I was trying to find out how FB was for the technical work, a lot of the
list is technical.  I'm not bad mouthing the FB groups, I just wondered how
the technical work was handled.

Rob
vwrobb@gmail.com

On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 10:11 AM Ben T <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

> FB, does not have the best search function, in my opinion. I’m guessing
> that’s a design more than a flaw. They want people to interact.
>
> As admin to one of the larger Vanagon groups on the platform, I encouraged
> people to ask questions, even those seeming stupid ones or have been
> answered before. IMHO, it’s better off than blowing people off by telling
> them to search the archives. The Vanagon Owners Group (commonly referred to
> as VOG) has been fairly successful as a community, as a consequence.
> Newbies are treated with respect and graybeards with reverence. Those who
> don’t play nice are usually asked to leave.
>
> The philosophy is similar to that which we practiced on the List since
> David Beierl and I became co-moderators in this group. To me, the main
> difference is improved ability to direct the content of the conversation.
> Photos, videos, and graphs are certainly a big bonus. A picture is worth a
> thousand words.
>
> There will always be resistance to change. But nobody is going to twist
> your arm to join a group. In fact, these days we decline around 90% of
> applicants due to tightened criteria for membership. For example, those
> with obviously anonymized names are no longer accepted after 01/01/2015.
> And as to the seeming divided community, you might discover that the same
> folks are just members of multiple groups. There are different groups with
> common and divergent interests. Some groups were established by vendors who
> didn’t agree with advertising limits on VOG. There are now over 12,000
> members in that group. You may just be missing out on some of the
> conversation.
>
>
> BenT
>
> >> On Mar 24, 2020, at 7:32 AM, Rob <vwrobb@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I wondered how FB is working out?  A lot of this list has been
> > technical over the last 25-26 years and from what I seen of FB it's
> geared
> > toward sound bites.
> > Maybe it's just me but I can reply to a remark on FB and never be able to
> > find it again.
> >
> > I'm curious.
> >
> >
> > Rob
> > vwrobb@gmail.com
>