I am wondering if anyone has started a wikitree group on facebook yet?

Question

Hello Everyone,

I have a question that I am requesting a answer to. Is there a Wikitree Group on facebook.com that was started from  someone on wikitree.com and what is everyone's thoughts about starting one?

Answer 1

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

Comments

There's also one for

* Australian WikiTreers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1816417818583025/

* German WikiTreers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/141100979904285/

* Swedish WikiTreers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1544811269169108/

* Ambassadors/Bloggers/Presenters - https://www.facebook.com/groups/159206994695803/

* Photo of the Week - https://www.facebook.com/groups/FamilyHistoryPhotooftheWeek/

Answer 2

There is a Wikitree Members Group on Facebook. I just did a search on Facebook and it came up.

Answer 3

This was a great question! I belong to another site that occasionally goes down. It's nice to have a backup site on FB where everyone can go to see what's happening with the primary site. Thanks for bringing this up Keith

Comments

I agree! Thanks, Keith!

Answer 4

I’m sure this will be an unpopular answer, but I truly hope we do NOT have a Facebook group, and here is why:

1. Mark Zuckerberg and his mgmt associates have proven themselves unscrupulous.

2. FB controls our content. If we post anything we care about there, the company owns that content, not users.

3. Dilution of knowledgebase - if we spread important info around multiple sites it makes it harder to find that info later, and dilutes the power of wikitree.

4. People are leaving Facebook in record numbers, and this trend is expected to continue. Young people are especially becoming increasingly disenchanted with Facebook.

I find these reasons compelling, and I hope wikitree site owners will carefully consider the negative implications of spreading wikitree resources and content to Facebook.