Figure out Facebook

[ct-martin]

We have a Facebook apparently. Wait, you're surprised? Most of us were too.

What do we want to do with it?

• Close it
• Set up an IFTTT hook to just repost the website
  • Easy low-maintenance way to keep a presence

[Tjzabel]

I personally think we should just remove the Facebook page. I do agree it would be a low-maintenance way to keep some sort of presence, so let me know what y'all think.

[jwflory]

@Tjzabel Without resources to moderate and maintain it, I think it's better to close it out. We could maintain it, but in the event something comes up where someone says something inappropriate or disrespectful to someone else, but nobody is keeping up with the page, it could reflect poorly on us.

[Tjzabel]

@jwflory I'm all for closing out the page. It would be a good idea to post once more pointing to campusgroups/slack/twitter etc so members who are only subscribed to the group know where else to look for us

[ct-martin]

Just to put one, someone mentioned in the Slack this summer that they found us from the Facebook page, but as mentioned we don't have the ability to maintain it. We could create a Facebook account using the root Gmail and set it to only IFTTT being able to post to it

-- Christian Martin

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@jwflory https://github.com/jwflory I'm all for closing out the page. It would be a good idea to post once more pointing to campusgroups/slack/twitter etc so members who are only subscribed to the group know where else to look for us

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[Tjzabel]

@ct-martin That is why posting once more about everywhere else we can be found would be a good idea. It would give those who only follow us on facebook a chance to continue following us, whether that be through the mailing list or other means.

That being said, I don't think it is overly necessary to create an IFTTT hook just to post on facebook. We haven't used the page in years.

[Tjzabel]

@jwflory I keep forgetting, but how do we get access to the Facebook page?

I'm thinking we just post one more time saying where else to find us, and then close the page

[jwflory]

@Tjzabel Before I deleted my account, I think I made sure @Serubin @thenaterhood @repkam09 had admin rights. They may be able to assist with administrative control on the RITlug Facebook group.

[Tjzabel]

@jwflory alrighty, I will follow up with them :+1:

[thenaterhood]

I'm about 90% sure I'm an admin.

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[Tjzabel]

@thenaterhood When you get the time, could you please confirm whether or not you're an admin on the page?

[Tjzabel]

So apparently I've had admin access on the RITlug Facebook page for a while. Let me know what you think of this message to write to the page:

Hey guys!

Due to a long time of inactivity on this Facebook page, the current RITlug eboard has decided to archive the page.
If you wish to keep up to date with the happenings of RITlug, here are all the current places we can be found:

* [RITlug Website](https://ritlug.com/)
* [RITlug Slack](https://rit-lug.slack.com/)
* [CampusGroups](https://campusgroups.rit.edu)
* [GitHub](https://github.com/RITlug)
* [Twitter](https://twitter.com/RITlug)

Thanks,
- Tim Zabel | RITlug President https://ritlug.com

[jwflory]

@Tjzabel +1 to post.

I might only post a link to the website's "Get Involved" page since that has all of our important info there (too many links can discourage people from clicking any). But this is a nitpick and honestly the number of people in the group (who are not connected to us elsewhere) is so small, we don't have to get into the weeds on this.

[repkam09]

Huh looks like I am an admin as well! I agree, post about the more up to date locations, and archive the group.

[Tjzabel]

I should have time to do this tonight or tomorrow. Once I get through today I'll have a lot more time :+1:

[jwflory]

@Tjzabel Did you get a chance to do this one yet?

[Tjzabel]

Update

A final announcement has been posted on the RITlug Facebook Group, and has been archived.

At this point, the page will stay visible to others who wish to view the page, but there will be no more postings, likes, or additional members allowed.

With this being said, this issue is now closed :+1: