[Boatanchors] All Good Things
COURYHOUSE at aol.com
COURYHOUSE at aol.com
Tue Dec 15 13:24:28 EST 2015
I like facebook but do not respond to all reqs. keeps my line less
cluttered but have other pages people can like/follow/ etc
it can bee a good tool.
In a message dated 12/15/2015 6:12:33 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
bcarling at cfl.rr.com writes:
Yes Nick, Facebook can do that.
Take for example the Ham Radio Repairs Group on facebook, which has a
MASSIVE
repository of radio manuals available for easy downloading.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradiorepair/
On 15 Dec 2015 at 7:55, Nick England wrote:
> Eugene makes a good point about "outreach". But I still haven't heard
that
> FB can serve as an organized searchable archive rather than a
> stream-of-consciousness conversation. FB would be fine for the kind of
> discussion we are having now, but what about retrieving the HQ-170
> alignment discussion from 2 years ago? Now you can either search the
> archive or retrieve the mail I saved in my Hammarlund folder 2 years
> ago That archive of useful info is a great value about these lists. Can
FB
> provide a similar
>
> On Monday, December 14, 2015, W2HX <w2hx at w2hx.com> wrote:
>
> > Grant is, of course, correct here. Let me state, I too hate facebook.
But
> > let me point out that if our hobbies such as BA gear, milsurplus gear,
> > teletypes, etc are to ever stretch to the next generation, you may not
want
> > to bury it deep in the bowels of "older" technology, which we all agree
> > works fine for all us old geezers.
> >
> > Of course, there is no law stating that these hobbies must be adopted
by
> > the next generation. It could all die along with the last standing BA
list
> > member. But beside a pecuniary interest of having another generation
to buy
> > the gear we own when we are in our "winding down" phase of collecting,
I
> > think there is something here of value to the younger generations. I
may be
> > wrong.
> >
> > But if there is something of value, if there is any benefit to
preserving
> > the knowledge accumulated in these lists over the years, it would be a
> > shame for it all to be hidden in the "microfiche" of 1990's email
> > reflectors that no one will ever see, find or know how to access in
another
> > 10 or maybe 20 years. I am sure there is tons of really unique
knowledge
> > stored in millions of miles of microfilm that doesn't exist anywhere
else
> > in the world. But I sure prefer to google something than to dig around
in
> > microfilm. And the next generation will never know what a microfiche
is,
> > let alone ever attempt to use one. So that knowledge is essentially
lost.
> >
> > If these lists were run like a business where survival is paramount,
and
> > being where the customers are was important, I would bet they'd be
moving
> > to facebook post haste.
> >
> > So while we may all dislike FB, like it or not, that is where the vast
> > majority of people are today, and where these hobbies would likely
find the
> > next generation of collectors/practitioners. It reminds me of the
story of
> > the shop owner who had a store on the old Route 66 and wondered why no
one
> > buys his wares anymore since the highway was built.
> >
> > </flame retardant suit donned> But remember, I too hate facebook!
> >
> > 73 Eugene W2HX
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Boatanchors [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > <javascript:;>] On Behalf Of Grant Youngman
> > Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 2:20 PM
> > To: rbethman
> > Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net <javascript:;>
> > Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] All Good Things
> >
> > Methinks some of you just didn't bother to open the settings and
security
> > tabs.
> >
> > You can keep the morons out. You can control who's posts you see. You
> > don't have to get notifications. FB Groups can be restricted and even
> > "private" (invitation only). You don't have to share your life history.
> > You can be SELECTIVE.
> >
> > I don't see FB ever as a replacement for a moderated reflector. But it
> > isn't the root of all evil, deserving of hell fire and damnation,
either.
> > It does take knowing how to use it -- which is a lot easier than
getting
> > all 47 pieces of software doing some esoteric digital mode and fully
> > automatic contesting/logging running with a radio-on-a-chip-peripheral
> > plugged into a shiny new laptop driving 4 screens.
> >
> > Grant NQ5T
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Dec 14, 2015, at 11:57 AM, rbethman <rbethman at comcast.net
> > <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have to go with the same view.
> > >
> > > I tried Facebook just to attempt to keep in touch with family.
> > >
> > > What a disaster! Nothing but notifications, even when someone
posted,
> > "Me too!".
> > >
> > >
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