[OHM] We need a forum!

[Lester Caine]

On 09/04/16 08:39, Susanna Ånäs wrote:
> I know some people will not like this, but using Facebook has been
> crucial in bringing several communities to life. I am very much pro
> opening up the discussions. I can set it up if there is no overwhelming
> opposition.

Given just how bad Facebook is a geography it seems strange that a group
dealing with accurate geographic data would support it :)

But the main objection to Facebook is just how bad it is when it comes
to looking back at the history of discussions. Once a thread has no more
posts it's almost impossible to find it again. One of the reasons many
groups that started on Facebook are looking for a alternative.

The bottom line is that there is NOTHING wrong with this channel if it
is used properly, the same as any well managed forum. This a place for
an alternative to Yahoogroups which provided a good email interface
along side the on-line browser, but their 'improvments' to the
interfaces have been much the same as Facebook's ... nothing to do with
fixing problems and everything to do with increasing advertising revenue.

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