03-23-2017, 10:38 AM
We had here a nice discussion about the pros and cons of Facebook here some time ago. I was surprised that so many of you liberally use FB with your real names to stay in contact with families and friends. I had all the time a FB account under the fake name (Jack Burg) living in Northwest Louisiana with a dedicated email address. It was used to for mostly read only membership in many model railroad related groups.
My experience was very good. I got no spam mails and the discussions in the groups are quite friendly and respectful.
As a result of your reports and my experience got my FB account an update with my real name (Reinhard Peters) and real location (Sindelfingen at the north rim of the black forrest). I did also start posting photos of my layout and got first responses from well known modelers. Funny thing, we identify each other by layout photos regardless of the used name.
My experience was very good. I got no spam mails and the discussions in the groups are quite friendly and respectful.
As a result of your reports and my experience got my FB account an update with my real name (Reinhard Peters) and real location (Sindelfingen at the north rim of the black forrest). I did also start posting photos of my layout and got first responses from well known modelers. Funny thing, we identify each other by layout photos regardless of the used name.
Reinhard