Would it be premature to suggest that this group make the following preliminary recommendations?
1. That G+ users continue to monitor G+ (at the very least) and if possible, this group.
2. That in any case, exodus members not commit solely to any one alternative at this time, but instead are urged to establish and maintain at least one centralized and one decentralized social media alternative?
What do you think?
1. That G+ users continue to monitor G+ (at the very least) and if possible, this group.
2. That in any case, exodus members not commit solely to any one alternative at this time, but instead are urged to establish and maintain at least one centralized and one decentralized social media alternative?
What do you think?
As a recommendation, yes.
ReplyDeleteHard to tell people what to do, some have already burned the bridges.
But the network of friends will probably maintain some link.
Most are realistic enough to keep the base on G+.
Peter Maranci As a mod (though not the community owner) this has largely been my approach. See from 16 October:
ReplyDeletehttps://plus.google.com/104092656004159577193/posts/9LRHp1EuNHv
Plans: The first plan is to make a plan....
What you should be doing now: Think about where you want to be and how you will get there. Working backward is often useful....
Schedule: We have ten months until public G+ Sunset. This gives headroom for planning, but will pass quickly. On a rough basis we suggest taking three-four months to evaluate alternatives....
Decisions: Neither the mods nor any individual community members speak for G+ users as a whole. As mods, we're facilitators. Along with others we're trying to provide facilities and information that's useful in making a successful transition away from G+. Please don't presume to speak for others. Disregard any claims that "a decision has been made". Report such activity to the mods.
I've tried to hold to that. There are some options I've recommended against, for example, Gab seems a poor choice. And I've expresssed concerns with specific features of sites. Largely I'm collecting information and trying to create useful tools for capturing and comparing it.
And I'll note: we can't demand people not commit now, though I've made the argument for why I think that premature.
More here:
https://plus.google.com/104092656004159577193/posts/JFqzxiq6Crx
plus.google.com - Mods update: Goals, plans, scheduling, decisions, resources, activities, sit...
Fact is a lot of us have no time to maintain multiple social networks.
ReplyDeleteChristian Nalletamby
ReplyDeleteExactly! While I am exploring MeWe, other friends are looking at other platforms and we are comparing notes. This saves everyone time v s. all of us trying everything. August 2019 is a long way off so no need for a final decision- yet.
Olivier Malinur
ReplyDeleteToo True.
And no interest in logging in to a few sites, to catch up with a few people at each site. Much rather have crowd sourced pros and cons of the various options.
ReplyDeleteDiana Studer I've a specific interest in aggregator tools for this reason.
ReplyDeleteYou don't log in to dozens of sites to check email, you check your mail app or webmail site.
Peter Maranci I don't quite understand the benefit of your proposal to establish / maintain one centralised and one decentralised SM account.
ReplyDeleteAs was already pointed out: maintaining two accounts requires much time. Especially if you don't just post, but want to read the posts of your contacts, engage in discussions, and discover new contacts.
I feel more like:
- which are the people with whom I want to stay connected?
- how? / which account(s) I need to achieve this?
- do I then miss features?
Many of my current contacts are currently trying diaspora: so do I.
Yes, it has no groups. Time will show solutions: An additional account (e.g. at Mewe or Hubzilla). Or diaspora implements this feature. Or Mewe supports Solid protocol in future and allows me to participate in their groups even without a Mewe account.