Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-14 Thread Michael Farmer
Cc: Meteorite-list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Mar 12, 2014 4:46 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook a viable forum? Thanks Mike, Good to read what works for you.I appreciate it! Just in the last few minutes since this post I've had 10 emails singing

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-13 Thread Mark Ford
Problem is fragmentation. There are already many meteorite groups on facebook, twitter, et al. If everybody keeps creating new ones eventually they [will] all be more or less empty like so many other forums. The beauty of the Met-list is it's simplicity, and the fact that its actually quite

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-13 Thread Michael Farmer
-list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Mar 12, 2014 4:46 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook a viable forum? Thanks Mike, Good to read what works for you.I appreciate it! Just in the last few minutes since this post I've had 10 emails singing the praises of FB

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-13 Thread Jim Wooddell
Hi all! FaceBook (FB) is one of the greatest communications tools of our time. Like it or not. No matter what your opinion is of it, the facts back up what I just typed. If one takes the time to learn how to actually use it, managing all the control features it has, it works very good.

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-13 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
Ouzillou IMCA 8395 - Original Message - From: Mark Ford mark.f...@southernscientific.co.uk To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 4:00 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook a viable forum? Problem

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-13 Thread Ruben Garcia
-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 4:00 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook a viable forum? Problem is fragmentation. There are already many meteorite groups on facebook, twitter, et al. If everybody keeps creating new ones eventually they [will] all

[meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-12 Thread Ruben Garcia
Hi all, I just re-signed up on Facebook (I was on years ago but got off within weeks of signing up) and was wondering how you like it as a forum for meteorite chat/news and also an advertising medium. Does it work for you? Why? Honestly, I've been resisting the move to FB - but if that's where

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-12 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi Ruben, I also resisted FB and Twitter for a long time. It just seemed silly and trivial. However, I have since become a big fan of both, especially FB. It is great for networking. I have met some good people who I now consider friends, and I have also met some new sources of material. A

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-12 Thread Ruben Garcia
Thanks Mike, Good to read what works for you.I appreciate it! Just in the last few minutes since this post I've had 10 emails singing the praises of FB and also people sending friend requests. I'll post articles, photos, hunting videos and commentary but YES I will also post ADS. On Wed,

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-12 Thread Anne Black
rubengarcia85...@gmail.com To: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com Cc: Meteorite-list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Mar 12, 2014 4:46 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook a viable forum? Thanks Mike, Good to read what works for you.I appreciate it! Just

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-12 Thread Ruben Garcia
...@gmail.com To: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com Cc: Meteorite-list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Mar 12, 2014 4:46 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook a viable forum? Thanks Mike, Good to read what works for you.I appreciate it! Just

[meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-12 Thread Bernd V. Pauli
Hi All, Facebook is for old people with way too much time on their hands My version (and my wife's) is almost identical: = Facebook is for [old] people with way too much time on their hands. I'll be 69 in about two months, which means that I fit the demographic even better than you do, Ruben

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-12 Thread Luther Jackson
pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook a viable forum? Thanks Mike, Good to read what works for you.I appreciate it! Just in the last few minutes since this post I've had 10 emails singing the praises of FB and also people sending friend requests. I'll post articles, photos

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-12 Thread Luther Jackson
I 'like' this... On 12 Mar 2014, at 23:49, Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: Hi All, Facebook is for old people with way too much time on their hands My version (and my wife's) is almost identical: = Facebook is for [old] people with way too much time on their hands.

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-12 Thread Anne Black
V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de To: meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Mar 12, 2014 5:49 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] Facebook a viable forum? Hi All, Facebook is for old people with way too much time on their hands My version (and my wife's) is almost identical

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum? (word of CAUTION)

2014-03-12 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Mar 12, 2014 4:46 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook a viable forum? Thanks Mike, Good to read what works for you.I appreciate it! Just in the last few minutes since this post I've had 10 emails singing the praises of FB and also people sending friend

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-12 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
pm Subject: [meteorite-list] Facebook a viable forum? Hi All, Facebook is for old people with way too much time on their hands My version (and my wife's) is almost identical: = Facebook is for [old] people with way too much time on their hands. I'll be 69 in about two months, which

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum? (word of CAUTION)

2014-03-12 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
...@gmail.com; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Anne Black impact...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 5:08 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook a viable forum? (word of CAUTION) There are numerous meteorite groups, including one moderated by our

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum? (word of CAUTION)

2014-03-12 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Mar 12, 2014 4:46 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook a viable forum? Thanks Mike, Good to read what works for you.I appreciate it! Just in the last few minutes since this post I've had 10 emails singing the praises of FB and also

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-12 Thread Graham Ensor
Sent: Wed, Mar 12, 2014 4:46 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook a viable forum? Thanks Mike, Good to read what works for you.I appreciate it! Just in the last few minutes since this post I've had 10 emails singing the praises of FB and also people sending friend requests. I'll

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-12 Thread Graham Ensor
Not got time to be old Bernd ;-) Cheers, Graham On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: Hi All, Facebook is for old people with way too much time on their hands My version (and my wife's) is almost identical: = Facebook is for [old] people with way

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-12 Thread Jim Wooddell
And this person would be soo wrong! Jim On 3/12/2014 4:28 PM, Anne Black wrote: Private comment from one of the most highly regarded (and recently retired) meteoriticist: Facebook is for old people with way too much time on their hands (Yes, he allowed me to repeat it). Anne M. Black

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-12 Thread Ruben Garcia
Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com To: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com Cc: Meteorite-list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Mar 12, 2014 4:46 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook a viable forum? Thanks Mike, Good to read what works for you.I appreciate

[meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-12 Thread Shawn Alan
Hello Listers Ruben Welcome back to FB I find facebook a great place for Meteorite group where you can post amazing photo there and there is always photo to look at. I would have to say Meteorite Central is more for chatting and FB for looking and pretty meteorites. If you want to be cool,

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-12 Thread Tom Randall
Hi all, I tried out Facebook about 3-4 years ago and got bored stiff after 3 months and deleted the account. Unless you're a business or have relatives in far away places I feel it's a huge waste of time. Just my 2 sense. Regards! Tom __