I fully agree with Kurt's set of comments and also the augmentation
given by Patricia. I have refrained from facebook use since its
inception. If Maryland birding community discussions move to
facebook, I will miss them, but I have absolutely no intention of
becoming a facebook user.
Actually, I continue to have mixed feelings about the way googlegroups
is working, as the successor to MDOSPREY. I believe that somehow
people shared information with more depth, more subtleties and
friendlier interactions during the days of MDOSPREY, making it much
more fun to read. Also, my dial-up computer system leads to lots more
time expended in getting onto googlegroups each day. And, while I'm
fussing about things, I might add that my gmail account forgets my
password more than it should - which is pretty inconvenient since
gmail encouraged me to use a very complicated password - one that is
much too complicated for me to have confidently committed to memory.
Overall, in my opinion, the step from MDOSPREY to googlegroups was
mainly a step down for me. In my opinion, stepping over to facebook
would be another step down. I do not plan to go there.
Les Roslund
Talbot County
Easton, MD
On 8/8/12, Patricia Wood <pwood...> wrote:
> On Monday, August 6, 2012 8:51:04 PM UTC-4, Kurt Schwarz wrote:
>> Frankly, I find the very concept of Facebook a huge waste of time. I have
>> enough accounts, passwords, etc. to keep me busy. I would oppose moving
>> our discussions to Facebook, but I guess that I'm probably in the
>> minority, and will have to risk missing some sightings. You all clamored
>> for a more accessible listserve/whatever, and got it. But I guess that's
>> not enough. There are already multiple websites and such consuming your
>> data, just add another leach to your data. Count me out.
>>
>>
>> Kurt Schwarz
>> Ellicott City
>> goawaybird at verizon dot net.
>
> I hope we don't have a Facebook page if it means all the posts here of bird
> related thoughts, behavior observations, neat experiences, etc. would
> migrate to Facebook. We need more of them here, like on the old Osprey, not
> less--it's just a more rich engagement with all of birding in Maryland. If
> all we had here was posts to the latest rare bird to go chase (tho I like
> those, too, of course!), this forum would be pretty boring to read. I think
> having a mix of both keeps us all connected best. Just my two cents.
> Patricia Wood
> Silver Spring
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