Another lurker. I joined only couple of years ago. The archives are rich in
advice so much so that I have started recording bird calls and soundscapes.
Migration to Groups.Io is an option that can be considered and may not be
painful. I would prefer Email over Facebook but there is no privacy in
*Gmail* too. Thanks to all who have enriched this group. Special thanks to
Martyn Stewart.
Subramanian Sankar
+919840111606
Chennai, South India
On Tue, 6 Aug, 2019, 20:25 Borja Marcos
[naturerecordists], <> wrote:
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> > On 5 Aug 2019, at 23:32, Peter Shute
> [naturerecordists] <> wrote:
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> > It's true that the world appears to be moving (or perhaps drifting) to
> > social media. I feel this is simply because once you're on Facebook
> > (etc?), it's easy. But for many groups where archives of previous
> > messages are useful, it can be counter productive.
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> For example I am not on Facebook and I won=92t be. It=92s a corral whose =
main
> goal is to keep
> you inside and do business with your data.
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> Email lists may be old (they are indeed!) but they can be very effective.
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> So I hope it doesn=92t die. Maybe one day people will realize that Facebo=
ok
> is a catastrophe
> for privacy. And I really don=92t understand manufacturers who rely on it=
as
> the main communication
> channel with their customers.
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> If Yahoo keeps declining I think groups.io would be a good alternative.
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> Cheers,
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> Borja.
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