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A discussion on the merits of Discourse over Facebook Groups is taking place. sam provides a brief introduction to Facebook Groups and links to previous discussions on the topic. carlfranklin shares their experience of managing a large Facebook group with over 14,000 members, citing issues with search functionality, users being mean to each other, and people not reading existing comments before asking questions. In contrast, they praise Discourse for its effective search feature, respectful comments, and overall better user experience.
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We had a closed Facebook group that reached 14,000+ Members. We discovered that FB search within the group doesn’t work. Richard, my co-admin, wrote a post with very particular scientific words in it. 4 hours later, a search on that term yielded no results. We found people were mean to each other. Worst of all, people are unwilling to read through existing comments to find answered to their questions. So, we found we were spending an inordinate amount of time answering the same questions over and over again, and playing whack-a-mole with troublemakers. It was like being a middle-school teacher. What you guys have done with Discourse is amazing. People search. Comments are mostly respectful. Big difference.
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