I could not resist posting this.
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Very good ,but without Facebook I wouldnt have real friends like all those Ive met on the N G Forum page .
But I do take the point some people do put some absolute rubbish on their posts . Im sure I do sometimes myself.
Bob Tidbury
I must admit I was totally anti Facebook up until a few weeks ago until a couple of people on the Forum, who shall be nameless, encouraged me to give it a try.
After a few hiccups I've found it to be very useful. Several N gauge groups to join, a local Farnborough history/nostlagia group and I've rediscovered a number of old friends and aquaintances from the past.
There is a lot of rubbish posted but, like this forum, you don't have to read it all.
Great for keeping in touch with family and friends without leaving the railway room.
:)
Like all forums and social websites, you get a lot of waffle, but you also get lots of really interesting items to read. I'm glad to see you both enjoy Facebook. It really is what the individual makes of it that makes it a useful website.
I've had to join basefook because the junior half of my family live on it, even my parents are on it, to keep track of their great grand children.
I only use it for my family, two sailing groups and two railway groups...
As a complete aside... how is this still in N Gauge Discussion, surely it belongs in Jokes?
If only it were a joke :D
I'm living proof resistance is not futile and that Facebook has not assimilated me :)
A few weeks ago I would have shared the somewhat sceptical views of NN, njee and Snowwolflair. Having now actually tried Facebook, there are some real advantages for the N gauge modeller.
Namely a much more image rich version of NGF and a number of other rather good N gauge modelling groups. :P
You would say that having been assimilated into the collective, Bob :P
I'm not sceptical, i'm just aware of what goes on.
My Facebook account has my name ans nothing else. that allows me to watch Facebook forums, ask the odd question, but consequently i'm useless to Facebook as a customer and there is little they can do to harm me.
I agree with AustinBob its much easier to put photos on and you dont have to post things in the right thread so.in my opinion its a lot better for someone like me.
Bob Tidbury
Don't worry NN, this Forum in this form is still my favourite group, even if the tech is a bit older.
That reminds me, I've just scratched a few notes on a slate concerning the calculation of the gauge of Roman cart wheel ruts. Gotta hire an ass to take it to the Roman camp in Basingstoke. :claphappy:
I'm with NN on this one, never had Failbook, never signed up or even had the desire to sign up, I do understand that the output of such websites/social media is only achieved by what gets put into it, however signing up to so many groups means I lose track and spend more time trawling through groups than doing the things I'm supposed to do (SWMBO chores).
The only one in the family on it is my brother, so no loss there, parents have only just figured out text messages!!!
Btw, I just had my first cup of coffee for the day <———Isn't that the type of thing Facebook is full of?
Quote from: austinbob on April 27, 2018, 03:10:09 PM
A few weeks ago I would have shared the somewhat sceptical views of NN, njee and Snowwolflair. Having now actually tried Facebook, there are some real advantages for the N gauge modeller.
Namely a much more image rich version of NGF and a number of other rather good N gauge modelling groups. :P
I'm not sceptical about Facebook at all - I was at uni when it became popular, and it was brilliant. I'm a very passive user, other than a couple of forum pages, but have several hundred 'friends' and use it to keep in touch without ever having to speak to anyone :) Indeed I think it may have been Tank and me suggesting you try it a few weeks back, glad you've stuck it out :-)
I literally meant that this post is a joke, not that Facebook is. It certainly doesn't belong in "N Gauge Discussion" as it is presently.
Quote from: njee20 on April 27, 2018, 03:35:53 PM
Quote from: austinbob on April 27, 2018, 03:10:09 PM
A few weeks ago I would have shared the somewhat sceptical views of NN, njee and Snowwolflair. Having now actually tried Facebook, there are some real advantages for the N gauge modeller.
Namely a much more image rich version of NGF and a number of other rather good N gauge modelling groups. :P
Indeed I think it may have been Tank and me suggesting you try it a few weeks back, glad you've stuck it out :-)
Indeed you did. You and Tank are largely to blame for my current involvement in Facebook. :)
I do agree there is a hell of a lot of garbage on facebook itself , I dont want to see what someone had for breakfast or wether they drink tea or coffee and suchlike but you do see some interesting things on it .
Please keep both the main Forum and the facebook version of the Forum going I think they both have good and bad points ,but I want both to continue side by side .
Bob Tidbury
Absolutely spot on Bob. :thumbsup:
Don't think there's ever been any suggestion of getting rid of the NGF Facebook page has there? I agree it's different to here, but I like both.
Seems I might have to join the throng, though I shall be one of the most discerning patrons.
Reason for this apparent volte-face is complex, but includes the fact that much of the communication of family events by children and grandchildren and the wider family group is almost exclusively done via the ubiquitous monster.
With the invention of the internet, which was hailed as a boon to mankind if I remember correctly (it certainly is for many things, but not for a hell of a lot of others), one early casualty of family life was the reduction in the number of phone calls between the various scattered family groups, to be replaced by emails. Soon this began to be mirrored in the number of personal visits, as some family members felt that emails, and their partner, texts, had apparently adequately fulfilled the obligations of family contact. In time it was soon no longer a requirement to go into a shop and select a birthday or Christmas greeting, as you could send one electronically, with no sign of the senders personality upon it, through such wonderful companies as MoonPig. You could also get around the present problem by including an electronic gift card.
Alongside this came the realisation that the sage and honourable old folks were no longer required to help young Jimmy with his homework ("Ring your Grandad, he knows everything!"), as the whole world of knowledge was there to command.
Now there is Facebook to cover all life's needs.
So I better join before all contact with the rest of the world is lost.
Only kidding. Or not. I haven't made up my mind yet.
Like Great post :thumbsup:
I rely on my wife telling me what the chattering masses are saying on Facebook.... But I might have to give in and join soon. :hmmm:
I joined to find some relatives in Canada and under tutalege from my daughter it worked.
Despite having joined the NGF "group" I still don't understand how to use it properly, but seem to have acquired quite a few friends ???
Ray
Quote from: Intercity on April 27, 2018, 03:29:34 PM
Btw, I just had my first cup of coffee for the day <———Isn't that the type of thing Facebook is full of?
Oh, do tell us whether it was decaff or not, how many sugars you had, and whether it was cream or milk and served in a cup or mug!!
Quote from: njee20 on April 27, 2018, 03:35:53 PM
I literally meant that this post is a joke, not that Facebook is. It certainly doesn't belong in "N Gauge Discussion" as it is presently.
I guess that depends how seriously you consider Facebook :D
Like many of you, I avoided Facebook for a long time and just wouldn't entertain it but I finally gave in one day last year when we had my eldest son and his wife round for dinner. During the after dinner conversation we asked if he was intending to do anything to celebrate his forthcoming50th birthday. It turned out he was having a big party and had sent the invitations out on Facebook. When we pointed out the we, his parents who were responsible for his very existence, didn't use Facebook, he then said he was intending to send us a card instead. At that point we gave in and signed up for Facebook. Now we can keep a check on what most of the family are up to but sometimes I wish I couldn't.
I must say that most of what I see is utter drivel but I have managed to make contact with former colleagues and, more importantly, I have made contact with relatives in the USA who I have not seen for many years as well as friends in Australia. It does have some benefits. I have not found anything to do with the N Gauge Forum but then I do prefer this version of the Forum anyway which I can look at any time without being bombarded with adverts and, if I feel I the need to, can put my sixpennorth in knowing that it stays within this community group and doesn't get blasted all round the universe.
Ron
The forum page is here (https://m.facebook.com/groups/253147561377510). It's private, so no content gets shared with anyone other than those in the group.