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Have you tried Facebook Groups? eg. a quick search found a Ham radio group in SD: https://www.facebook.com/groups/856599821517281 https://www.facebook.com/grou

Have you tried Facebook Groups? eg. a quick search found a Ham radio group in SD: https://www.facebook.com/groups/856599821517281 https://www.facebook.com/groups/856599821517281. More Ham radio groups in San Diego (you can do a similar search for retro computing): https://www.facebook.com/search/groups?q=ham%20radio&filters=eyJmaWx0ZXJfZ3JvdXBzX2xvY2F0aW9uOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJmaWx0ZXJfZ3JvdXBzX2xvY2F0aW9uXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCIxMTA3MTQ1NzIyODIxNjNcIn0ifQ%3D%3D https://www.facebook.com/search/groups?q=ham%20radio&filters... Meetup also has some retro computing groups, though I don't see one in San Diego (why not start one?): https://www.meetup.com/topics/retro-computers/ https://www.meetup.com/topics/retro-computers/ (Caveat: I work on FB Groups)

numair 5y ago
> (Caveat: I work on FB Groups) You and your team members do really great work -- it's one of the only reasons many people still use Facebook. If you bail and create something that is more decentralized and web3, but with the same quality and consumer accessibility, it'd be a hit. And, you'll replace one super-voting-share emperor with a large community of crazy but well-meaning stakeholders, who are a lot more fun to work for.
- bcherny 5y ago
  Hey, that's really kind. Thank you! Web3 is super interesting, and I'm excited to see it grow.
kody 5y ago
I have not because I've deactivated my Facebook account and generally detest centralized services and miss the old days of user-run forums, but I'll give the SD HAM group a fair shake. I've had poor experiences with Meetup so I'll pass on that platform. Thanks for the rec :-)
mikeodds 5y ago
As much as it’s popular to hate on Facebook, I’ve found the niche groups that form are great.
deanc 5y ago
I'm not going to be the commenter that goes on and on about the negative impact Facebook is having across the world, as this is disruptive to genuine arguments. To give a clear counterpoint to the idea of using Facebook groups - forums had anonymity. You could be a different version of yourself - for better or worse. It's not possible to do that on Facebook without accountability.
- ceejayoz 5y ago
  > It's not possible to do that on Facebook without accountability. Sure it is. Our local town Facebook groups have a wide variety of clear sockpuppet accounts. Facebook's detection and processes for this are laughably bad; quite a few people have reported the "Count von Brokenhymen" style ones to no avail.
  - pavel_lishin 5y ago
    > Facebook's detection and processes for this are laughably bad Both for false positives and false negatives. I had to register an account to participate in some local town stuff, and my account got locked every week, regular as clockwork.
  - mellavora 5y ago
    Yes, well, my son cannot get a facebook account because his first attempt was a sock puppet account (photo was a gecco, username "Gordon". Kid has class). He's tried 4 times since and usually gets shut out within 30 seconds. so sock puppet might not be as easy as it once was.
rapnie 5y ago
It is a bit OT to 'run your own social' and 'decentralized forum' though.
joconde 5y ago
Moderated groups and personal pages are the only sane places on Facebook. It’s the only feature I use along with Messenger.
esses 5y ago
Facebook Groups have almost completely replaced some internet automotive aftermarket bulletin boards where no one ever searched anyways. If there's one major positive to the normalization of FB Groups it's the absence of inane "did you search?" comments. Though I do wish people would search. :lol: I used to be a "forum junkie", but FB Groups has completely replaced that behavior. I don't know if it's better or worse, but at least I am not checking 5 different forums anymore. The forums come to me.

numair 5y ago

> (Caveat: I work on FB Groups) You and your team members do really great work -- it's one of the only reasons many people still use Facebook. If you bail and create something that is more decentralized and web3, but with the same quality and consumer accessibility, it'd be a hit. And, you'll replace one super-voting-share emperor with a large community of crazy but well-meaning stakeholders, who are a lot more fun to work for.

bcherny 5y ago
Hey, that's really kind. Thank you! Web3 is super interesting, and I'm excited to see it grow.

kody 5y ago

I have not because I've deactivated my Facebook account and generally detest centralized services and miss the old days of user-run forums, but I'll give the SD HAM group a fair shake. I've had poor experiences with Meetup so I'll pass on that platform. Thanks for the rec :-)

mikeodds 5y ago

As much as it’s popular to hate on Facebook, I’ve found the niche groups that form are great.

deanc 5y ago

I'm not going to be the commenter that goes on and on about the negative impact Facebook is having across the world, as this is disruptive to genuine arguments. To give a clear counterpoint to the idea of using Facebook groups - forums had anonymity. You could be a different version of yourself - for better or worse. It's not possible to do that on Facebook without accountability.

ceejayoz 5y ago
> It's not possible to do that on Facebook without accountability. Sure it is. Our local town Facebook groups have a wide variety of clear sockpuppet accounts. Facebook's detection and processes for this are laughably bad; quite a few people have reported the "Count von Brokenhymen" style ones to no avail.
- pavel_lishin 5y ago
  > Facebook's detection and processes for this are laughably bad Both for false positives and false negatives. I had to register an account to participate in some local town stuff, and my account got locked every week, regular as clockwork.
- mellavora 5y ago
  Yes, well, my son cannot get a facebook account because his first attempt was a sock puppet account (photo was a gecco, username "Gordon". Kid has class). He's tried 4 times since and usually gets shut out within 30 seconds. so sock puppet might not be as easy as it once was.

rapnie 5y ago

It is a bit OT to 'run your own social' and 'decentralized forum' though.

joconde 5y ago

Moderated groups and personal pages are the only sane places on Facebook. It’s the only feature I use along with Messenger.

esses 5y ago

Facebook Groups have almost completely replaced some internet automotive aftermarket bulletin boards where no one ever searched anyways. If there's one major positive to the normalization of FB Groups it's the absence of inane "did you search?" comments. Though I do wish people would search. :lol: I used to be a "forum junkie", but FB Groups has completely replaced that behavior. I don't know if it's better or worse, but at least I am not checking 5 different forums anymore. The forums come to me.