30 Years!

Grant · 08-08-2025, 03:16 PM

Thanks, Don. "Lake.cc" has been a much-needed lifeline to the Lake for us for years, and your efforts have been greatly appreciated.

pjard · 08-14-2025, 07:12 AM

Don't all yell at me at the same time but.....would it be worthwhile recreating a "group page" on Facebook. There already are plenty Lakes Region groups on there now, as many of you know. However, this group is unique for getting good, quality information. I'd be willing to create the group and start it on FB if there is interest.

SAMIAM · 08-14-2025, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by pjard

Don't all yell at me at the same time but.....would it be worthwhile recreating a "group page" on Facebook. There already are plenty Lakes Region groups on there now, as many of you know. However, this group is unique for getting good, quality information. I'd be willing to create the group and start it on FB if there is interest.

Not a bad idea….Winnisquam has one

Biggd · 08-14-2025, 08:35 AM

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Not a bad idea….Winnisquam has one

Those Fakebook groups are littered with bots and trolls!

pondguy · 08-14-2025, 10:05 AM

I'm on here because I want nothing to do with facebook. I hope things get better it is a great place to get good information.

Biggd · 08-14-2025, 11:37 AM

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I'm on here because I want nothing to do with facebook. I hope things get better it is a great place to get good information.

They have one Winni Fakebook group that's just for complaints, I'm sure that's very popular!

Descant · 08-14-2025, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by pjard

Don't all yell at me at the same time but.....would it be worthwhile recreating a "group page" on Facebook. There already are plenty Lakes Region groups on there now, as many of you know. However, this group is unique for getting good, quality information. I'd be willing to create the group and start it on FB if there is interest.

NO NO NO! As one example, I Boat has been taken over by a couple of photographers who don't even post pictures of boats to push their sales efforts. There is no control. The FB format and FB groups are overloaded with irrelevant ads and postings. FB should stick to their original business: cute pictures of cats. On this Forum, I can track info and easily search, or find postings that are a bit in the past. Hope we can keep this format. Thanks for a great job, Don.

jbolty · 08-14-2025, 03:46 PM

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NO NO NO! As one example, I Boat has been taken over by a couple of photographers who don't even post pictures of boats to push their sales efforts. There is no control. The FB format and FB groups are overloaded with irrelevant ads and postings. FB should stick to their original business: cute pictures of cats. On this Forum, I can track info and easily search, or find postings that are a bit in the past. Hope we can keep this format. Thanks for a great job, Don.

Fact. Facebook groups have killed a lot of special interest forums like this one but it's a horribly worse experience. There is no way to search for specific topics and even if it's members only huge amounts of posting are off topic and the whole thing becomes a mess.

thinkxingu · 08-15-2025, 06:49 AM

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Fact. Facebook groups have killed a lot of special interest forums like this one but it's a horribly worse experience. There is no way to search for specific topics and even if it's members only huge amounts of posting are off topic and the whole thing becomes a mess.

Double agree. Bots, Facebook AI, etc. have all interfered with the core goals of social media.

Those Facebook groups almost always devolve over time—as Descant pointed out, the iBoat Facebook page is crap these days. Over 20k members with a handful of photo posts a day. It's "jumped the shark," for sure.

As a Facebook group admin myself, it's really difficult to maintain control—this forum always seemed to do a solid job of self-regulation.

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pjard · 08-15-2025, 07:46 PM

Enough on this topic! I'm glad everyone didn't yell at me at the same time...you all took turns LOL

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Double agree. Bots, Facebook AI, etc. have all interfered with the core goals of social media.

Those Facebook groups almost always devolve over time—as Descant pointed out, the iBoat Facebook page is crap these days. Over 20k members with a handful of photo posts a day. It's "jumped the shark," for sure.

As a Facebook group admin myself, it's really difficult to maintain control—this forum always seemed to do a solid job of self-regulation.

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phoenix · 08-16-2025, 10:13 AM

Maybe Don is like Mark Twain in that the rumors of my demise is greatly exaggerated

farechofisherman · 08-17-2025, 11:58 AM

Thank you Don! I have been addicted to this page for over 25 years! Easily my fix for everything Lake Winn, which I need mentally, hundreds of times per year. Thank you for your creativity and hard work keeping this page humming.
All the best!

Juiced06GTO · 08-25-2025, 10:15 PM

I am unsure of what is needed to host a site like this, but willing to learn if it means keeping it alive! I am sure that we could get some people together to keep it going!

Susie Cougar · 08-26-2025, 07:27 AM

Has Don actually said that this is the end of the forum? Or does he just need some extra help and financial aid? I’m sure we could figure something out.

pjard · 08-26-2025, 07:49 AM

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I am unsure of what is needed to host a site like this, but willing to learn if it means keeping it alive! I am sure that we could get some people together to keep it going!

I've been on this forum since 2002!!! I'm all in for helping manage the site but I'm not sure how or what I can do.

jbolty · 08-26-2025, 08:33 AM

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I've been on this forum since 2002!!! I'm all in for helping manage the site but I'm not sure how or what I can do.

I do volunteer admin on a couple other forums. 90% of it is just deleting spam and banning spammers. There is a little bit of referee if members get in a tiff, but not much of that.

Running the actual site is pretty simple once it's going, normally they are hosted on a commercial platform that takes care of the server updates and such. It is not a huge amount of work but the problem is it never lets up since it's a 24/7 operation

the amount of spam that can show up on a site like this is astounding.

TheTimeTraveler · 08-26-2025, 10:01 PM

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I do volunteer admin on a couple other forums. 90% of it is just deleting spam and banning spammers. There is a little bit of referee if members get in a tiff, but not much of that.

Running the actual site is pretty simple once it's going, normally they are hosted on a commercial platform that takes care of the server updates and such. It is not a huge amount of work but the problem is it never lets up since it's a 24/7 operation

the amount of spam that can show up on a site like this is astounding.

You're hired.......

jbolty · 08-27-2025, 08:36 AM

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You're hired.......

no thanks. I'm retiring in a couple months and not taking on anything with any time commitment. I have been 24/7 IT for many years and had my fill. Happy to give opinions and tips though

08-08-2025, 03:16 PM	#1
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,505 Thanks: 385 Thanked 232 Times in 126 Posts	Thanks, Don. "Lake.cc" has been a much-needed lifeline to the Lake for us for years, and your efforts have been greatly appreciated. __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

08-16-2025, 10:13 AM	#11
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,562 Thanks: 63 Thanked 276 Times in 194 Posts	Maybe Don is like Mark Twain in that the rumors of my demise is greatly exaggerated __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

08-14-2025, 07:12 AM	#2
pjard Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 645 Thanks: 514 Thanked 195 Times in 102 Posts	Don't all yell at me at the same time but.....would it be worthwhile recreating a "group page" on Facebook. There already are plenty Lakes Region groups on there now, as many of you know. However, this group is unique for getting good, quality information. I'd be willing to create the group and start it on FB if there is interest.

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