Thread: SRP - Facebook Group Page

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

I just joined the SRP Facebook group. Is there more to it than SOTD pics? I know on my smart phone certain sites look different than the PC format and I can miss content or features.

That's pretty much what it is. That's why I don't think it's much of a threat to this forum.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

I just joined the SRP Facebook group. Is there more to it than SOTD pics? I know on my smart phone certain sites look different than the PC format and I can miss content or features.

Yes,, but the real difference is that is is very fluid..

The questions and answers are not in a "Thread" format so they tend to drop down on the feed pretty fast, then they will bump back up when somebody posts their opinions again

The SOTD are happening pretty fast so you see a ton of them

So, I can be on Facebook and SRP? I'm going to need some time to process this.

Originally Posted by BobH

In theory that sounds good. For myself I see no need to communicate across many different platforms to accomplish virtually the same thing in a different manner. I personally have no need of face book or the appropriately named Twitter.

Bob

Actually, that was an existing sentiment on the yahoo group when this website was created and people started flocking here!

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Actually, that was an existing sentiment on the yahoo group when this website was created and people started flocking here!

I can believe that. Just explain to me the reason there are so many platforms that do virtually the same thing. What is it? Do people just go for what is shiny and newer regardless if it offers anything better or not.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

I can believe that. Just explain to me the reason there are so many platforms that do virtually the same thing. What is it? Do people just go for what is shiny and newer regardless if it offers anything better or not.

Bob

I think it's because there's more to it than just a utility means to an end. People want to have fun and in different ways

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Actually, that was an existing sentiment on the yahoo group when this website was created and people started flocking here!

Prophetic of what will happen here perhaps ?

Originally Posted by BobH

I can believe that. Just explain to me the reason there are so many platforms that do virtually the same thing. What is it? Do people just go for what is shiny and newer regardless if it offers anything better or not.

Bob

FB is addictive for some people. I would suspect that most, like me, have way more than SRP. Most have a handful of FB 'groups' they belong to, which are always posting and refreshing new stuff on their 'feed.'

So it is almost like cocaine which always leaves the addict desiring more stimulation. FB will furnish that with the continual postings from groups, family, friends, news, who and whatever the person has 'friended' comes onto their feed (screen)

Well sure, but the same addiction could be satisfied here if we ramped up SRP participation.

I believe JimmyHAD has it right. FB provides frequent new stimulation and we all like that.
At the same time I believe that FB is a "fad/flash in the pan/temporary type of thing. It's weakness is that their is no depth on a subject matter and no permanency of knowledge. Therefore I think that for the subjects where depth is important the forums will always be the primary resource.
At this point in time I am actively "unfollowing" groups and people on FB because it is so superficial and I have to many of them. There are other things I want to do with my time, one of which is getting back to contributing to SRP.

Originally Posted by randydance062449

I believe JimmyHAD has it right. FB provides frequent new stimulation and we all like that.
At the same time I believe that FB is a "fad/flash in the pan/temporary type of thing. It's weakness is that their is no depth on a subject matter and no permanency of knowledge. Therefore I think that for the subjects where depth is important the forums will always be the primary resource.
At this point in time I am actively "unfollowing" groups and people on FB because it is so superficial and I have to many of them. There are other things I want to do with my time, one of which is getting back to contributing to SRP.

There was a time when I visited the National Center for Supercomputer Applications at the University of Illinois to discuss the possibility of consulting or working with them. I made the wrong decision and referred to it as a "fad/flash in the pan/temporary type of thing." Mosaic resulted and led to Netscape which became the core of internet browsing. Shortly thereafter, newsgroups began with 30 or so groups and grew to 70,000 or so. Toward the latter end of that growth Facebook began and became what it is today --- the dominant path to the internet.

For the last few years, several folks have been searching for what would come next and there have been several notable failures. Facebook is here to run its course.

Randy is spot on when he writes of facebook "It's weakness is that their is no depth on a subject matter and no permanency of knowledge."

But unless there is a clear and easy place to this and other forums from the most widely used internet tool, I think places like SRP could wither away and die from the absence of new blood.

I think that was at the core of what Glen intended when he posted. The group here can play a massive role in keeping SRP alive and providing the library of subject matter and knowledge.

Just my take.

--james