[meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

[Mark Ford]

Problem is fragmentation. There are already many meteorite groups on facebook, twitter, et al. If everybody keeps creating new ones eventually they [will] all be more or less empty like so many other forums.

 The beauty of the Met-list is it's simplicity, and the fact that its actually quite busy (compared to 99.9% of other forums inc some on FB), Not sure I agree with the concept of paying for Ads, that's just bound to drive away people, but I can understand funds need to be raised.

 Fact is in the meteorite collecting world and 'ads' go hand in hand, for most people dealers are the only source of rocks, I for one got much of my collections over the years due to ads on the met list. 

I for one am staying put, even if I end up talking to myself ! :)

Mark