I started a new Facebook group

Also. If you join and don't like it, you simply unjoin.

What ennajean said. In a closed group any member of the group can add their friends. I believe closed also discouragers spammers on Facebook. On the other hand people cannot see the postings so can't make a decision if they want to bother to join or not. However, a simple search will show you the group and the name seems sufficient to attract interest for those truly interested. There are pluses and minuses obviously.

bob_nestor wrote:

wincrasher65 wrote:
For those of you on Facebook, I've created a new group to share pics and info on Class B vans. It's not meant to compete with the forums, as the format doesn't lend itself to deep discussions. Mostly pics and tidbits.

So if your interested, it's a closed group, so please join.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ClassBCamperVans/

Thanks.

So why did you make it a closed group requiring your approval to join?

Being a closed group the posts are not shared with your friends that have no interest in class B's.

wincrasher65 wrote:
For those of you on Facebook, I've created a new group to share pics and info on Class B vans. It's not meant to compete with the forums, as the format doesn't lend itself to deep discussions. Mostly pics and tidbits.

So if your interested, it's a closed group, so please join.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ClassBCamperVans/

Thanks.

So why did you make it a closed group requiring your approval to join?

This thread is doomed.:D

BudJ wrote:

avanti wrote:

wincrasher65 wrote:
Wow. Over 570 people clicked on this thread, but so few have joined the group. Why?

Because you have to belong to Facebook to join. (not being snide--that is the reason in my case.)

Same here.

Bud

Why? There are a lot of RV people especially wanna be RV people on Facebook than will ever visit here. 570 individual people have not clicked on here. That's hits and maybe a dozen of them might be mine. Wincrasher's Facebook page is turning out to be a winner. There is more message activity in the group going on in one hour vs a full day on most RV forums in regard to Type B RV discussion. He closed the group so that means you cannot read the content unless you join Facebook and then subsequently the group. So, if you are interested in Bs you have to have some incentive.

I'm not a total fan of Facebook but the undeniable fact is it reaches more people than any other online social media. It is a private entity with a monetary purpose same as RV.net. However, it does allow its users to create groups for almost any purpose under the sun. I mean who would have thought pursuing pork tenderloin sandwiches would have 2400 enthusiasts? What I don't like about it is you can put in great effort with a group but have no ownership in it, the profit it might generate and you could lose all your effort overnight even if it just your hobby.

avanti wrote:

wincrasher65 wrote:
Wow. Over 570 people clicked on this thread, but so few have joined the group. Why?

Because you have to belong to Facebook to join. (not being snide--that is the reason in my case.)

Same here.

Bud

wincrasher65 wrote:
Wow. Over 570 people clicked on this thread, but so few have joined the group. Why?

Because you have to belong to Facebook to join. (not being snide--that is the reason in my case.)

Wow. Over 570 people clicked on this thread, but so few have joined the group. Why?

Thanks! It's already a lively group.