Science and Inquiry discussion

Not sure if this is the best place for this, but admins can please let me know if this belongs somewhere else.

I've always found it annoying on facebook that all the book groups are all about novels, and not history or other non-fiction books.

Therefore, I've started the following Facebook group dedicated to serious non-fiction books.

I'm trying to grow the membership to a critical mass, so please join if you'd like.

Here's the link:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/20879...

Thanks, and please join!

I will check it out.

Great idea Joel, I just joined the group.

I'm not sure, Joel. What do you expect to get from a Facebook group that you don't get from this and other Goodreads groups?

Like many people I'm becoming very angry with Facebook practices. I'm more likely to quit FB in the near future than to become more dependent on it.

On the other hand, I have been singularly unsuccessful in getting IRL friends and family to join and actually participate in Goodreads. And I would like to have a vehicle to share books and book opinions with them. I'm just not sure Facebook is it.

Despite my dislike for Facebook, I do sometimes post my reviews there on my timeline, just so my friends will know what I'm reading.

Betsy wrote: "I'm not sure, Joel. What do you expect to get from a Facebook group that you don't get from this and other Goodreads groups?

Like many people I'm becoming very angry with Facebook practices. I'm ..."

Totally on the same page as you on both accounts. I really hate Facebook's practices (I've been put on "Facebook jail" once for posting a painting in an art group that included "nudity").

However, I find the conversations on Facebook to be more "real time" and the back-and-forth much longer and deeper. And as you've said, I can't get some of my friends to actually join Goodreads and engage. Some have joined, but don't go on much.

Both Facebook and Goodreads have their purposes and o try to use both (and good old in person interaction, of course).

Same. I only use facebook so I can share my activity use e.g. Goodreads or Quizzes.

I honestly prefer Goodreads than Facebook. Facebook is very messy and disorganised. It is like very rammed up. It has a knock on effect on my OCD.

Rumell wrote: "I honestly prefer Goodreads than Facebook. Fcebook is very messy and disorganised. It is like very rammed up. It has a knock on effect on my OCD."

True. I really can't stand Facebook. I would quit it if I can ;)

But I am part of several book groups and each has a good 10-50 posts a day. In most Goodreads groups, I'm lucky if I get one or two notifications a day.

But it is important that I have it if I need to keep updates to things. Even though I don't like it, I would use it for good use.