Alternatives to RCTQ

Hey Louise

In the last 24 hours I have received 40 e-mails for this group through Facebook. No wonder there are no postings here for days at a time. Sad day.

Kate T. South Mississippi

I'm with you Louise.

I too have been inundated with emails from the facebook branch of RCTQ. So much so that I have disabled the emails. While I enjoy the facebook side and believe it has its advantages, and yes, I do check it often, as I do other facebook sites and groups, this is still my "everyday" page where I go every day and where I always get answers to any question or doubts I have, encouragement when needed, support on demand. I really feel like I'm friends with several members here and on facebook I don't recognize a lot of the names. I read the messages through google. May not be the best, but it works for me. I was a little bit fed up with changes and newsgroups snafu's from the ISP. Google at least is always there!. MAybe this hype of activity on facebook will pass in time as things settle and people come back to the good old rather than stay with the new fangled stuff. I for one plan to stick around here, hopefully for a long long time to come. And even though I may not post all that often, I do read every day, several times a day.

Claudia

Looks like a really nice site, and it seems to show also the posts that aren't appearing on my server here! But one would still have to post here for it to show up there, right? Or does it work both ways?

I def>I would hate to see this group go by the wayside, as it's been around

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I have only just found RCTQ on Facebook. I too only joined FB initially to see DD's postings and as my normal Messenger no longer works I can chat to her on FB too - just like Messenger.

I def> I'm with you Louise.

Ditto, Kate. I unsub'd from the FB RCTQ. Just way overload and just wasn't for me. I'm sticking with this ng.

Donna in WA

Me too.

I will not FB, period. Seriously way too many issues on it.

NightMist

When my ISP discontinued newsgroups, I switched to google - it's not bad and it does keep msgs together by topic. I'll check out www.sewgirls= .com and see how it compares. I check in daily at RCTQ, but haven't posted much lately. I sure don't want this group to lose touch with each other!!!! ME-Judy

I just 'turned off' email messages for the FB group - I agree, too many.

This is still going to be my main way of accessing the group, though - FB will be nice for those times I'm away from my newsreader (and paid newsgroup subscription).

-Irene

What security concerns do you have?

I think Facebook is good for photos, etc, particularly in a visual medium such as textiles, but I don't see why our Usenet group has to go just because of that. I'll still be here, reading and posting.

-- Jo in Scotland

I haven't had any problems either. I'm like you I guess -- I don't put my address or phone number or other such stuff there. And I don't use the app that finds friends, so it doesn't access my address book -- the email address I use doesn't have anything in its address book anyway. I don't plan on revealing any great secrets there, so I'm not concerned.

I did not realize there was a Facebook group. I'm on Facebook quite a bit. My privacy setting is high, no personal info goes out to anyone except my friends. I do read a lot of things from different quilt shops and magazines. Alex Anderson has several posts a day, and so does Mark Lipinski. I enjoy this group, but I admit that I forget to check it all the time. I had no problems until Verizon decided to do away with their newsgroups. I might actually keep up with everyone better on Facebook, but I would never leave this group.

Sherry Starr

I "do" FB everyday, but I also come here everyday. I am disabling email on FB, it overloads my phone and some of my job interest emails get bumped. I prefer this way anyway. Google groups is easier to read, find old topics and, for me anyway, to recognize you all. I know everyone cannot post here everyday, but I'm sure most of us check in regularly to get updated. Yahoo groups is good, too, but as mentioned earlier, there needs to be a moderator. BTDT, lots of work and time. I'll be here, never fear!!! LOL

had a look at that but you have to use your real email addy. i got past the real name thing ok but i dont even use my real yahoo addy here thru outlook express. i wont be using it on sewgirls either. in facebook i can hide my email addy from my info. j.

"Louise in Iowa" ... I would hate to see this group go by the wayside, as it's been around for so long and I've developed a feeling of knowing so many of you even though we've never met, but it does seem as though some people are having a difficult time staying connected with us due to their ISPs discontinuing newsgroups, etc. In addition, I know a lot of people don't like reading the group via Google, and I do understand the security concerns on Facebook.

Did you know, though, that all of our posts show up on

Another possibility would be to set up a Yahoo! group - the downside there is that someone would have to manage it. That's probably not the best option, as I think the group owner would have to screen people for "membership" so we didn't get inundated with lots of junk posters.

Any other thoughts?