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Post by Nonsuch Ned on Sept 23, 2015 2:44:33 GMT
I don't see it as a case of us vs. them.
I wish people would post more "significant posts" here. Posting in a forum has a longevity that does not exist in Facebook. Trying to find something fondly remembered on facebook is almost pointless to try.
However, if you are a fan and actually like reading interesting XTC related news, trivia, and memories, I think it's a real shame that you cut off one of the greatest sources for such stuff.
Sorry about not catching that you couldn't see it. Chalkhills is a "public" group so I figured that meant anyone could see it. I guess that's just limited to anyone on facebook.
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Post by cicadashell on Sept 23, 2015 20:53:44 GMT
However, if you are a fan and actually like reading interesting XTC related news, trivia, and memories, I think it's a real shame that you cut off one of the greatest sources for such stuff. this gets to a key difference of perspective, i think. i believe you are saying (correct me if i'm wrong) that by not signing up for facebook, one cuts oneself off from things. the alternate position is that the act of placing things on facebook is where the cutting off takes place. while one still has to "join" a forum like this, the amount of baggage that one takes on in doing do is arguably much less than with facebook. there was a window in time where creating a facebook account was just something that many people did without thinking much of it. for me, that window closed some time ago. i have chosen to limit my web-connectedness for a number of reasons that are as important to me as they are opaque (or at least uninteresting) to others. i am sometimes sad to see things disappear behind that wall, because it isn't necessary. i don't mean to second-guess anyone else's choices in the matter (and i appreciate your peaceful candor, ned), but i remain undeterred.
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Post by peggs on Sept 23, 2015 21:37:08 GMT
Thank you, cicadashell for the eloquence of your post. This is also my thinking in regard to the privacy aspect of modern online presence. Not just Facebook either (I have never been a member); but of an increasing number of sites that require, what I view as, a relinquishing of personal privacy in order to participate.
(I could have just clicked the 'like' button on your post and been done but chose to engage in the discussion and hopefully move it forward.)
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Post by peggs on Sept 23, 2015 21:43:15 GMT
I wish people would post more "significant posts" here. Posting in a forum has a longevity that does not exist in Facebook. Trying to find something fondly remembered on facebook is almost pointless to try. This thread has generated some significant posts - so that's a good start. I'm guessing that a lot of folks who haven't posted in a awhile still check in regularly. Maybe with a few new threads of interest (it's anybody's guess what they might be) there will be some increased activity.
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Post by Mr Tein on Sept 24, 2015 11:57:48 GMT
A friend of mine went for a job and had makor probelms because the interviewers could find no trace of him on-line. The opposite of what one thinks.
Anyway its given me a htread idea...
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Post by cicadashell on Sept 24, 2015 12:45:52 GMT
A friend of mine went for a job and had makor probelms because the interviewers could find no trace of him on-line. The opposite of what one thinks. Anyway its given me a htread idea... that's not really the opposite of what i'm thinking, and is not at all surprising. the professional me is widely available on the internet, through researchgate, linkedin, my employer's website, and so on. but those sources are intentionally empty of my thoughts and feelings. the one place where there is potential for crossover is my flickr page, which i have shared with coworkers. but traffic there is minor.
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Post by donavan on Sept 28, 2015 16:32:02 GMT
Anyone remember the good old days before Facebook, Instagram and Twitter? When you had to take a photo of your dinner, then get the film developed, then go around to all your friends' houses to show them the picture of your dinner?
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Post by anothersatellite on Sept 29, 2015 13:35:34 GMT
Anyone remember the good old days before Facebook, Instagram and Twitter? When you had to take a photo of your dinner, then get the film developed, then go around to all your friends' houses to show them the picture of your dinner? And then finding yourself on the back pew, threatened that you'd be wrapped in a wet sheet if you did it again?
Yeah, those were the days.
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Post by Introvertigroo on Aug 24, 2018 4:44:30 GMT
Who says the XTC forums are diminishing, other than everyone not posting here?
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Post by Dr Hugbine on Nov 5, 2018 20:12:26 GMT
No-one. :0(
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Post by donavan on Jun 24, 2019 17:46:50 GMT
Hi Hugs. How is Manchester and Liverpool treating you?
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Post by Dr Hugbine on Jul 13, 2019 20:24:29 GMT
Manchester - very good, thanks. Was there on Thursday night, at a pop-up bar in Albert Square (Glass House). Liverpool - not so much. Last time I was there I spoke to Dean "Jimmy Corkhill" Sullivan. Top bloke.
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Post by donavan on Jul 14, 2019 1:06:19 GMT
I usually bump into Jimmy's friend, Sinbad in Liverpool. A regular at the Royal Court Theatre. Watched the Bunnymen there years ago. Keep on keeping on Hugs.
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Post by Terra Incognita on Oct 4, 2019 17:27:17 GMT
Forum size is just right. No crowds, no cliques, no rows. It's almost like a diary -- only with fewer voices talking back!
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Post by Terra Incognita on Oct 15, 2019 19:28:56 GMT
See?
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