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    Neil Wyatt
    Moderator
      @neilwyatt

      Help me justify my existence!

      For news about up and coming issues of MEW and other engineering nuggets follow the ME/MEW Twitter account at:

      twitter.com/ModelEngineers

      Neil

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      #39746
      Neil Wyatt
      Moderator
        @neilwyatt
        #345811
        Journeyman
        Participant
          @journeyman

          Being an anti-social old phart I don't even look at any of the social media sites so I am afraid the chances of me following anything is remote to say the least. devil

          John

          #345812
          Ian S C
          Participant
            @iansc

            When DC went to Face Book I followed, I still don't know why. I'll leave Twitter to Trump.

            Ian S C

            #345815
            Bazyle
            Participant
              @bazyle

              I quite like the surprise of a new issue without knowing what is going to be in it. Miffed that I'm going to miss the 'nuggets'.

              It happens I have just been checking members email addresses for one of my clubs. 25% do not have email so twitter would be out of the question. I appreciate you are trying to reach the future generation but don't leave the primary demographic behind.

              #345816
              martin perman 1
              Participant
                @martinperman1

                Unfortunately I've been forced onto Facebook because several forums I follow have migrated there but there is no chance at all I will use Twitter.

                Martin P

                #345818
                Neil Wyatt
                Moderator
                  @neilwyatt

                  Oh, you are a predictably miserable bunch of reactionaries

                  The target audience is people who already use twitter but don't follow us! I can't see anyone joining Twitter just for my words of wit and wisdom…

                  It's not an either or, you know, and John, this is a social media site

                  Neil

                  #345819
                  Journeyman
                  Participant
                    @journeyman
                    Posted by Neil Wyatt on 13/03/2018 12:55:08:

                    Oh, you are a predictably miserable bunch of reactionaries

                    John, this is a social media site

                    Neil

                    Well just stop it at oncewink All this being social can't be good for you…

                    John

                    #345820
                    Frances IoM
                    Participant
                      @francesiom58905

                      why has Mytimemedia required you to push this stalking system – just allows yet more tracking by the various USA based companies

                      #345821
                      richardandtracy
                      Participant
                        @richardandtracy

                        Nope.

                        I do not twit.

                        Regards,

                        Richard.

                        #345837
                        KWIL
                        Participant
                          @kwil

                          No way! The world would be a much better place without these "popular" time wasting apps.

                          #345842
                          SillyOldDuffer
                          Moderator
                            @sillyoldduffer

                            Squad – Neil's twits R hundo p gucci.

                            You bruhs is all too salty bout his straight-fire GOAT. Don't thow shade, GNOC. I am…

                            #345843
                            HOWARDT
                            Participant
                              @howardt

                              Another anti-social media. Who wants to tell the world that you have left your home empty!! Just been away for a month visiting Singapore, Sydney, New Zealand and Hong Kong, all the Asian people seem to see while on holday is their mobile phone screen. Caught a glimpse of a few after the required selfie in front of something and straight onto some social media network. Do they ever look up and take in the view, no wonder we moan about trying persuading youngsters to make something with there hands, they can't because they only have one hand as the phone is permanently in the other.

                              Just a moaner?

                              #345844
                              Harry Wilkes
                              Participant
                                @harrywilkes58467

                                I don't do twitter but I did click on the link, was asked to login or sign up but declined after that I could see the web page without Mr President jumping out and I have to say found it quite interesting !!!

                                H

                                #345845
                                Thor 🇳🇴
                                Participant
                                  @thor

                                  Well Neil,

                                  I clicked on your Twitter link and had a look around, but I think I will stick with the ME forum. I guess I'm too old?

                                  Thor

                                  #345849
                                  David Standing 1
                                  Participant
                                    @davidstanding1

                                    Neil

                                    Going well so far! wink 2

                                    #345854
                                    Ady1
                                    Participant
                                      @ady1

                                      The young and the old in modern times

                                      I'm not keen on non-independent sites after Yahoo

                                      Places like BBC Basic lost thousands of hours of human effort when their policy changed, hundreds of years of human knowledge, gone after a stupid policy change

                                      Best to have your own site, just in case

                                      #345863
                                      Brian Sweeting 2
                                      Participant
                                        @briansweeting2

                                        Good luck with that one Boss.

                                        #345879
                                        Raymond Anderson
                                        Participant
                                          @raymondanderson34407

                                          I use Twitter for the Ice Hockey, had a look at the ME/MEW account looks good. Add 1 more follower.

                                          #345890
                                          I.M. OUTAHERE
                                          Participant
                                            @i-m-outahere

                                            Sorry i don't associate withh twitts , tweets and twats or have anything to do with mugbook ! I would rather spend the rest of my life picking up a hot soldering iron with my butt cheecks than have anything to do with that garbage.

                                            I also firmly believe that people that take selfies should be imprisoned for cruelty to cameras !

                                            This forum is about as close to socail media as you will get me !

                                            #345894
                                            Mick Henshall
                                            Participant
                                              @mickhenshall99321

                                              To XD, — could not agree more

                                              Mick

                                              #345896
                                              JasonB
                                              Moderator
                                                @jasonb

                                                Although a lot of it is point less to me there are times when FB, Twitter etc can be useful. With a fair number of people taking their builds or restorations onto these type of sites you could be missing out on useful material, for example I am making a 1/4 scale Otto Langen engine which was just going to be scaled up from some available drawings but having over 1000 photos of a 1:1 replica being built has allowed me to add far more detail to my version and correct details that were wrong on the drawings no doubt due to teh designer having limited ref material at the time.

                                                I have my G-mail account set to put all ( few I follow) the social media posts into one area so they don't get in the way of normal e-mails and can look at them as and when I want rather than being distracted by endless notifications.

                                                #345905
                                                Ian P
                                                Participant
                                                  @ianp

                                                  I'm with Jason on this one regarding using separate email addresses for different areas of ones life.

                                                  Twitter is only really useful when on a mobile device and I never look at it my PC but I find tweets from the local police giving details of traffic, road closures etc very useful. I have followed ME since it started but in all honesty cannot say I would miss it if I was not a follower.

                                                  I do think there are just too many social media sites, I occasionally look at FB and have seen suggestions by disgruntled Yahoo group members to move their group to FB. As bad as Yahoo is I just dont see how FB would be better as I find FB really lightweight and somewhat transient.

                                                  Ian P

                                                  #345914
                                                  Meunier
                                                  Participant
                                                    @meunier

                                                    To XD +1 more, although I shudder to think how you can so confidently make that comparison ?
                                                    DaveD

                                                    #345917
                                                    Dod Mole
                                                    Participant
                                                      @georgeclarihew

                                                      Anything about Farcebook = delete on my computer.

                                                      Twittering is what wee birdies do.

                                                      Grump over.

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