[JMS] Should JMS move to Facebook?

[Morton Jones]

Our Radio club has its own web page and also lets  you go over to the 
facebook site if you are a FB member. Morton/W6KLG.

-----Original Message----- 
From: JAMES HANLON
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2018 9:59 AM
To: timothy walker ; The James Millen Society Members EmailReflector
Subject: Re: [JMS] Should JMS move to Facebook?

I'm not on Facebook myself.

Jim, W8KGI

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> On Jan 19, 2018, at 10:53 AM, timothy walker <w1gig at att.net> wrote:
>
> How about Yahoo Groups?  That is where AWA hangs out.  Also on a personal 
> basis I do not subscribe to facebook.  But don't feel that there is any 
> malice in that.
> Tim
>
>    On Friday, January 19, 2018 12:14 PM, Joseph Fell 
> <josephfell at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
> I have had a W3GMS page for my museum on FB for many years now.  It has
> worked out great.with zero problems.  I was amazed at how many people
> check into the page and like it.
>
> https://www.facebook.com/W3GMS-698608260225256/
>
> 73,
> Joe-W3GMS
>
> Don Buska - The Radio Lab Works wrote:
>> Good day JMS members.
>>
>> I've been toying with the idea of moving our communications over to
>> Facebook as a private group.  We've used the QTH reflector now for
>> around 18 years and it has proven reliable, but also quite limited in
>> features, i.e. no pictures or graphic, no attachments etc.  So even
>> with relation to just email it is well below the capability of current
>> offerings.  I have also noticed many groups and clubs have migrated
>> over to Facebook due to the built-in features that are vital to a
>> clubs operations, like a calendar with reminders.  In addition,the
>> ability to show & tell new acquisitions, and later offer them for sale
>> when the ownership joy has worn out, hi.    My guess is that a good
>> percentage of JMS members are already on Facebook as well, so the
>> transition should be smooth and would integrate into current activities.
>>
>> Your ideas?  I would probably not eliminate the QTH reflector
>> immediately as it doesn't take much effort to maintain.  Eventually I
>> would have it return a message informing any poster to our Facebook page.
>>
>> 73
>> Don N9OO
>> President - The James Millen Society
>
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