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Some of the uk.d-i-y refugees who went to Farcebuk have decided that Mr Zukerberg is not a nice man, and have started another exile group on another service.

https://mewe.com/join/ukd-i-y

It has the advantage of allowing images to be posted, etc.

PS: I can't help but think of it as WeeFree, although others have suggested SheWee

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Robert Harvey wrote:

Some of the uk.d-i-y refugees who went to Farcebuk

I know the shed and the bikers decamped there, but I though the DIYers
were made of sterner stuff ...

Texas Homecare for the banner, nice touch.

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In message ,
Robert Harvey writes
Some of the uk.d-i-y refugees who went to Farcebuk have decided that Mr
Zukerberg is not a nice man, and have started another exile group on
another service.

https://mewe.com/join/ukd-i-y

It has the advantage of allowing images to be posted, etc.

PS: I can't help but think of it as WeeFree, although others have
suggested SheWee

I remember. Some useful posters led by the Olive grower. I didn't like
Facebook then and still don't.

I think the issue was troll activity in here and the benefit of managed
membership.

Some of our more prolific OT posters might consider where they sit on
the autistic spectrum.

--
Tim Lamb

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On 06/03/2021 12:57, Robert Harvey wrote:
Some of the uk.d-i-y refugees who went to Farcebuk have decided that Mr Zukerberg is not a nice man, and have started another exile group on another service.

https://mewe.com/join/ukd-i-y

It has the advantage of allowing images to be posted, etc.

Although you don't appear to be able to even preview the group prior to
deciding if you want to join it...

Anyone on it worth reading that we know?



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In message , John
Rumm writes
On 06/03/2021 12:57, Robert Harvey wrote:
Some of the uk.d-i-y refugees who went to Farcebuk have decided that
Mr Zukerberg is not a nice man, and have started another exile group
on another service.
https://mewe.com/join/ukd-i-y
It has the advantage of allowing images to be posted, etc.

Although you don't appear to be able to even preview the group prior to
deciding if you want to join it...

Anyone on it worth reading that we know?

I have an idea Steve Firth was involved in the move but it may be 10
years back.



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On Sat, 06 Mar 2021 19:17:42 +0000, John Rumm wrote:

On 06/03/2021 12:57, Robert Harvey wrote:
Some of the uk.d-i-y refugees who went to Farcebuk have decided that Mr
Zukerberg is not a nice man, and have started another exile group on
another service.

https://mewe.com/join/ukd-i-y

It has the advantage of allowing images to be posted, etc.

Although you don't appear to be able to even preview the group prior to
deciding if you want to join it...

Anyone on it worth reading that we know?

Yes. John Rumm has just joined ! :-)




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On 06/03/2021 22:10, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sat, 06 Mar 2021 19:17:42 +0000, John Rumm wrote:

On 06/03/2021 12:57, Robert Harvey wrote:
Some of the uk.d-i-y refugees who went to Farcebuk have decided that Mr
Zukerberg is not a nice man, and have started another exile group on
another service.

https://mewe.com/join/ukd-i-y

It has the advantage of allowing images to be posted, etc.

Although you don't appear to be able to even preview the group prior to
deciding if you want to join it...

Anyone on it worth reading that we know?

Yes. John Rumm has just joined ! :-)

The 13th user it seems :-)

Am I missing a big archive of discussion somewhere or are there really
only 8 posts in total?

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On Sat, 06 Mar 2021 23:48:58 +0000, John Rumm wrote:

On 06/03/2021 22:10, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sat, 06 Mar 2021 19:17:42 +0000, John Rumm wrote:

On 06/03/2021 12:57, Robert Harvey wrote:
Some of the uk.d-i-y refugees who went to Farcebuk have decided that
Mr Zukerberg is not a nice man, and have started another exile group
on another service.

https://mewe.com/join/ukd-i-y

It has the advantage of allowing images to be posted, etc.

Although you don't appear to be able to even preview the group prior
to deciding if you want to join it...

Anyone on it worth reading that we know?

Yes. John Rumm has just joined ! :-)

The 13th user it seems :-)

Am I missing a big archive of discussion somewhere or are there really
only 8 posts in total?

This is a new group. It's only been in existence for a matter of days.




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On 06/03/2021 12:57, Robert Harvey wrote:
Some of the uk.d-i-y refugees who went to Farcebuk have decided that Mr Zukerberg is not a nice man, and have started another exile group on another service.

https://mewe.com/join/ukd-i-y

It has the advantage of allowing images to be posted, etc.

PS: I can't help but think of it as WeeFree, although others have suggested SheWee

Don't mention WeeFrees .

"Ahm too pished to hang this shelf straight"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nac_Mac_Feegle

"You can't do that on a Sunday it is work and Sunday is the lord's day"

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/scotlan...6abf8ce/360651
or

https://tinyurl.com/3rtkkvvz

etc etc .

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Well whoever you go with, if its free then you won't get much, You will
always be theproduct, if anything the afore mentioned tells it like it is.
Nothing costs nothing. I do wonder how long before the last few free news
servers get turned off.
I have other reasons for liking this form as it means I do not have to
learn different formats for the guy on every group I go to, they are all
the same.
I'm afraid unless you pay directly to belong to a service, when you should
expect privacy, then you are going to be part of the data they sell to keep
themselves going.
Brian

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Blind user, so no pictures please
Note this Signature is meaningless.!
"Robert Harvey" wrote in message
...
Some of the uk.d-i-y refugees who went to Farcebuk have decided that Mr
Zukerberg is not a nice man, and have started another exile group on
another service.

https://mewe.com/join/ukd-i-y

It has the advantage of allowing images to be posted, etc.

PS: I can't help but think of it as WeeFree, although others have
suggested SheWee

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MeWe has set out to be different by not selling users' data or
advertising. Their business model is to generate income by charging a
subscription for extra services - e.g. cloud storage and video calling.
I'd like to see it succeed but doubt it will: most people have grown
used to not paying money for such things.


On 07/03/2021 10:21, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Well whoever you go with, if its free then you won't get much, You will
always be theproduct, if anything the afore mentioned tells it like it is.
Nothing costs nothing. I do wonder how long before the last few free news
servers get turned off.
I have other reasons for liking this form as it means I do not have to
learn different formats for the guy on every group I go to, they are all
the same.
I'm afraid unless you pay directly to belong to a service, when you should
expect privacy, then you are going to be part of the data they sell to keep
themselves going.
Brian



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Robin
reply-to address is (intended to be) valid

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Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote

Well whoever you go with, if its free then you won't get much, You will
always be theproduct, if anything the afore mentioned tells it like it is.

Nothing costs nothing.

Some thing still cost nothing like breathing and farting.

I do wonder how long before the last few free news servers get turned off.

Likely when there isnt any traffic anymore although fidonet is still going
apparently.

I have other reasons for liking this form as it means I do not have to
learn different formats for the guy on every group I go to, they are all
the same.

There are only a few formats for facebook groups.

I'm afraid unless you pay directly to belong to a service, when you should
expect privacy, then you are going to be part of the data they sell to
keep themselves going.

"Robert Harvey" wrote in message
...
Some of the uk.d-i-y refugees who went to Farcebuk have decided that Mr
Zukerberg is not a nice man, and have started another exile group on
another service.

https://mewe.com/join/ukd-i-y

It has the advantage of allowing images to be posted, etc.

PS: I can't help but think of it as WeeFree, although others have
suggested SheWee

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Robin wrote

MeWe has set out to be different by not selling users' data or
advertising. Their business model is to generate income by charging a
subscription for extra services - e.g. cloud storage and video calling.
I'd like to see it succeed but doubt it will: most people have grown used
to not paying money for such things.

Yeah, same with news and bank accounts.


On 07/03/2021 10:21, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Well whoever you go with, if its free then you won't get much, You will
always be theproduct, if anything the afore mentioned tells it like it
is.
Nothing costs nothing. I do wonder how long before the last few free news
servers get turned off.
I have other reasons for liking this form as it means I do not have to
learn different formats for the guy on every group I go to, they are all
the same.
I'm afraid unless you pay directly to belong to a service, when you
should
expect privacy, then you are going to be part of the data they sell to
keep
themselves going.
Brian



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reply-to address is (intended to be) valid

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On 06/03/2021 23:56, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sat, 06 Mar 2021 23:48:58 +0000, John Rumm wrote:

On 06/03/2021 22:10, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sat, 06 Mar 2021 19:17:42 +0000, John Rumm wrote:

On 06/03/2021 12:57, Robert Harvey wrote:
Some of the uk.d-i-y refugees who went to Farcebuk have decided that
Mr Zukerberg is not a nice man, and have started another exile group
on another service.

https://mewe.com/join/ukd-i-y

It has the advantage of allowing images to be posted, etc.

Although you don't appear to be able to even preview the group prior
to deciding if you want to join it...

Anyone on it worth reading that we know?

Yes. John Rumm has just joined ! :-)

The 13th user it seems :-)

Am I missing a big archive of discussion somewhere or are there really
only 8 posts in total?

This is a new group. It's only been in existence for a matter of days.

Yup, had not appreciated that... Not being a great fan of web based
fora, the main attraction would have been either contact with some old
names from the past, or an injection of new and interesting ones.

(that and I have no real problem with usenet, once armed with adequate
filters!)



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Lonely Obnoxious Cantankerous Auto-contradicting Senile Ozzie Troll Alert!
 

On Mon, 8 Mar 2021 04:27:02 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

FLUSH the trolling senile asshole's latest troll**** unread

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In article ,
Robert Harvey wrote:
Some of the uk.d-i-y refugees who went to Farcebuk have decided that Mr
Zukerberg is not a nice man, and have started another exile group on
another service.

https://mewe.com/join/ukd-i-y

It has the advantage of allowing images to be posted, etc.

PS: I can't help but think of it as WeeFree, although others have
suggested SheWee


Is it a moderated group? To keep out the OT stuff on here?

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To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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Dave Plowman wrote:

Is it a moderated group? To keep out the OT stuff on here?

https://support.mewe.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052820214-Group-moderation

"As a group owner/admin, you are given great moderation tools to
keep any spammers or bad actors out of your group. This includes
the ability to remove members from your group and block them.
You can also assign group admins to help you moderate your
group."

Who is the owner?

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In article ,
Andy Burns wrote:
Dave Plowman wrote:

Is it a moderated group? To keep out the OT stuff on here?

https://support.mewe.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052820214-Group-moderation

"As a group owner/admin, you are given great moderation tools to
keep any spammers or bad actors out of your group. This includes
the ability to remove members from your group and block them.
You can also assign group admins to help you moderate your
group."

Who is the owner?

I'm on a couple of FB groups which do practice moderation. One is a closed
group and it's very rarely used or indeed needed, since they make sure
those admitted are committed to the subject.

The other one is open, and lots and lots ignore the clear rules until
stopped. Which means a lot of work for the moderators.

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Andy Burns wrote:
Dave Plowman wrote:

Is it a moderated group? To keep out the OT stuff on here?

https://support.mewe.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052820214-Group-moderation

"As a group owner/admin, you are given great moderation tools to
keep any spammers or bad actors out of your group. This includes
the ability to remove members from your group and block them.
You can also assign group admins to help you moderate your
group."

Who is the owner?

I'm on a couple of FB groups which do practice moderation. One is a closed
group and it's very rarely used or indeed needed, since they make sure
those admitted are committed to the subject.

The other one is open, and lots and lots ignore the clear rules
until stopped. Which means a lot of work for the moderators.

I am the creator and only admin of a facebook group
and am very strict about what is allowed, just garage
sale announcements and comments on a particular
garage sale. I get very few off topic posts and they
are easy to delete. I hardly ever get anyone doing it
more than once and they are easy to block if they do.

Mine is an open group.

ROTFLOL Lonely Obnoxious Cantankerous Auto-contradicting Senile Ozzie Troll Alert!
 

On Tue, 9 Mar 2021 06:47:48 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


I am the creator and only admin of a facebook group
and am very strict about what is allowed

ROTFLOL!!! You mean pestering people on Usenet, NIGHT and DAY, is not enough
for you, you bigmouthed senile asshole and designer of an OS?

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