Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Problems on Facebook?

[Elizabeth Magill (pastorlizm]

I would agree with addressing it, but I don't do it in reply to a
problem post. In a group, delete the problem post, and then make a
separate comment "Some people have said x, and here is the
explanation."

My point is that it isn't a dialogue with the original commenter, it
is information for everyone else.
-Liz
(The Rev. Dr.) Elizabeth Mae Magill
Pastor, Ashburnham Community Church
Minister to the Affiliates, Ecclesia Ministries
www.elizabethmaemagill.com
508-450-0431

On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 8:52 PM Katie Henry <katie-henry [at] att.net> wrote:
>
> Is your Facebook page a page or a group? I don't entirely understand the 
> difference, but ours are groups. This means we can approve new members and 
> control who posts and the level of moderation. If someone posts something 
> inappropriate or irrelevant, we immediately delete the post and ban the 
> poster.
>
>
> I would be aggressive about deleting the ugly stuff (cults, communes, etc.) 
> from your posts and banning the trolls. It can only hurt you to leave it in 
> there. Maybe address one "cult/commune" post with a level-headed explanation 
> of the differences and nuke the rest of them. It seems to be the same two or 
> three people making all the posts. Get rid of them. There's no way you can 
> change your content to reduce the trolling.
>
> Katie Henry
> Heartwood Commons - Tulsa
> Where construction activity is booming and the end is in sight.
> https://www.heartwoodcommonstulsa.com/
>
>
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>
> Rebecca Selove wrote:
> Hello helpful cohousing fans, I am part of a forming community (Burns Village 
> and Farm) in Tennessee.  We have been advised to post on Facebook more often, 
> and to use boosts to reach out to find people who are looking for cohousing 
> communities.  Some posts, and especially my most recent one, attract people 
> who are hostile. There are comments about our community being a scam or cult, 
> some that veer into national politics to criticize what we are offering.  Do 
> you have suggestions for content that will be informative and less likely to 
> trigger anti-cohousing posts?
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