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well, Red13 and I spawned an idea...and it might have some merit...depending on popular opinion.

Who here is on facebook?


Anyone object to launching a Melodicrock.com facebook group?

Might be a fun way to connect with everyone here, without always talking about the big bad J word!

Just a thought....


what say you guys?

I'm on it.

Good idea!

Sounds like a good idea to me. Our high school class did that and it's kind of cool. There are some here who hate facebook though

StevePerryHair wrote:There are some here who hate facebook though

LOL....then they don't have to join the group. LOL.

Count me in!!

Me too.

ditto!

OK...who's going to start the group?! LOL

strangegrey wrote:OK...who's going to start the group?! LOL

You! Who else is going to do it?

OK, I'm setting it up...but as soon as Wombat joins, I'm going to make him the admin....I dont want to overstep in places where he'd want to be the 'guy'

strangegrey wrote:OK, I'm setting it up...but as soon as Wombat joins, I'm going to make him the admin....I dont want to overstep in places where he'd want to be the 'guy'

You could talk to him about it first, but I don't think he'd have a problem with it unless you used the website's likeness, or logos or anything...I don't know, I'm just thinking out loud. Shoot him a PM!

OK folks, it's set up.

do a search for Melodicrock.com and you'll find it.

Hopefully, Wombat wont mind!.....

well, I used the logo from the forum here as a place holder...but I'll shoot him a pm and if he has a problem with that, I'll remove it in a heartbeat...

Fancy your Av I do Frank.
Good to see ya Sir.

Moon Beam wrote:Fancy your Av I do Frank.
Good to see ya Sir.

You've been watching those damn Star Wars movies again haven't you Moon!??? I mean, watching those Star Wars movies again you have?

OK,

just heard from Lord Wombat...we've got his blessing!

Thanks Andrew!

Thanks for doing that, Frank. I joined.

i am so there !

Im just realizing...that it's a real pain in the ass connecting the real names on facebook to the handles here....someone needs to come up with a translation table...

strangegrey wrote:Im just realizing...that it's a real pain in the ass connecting the real names on facebook to the handles here....someone needs to come up with a translation table...

Sounds like a good idea for a new Facebook Application ...

I'm in btw...TM...

I'm in.

DL

Done.

strangegrey wrote:Im just realizing...that it's a real pain in the ass connecting the real names on facebook to the handles here....someone needs to come up with a translation table...

Do you have to use your real name on facebook?!?!?

Franks idea, good pub for the site here

Michigan Girl wrote:

strangegrey wrote:Im just realizing...that it's a real pain in the ass connecting the real names on facebook to the handles here....someone needs to come up with a translation table...

Do you have to use your real name on facebook?!?!?

The answer is NO.....I'll be Christie MG!!!

Thanks for the quick response...

Michigan Girl wrote:

strangegrey wrote:Im just realizing...that it's a real pain in the ass connecting the real names on facebook to the handles here....someone needs to come up with a translation table...

Do you have to use your real name on facebook?!?!?

Of course not...you can just put your first name in...or put 'Smith' in for your last name...


Frankly, however...if someone in this community abuses the last name factor associated with facebook, and does something in poor taste, I would hope that the rest of the MR.com community would dish out some serious backlash against it.

I think one of the big problems with online forums (and I've been guilty of this very fact in the past) is that you employ a different 'persona' when you can hide behind a 'handle'. My hopes with the facebook aspect of this, is that we can get to know eachother on a more personal basis. I'm putting myself out there as an example. You guys can see me as who I really am, see me on my family vacations, see what makes me tick.

There shouldn't be any reason why we can't act like a bit of an online family and be respectful of anyone onvolved...

sound fair?

In fact, that's one of the very reasons I put my real mug in my avatar....I think people are a little more accountable, when they have to answer as their real selves...and not as 'strangegrey' whatever...

Sounds fun Frank. I'll look up MR after I set up an account.

strangegrey wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

strangegrey wrote:Im just realizing...that it's a real pain in the ass connecting the real names on facebook to the handles here....someone needs to come up with a translation table...

Do you have to use your real name on facebook?!?!?

Of course not...you can just put your first name in...or put 'Smith' in for your last name...


Frankly, however...if someone in this community abuses the last name factor associated with facebook, and does something in poor taste, I would hope that the rest of the MR.com community would dish out some serious backlash against it.

I think one of the big problems with online forums (and I've been guilty of this very fact in the past) is that you employ a different 'persona' when you can hide behind a 'handle'. My hopes with the facebook aspect of this, is that we can get to know eachother on a more personal basis. I'm putting myself out there as an example. You guys can see me as who I really am, see me on my family vacations, see what makes me tick.

There shouldn't be any reason why we can't act like a bit of an online family and be respectful of anyone onvolved...

sound fair?

Yeah, I understand completely but,
I'm out as much as I'm going to get, for now!!
I have a pic posted, which~ if I understand correctly, Facebook now owns forever.... :shock:
Please, feel feel to call me cyber-sis, bro!!!

actually, given the backlash, facebook changed their TOS so that they *dont* own forever...

They changed it to that for a few days and people left in droves....so they changed back