I enter this discussion with considerable fear, but ... Fortunately, this is not a binary decision. We can, and in my opinion should, do both - maintain the mailing list as it is (though perhaps continuing to seek a better host*), and have a Facebook group. Both have advantages and disadvantages**; let people use whatever set is in their comfort zone - let's be inclusive, not exclusive. We're always looking to reach new ... geophytaphiles?, and Facebook, and social media in general, is a good way to do that. This debate seems to recur regularly in most groups of which I'm a part, but the hybrid approach generally seems to work well, and there is some synergy. Yes, you need admins for both, but I've been the admin for a botanically oriented mailing list for almost 30 years now, surviving several changes of host, and also administrate a FB group, and once you get things organized and learn the ropes, neither seems to take up much time. (It does require considerable patience and tact at times, which is a real stretch for me, but I try to view it as self-improvement.) Steve * - I must give kudos to David Pilling and the list admins for PBS; they do an excellent job for a list as large, active, and diverse as PBS, and the problems with some domains are hardly their fault. ** - I won't waste space and time listing them here, but they both do have both, and I'll bore you at length with them if you make me! _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>