Facebook & NMS

[stoney]

I don't think any one need to change the way they post tbh all that has changed is IF you wish you can hit the facebook button and share your post on face book do if you don't hit that button your post will not be shown on facebook

I won't be using the button but totally understand why we are going this way

[Gismo]

I don't like the idea of members having to pay anything and would never ask, when tM initially started after the MINI2 revolt a fee was attached to certain types of membership, which, is their way to run their site. Their choice and all that, i don't have any problems with that either, i elected not to pay and carried that in NMS, if i dont want to pay then i won't make others.
Donations have been made by members in the past, some money comes in from the stickers purchased through the link on the website, but, nothing anywhere near close to running the site.

I've said it many times, i'm not looking for any payments, NMS is one of my hobbies, i'm proud to be able to provide a place where like minded petrol heads can share their experiences.

[SCOOTERBUK]

I think any way to grow the forum and attract new like minded members is a good thing, I dont use facebook my self but more and more forums/companys are using this as a tool to speard the word.

[MINIme:)]

I don't think any one need to change the way they post tbh all that has changed is IF you wish you can hit the facebook button and share your post on face book do if you don't hit that button your post will not be shown on facebook

I won't be using the button but totally understand why we are going this way

it's not the button I'm talking about stoney it's the visibility of the whole forum. You used to have to be registered to see all the posts and now you don't. I think it's good to be aware that that has changed.
The button, I think, (I might be wrong!) leads to a post on fb that takes you back here to the whole thread not just your post too. I think. So people see you've posted (if you choose to hit the button) and are brought here where they see everything. Is that right? Apologies if I've got that wrong!

[AndyP & Lenore]

Am I right in saying when you click the "Post to facebook" button it posts on your OWN wall on Facebook? Or does it post it to the NMS "Group" on Facebook?

If it only posts to your own WALL, for those who "don't like facebook, don't have it and never wiil" have nothing to worry about because if you've no wall to post to you've no account to connect to and nothing will be posted anywhere - in fact, I'd venture a guess if you don't go through the process of "Connecting" your NMS account to your Facebook account you won't even get the option of ticking any "post to facebook" boxes anyway.

If it posts to the FB 'Group' then - well, I'm not sure what it will post. But only the members of the Group can post to the group.

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[Gismo]

Everything Andy says, except, any posts you link to Facebook goes to your own wall

Bear in mind though, that any friends can click on the link in your wall and get to the forums, these are the folks I'm hoping will register and become members.

Trust me, if anyone doesn't like a forum they won't visit

[stoney]

it's not the button I'm talking about stoney it's the visibility of the whole forum. You used to have to be registered to see all the posts and now you don't. I think it's good to be aware that that has changed.
The button, I think, (I might be wrong!) leads to a post on fb that takes you back here to the whole thread not just your post too. I think. So people see you've posted (if you choose to hit the button) and are brought here where they see everything. Is that right? Apologies if I've got that wrong!

Yes I understand that but any one can fill in a forum and register on the site no matter who they are so it make no real difference if you need to register or not I have register on lots of different forums but don't post on them just so I can see certain stuff !!

[AndyP & Lenore]

Yes I understand that but any one can fill in a forum and register on the site no matter who they are so it make no real difference if you need to register or not I have register on lots of different forums but don't post on them just so I can see certain stuff !!

Wot he said. 'tis true.

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[Gismo]

The button, I think, (I might be wrong!) leads to a post on fb that takes you back here to the whole thread not just your post too. I think. So people see you've posted (if you choose to hit the button) and are brought here where they see everything. Is that right? Apologies if I've got that wrong!

Spot on, any threads published to a Facebook users wall attaches a link back to the thread on NMS, any friends can then click the link and come back to the forum.

[AndyP & Lenore]

I think a short idiots guide or a guide to short idiots or an idiots guide to shorts is a good idea, but in the mean time I've just carried out some tests and I'd like to reassure members of the following...

If you DO have a Facebook account... AND you have "linked that account to your NMS membership"
When you start a new thread on NMS when you click to 'Submit' the thread to NMS you will see the 'Post to Facebook' tick box. If you tick this box it WILL create a wall post on your own Wall/Timeline. If you DO NOT tick the 'Post to facebook' box, it will not - obviously.

If you DO NOT have a facebook account...
Any new posts you start or threads you contribute to you will not even SEE the 'Post to Facebook' tick box - so nothing will appear ON FACEBOOK.

However, Facebook user or not...
If someone who IS a Facebook user AND they choose to 'Post to (their own) Facebook' Wall/Timeline, their Facebook Friends will probably be able to see they have either started or contributed to a 'linked' thread on New MINI Scotland. As Alan has reduced the NMS privacy settings somewhat, those Friends of the Facebook account user can click the link which takes them to NMS where they can view the thread. But as Alan has said, people viewing NMS who are NOT registered can not view attachments or post to the site.

There. Clear as mud. Right?

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