my personal account at eskimo.com. So this list will exist as long as I am paying my account. After reading this thread I figured I might as well do the Facebook page so it can continue in some form if something happened to me.
Jim
At 05:31 AM 2/15/2011, Dave Krehbiel wrote:
I would be very happy to help set up a Facebook fan page or something.
However, I believe that we should use tools such as Facebook (and Linked-in and websites and blogs and stuff) to encourage people to join this forum and to actively participate in this forum.
I personally looked for an active community of quadriplegics for over a year before I found this forum. I think you old-timers have good thing going, and I would like to do everything I can to promote this, and to get the word out to quadriplegics and their care givers.
It seems to me that the vast overwhelming majority of websites which deal with spinal cord injuries deal with both paraplegics and quadriplegics. Yet the needs and goals of these two communities are entirely different.
As a practical matter, it may make sense to establish a 501(c)(3) organization which can implement ongoing programs to publicize this forum and to direct people to it.
If I can be of any assistance, please let me know.
Dave Krehbiel
C4/C5 incomplete three years post injury
From: [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 1:14 PM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Quadlist on Facebook?
Sounds kewl, Make sure you ask Jim Lubin.
Best Wishes
In a message dated 2/14/2011 12:09:51 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
- I just did a search and couldn't find a Quad-List page on
Facebook.
- Has there been any discussion about creating such a page on FB or a Twitter page? If so, I apologize for missing that discussion [or if a page already exists.]
- Social media is the way everything is going. The email Quad-List is great, and I hope it keeps going, but, let's face it, it's a dinosaur. Even e-mail is considered old hat these days. How quickly things change!
- I'd be happy to help start [or moderate] a Quad-List Facebook page, if Jim Lubin wants to do that and needs any volunteers.
- Don.
- C5-6
- Tempe, AZ
Jim Lubin
[email protected]
http://makoa.org/jim
disAbility Resources: http://www.makoa.org
http://www.makoa.org/jlubin/charitybadge
