[governance] IGC on Facebook?

Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google tracyhackshaw at gmail.com
Tue Sep 6 05:06:32 EDT 2011


+1 for Jeremy's suggestion

-1 for Facebook

On 9/6/11, Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org> wrote:
> On 06/09/11 15:19, Norbert Bollow wrote:
>> I agree that it would be good to use some kind of online tool for
>> this purpose, perhaps a wiki?
>>
>> I'd suggest to rather avoid Facebook because of the abysmal track
>> record and attitude regarding privacy matters.
>
> There is already a wiki, at http://wiki.igf-online.net; feel free to use
> it.  Everything at http://igf-online.net runs on 100% open source
> software, with no reliance on proprietary software or online services.
>
> I agree that we should not make Facebook too integral to our operations,
> due to the privacy concerns that many have about it.  However, I suppose
> there is no harm to have it for those who are already Facebook users.
>
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