I’m afraid I agree with everything Herschel says. I enjoyed the forum much more when comments sometimes flooded our emails. I don’t particularly like Facebook; most of the entries involve irrelevant, trivial, and self indulgent matter, so I rarely go there and never (for at least ten years) add to my “site”.
Don’t know what to suggest except to return to our procedures of years back.
On Aug 5, 2023, at 6:10 PM, Herschel Mair <herschphoto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Interesting perspectives I never considered...As with anything, we must ask "Is it broken?" Because if it isn't them we can just continue. If it is and the number of responses has dwindled to almost nothing then clearly a change is in order... I personally don't have a clue how to comment on gallery images in the current set up. There's nothing there except the photos. I look at them all every week and that's the totality of my experience of it. It doesn't seem interactive in any way.... I know I used to comment a long time ago... I don't know if something changed or maybe I just became even more stupid than I was in the 90s.
I think any of the free web designers (think wix or squarespace) would easily have a template that could take posting and commenting while still being low maintenance for the group. That way you can have your own EULA and rules. With the right free developer, the site could still stay on the local servers as it does now. I think a ‘craigslist’ minimalism is all that is needed here and not get to hung up on flashy web features.
You have to balance loosing current users versus gaining new exposure. Many will just not move. Never was a fan of Facebook. Still don’t have an account for what it is worth.
-Another Andy
With facebooks eula and usage grabs and perpetual nature with no way to control the work, I would not submit work that goes on a facebook page that is not my own. And I dont even like posting my work there.
Randy Sounds like a good idea! The more exposure the better.
Scott
> On 08/05/2023 2:59 PM EDT Andrew Davidhazy <andpph@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Headquarters received a suggestion that to facilitate comments and feedback about member photographs a gallery or a copy of the gallery be established on Facebook.
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> Before proceeding with this suggestion I'd like feedback about this. Contributions, etc. would remain as usual but the gallery would be available on Facebook and also on the historically location on the net. Or maybe just one place?
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> Any ideas? Objections? etc.?
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> Andrew Davidhazy, list coordinator, andpph@xxxxxxx
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