[Ipg-smz] We need an alternative to our existing lists

[Howard M. Cohen]

Wait for it… Fear of Facebook will soon rear it’s ugly head. Richly deserved, but manageable.

From: Perlow, Jason <jperlow at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2019 10:59 AM
To: Howard M. Cohen <hmc at hmcwritenow.com>
Cc: ipg-smz at netpress.org; Steven Vaughan Nichols <sjvn at vna1.com>
Subject: Re: [Ipg-smz] We need an alternative to our existing lists

Yes, I agree. There's a lot of volume, a lot of us already use facebook, and then we can compartmentalize the discussions within a single post.

On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 12:58 PM Howard M. Cohen <hmc at hmcwritenow.com<mailto:hmc at hmcwritenow.com>> wrote:
FWIW, and given the fantastic volume of messages back and forth about this issue, I concur with Jason. A closed group is a great solution that requires little administration or support.

From: Ipg-smz <ipg-smz-bounces at netpress.org<mailto:ipg-smz-bounces at netpress.org>> On Behalf Of Perlow, Jason via Ipg-smz
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2019 10:55 AM
To: Steven Vaughan Nichols <sjvn at vna1.com<mailto:sjvn at vna1.com>>; IPG List <ipg-smz at netpress.org<mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org>>
Cc: Perlow, Jason <jperlow at gmail.com<mailto:jperlow at gmail.com>>
Subject: Re: [Ipg-smz] We need an alternative to our existing lists

Since we already have a FB fan page, adding a group to it is pretty easy. I can set it up if you give me mod/admin on it.

On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 12:54 PM Perlow, Jason <jperlow at gmail.com<mailto:jperlow at gmail.com>> wrote:
I currently run a Facebook group with nearly 2000 members in it, the admin controls are pretty easy. If it is private/secret the overhead will be minimal.

On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 12:53 PM Perlow, Jason <jperlow at gmail.com<mailto:jperlow at gmail.com>> wrote:
Private/Secret Facebook Group. Or Google Groups. Facebook group would be easier to deal with I think.

On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 4:49 PM sjvn via Ipg-smz <ipg-smz at netpress.org<mailto:ipg-smz at netpress.org>> wrote:
After months of fiddling with the list software, mail server, and
settings, I'm about to give up on our current platform. For reasons I
have not been able to pin down, some members keep getting locked out of
one or more lists.

Indeed, SMZ, for some reason, seems to be the list that has the least
amount of trouble, so I'm posting this message to it, rather than ipg-
l, which is its more natural home.

I still believe a mailing list is the best way to go, it's just that
our current setup is Not doing the job.

If anyone has any suggestions on how to replace it, I'd love to hear
them. I have some ideas of my own, but I'd like to hear from you.

Steven


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