How big is this going to get?

[Orlygg]

Sorry Erny if your thread was derailed slightly by my flippancy!

I enjoy forums and FB in fairly equal measure really. Though FB is excellent for making contacts and meeting people. This is especially true of all of the interviews I have done over the last year or so, with all of them having their origins down to FB. Its power as a social device cannot be denied. I also like its immediacy when you post and that fact that good images or posts can be shared among a far wider group of people than most forums. Again, this helps promote an bring 'the punters' in. Ultimately a successful and vibrant forum and an exciting FB group are essential if we want to continue to grow this community, no matter the personal preferences are of individual members. We do need more cross over on big discussions though, Oldhammer Weekend etc, so that folks who favour one over the other are not left out of the loop.

Its funny how so many Social Media 'experts' have written off forums as sliding into extinction. Oldhammer proves that small, passionate communities can still thrive using such old technology.

 

[Erny]

I don't doubt it Orlyyg, I think its main advantage is prevalence.

Links now up. when can we expect the next picture post?

 

[Orlygg]

I don't doubt it Orlyyg, I think its main advantage is prevalence.

Links now up. when can we expect the next picture post?

I hope to finish it tonight, if the poorly kidiwinks allow!

 

[Erny]

Not chicken pox?

I had a game of RT with the boys the other day and spotty Wilfy looked like baby Papa Nurgle leering over the miniatures.

I'm also updating the oldhammer miniature links so a post for that will be in order when I'm done.

 

[mbh]

I use both, but I much prefer the forum but the FB group is much better at letting you block people seeing your posts.

I pretty much agree. The FB group has a lot of fantastic pictures that I wish were on the forum. I personally don't care for facebook but I can see it's usefulness.

???

Why would you block people seeing your posts?

As there are certain people on here and FB which I can't stand and would like to limit contact as much as possible to keep this hobby as enjoyable as it can be.

names please, or at least last names if you want to keep it private

 

[mbh]

I tried FB just for the Oldhammer group. I couldn't get on with it, to me the forum is a superior medium though clearly for others FB is the best.

What I found most annoying was that even though I'd registered with my online name via an email account in my online name and hadn't provided any additional details at all FB started spamming me by my real name, to the point it was filling up my email account regularly. It kept asking me if I knew people both random strangers and people I know or knew including ex relationships. I can only assume it was also spamming people without my consent with my real name as though I was some needy teenager. I'm not a Luddite, I love technology and work at what we would call the cutting edge of it in genomics I just don't want what FB does.

My favorite thing are the candy crush or whatever it's called invitations. I want to murder anyone I know who does that.

 

[Erny]

I have no idea what candy crush is. It is a whole different world.

 

[axiom]

My main reason for not using the FB group is that I don't know how (or indeed whether is is possible) to keep my activity there separate from my general FB activity.

My hobby life is highly separated from real life and I am FB friends with people including colleagues and others who I'd rather not share my geeky enthusiasm for little metal models with.

Of course, if there is a covert way of joining & hiding discussion from the missus, please do advise!

 

[Erny]

Twenty five years later and we're still social pariahs. Own your geekdom, in recent years full geek rights have been achieved.

 

[Blue in VT]

My main reason for not using the FB group is that I don't know how (or indeed whether is is possible) to keep my activity there separate from my general FB activity.

My hobby life is highly separated from real life and I am FB friends with people including colleagues and others who I'd rather not share my geeky enthusiasm for little metal models with.

Of course, if there is a covert way of joining & hiding discussion from the missus, please do advise!

I share this view...which is why I joined the FB group as:
First Name: BlueIn
Last name: VT
...and refused to fill in the rest of the personal questions....for fear that high school "friends" would track me down and want to be FB "friends"...

Of course, in your case, that doesn't help unless you can have two separate FB accounts.

Cheers,

Blue

 

[axiom]

Twenty five years later and we're still social pariahs. Own your geekdom, in recent years full geek rights have been achieved.

On FB, I'd hit the 'like' button. That said, I'm not sure I want to come out of the geek closet just yet

 

[Erny]

My main reason for not using the FB group is that I don't know how (or indeed whether is is possible) to keep my activity there separate from my general FB activity.

My hobby life is highly separated from real life and I am FB friends with people including colleagues and others who I'd rather not share my geeky enthusiasm for little metal models with.

Of course, if there is a covert way of joining & hiding discussion from the missus, please do advise!

I share this view...which is why I joined the FB group as:
First Name: BlueIn
Last name: VT
...and refused to fill in the rest of the personal questions....for fear that high school "friends" would track me down and want to be FB "friends"...

Of course, in your case, that doesn't help unless you can have two separate FB accounts.

Cheers,

Blue

This is exactly what I tried to do. it didn't work and now I get bombarded by fb trying to force me to make friends with old friends I thought long gone.

 

[Orlygg]

My main reason for not using the FB group is that I don't know how (or indeed whether is is possible) to keep my activity there separate from my general FB activity.

My hobby life is highly separated from real life and I am FB friends with people including colleagues and others who I'd rather not share my geeky enthusiasm for little metal models with.

Of course, if there is a covert way of joining & hiding discussion from the missus, please do advise!

The group is closed so only members get to see content. Therefore folks who are ashamed of their love of little men can rest easy that no one else will see.