On 2015-10-09 10:11:42 +0000, Emery Davis said:

On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 10:44:41 +0100, Broadback wrote:

Me, I do not trust them, they are, to my mind, very intrusive.

That's true, and part of the reason I resisted for a long time. The main
reason is it's a tremendous time sink.

However, it is a good way to keep up with family and old friends, and
some of the gardening stuff is pretty good. If you subscribe to a lot of
different groups though you're quickly inundated and really can't get
through all of it!

My daughter finally twisted my arm, and I confess it is a fun way to keep
up with what the kids are doing (that they want to acknowledge publicly!)
and share our/their photos with friends etc.

What's more some of the photos from groups like Rare Plants or Hardy
Tropicals are spectacular.

There are a lot of folks from urg, past or present, on FB.

-E

Exactly what I've found and the daughter thing is familiar, too. ;-)
I have no problem with it whatsoever and never have had. It's much
easier to delete or block people or posts you don't want to see that it
is no newsgroups, in fact. What you do or don't see is entirely your
choice. People have to ask to befriend you, they can't just barge onto
your page as happens in newsgroups. I've re-connected with a few
people I haven't seen or heard from for years and of course, the big
bonus is the wide ranging choice of gardening groups and the photos.
I'm sorry but I said it some time ago and I'll say it again, newsgroup
days are numbered simply because of the ease and flexibility of
Facebook.

--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon