I appreciate this idea! However, I’d prefer that people cross-post Forum content to groups that already have substantial/relevantly targeted audiences (actually, I’d really like people to do this more often), rather than creating a new group that could split off some of the Forum’s readership.
Having a Forum-focused Facebook group also seems like it would raise the chances of more discussion happening on Facebook rather than on the Forum posts themselves, which seems bad (comments harder to find later, not linked to anyone’s profile, not open for karma voting, not eligible for the Comment Prize, etc.)
If the group really is just a collection of links that people can easily share in other groups, and if discussion comes back to the Forum, it could be a net positive. I’ll be curious to see how it gets used.
Rather than a ban, probably official discouragement + a polite reminder that people should add their comments to the Forum as well as the Facebook posts? If people really want to talk on Facebook, it seems bad to stop them, but gentle nudges go a long way!
I appreciate this idea! However, I’d prefer that people cross-post Forum content to groups that already have substantial/relevantly targeted audiences (actually, I’d really like people to do this more often), rather than creating a new group that could split off some of the Forum’s readership.
Having a Forum-focused Facebook group also seems like it would raise the chances of more discussion happening on Facebook rather than on the Forum posts themselves, which seems bad (comments harder to find later, not linked to anyone’s profile, not open for karma voting, not eligible for the Comment Prize, etc.)
If the group really is just a collection of links that people can easily share in other groups, and if discussion comes back to the Forum, it could be a net positive. I’ll be curious to see how it gets used.
thanks for your comment, I totally agree!
maybe we could ban comments? and delete the page if that doesn’t end up working?
Rather than a ban, probably official discouragement + a polite reminder that people should add their comments to the Forum as well as the Facebook posts? If people really want to talk on Facebook, it seems bad to stop them, but gentle nudges go a long way!