Re: Moderator Announcement: SWEng-GameDev onFacebook & Google Plus!

OvermindDL1 <[email protected]> Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:25:16 -0600
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No clue about linked in as I have not used it, but as long add I can get
everything by email and respond by email, like I can here, G+, or Google
groups then I am happy.  Keeping it as it is would be best in my opinion,
it has the logs, it is known, etc...
On Sep 12, 2013 4:21 PM, "Konstantin Mironovich" <[email protected]> wrote:

> **
> Davis,
> how about LinkedIn ?
> It's for (semi)professionals, indeed.
> sure, most of us have already registered there.
> just make a new sweng group and I will be the first to knock into.
>
> Konstantin
>
> -km
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Davis Sickmon <[email protected]>
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 12, 2013 10:30 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Sweng-Gamedev] Moderator Announcement: SWEng-GameDev
> onFacebook & Google Plus!
>
> I went with creating both an FB and a G+ because I know some people who
> hate FB, and I know some people who hate Google Plus. I'm active on both,
> so, I wanted to make sure I could let people pick the social network they
> hated the least ;-)
>
> Davis
>
>  On Sep 12, 2013, at 1:24 AM, OvermindDL1 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>  I prefer mailing lists, but I will watch it close on G+ at least, never
> touch Facebook.  :-)
> On Sep 12, 2013 12:19 AM, "Davis Sickmon" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Ahh, mailing lists - almost a thing of the past.  I say almost, as
>> there's still a number of them around, but the traffic levels slowly fall
>> off as they've lost out to forums and social media.
>>
>> Right now, SWEng-GameDev has 2099 members still, though the last posting
>> on here was in March.  It's not uncommon for this list to go a couple
>> months without traffic (see the list archives for examples of that), but
>> it's gotten quiet enough I've finally decided to do something I've been
>> wanting to do for a while:  create a Facebook group and a Google Plus
>> community to bring it into a slightly more modern platform.  Just to be
>> clear:  I'm not closing the list, just providing a new avenue for existing
>> members to continue to enjoy the conversations as a part of other workflows
>> :-)
>>
>> Same rules apply for the Facebook / Google Plus group as on here - no
>> spam, no flaming, semi-on topic posts, no beginning programming posts, etc.
>>  Basically, a semi-professional to professional discussion about software
>> engineering.
>>
>> Both groups are closed groups to help keep down the number of spammers,
>> etc., and hopefully continue to have a good signal-to-noise ratio (I've
>> already ran into some Facebook game dev groups that have become useless due
>> to open join policies.)  Just hit the group on your preferred social
>> network (or both, if you're so inclined) and you'll be added within a day
>> or so! :-)
>>
>> So, the lists:
>>
>> Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/199062993608677/
>>
>> Google - https://plus.google.com/communities/104167304358416136228
>>
>> I'll probably repeat this message twice more - one in two or three weeks,
>> and one in two or three weeks after that on.  Beyond that, I'll just be
>> adding it to the subscription page.
>>
>> Hope to see you all on the new groups :-)
>>
>> Davis Ray Sickmon, Jr
>> Midnight Ryder Technologies
>> List Administrator for a freakin' decade - wow this list is old (and
>> that's just how long it's been on my server! ;-)
>>
>>
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>> [email protected]
>>
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>>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">No clue about linked in as I have not used it, but as long a=
dd I can get everything by email and respond by email, like I can here, G+,=
 or Google groups then I am happy.=C2=A0 Keeping it as it is would be best =
in my opinion, it has the logs, it is known, etc...</p>

<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sep 12, 2013 4:21 PM, &quot;Konstantin Mirono=
vich&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wro=
te:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg=
in:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div><font face=3D"Calibri">Davis, </font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">how about LinkedIn ?</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">It&#39;s for (semi)professionals, indeed.</font=
></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">sure, most of us have already registered=20
there.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">just make a new sweng group and I will be the f=
irst to=20
knock into.</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri">Konstantin</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Calibri"></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div>-km<br></div>
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  <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>
  <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial;BACKGROUND:#e4e4e4"><b>From:</b>=20
  <a title=3D"[email protected]" href=3D"mailto:midryder@midnightr=
yder.com" target=3D"_blank">Davis Sickmon</a> </div>
  <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"sweng-gamedev@midni=
ghtryder.com" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_bl=
ank">[email protected]</a>=20
  </div>
  <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 12, 2013 =
10:30=20
  AM</div>
  <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Sweng-Gamedev] Modera=
tor=20
  Announcement: SWEng-GameDev onFacebook &amp; Google Plus!</div>
  <div><br></div>I went with creating both an FB and a G+ because I know so=
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  both, so, I wanted to make sure I could let people pick the social networ=
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  they hated the least ;-)
  <div><br></div>
  <div>Davis<br>
  <div><br>
  <div>
  <div>On Sep 12, 2013, at 1:24 AM, OvermindDL1 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:overm=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;=20
  wrote:</div><br>
  <blockquote type=3D"cite">
    <p dir=3D"ltr">I prefer mailing lists, but I will watch it close on G+ =
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    never touch Facebook.=C2=A0 :-)</p>
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ebook=20
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      engineering.<br><br>Both groups are closed groups to help keep down t=
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      lists:<br><br>Facebook - <a href=3D"https://www.facebook.com/groups/1=
99062993608677/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/19906299=
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8" target=3D"_blank">https://plus.google.com/communities/104167304358416136=
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and=20
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just be=20
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 new=20
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      Technologies<br>List Administrator for a freakin&#39; decade - wow th=
is list=20
      is old (and that&#39;s just how long it&#39;s been on my server!=20
      ;-)<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Swe=
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amedev-midnightryder.com</a><br>
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