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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 8, 2012 5:39:27 GMT
Hooray ~~ we did it! Well, the nice people who Liked our Page did it. Any Port in a Storm on Facebook now has 100 Likes.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Apr 8, 2012 21:28:16 GMT
coo.... ;D
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Post by nycgirl on Apr 10, 2012 17:12:58 GMT
I put us at 101! Do I win a prize?
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 10, 2012 17:43:45 GMT
Honey, you ARE a prize!
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 30, 2012 22:40:44 GMT
It's really appreciated when those of you who support the Page click Like on the the things posted there. However, clicking Share is a great way to promote this forum. You can either share it generally on your own Profile page, or select friends who'd be particularly interested in a given thread.
Thanks!
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Post by Kimby on Jul 1, 2012 12:44:11 GMT
I've been Liking AP on Facebook without realizing I was doing a good deed! Now I have to look for those Like and Share buttons on AP threads...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2012 15:07:54 GMT
I still don't get it. So, people can say they 'like' us. Is it seriously bringing that much new traffic through here,people that actually post? Great I suppose if it is. It just seems like a lot of energy being expended that could be spent on here , can you say the word P O S T I N G?
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 1, 2012 20:19:20 GMT
You don't get it because you don't use facebook. And how do you know how much energy is being expended or not?
How much energy is expended to come on a thread that is aimed at facebook users to be negative about the thread &/or facebook?
Gosh, it almost makes me feel like not P O S T I N G.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2012 23:16:31 GMT
You are absolutely right Bixa. I don't know how much time or energy is expended on it. And, I don't have the right to be negative in this thread. I had assumed role of devil's advocate in one regard and in the other, I have issues with what I perceive (albeit wrongly or not) as a network whose popularity along with Twitter and whatever, has taken the place of posting on forums such as ours, and for the demise of other forms of socializing be it telephone, email , or for those real old fashioned types such as myself, the US Postal system, which we may well lose, and I wonder why.... I know for me, I spend x amount of time online, much of it on a couple of forums, obligatory emailing, and that's about it. I've seen people I know personally become consumed by facebook, and know people who have applauded my not engaging in using it. When my dear friend and neighbor had a fall and broke half her face, when I saw her and asked what had happened,etc. and why did I not know of this, she apologized and said well, she had posted it on facebook. She lives 3 blocks away from me!! I do sincerely apologize for offending you or anyone else my post may have offended.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 2, 2012 1:14:08 GMT
Thank you, Casimira. That was a gracious response, indeed. Maybe I shouldn't have popped off, but since I'm neither an advocate nor an apologist for facebook, I find it really frustrating when this particular thread is pushed toward a discussion of the merits or drawbacks of that particular social networking site. The reality is that it's something many people use, therefore a tool for Any Port to advertise itself. Think of it as a billboard on a highway -- something else that can be considered in a negative light. Out of every thousand people who pass the billboard, maybe only one will follow up on what's advertised there & find exactly what he or she wants. We just want to put the forum out there, and Likes are evidence that we're striking a chord here and there. Everyone can see by the number of guests that many people come, look, & don't post. That's fine, too. Many of us remember when this forum first started & there was nothing here at all. People arriving here now may very well be daunted by the sheer volume and, let's face it, excellence of what has been added in the three + years of anyport's existence. Still, it's great that they come at all & some will surely visit & revisit for quite a while until they decide to start participating. Facebook is a strange & even somewhat creepy phenomenon. You always craft excellent, engaging OPs and I'd certainly be interested in the discussions that would be sparked should you decide to start a thread on that topic. You might even want to open an anonymous fb acct, just to give yourself a little ammo.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2012 16:33:47 GMT
Point taken dearheart. I'm not likely to do either a thread or sign on fb incognito. I just left my aforementioned friends house and after seeing her once well tended butterfly garden, a real jewel, neglected and untended, I got really sad. She fessed up that she spends half her waking life you know where. If it were a job opportunity for me I would have snatched it up in a heartbeat, it's not. I'll stop here.
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Post by Kimby on Jul 4, 2012 2:23:21 GMT
I used to not like Facebook, till I realized I'd never hear another word about what my college age niece was up to unless I joined in.
Any Port's posts show up in my news feed (or whatever it's called) and more than once have steered me to a thread I might have missed had I not seen it on FB.
Keep up the good work Bixa.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2012 3:34:24 GMT
I saw that we are up to 118 'likes.'
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 3, 2013 22:17:12 GMT
Facebook, which is always changing, is now doing something that creates a real problem on the Any Port in a Storm Facebook Page. Before, if you pasted a thread link on the Page, a choice was given to use any of the pictures in the whole thread as a thumbnail. Those choices kept getting whittled down until lately it's only been 3 or 4, and sometimes those are just something like an avatar or the flag counter -- not anything that was actually part of the thread. One solution is to copy a picture from the thread & paste it on the Page with a link to the thread. That allows a good picture to be truly showcased as opposed to the thumbnails, which are so tiny sometimes you can't tell what they are. That is nice in one way, but I'm afraid people will just look at the picture & not follow the link to the thread. Also, I strongly feel that the Page admins need permission from the thread-makers to use their photos in such a way. So how do you all feel about this? Would you prefer that any or no thumbnail be used or would you want an admin to lift one of your pics & attach your thread link to it? In either case, all links posted get a very brief blurb or teaser. Feedback on this would be hugely appreciated.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 22:52:28 GMT
It is wonderful to have high falutin morals about the use of photos, but considering the fact that the TOS of Proboards says something about "all photos posted belong to us" and places like Photobucket say pretty much the same thing, I'd say it is all out of our hands anyway. This bodes poorly for all of our upcoming coffee table books.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 4, 2013 15:13:37 GMT
... Proboards says something about "all photos posted belong to us" ... Well, no -- not really. What the members post on anyport (or any ProBoards forum) is the intellectual property of those members. However, in order to be able to present these forums with their varied intellectual properties on the web, ProBoards needs permission. That permission is part of our acceptance of the Terms of Service when using the forum. The exact wording: 15. USER CONTENT
"User Content" is any content, materials or information, not including Personal Information (as defined in ProBoards' Privacy Policy), that You upload or post to, or transmit, display, perform or distribute by means of, the Website, whether in connection with Your use of Services or otherwise. To clarify, You maintain full ownership of all your User Content posted to ProBoards. Because You own Your User Content, under the law, ProBoards requires a license from You before it can allow the User Content to be posted on the Website. For these reasons, the following provision is a necessary part of this Agreement:
YOU HEREBY GRANT THE PROBOARDS PARTIES A PERPETUAL, FULLY PAID-UP, WORLDWIDE, SUBLICENSABLE, IRREVOCABLE, ASSIGNABLE LICENSE TO COPY, DISTRIBUTE, TRANSMIT, PUBLICLY DISPLAY OR PERFORM, EDIT, TRANSLATE, REFORMAT AND OTHERWISE USE USER CONTENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE, SERVICES OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR OR RELATED BUSINESS, IN ANY MEDIUM NOW EXISTING OR LATER DEVISED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IN ADVERTISING AND PUBLICITY. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT THE PROBOARDS PARTIES MAY PUBLISH OR OTHERWISE DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR EXERCISE OF THE LICENSE GRANTED UNDER THIS SECTION. YOU AGREE TO WAIVE, AND HEREBY WAIVE, ANY CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE EXERCISE BY THE PROBOARDS PARTIES OF THE RIGHTS GRANTED UNDER THIS SECTION, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY CLAIMS RELATING TO YOUR RIGHTS OF PERSONAL PRIVACY AND PUBLICITY. YOU WILL NOT BE COMPENSATED FOR ANY EXERCISE OF THE LICENSE GRANTED UNDER THIS SECTION.
You hereby represent and warrant that You own all rights, title and interest in and to User Content or are otherwise authorized to grant the rights provided the ProBoards Parties under this section. You further represent and warrant that all User Content fully complies with ProBoards' Community Guidelines. |
click here to read the full TOSSo ~~ what each member posts here remains the property of that person, but the posting of it means that it's okay for it to appear on the internet. But in the context of this particular forum, I think it's assumed that we would never snitch each others photos or text, nor would any member represent pictures off the web as his/her own. When I saw the Facebook Page of another ProBoards forum that used photos from the members without attribution or permission, I was shocked. This forum is open & of course we can't prevent anyone from lifting photos from it. That's why some people prefer to watermark their pictures. But since we wouldn't exist without member input, the further use of that input, i.e., on facebook, should be sanctioned by the members. For instance, there is a person on this forum who specifically wishes none of his/her anyport threads to appear on our facebook Page. Since the thumbnail function on the Any Port in a Storm Facebook Page began acting funny, a couple of threads have been posted using a full photo instead of a thumbnail. Still, it would be much nicer to know that's okay with members before publicizing a thread in that manner.
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Post by rikita on Apr 6, 2013 20:54:11 GMT
hm that makes me wonder now though - would this clash with me licensing the same photos commercially elsewhere?
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 6, 2013 21:35:09 GMT
I wouldn't think so, Rikita. I guess it would depend on the contract you'd have somewhere else.
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Post by rikita on Apr 7, 2013 17:45:54 GMT
well that i can only use those pics for self-promotion and similar uses.
basically i think as long as they are just here it is fine, if they were used by proboards somewhere else it'd be a problem...
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 11, 2013 4:38:27 GMT
Okay, I asked ........
I'm taking the lack of response as carte blanche to use photos from threads when publicizing them on facebook. That of course will be with acknowledgement of the picture's author.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 5, 2013 19:12:07 GMT
Yet another reminder/request to please Share from Anyport's fb page to help promote this forum.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 15, 2019 20:46:52 GMT
Gosh, it has been over six years since I've done any FB nagging friendly reminding. If you are a facebook user, please think about Liking anyport's fb page: www.facebook.com/Any-Port-in-a-Storm-336199987477/ It will mean that links from the forum featured on the fb page will be seen not only by you, but potentially by your friends and followers. Liking and Sharing the links makes them go even further. I casually monitor links on our facebook page and it really is a good way to get more viewers over to the forum. That is my public service announcement, which does not include an invitation to announce in this thread that you do not use &/or disapprove of facebook. Thank you.
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Post by whatagain on Jul 15, 2019 20:56:03 GMT
Done. Did you see the last picture of Marie they I posted on FB ?
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 15, 2019 21:02:28 GMT
You're not showing up on the anyport fb page. ~?~
Did not see Marie's photo because we are not fb friends, so I just sent you a friend request.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 22, 2020 22:50:28 GMT
Gosh, it has been over six years [ months!] since I've done any FB nagging friendly reminding. If you are a facebook user, please think about Liking anyport's fb page: www.facebook.com/Any-Port-in-a-Storm-336199987477/ It will mean that links from the forum featured on the fb page will be seen not only by you, but potentially by your friends and followers. Liking and Sharing the links makes them go even further. I casually monitor links on our facebook page and it really is a good way to get more viewers over to the forum. That is my public service announcement, which does not include an invitation to announce in this thread that you do not use &/or disapprove of facebook. Thank you.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Mar 23, 2020 9:20:53 GMT
I mention anyport at the drop of a hat on fb, Like and share Anyport posts. Unfortunately I don't think many folk follow the links despite my glowing reviews, aside from a couple of stalwart chums. Some of them would really fit in here too...droll sense of humour, reasonably well travelled...but so far I've not been able to tempt them here. Their loss. Mind you, if they're stuck at home for 12 weeks in isolation Any Port in a Storm would be a blessing doncha think?
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 23, 2020 16:18:17 GMT
You are the best person in the world! It must be accepted that FB people sometimes do nothing online except FB -- frustrating, but true. It kills me to go on FB travel groups and see that people are willing to show 113 photos in a single post, but with no captions and apparently no consciousness that a) people like me are unwilling to click through photos and b) in only a few hours, their nice pictures will never be seen again. In anyport, by contrast, your photo reports will be available for years and years & all it takes to share them is a single link. (leaving aside unforeseen disasters such as photobucket's betrayal)The beauty of sharing anyport links on FB is that you don't know how far those links will reach. Even if a friend just clicks Like to be polite and does not look at the link, it will show up to various of his/her friends, who might well be moved to look further. And some of the links will automatically navigate to the forum if a picture is clicked. All it takes is a look at the View count on any given thread to show that many, many people visit anyport. Often, those who join will say that they lurked for ages before joining. So, even if the number of participating members is not very high, we are providing an awful lot of information and entertainment to the rest of the world, and keeping those informative and entertaining threads safe and ready to be shared whenever we wish.
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