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  • From: Deb Schneider <debs913@gmail.com>
  • To: mailing list at ibiblio - Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] NAFEX on Facebook
  • Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:18:44 -0400

NAFEX began as a round robin hand written newsletter. A member would write
a report and send it to the next member who would add their report and so
on.

That origin is, to my mind, the same as Facebook! We've come full circle,
only now we can do our reports and send them instantly.

I find it somewhat ironic and sort of cool. :D

deb

On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Barry Nichols <bnichols@ecotechinc.com>
wrote:

> There is a LOT wrong with the opinion expressed below. I want to start off
> restating the aspects which ARE correct. NAFEX, like most similar
> organizations, has experienced a decline in membership. Boards become
> entrenched, people who worked tirelessly for organizations slow down,
> marketing and recruitment wane for decades and time shows culture changes
> quite a bit. So, I would agree that social media has a part to play in
> people focusing their interests and seeking out the proverbial
> birds-of-a-feather. Not too many years ago it might take weeks to get
> answers via mail unless one was willing to fork over a large amount for
> long-distance calls...remember those black things with the little dial with
> fingerholes? ;) That said, ALL communication platforms have limitations as
> well as areas of strength. If, as you rightly describe below, one is
> looking for "light conversation", social media works. How many of us want
> more info? Social media is also good for a sort of chat-of-the-mo
> ment. It is not as good as a listserv for more in depth discussions and
> archives...and that's fine. It wasn't designed to be. Additionally, just a
> presence on facebook doesn't mean that creates members. Years ago I was
> surprised at how many forum members were not members of NAFEX. The forum
> certainly had the attention of non-member fruit-growers. How can that be?
>
> The assumption that since everyone does not mindlessly accept certain
> communicative platforms means it is a generational issue, or that someone
> is really missing out if they don't interact on twitter and facebook is
> faulty at best. I *could* drive a Seguay across the country but would
> p[robably be better served in my trusty old car. Social media platforms ARE
> pretty good from a marketing perspective. However, because of the usability
> of the various platforms, many do not lend themselves well to more in-depth
> disussion. I'll take my copy of POMONA rather than have to wade through all
> the copy on Facebook or any of the other platforms-of-the-moment. <GASP>
> Lest this be turned into some rant from a luddite, I use computers, both
> professsionally and personally, day and night, I have 2 smartphones, a
> tablet, 3 desktops, and a laptop. I carry a signal booster in my vehicles
> because my work also takes me far off the beaten path. I LIKE technology. I
> just don't think some of the bel
> ls and whistles are worth trading away my privacy rights, nor do I think
> I should limit my interactions with others or my reading to easily digested
> bites found only on twitter and facebook...and I really don't need to see a
> picture of the really great pizza someone had for lunch. I do agree there
> should be a presence, but I think we should recognize why we're there, and
> the limitations as well as the benefits. We should also realize, we're not
> all going to drive the same cars. While some of us may stream content, we
> also buy CDs and DVDs. And vinyl records are on the rise again...mainly
> fueled by a much younger audience who were not around for them the first
> time. Social media should be additive NOT substitutive. YMMV...and as I
> stated before, that is why these platforms exist.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Deannie
> Hughes
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 9:24 PM
> To: Jwlehman@aol.com; nafex mailing list at ibiblio
> Subject: Re: [nafex] NAFEX on Facebook
>
> Ladies and Gentlemen,
> This conversation is one of the symtoms of a dying NAFEX. The refusal to
> change with the time and modes of communication means that no new people
> are coming into the fold. Young people have already moved beyond Facebook
> to newer platforms.
> Facebook is there for light conversation. Pictures of your latest
> whatever, keeping in touch. Ibiblio can be a format for more in depth
> discussion.
> Facebook can be an outreach tool to attract new people into the
> organization. Use it to make NAFEX look cool and fun and maybe it can grow
> a new crop of fruit lovers
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jwlehman--- via nafex" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 8:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [nafex] NAFEX on Facebook
>
>
> > Every day I get several messages where someone has posted a picture, I
> > could spend all day looking at pictures. The Indiana Nut & Fruit
> > Growers has a FB page. When someone posts a question one must sign on
> > to answer, then fight their commercials. Much simpler and faster to
> > reply to questions on this net, ibiblio.
> > FB is OK for people with lots of time on their hands and don't mind
> > commercials, but not my cup of tea.
> >
> > Jerry Lehman
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 9/22/2014 11:46:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > lfljvenaura@gmail.com writes:
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 11:32 AM, mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> My reason for mentioning this is that there are things that can be
> >> done
> > to
> >> integrate. In the very least, I or others that are on both can post
> > things
> >> back to this list. Since the Facebook group is public, the links of
> >> people's posts are viewable on the web, even if you are not a member.
> >>
> >> For instance I just posted a hopped apple mead recipe I just made.
> >> You should be able to click on this link and see the pictures and
> >> the
> > recipe.
> >>
> >>
> >> https://www.facebook.com/groups/21070015101/permalink/101526855689251
> >> 02/
> >>
> >> ~mIEKAL
> >
> >
> > Thanks for pointing that out. I did not know that FB offered public
> > viewing of pages configured for that level of access.
> >
> > I hope others with FB accounts will crosspost Nafex FB page posts,
> > comments, videos and images freely to this forum.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
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