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I don't know, I just wanted to say good luck on your induction!! Sending positive vibes your way, I imagine you are probably feeling ALL THE FEELS, the whole spectrum, today! You've got this!!

Probably sub-reddit.

There are a few HB spin off FB groups going.

@crazydoglady: Good luck with your induction!

At least we know this post won’t get taken down

I prefer Facebook over having to learn a new site. I don't generally post things where I need to be concerned about anonymity, however, and my Facebook profile is pretty locked down to public view.

I'm not super familiar with Reddit, but I feel like it will be harder to follow the flow of a thread if upvotes/downvotes push new comments out of sight. Or comments on comments would be confusing... I'm clearly old and adverse to learning new technology

I have no idea how reddit works, but I'd be willing to join either. From a work standpoint it'd be better to use reddit since it's less obvious if someone walks behind me. Facebook is a dead giveaway, lol.

I posted this on the other thread but for those
who want to get a feel of reddit I mocked up a subreddit. On a straight web page it looks old school and a little, well, weird. The mobile site and app is more user friendly

There are tagging and search/filtering functions but tbh I’d have to figure that out

https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodbyeBeeHelloBee/?st=JLPMITYL&sh=4986196a

@Mrsbells: i agree that reddit won't work nearly as well. But I think it's a good alternative to losing touch completely if we come to hb one day and it's just gone

I think we should have another location at least as a backup - what if the bees don't pay the domain hosting fees (seems likely at this point) and one day the site is just gone - I would be so sad if I never heard from you all again .

@periwinklebee: yeah I agree. Maybe all of us actually doing something will spur some activity from the Bees,even if it’s only an explanation for their lack of...ummm...involvement.

@crazydoglady: that looks like an intriguing format. And google is a familiar environment for most

@crazydoglady: GOOD LUCK ON YOUR INDUCTION!!

I'm honestly perfectly fine with either, though I can't access either from my work network (I'd just be a mobile user). In a different life, I'd have been happy to mod for either community, as well, but that's just not in the cards right now.

Here's how it seems to break out:

Reddit Pros: Anonymous, tags for sorting, simple version of a forum
Reddit Cons: Downvoting, keeping out trolls

Facebook Pros: Usability and Accessibility, familiarity
Facebook Cons: Obvious when on a screen, lack of anonymity

Honestly, I hate to leave at all, the history in the boards and blogs is so valuable. Perfect world scenario for me is that the Bees suddenly pop back up, or if they were to sell it to someone equally enthusiastic about all of this. I hope they're doing well, regardless.

Subreddit. I do not have FB!

@mrbee: Wonderful! So happy to hear from you. Much love your way for everything you have been dealing with.

@mrbee: Thank you for the update and I can’t imagine how difficult things have been for you. We all wish you and the rest of the Bee family the very best. Please don’t feel like you need to post things about your mother’s death before you are ready. I think the vast majority of us would just be happy with some behind the scenes site maintenance. That’s what really got us all to start to wonder whether this site was going to be around for the long haul.