Hmm, OK so I have a facebook account and yes it's good for keeping in touch with friends and family abroad, and yes there's a UKC facebook page - solely there to encourage folks to the forum itself, however fb's changing for the worse IMO.
Recently I've tried to turn off notifications for certain groups - am ignored, notifications keep on coming (and yes I'm doing it properly).
I see more and more 'suggested for you' posts and adverts etc, fewer posts from 'friends' - now maybe folks are posting less because there's just less to say during lockdown, even so it's not so interesting...
When I used to post on the UKC FB page a couple of years ago, the post would reach many 100's of people who had 'liked' the page, often in the 1000's - these days it's barely 10-20% of those who have liked the page. Obviously FB would like UKC to PAY for our post to be shared. I'd rather put any money back into caving, not further line the pockets of the billionaire owners.
...and finally, it's with dismay I see some caving organisations posting their news on facebook but not the forum - some even have boards on UKC which are free to use but rarely do
(Note if your organisation would like a board and will make use of it, please contact us and we'll get it sorted)
The forum is really busy these days, 100's of cavers visit every day and lots of posts are made and read (thank you to you all :hug: ), so here's a request to those organisations - please consider using UKC to engage and communicate with fellow cavers - UKC is the Cavers' forum, run by cavers for cavers. If you only post on FB, you will likely reach 10-20% of the cavers who have liked your page (judging by what UKC experience on there) and you will be supporting a social media platform that has it's issues - anti vaccination false news is being spread on there and Australia are having their problems to name just a couple.
UKC - run by cavers, for cavers (and miners) on a not for profit basis.
Cheers, Pegasus
Recently I've tried to turn off notifications for certain groups - am ignored, notifications keep on coming (and yes I'm doing it properly).
I see more and more 'suggested for you' posts and adverts etc, fewer posts from 'friends' - now maybe folks are posting less because there's just less to say during lockdown, even so it's not so interesting...
When I used to post on the UKC FB page a couple of years ago, the post would reach many 100's of people who had 'liked' the page, often in the 1000's - these days it's barely 10-20% of those who have liked the page. Obviously FB would like UKC to PAY for our post to be shared. I'd rather put any money back into caving, not further line the pockets of the billionaire owners.
...and finally, it's with dismay I see some caving organisations posting their news on facebook but not the forum - some even have boards on UKC which are free to use but rarely do
(Note if your organisation would like a board and will make use of it, please contact us and we'll get it sorted)
The forum is really busy these days, 100's of cavers visit every day and lots of posts are made and read (thank you to you all :hug: ), so here's a request to those organisations - please consider using UKC to engage and communicate with fellow cavers - UKC is the Cavers' forum, run by cavers for cavers. If you only post on FB, you will likely reach 10-20% of the cavers who have liked your page (judging by what UKC experience on there) and you will be supporting a social media platform that has it's issues - anti vaccination false news is being spread on there and Australia are having their problems to name just a couple.
UKC - run by cavers, for cavers (and miners
) on a not for profit basis.Cheers, Pegasus
