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[Adolph & Sharon Weidanz]

On 09/19/2014 10:01 AM, Dirk Hohndel wrote:
>
> On Sep 19, 2014, at 6:21 AM, Tomaz Canabrava <tcanabrava at kde.org 
> <mailto:tcanabrava at kde.org>> wrote:
>>
>>     Regarding FB, I do not agree that a FB group is the best approach
>>     for support.
>>     I do not have a FB account nor I would give my personal data to them
>>     to ask something about Subsurface.
>>     I use Subsurface (also) because I want my dive data for me and not on
>>     a public service...
>>     Neverthless I agree that a FB group or page could be a good way to do
>>     some marketing.
>>
>>
>> That.
>> Since most of people in the world is on FB, it's the best way to 
>> approach.
>> If dirk / linus give the Ok, I can create and maintain a page there.
>
> We’ve had a Facebook page for more than two years.
> We even have a vanity URL:
>
> https://www.facebook.com/subsurfacedivelog
>
> Jan Schubert created this and thankfully he gave me admin rights 
> before he went
> on that last dive.
>
> All that said, we have a pathetic 163 “likes” which means “dead as a 
> doornail” from
> what I can tell.
>
>>     Actually, Dirk already have a G+ page on Subsurface where he post
>>     updates and so on...
>>     The problem is that G+ is a dead horse :)
>>
>
> Yep. And not a lot of divers there.
>
>>     A good compromise could be a small PhpBB forum for general support,
>>     feedback and a mailing list for core development.
>>     The risk is that most of developers doesn't visit the forum to
>>     help people.
>>
>>     The key factor here is to create a community around Subsurface and
>>     showing this community around.
>>
>
> I’d rather poke a needle in my eye than managing a phpBB.
> The mountains of spam to the mailing list and to trac are bad enough.
>
> I’ll think about a solution.
Another idea might be to get a forum on ScubaBoard. It would make asking 
user type questions a whole easier.

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Adolph & Sharon Weidanz
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