Hazi, good question. Facebook enable us to target people interested in online chat rooms, quizzes and current affairs, for example - just some of the things we have to offer here on AB.
Our strategy, so to speak, is to attract new member to the website, right here. If they like what they see on the group, perhaps they'll like what they see on here too. I hope that makes sense :-)
Just to highlight, there really is no pressure for our AB members to move over to Facebook. If you'd like to support the group, that is wonderful, but the Facebook Group will hopefully serve to grow our community on here.
Facebook may attract more users. But will increasing facebookers add to the quality of the site? Facebook users tend to be self-obsessed people who seem to think the minutae of their mundane existence should be shared by everyone else. Maybe I am wrong but I thought the purpose this site was to answer questions and promote meaningful discussions, and we are already bombarded with folks moaning about their cirumstances, using the site as a forum to get sympathy and attention and going on about the wine aisle at Lidl- surely we don't want to encourage that?
Hazi, let's try not to generalise all Facebook users here. The purpose of AB is to answer questions and promote meaningful discussions, that focus hasn't changed.
Okay, thanks for replying, it's your call in any case. But it does seem a shame go for quantity rather than quality.
The whole concept of Facebook is built up on 'likes', fake friends, attention-seeking and self-promotion. I would have thought it is the last place to look for people with experience of life and interesting input.