[C320-list] Catalina 320 owners group on Facebook?

[Scott Thompson]

I've never received an ad on this list as far as I can remember, or on 
other lists hosted by Google Groups. Nor have I seen any ads that appear 
triggered by my content on this list or others hosted by Google. This is 
in marked contrast to what happens when I use Google to search for a 
product and then see it in the margins of most webpages I visit for a 
while. Perhaps it would be different if I were using a gmail account, 
but I do not use one for email lists.

My concerns about Facebook go beyond privacy, however. I won't be joining.

On 6/4/2020 10:00 AM, Jaime Borrego wrote:
> Please also remember that the "Free" Google groups email list is doing the
> same thing.... :)
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> On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 8:37 AM John Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
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>> You have to realize Facebook is in the business of collecting information
>> about you and selling it to advertisers and other customers. If you're
>> comfortable about a company profiting off your likes and dislikes, who your
>> friends are, your political beliefs, etc., go for it. Me, I'm old-fashioned
>> enough to believe in privacy.
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>> Jack Brennan
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>> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
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>> Tierra Verde, Fl.
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>> On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 8:22 AM -0400, "Gus Macdonald" <rathlyn1 at gmail.com>
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>> I have not joined Facebook and would choose not to do so.
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>> Angus
>> Lindisfane #999
>> Georgian Bay
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>>> On Jun 4, 2020, at 7:40 AM, Diane Fowler  wrote:
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>>> Good to know!  I just joined!
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>>> Thanks for bringing to our attention.
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>>> Each summer, we leave FL and drive around the country with our travel
>> trailer.
>>> It would be great to connect with others for a day sail??
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>>> I would love to reciprocate if you want to sail with me in the winter.
>>>
>>> S/V Windy City, Hull 948
>>> Cape Coral
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>>> Captain Diane Fowler, CRS, GRI, e-PRO
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>>> Nautical Realty Group, Inc.
>>> Let me help make your sale a breeze.
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>>> 239-850-4935
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>> On Jun 3, 2020, at 11:31 PM, Kevin Rooney  wrote:
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>>>> Yeah, I hear ya on all that, Stephen. I know plenty of people who just
>>>> won't use it for a variety of reasons. Lots do, though.
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>>>> There are certainly pros and cons. I'm a visual person, I guess, and
>> find
>>>> the ease of dealing with images and video to be useful. Note also that
>> a FB
>>>> group IS searchable.
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>>>> Kevin
>>>> S/V Cecilia Ann, #211
>>>> Deale, MD
>>>> http://kevjot.com/boat/
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>>>>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 11:16 PM Stephen Cox  wrote:
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>>>>>> There are certain advantages to the social media group versus
>>>>>> an email list, namely the ease of sharing of images and
>>>>>> video, and also for responding to specific branches of conversations.
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>>>>> And there are quite a few disadvantages too, in particular ease of
>>>>> referencing, filing and finding old messages and threads on
>>>>> Facebook.
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>>>>> A large number of people absolutely refuse to use Facebook for a
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>>>>> of reasons, everyone seems prepared to use email.
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>>>>> Email delivers the messages directly to your email client.  There is no
>>>>> need to go and hunt down messages of relevance.
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>>>>> Responding to specific branches of conversations can be facilitated
>>>>> through how you display messages in your email client.
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>>>>> Just my tow pennies worth,
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>>>>> Stephen Cox
>>>>> C320 MKII #320 Tegwen
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Scott Thompson
Surprise, #653