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Facebook Groups for birding - time for a rethink?

To: Robert Scholes <>
Subject: Facebook Groups for birding - time for a rethink?
From: Tony Ashton <>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 12:44:21 +1000
Hear, hear. Perhaps Birdlife and other birding groups could take the lead
and link with a provider that allows outsiders access. Then I wouldn't be
forced to have a Facebook account. BTW, FB makes it unduly difficult to
unsubscribe. Then again, Linkedin makes it almost impossible. Same goes for
many others, I guess.

FFacebook, I say,

Tony Ashton

On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 9:47 AM, Robert Scholes <>
wrote:

> I agree . Basically I hardy look at facebook for the reasons stated . I
> stick to Instagram
>
> Rob Scholes
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
> From: Dave Torr
> Sent: Wednesday, 21 March 2018 9:19 AM
> To: Steve Clark
> Cc: Birding-Aus
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Facebook Groups for birding - time for a
> rethink?
>
> Apart from the privacy issue, my main gripe about Facebook is that it
> appears to be totally random what I see - I have a glance at it when I get
> up in the morning, see something interesting but when I go back later the
> post has disappeared. And there are some groups that my wife and I both
> follow and we get different posts.
>
> On 21 March 2018 at 09:07, Steve Clark <> wrote:
>
> > G'day all
> >
> > Is it time the managers of the various Facebook birding groups sought
> > alternatives?  I've never been comfortable with a Facebook account and
> only
> > have one because of the need to be in touch via the birding groups.  With
> > the recent scandal indicating high-level personal data misuse and
> targeted
> > fake news I think Facebook is really on the nose.
> >
> > Maybe options such as www.simplybirding.com or www.birdforum.net are
> worth
> > considering.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Steve Clark
> > Hamilton, Vic
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