Randy Ayers Nascar Modeling Forums

Bob Hanner · Last edited by Bob Hanner on Wed Aug 30, 2023 11:20 am; edited 1 time in total

We have opened a new facebook group page for Randy's Nascar Board

Please check it out

https://www.facebook.com/groups/245143375115621

TN Vols fan · Joined: 18 Jan 2022 Posts: 274 Location: Crossett, AR

I'll pass. Never ever will I have zuckbook
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Duane Garner · Joined: 03 Feb 2022 Posts: 96 Location: Clovis, NM

I'll pass also, same reason

Dennis O · Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 12:24 pm Post subject:

I joined, it's a much easier platform to share pictures and post information than PHPBB which is what the current board uses.
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Lionpride · Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 247

Sweet, great idea!

bangor boy · Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 451

bigryan18 · Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 191

I'm all in!!!

Razorback 46 · Joined: 30 Jan 2018 Posts: 454

I'm in.

BVAUGHN · Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 504

I am in. Now I can post photos
Bill

jh63fan · Joined: 10 Sep 2021 Posts: 352 Location: Tarheel State

What affect will it have on this site?

Gary66 · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 2:59 pm Post subject:

DaveVan · Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 1578

Any 'spin off' of this site will affect it.

As a retired computer system analyst I see what FaceSpace does to personal data. Read that 10,000 page agreement where you agree to allowing FaceSpace to see where you drive, shop, spend, who you talk to, what you look at and they profit from and SELL your info.

I'll stay here until someone turns the light out.
Thanks

Bob Hanner · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 9:27 pm Post subject:

Great start for the new Facebook group. 70 members in 2 days. Thanks Guys!!

TN Vols fan · Joined: 18 Jan 2022 Posts: 274 Location: Crossett, AR

Clyde Sledge · Joined: 07 Sep 2021 Posts: 20

DaveVan · Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 1578

If you use the FaceSpace app on your phone they do track all your activity. You think Zuckerberg pays thousands of employees so he can provide a free web space for all to enjoy.....he's doing it because he's a good guy??? Thinking FaceSpace makes ZERO $$$$ off your data is naïve. Yep....you can manually go in and restrict SOME things.......almost none do so.....and I trust ALL tech companies as far as I can throw them.
Why do FaceSpace users feel those that refuse to use it are somehow backwards???
FYI look up:
Facebook’s $725M Class Action Settlement

Zuckerberg $500 million in illegal election donations

$1.225 billion in just two items and he's not making money off users data???
Y'all have a good time over there.....I ain't going no matter what. Thx

Gary66 · Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 7:43 am Post subject:

WR · Joined: 10 Jul 2018 Posts: 124

If you carry a Iphone with you, you are being tracked and monitored already dosen't matter if you are on facebook or not.

DaveVan · Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 1578

No iPhone either......... Very Happy

Bob Hanner · Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 11:14 am Post subject:

Androids are just as bad. They know where you are and where you've been every minute of the day 24/7/365. They know brain dead americans are so hooked on their smartphones that they aren't going anywhere without them.

Everyone was so worried years ago that we would all get a chip implanted in us. Now we gleefully carry that chip everywhere with us.

TN Vols fan · Joined: 18 Jan 2022 Posts: 274 Location: Crossett, AR

Clyde Sledge · Joined: 07 Sep 2021 Posts: 20

Lionpride · Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 247

jh63fan · Joined: 10 Sep 2021 Posts: 352 Location: Tarheel State

I don't know about other parts of the country, but living in the south, this is starting to look like a church split. I'll stay with the old congregation.

Gary66 · Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 10:42 pm Post subject:

MarkJ · Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 1303

Does this mean this site is going away? Sad, because I will not join Facebook.

jh63fan · Joined: 10 Sep 2021 Posts: 352 Location: Tarheel State

When I mentioned split in a previous reply, I was thinking people who post something new will place it on one or the other, doubtful on both.

MarkJ · Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 1303

I will go over there to see the models that are posted but I will not join. I still want to see what everyone is doing but I won't be able to comment and give props to the finely built models. Nobody wants to hear that from me anyway..

Taz · Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 141 Location: Ontario, Canada

Razorback 46 · Joined: 30 Jan 2018 Posts: 454

DaveVan · Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 1578

Dennis O · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2023 6:22 pm Post subject:

Your IP address knows where you are.....unless you are using a VPN.
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R.J. · Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 383

I like the idea of a Facebook page for discussion but what I hate is that things aren't categorized and saved for easy finding years down the road, so there will be a lot of great photos and info posted on the new site that will be lost in the bowls of Facebook to never be seen again after a few weeks.
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Dennis O · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2023 6:39 pm Post subject:

R.J. I agree with you on that point. We need to set up albums and ask people to tag their posts with some sort of a searchable tag. There is no perfect solution.
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DaveVan · Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 1578

Papadoc · Joined: 30 Apr 2018 Posts: 95

I come to this board BECAUSE i hate Facebook groups. Good luck with the group but I'll stay here for now!

1fozziebear · Joined: 08 Mar 2019 Posts: 231

No Facebook for me ever and never will. It was horrible when the old board died, this will finish off my visiting
Which I do daily
. If you need funds pls ask

Lionpride · Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 247

What an eye-opener this has been.

TN Vols fan · Joined: 18 Jan 2022 Posts: 274 Location: Crossett, AR

Bill J · Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 393

No Fakebook for me either. I got on there one time to get some pictures from an outdoor group trip and it instantly went to my address list in email and tried to link me to all the people. Never gave it permission to access my PC or my address book. Deleted account and will never, ever go back in.

For every bit of good coming from social media, there is a whole lot of really bad.

jh63fan · Joined: 10 Sep 2021 Posts: 352 Location: Tarheel State

Per what TN VOLS FAN said:
I never carry my phone in our shop meetings, but one co-worker did. Someone was talking about crane safety and now he gets ads, etc. for crane safety programs, videos and more. He is big on facebook

Gary66 · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2023 3:28 pm Post subject:

Guys, please ease off all the worrying and hand wringing.

Nothing is set in stone. No permanent decisions have been made about anything.

Bob set up the Facebook group page to give us an option should we decide to go that route. For now, and for the at least until the end of the year, this site will be up. Again, nothing has been absolutely decided about anything.

It's not an issue of funding.

Looking at one of the other modeling groups on Facebook, two weekends ago they had over 10,000 members. We have 1100, and half if not more of those have no posts.

From a quick estimate they had over 100 posts, not counting comments, from that weekend alone. While we had maybe 2.

Looking at their members page, a quick estimate looked like they had at least 50 new registrations that weekend, while we had 1.

All that is food for thought.

It's also a sad fact that a good group of guys who were a large part of what went on here are no longer with us. That has hurt a lot.

I'm not trying to sell anybody one way or another. Just calm down, nothing is 100 percent decided yet, but if there is a change there will be plenty of notice so that any pictures, files...etc.... can be saved from here.

DaveVan · Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 1578

Thanks Gary.......
The 'Graying' ( and passing) of folks is a big part.
I have 11 grandkids.....and in my time left I am trying to do as well for them as my grandfather did for me......thus less model building time.
But I am still here almost every day. Thanks

jh63fan · Joined: 10 Sep 2021 Posts: 352 Location: Tarheel State

I don't mean for this to be argumentive toward Gary's statement, but I prefer a smaller website. I work at a small company, go to a small church, deal with a small bank and grocery store. I get to know the people personally there, much like this board. They become your friends. I have PM'd different members several times and they have always been helpful to the point of going out of their way to do so. Just my thoughts thanks for listening.

R.J. · Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 383

Randys site is like going to a family reunion where as Facebook sites are more like a high school reunion, both are fun but totally different in feel and comfort.
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bangor boy · Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 451

I have a very limited amount of activity on anti-social media. I maintain websites to promote my photography business and infrequently dabble in Facebook because clients request I use the medium to post photo galleries of events that I cover for them. I've occasionally used Marketplace to look for goods I'm interested in and have secured very useful pieces of camera gear, power tools and lumber at good prices. And I like to keep track of favourite bands like Monkey House or other jazz artists or venues on there.

But, as I roll through my '60s, nothing in my life can surely be that vital or important that I'm desperate to hide it. So I'm happy to roll over to this site's Facebook page and have a gander. Some nice contributions so far and look forward to more. And to eventually contributing to it. Thanks for creating it.