Forums vs Facebook groups

[L98fiero]

Basically, you're in no position to judge FB unless you've tried it yourself.

Tim

I was on Facebook for two years about 5 years ago, there are some I'd like to follow but won't on Facebook, it has become a cesspool and don't need that in my life.

 

[SmithDoor]

Just as an aside, over the years I've heard a lot of comments (both online and in real life), from individuals who have had no actual experience of FB, but who decry it out of hand.

My own real life, 20 year, experience of FB has been very positive - both on a personal (family) level, and also on specialist groups that cater for my various interests. I have my family in easy reach, and I also have fellow hobbyists to exchange chat with.

Basically, you're in no position to judge FB unless you've tried it yourself.

Tim

I have tried Facebook since 2005 my profile shows 2007.
It rambles on and on and on .
To me it is not very good.
Now find someone been on Facebook longer.

A good group like this is hard to find today.

Dave

 

[JohnBDownunder]

For me Fb is used for my local model engineering club (Started during our 2 years of covid lock-downs.) The group has a members only and public areas so works for me. My No 1 rule is that I do not put anything on there, or any forum for that matter, that I don't want the world at large to know.
John B

 

[Richard Hed]

There are several former groups that I belonged to that have gone FaceBook only. I don't use FaceBook or any other similar communication so have lost contact. I hope this forum keeps going in its present form.

Dave
The Emerald Isle

the moment this goes facecrook--I'm GONE!

 

[TonyM]

Facebook has its uses. Younger members of my family use facebook etc. and in turn I use it to keep up to date with whats happening with those family members who do. I also use it for some local groups. But there is a limit to it's usefulness. However HMEM and other forums I use for the same reasons that others have stated. I visit forums like this one usually on a daily basis. Either to keep up to date with whats happening or to research. FB and forums are chalk and cheese and each has it's positives and negatives.

 

[Richard Hed]

I was on FB for two days, and realized that it is set up to allow you to share your material with a close knit and often controlled group of people.
The organization as far as I can tell is non-existent; sort of like scrambled eggs, but not as organized as scrambled eggs.
I have never been able to find anything on FB, and have often been told "you must be invited into that group to see that material".

The original concept of FB may have been ok, but it is a mess as far as my needs, and I would never use it.
And as wespete alludes to, there is intentional bias, and outright censorship of ideas that are not politically correct-speak.
FB in my opinion has become the thing they warned us about in the book "1984", with "groupthink" and such.

One can very quickly see where FB has gone by posting something on there that is not politically correct.
Your post will either mysteriously vanish, you will be permanently banned, or the other FB members will come after you with torches and pitchforks. You can also experience some rather nefarious stuff such as shadow-banning, where you become invisible to others, without anyone informing you of that. Seriously sinister what happens behind the scenes at FB.

Being on FB to some extent is a display of your social cedibility, and people will go along with anything, as long as they can climb the FB social ladder.
I don't have any social credibility. I just speak my mind, and if people don't like it, well that is too bad; everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and we do have freedom of speech here.

Edit:
I have been on some forums where the operators maintained a political slant, and any thoughts expressed outside of that political spectrum could get you banned. I have been banned from one forum for daring to suggest there may be more than one way to look at things, but my thoughts are that if a forum owner has to ban people that don't agree with him, then that is not a forum you want to be on anyway, so no loss at all, but rather go find a better forum with better people, such as this one.
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Not only that, but I believe that facecrook also claims any photos or any info you put on their evil sites, belongs to them! I may be wrong