If you do set up a abs page on Facebook I think an open group would be best so people not yet affiliated with the abs like a hobbyist can ask questions for advice.
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I think it would be beneficial for us to create an officially sanctioned American Bladesmith Society group on Facebook.
I used to be a big time Forum junkie and I still moderate on a non-ABS forum but I've noticed in my own behavior some things about how I spend time and stay connected online.
I spend X amount of time online. If I'm spending it on Facebook it's taking away from the time I spend on forums be it here or others.
It's difficult to argue the simplicity of sharing photos on Facebook these days. I snap a picture on my smart phone and send it directly to facebook in an instant.
My method for posting photos on forums involved taking the pics on a camera then uploading to my computer then uploading from my computer to Photobucket to get them in the proper format for posting to a forum and finally sharing the pic on a forum post.
In chatting with a couple different Mastersmiths on this topic they seemed to be in agreement with my thoughts.
The benefits I see in having a Facebook group are that it's ease of use will encourage us all to use it more and stay in better contact throughout the year than we otherwise do.
It also IMHO would be essentially be free marketing of the ABS to the friends of our members. For example. When I commented on a post to our group everyone in my friends list would see that.
I'm not a tech savvy fella but the creation of a group is a simple matter as I have been involved in a prior Facebook group as Admin of the Zoe Crist Benefit Group.
Anyway, I wanted to put this out here for discussion as I believe it would be a benefit to us as an organization.
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-Josh
The American Bladesmith Society is now on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AmericanBladesmithSociety
