Looks like we're voting both on the Google sheet and here, so I'll cast mine in favor as well. Facebook is an imperfect tool and a spawning ground for many rabbit holes, but it is also a useful tool for outreach and communication. ---- Scott Burgess | Manager of Recording Labs and Live Sound Dept of Music and Entertainment Industry Studies University of Colorado Denver 303-315-7462 (office – please note new phone number!) [log in to unmask] | cam.ucdenver.edu <http://cam.ucdenver.edu/> On 9/12/18, 8:44 AM, "Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List on behalf of Gary Gottlieb" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote: My experience working with a wide variety of constituencies has made it clear that different people communicate in different ways, and different people prefer different forms of social media. When I wish to reach a wider group I use all forms of media. As such, I support a facebook page as a means to reach that part of our constituency that uses facebook. Gary Gottlieb Co-Chair, AES Historical Committee, DC Section Secretary, and Eastern Region Vice President Elect, Audio Engineering Society Executive Director,St. Louis Audio Project http://stlaudio.org/ Author, Shaping Sound in the Studio and Beyond, Recording on the Go & How Does It Sound Now? (Winner of the 2010 ARSC Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research) http://stlaudio.org/gottlieb/ On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 10:35 AM, Lou Judson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Some of us don’t use those things. > <L> > Lou Judson > Intuitive Audio > 415-883-2689 > > On Sep 12, 2018, at 7:31 AM, Mason Vander Lugt <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Hi ARSC, the Online Media Committee is looking into the idea of creating > a discussion group on Facebook, and would like your (ARSC member) input > about the possibility. In short, a "Group", in Facebook terms, functions > more like a web forum, and would not replace our existing Facebook "Page", > which is designed more for ARSC to communicate with members and the public > (but, to a lesser extent, supports user submissions). > > > > For examples, you can look at existing Facebook groups for similar > organizations: > > AMIA (https://www.facebook.com/groups/76820094560) > > IASA (https://www.facebook.com/groups/179371048900314) > > AES (https://www.facebook.com/groups/AudioEngineeringSoc) > > > > We have created an anonymous 5-question survey on Google forms, link > below. Please take a moment to complete it to let us know how you feel > about the idea. The OMC will discuss the results at our meeting later this > month and will update here after we've had a chance to process results and > weigh options. If you would like more information about what such a group > would entail, feel free to write me and/or Andrew Hansbrough ( > [log in to unmask]). > > > > https://goo.gl/forms/b78SSo8dKHGMvo9H2 > > > > Thank you, > > Mason Vander Lugt and the Online Media Committee > > > > P.S. if you are on Facebook but aren't yet following the official ARSC > page, check it out! - https://www.facebook.com/arscaudio/ > > >