And I, for one, am glad that you do share with us, Craig!

I think we can see by the recent loss of our Forum that is is an important link to others and to significant information.

Fortunately, years back, I got busy and never found the time to sign up for Facebook.
Now, if someone suggests I contact them through FB I can happily say that I can't do that.
My quiet revenge for all the noise that is out there, is to tune it out. We don't have a television. The few publications that come to the house are "Parker Pages" (at the top) "Lancaster Farming" and a few other farming magazines.
I can't remember the last movie I went to. So when all the stuff come out about the decline of the film industry or the print newspapers, I am immune.
When I drive the truck at night, the radio is mostly off. I have 68 years of thoughts to ponder. I hope I have another 20 or so to add to them.
The phrase "Life is short" keeps coming up as I get older. I am thankful that I have found truly wonderful friends here on the Parker site.
Honestly, Beverly and I look forward most to seeing those friends at the Southern, or Ernie's or Mike's. It's like family. There is much love amongst us, even if we don't say it out loud.

Facebook is a double edged sword and it is what you make it. FB has allowed me to reconnect with many people I served with in the USAF 40+ years ago. I have also connected with distant relatives, some of whom I didn't know existed. In spite of it's negatives I am glad it exists.

Clark, you are, as my Pop would say, “Livin’ Right.”

And…what the heck is Facebook???!:rotf:

If you want to see misinformed, low information posters on a gun website, look at the "shotgun" section of the Winchester collectors forum (WACA). Even the chief moderator is way down on the knowledge ladder. NO, I do not post to correct their errors. I let them stew in their own juices. True Winchester collectors deserve better than what they get on their forum.

This Geezer with a flip phone has never been on Facebook.

My take is this is just the way it is anymore through the evolution of the internet & web browsing.

Most of us here are of the age where we started out in web-based chat rooms & discussion forums on our PC devices. Then along came Facebook & more importantly the advent of the smart phone.

Once Facebook took hold the old discussion forums got pushed to the side & now almost everyone except a bunch of us old guys are spending hours everyday doomscrolling on their phones. A contagion of this scrolling is an endless stream of negativity & false information coming from keyboard experts who only know what they have seen on their phone, plus a pile in this misinformation is coming from Bots as well.

Then through the maze there's a common dislike & hate that been generated towards us boomers in general and there is an attempt being made within the youngsters to rename the boomers and spilt us up into two different generations. I only point this out, because it could be a reason for why this site is looked at as nothing but a bunch of old geezers. Take a look at the some of the posts here so far about I don't Facebook, never have never-will type comments. I'm not knocking anyone because I feel the same about Facebook and other platforms like Instagram & Tic-Tok but when someone of the younger generations see's these comments we instantly get stereotyped as a bunch of old grumpy boomer geezers.

I don't like the thought of the negative misinformation that being posted on Facebook not only because it is false, but more importantly because now in the age of AI which scours the internet for its information this false misinformed information about Parkers will explode exponentially.

I could be wrong, but IMO it's just the way it is and there's nothing we can do to stop it or slow it down. The best we can do is post good solid factual information about Parkers & hopefully it can cut through the fog & AI will use some of it when it's asked a question about Parkers

I'm a geezer and really like the closed FB groups.The closed groups have an administrator that has control over who joins. I set up a closed FB group for 8ga shooters and collectors and enjoy the people who post and contribute. I also joined FB groups that are in my collecting interest areas, vintage Illinois River decoy collectors, vintage duck call collectors, SASS and others. FB is not all bad if your selective on what groups you join. My experience has been generally positive. I view it as just another way to connect with others u would never interact with otherwise.

Craig is spot on with his comment on closed FB groups. That's the only way to go IF you choose to dabble in FB. For years I was on it for hours a day because it was more entertaining than TV. Not only that but I was the admin for our Rock Mountain page. When the shrill shrieking of the left began in earnest in 2016, I started phasing out my FB hours. It got to the point that I'd get thrown in FB jail for 30-60-90 days for reposting a meme or something unheard of- TRUTH!! I did make a work-around so I could still manage our business page, and still post in the open forum if I chose to, but I'm not sharing that info. :cool: Since our son came back to run the range, he can admin the FB page and he rebuilt the website and started an Instagram page. That's what the Millennials and Xers do. He and our D-I-L refer to us as "Boomers". I said don't get to cocky as this Boomer can sell the property and move away to AZ or NC and leave you to fend for yourselves!! I call that WINNING!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

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