I don't have any likes or dislikes about Facebook, but as someone who has been constantly frustrated with images on the current PBS format, I highly endorse a move to Facebook. Is FB perfect....heck no, but as a member of dozens of FB plant groups, and one who places a very high value on time, it takes no more time or effort than reading current PBS postings, and it is so much more friendly with images, and that's coming from a computer idiot. The opportunities to expand the group are massive on FB, compared to virtually non-existent with the current format. I don't see that we have to like FB to appreciate its much improved functionality and plant community outreach. . It seems that the question is if the group wants to grow or stay small and exclusive. Here are a few examples of groups I follow and the number of members in each. Opuntia group - 8,200 members Oxalis group - 3,800 members Lycoris & Nerine - 1,100 members Tigridia group - 4,900 members Amaryllidaceae - 1,600 members Crinum group - 1,100 members Tony Avent Proprietor tony@plantdelights.com<mailto:tony@plantdelights.com> Juniper Level Botanic Garden<http://www.juniperlevelbotanicgarden.org/> and Plant Delights Nursery<http://www.plantdelights.com/> Ph 919.772.4794/fx 919.772.4752 9241 Sauls Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA USDA Zone 7b/Winter 0-5 F/Summer 95-105F "Preserving, Studying, Propagating, and Sharing the World's Flora" [cid:///image003.png@01D6B201.CFE32690] Since 1988, Plant Delights Nursery is THE Source for unique, rare and native perennial plants. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message and its contents are confidential. If you received this message in error, do not use or rely upon it. Instead, please inform the sender and then delete it. Thank you. From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> On Behalf Of Robert Lauf via pbs Sent: Tuesday, November 3, 2020 4:23 PM To: XYZ2 in Virginia via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Cc: Robert Lauf <boblauf@att.net> Subject: Re: [pbs] was Messages now Facebook vs. I second that. I don't do any social media and don't plan to start now. The care and feeding of these things takes a lot of time and effort and our volunteers are already doing enough for us. More than enough actually. I agree that in most cases if the subject line is done right, we can blow off the messages that don't interest us. Many of us have particular special interests and it's easy enough to screen for the truly useful postings if the subject line is done right. Perhaps it would also be useful to ask posters to add "Photo" to the subject line if photos are attached. As a relative rookie, I might well open these because after I see really cool pics I might develop an interest in something I hadn't previously thought about. It has certainly happened already! Bob Zone 7 where I have some Eucomis reblooming (pics to follow, I hope) On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, 04:07:11 PM EST, XYZ2 in Virginia via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net><mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net%3e> wrote: I will never join Facebook. I simply don't like it. I much prefer the PBS list. I wonder how many other members will be lost if PBS moved to Facebook? _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net<mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net><mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net%3e> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net<mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net><mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net%3e> ________________________________ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>
