seaken64 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2019 7:32 pm
Ok, thanks. I will check it out. But I still don't understand why a Facebook group is needed since we already have this nice forum.
Seaken64
There are probably multiple reasons why some users would rather use Facebook than a forum.
We are all different; some are confident, and will ask questions regardless of whether the question might be felt to be inappropriate or not, others won't. If you have very limited computer knowledge, and look at the issues dealt with here, you might feel intimidated, especially if you have seen how novice users are treated in some other technology forums.
Many of the users in our Facebook group don't have English as their first (or even second!) language. The 'Translate' feature of Facebook gives speakers of other languages a fair chance of helping out. In fact sometimes when a user as struggling to explain in fractured English, they are asked to post in their own language as 'Translate' makes a better job.
Although everyone here responds as well as could ever be expected, Facebook has more immediacy. The ration of problem solvers here to the number of members is lower than on Facebook, where most users seem prepared to at least try to help.
Facebook is very easy to use when compared to the Forum. Adding photos, video, and URLs is a much simpler process. It is also simpler to carry out administration.
There were some fears that Facebook would just become a duplicate of the forum, but in my opinion that hasn't happened. It won't be for everyone as there are a fair amount of posts that you just need to scroll by. Overall, I feel that it has helped some users that might have given up with MX Linux, or even Linux in general, whilst keeping some of the pressure from the team of problem-solvers here.
Chris
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