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1 minute ago, nicknorman said:

I’m not a great authority of WhatsApp but as far as I know, it doesn’t offer closed groups that one can apply to join.

Oh for God's sake Nick. I meant if Facebook is used in the way I use it.

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1 minute ago, nicknorman said:

I’m not a great authority of WhatsApp but as far as I know, it doesn’t offer closed groups that one can apply to join.

It depends on what you call a group, our family are a group which nobody can join or ask to join however it isn't designed to gather like minded people like most facebook groups.

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Just now, MJG said:

Oh for God's sake Nick. I meant if Facebook is used in the way I use it.

See, you have suffered from religious indoctrination already! Yes you can use FB in the same way as WhatsApp, but with the former you are bombarded with temptations to delve further into the dark world of closed groups. As you yourself have just said, you have only recently escaped those clutches.

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11 minutes ago, nicknorman said:

See, you have suffered from religious indoctrination already! Yes you can use FB in the same way as WhatsApp, but with the former you are bombarded with temptations to delve further into the dark world of closed groups. As you yourself have just said, you have only recently escaped those clutches.

Well I havent blown myself or anybody up as a result of been a member of a couple of caravan groups and our village Facebook page so let's be thankfully for small mercies.

 

 

14 minutes ago, Jerra said:

It depends on what you call a group, our family are a group which nobody can join or ask to join however it isn't designed to gather like minded people like most facebook groups.

I'll have a look at whatsapp but I'm not sure how many family and friends are on it.

 

Ed mmmmmmm not compatible with my device (Samsung tablet) which is a deal breaker.

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If you can't get WhatsApp working on a Samsung tablet then.....no worries, I guess. 

 

I don't 'do' Facebook but I know its usefulness, and its issues. And that there's plenty of other ways of electronic communications all with various shades of features, ease-of-use and security. But there's no one dominant player (although Facebook would probably like to think it is).

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9 minutes ago, Paul C said:

If you can't get WhatsApp working on a Samsung tablet then.....no worries, I guess. 

Google Play doesn't even provide a download button.

1 minute ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

Ah but we only have your word for that!

 

Errr.....

 

:giggles:

 

Lol.

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Unless something my son told me is wrong, (and he tends not to be about such things), WhatsApp is a phone only thing - you can't use it on a laptop.

 

My pet hate is having to do anything more than make a phone call from a phone, and anything that insists I have to use one is  something I'll try   to avoid, unless essential.  I like a proper keyboard!

 

The trick with Facebook is to use it just for what you want to use it for, and stay away from the other stuff.  I've never ever played a game in it for example, and it easy to block what you want to avoid.

 

The only real gripe I have about Facebook groups is that someone can join you to them without you asking them to.  That has always been a major annoyance to me.

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5 minutes ago, alan_fincher said:

Unless something my son told me is wrong, (and he tends not to be about such things), WhatsApp is a phone only thing - you can't use it on a laptop.

I think he is a little behind the times:

 

WhatsApp is now available on the web via the Chrome browser, and in a tablet app, meaning it's possible to simultaneously access your WhatsApp account on your phone, tablet, laptop and PC without a hack. Here's how to get WhatsApp on your phone, tablet, laptop AND your PC, all at once.19 Aug 2015

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I won't use Chrome - is that the only way it is avaialble on a PC?

EDIT.

And WhatsApp site also seem to say you have to be on at least Windows 8  - I'm not on the computer I would like to use it on.

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12 minutes ago, alan_fincher said:

Unless something my son told me is wrong, (and he tends not to be about such things), WhatsApp is a phone only thing - you can't use it on a laptop.

 

This is wrong. I use WhatsApp regularly on my desktop Mac.

 

Oh and on my Mac Book

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4 minutes ago, alan_fincher said:

I won't use Chrome - is that the only way it is avaialble on a PC?

EDIT.

And WhatsApp site also seem to say you have to be on at least Windows 8  - I'm not on the computer I would like to use it on.

I have just google Firefox and they say it can be an addon.  As I have no problem with Chrome I am only passing on what I have googled.

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9 minutes ago, Jerra said:

I have just google Firefox and they say it can be an addon.  As I have no problem with Chrome I am only passing on what I have googled.

Or just use Facebook which as far as i know operates on just about every platform and device.

 

Which is where we came in I think.

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I'm a very happy user of Facebook, which keeps me in touch with friends and family all over the world. I have recently discovered WhatsApp and it's great as an addition rather than a replacement for Facebook. I've quite a few close friends and family that won't use Facebook or have Facebook accounts that they rarely access but are happy to use WhatsApp - we've set up groups that we're still having fun with and are useful for planning events.
It's not either/or for me - both together are great.

As for rubbish groups - just don't join them, ignore them.

 

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“This forum is it'self an echo chamber where some of our high flying 'experts' have carved out a character of superiority for themselves,”

 

hmmm, it’s also a pretty good echo chamber for people claiming the moral high ground and to be experts in self righteousness and sanctimoniousness.

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55 minutes ago, nicknorman said:

“This forum is it'self an echo chamber where some of our high flying 'experts' have carved out a character of superiority for themselves,”

 

hmmm, it’s also a pretty good echo chamber for people claiming the moral high ground and to be experts in self righteousness and sanctimoniousness.

ha ha! like clockwork

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7 hours ago, Wanted said:

 

This forum is it'self an echo chamber where some of our high flying 'experts' have carved out a character of superiority for themselves, and yet in the real world have as much or as little knowledge than the rest of us.

There may be something in what you say; but I don't think you'd contest the fact that some of our members really are experts: we have professional boatbuilders, boat painters, engineers, and a few people whose knowledge of canal and boat history is obviously the fruit of many years' enthusiasm and study.

Of course, one has to work out who they are!

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2 hours ago, Athy said:

There may be something in what you say; but I don't think you'd contest the fact that some of our members really are experts: we have professional boatbuilders, boat painters, engineers, and a few people whose knowledge of canal and boat history is obviously the fruit of many years' enthusiasm and study.

Of course, one has to work out who they are!

Yep and Dr's,  lawyers, real psychologists, police, scientists , engineers, proper mental health specialists, lecturers, and teachers. Frequently with years of knowledge and some free time, who make informed statements at times, as well as humorous or facile points.

This group frequently don't take everything too seriously, unlike those seeking offence or outrage, at any opportunity.

 

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24 minutes ago, roland elsdon said:

Yep and Dr's,  lawyers, real psychologists, police, scientists , engineers, proper mental health specialists, lecturers, and teachers. Frequently with years of knowledge and some free time, who make informed statements at times, as well as humorous or facile points.

This group frequently don't take everything too seriously, unlike those seeking offence or outrage, at any opportunity.

 

 

Most people have their field of expertise within which they know more than most. Outside our field of expertise we become bumbling fools, just like the next bod or boddess. 

 

I once worked for a world famous ecologist, TV personality, highly respected and pre-eminent in his field. He could barely tie his own shoelaces in the morning without his wife's help. I suggest we are all like this in one way or another, even Wanted! 

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2 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

 

 

I once worked for a world famous ecologist, TV personality, highly respected and pre-eminent in his field. He could barely tie his own shoelaces in the morning without his wife's help. I suggest we are all like this in one way or another, even Wanted! 

A very fruity-voiced chap perchance?

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