May 2017 Moms

Hogwarts- FB- Is it time?

KMD1106KMD1106 member
edited April 2017 in May 2017 Moms
Where's everyone at with the idea of starting a FB group?
  • When do you want to start it?
  • How many admins should there be?
  • How do we determine who should join?
  • Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when?
  • What else am I missing...?

This is about when we started the FB group with my DD. It was nice because we could all get reacquainted over there before the majority of babies were born. I know some people aren't comfortable posting pictures of their kids on TB because it is so public, so the FB group made it so we didn't miss squishy pictures. I just thought I'd throw the feeler out there to see where everyone's head is at with this since we're getting so close!
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Re: Hogwarts- FB- Is it time?

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  • MollyandDMollyandD member
    edited April 2017
    Apparently, according to the spreadsheet, I may not be active enough to weigh, but I agree with @nda_roxybabe. All good points, and probably closer to 5 admins, because you never know when people will be busy with life outside of the internet. 
  • MollyandD said:
    Apparently, according to the spreadsheet, I'm not active enough, but I agree with @nda_roxybabe. All good points, and probably closer to 5 admins, because you never know when people will be busy with life outside of the internet. 
    IMO, you're an active user. I think @rosemarylaff would worry the same thing, but I also know her well enough to be able to tag her.
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  • I am on board for 5 admins. We should start this, seeing as some of our babies have begun to arrive!

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  • MollyandD said:
    Apparently, according to the spreadsheet, I'm not active enough, but I agree with @nda_roxybabe. All good points, and probably closer to 5 admins, because you never know when people will be busy with life outside of the internet. 
    IMO, you're an active user. I think @rosemarylaff would worry the same thing, but I also know her well enough to be able to tag her.
    I'm being silly. I was moved to the low activity section, and I realize I don't participate like I used to. I got distracted with life, which isn't again why I think 5 admins is better than 3. 
    • When do you want to start it? Soon-ish. I like the idea of letting people get comfortable with each other in a different setting before we start sharing all of our squishy babe pics.
    • How many admins should there be? I also like the idea of 3-5. I know it can be overwhelming for just one or two people, especially as you adjust to life with a NB
    • How do we determine who should join? I don't know if I participate enough to weigh in on this. I try, but there are definitely days that go by where either I log in, or all I've got time for is to "love" things.
    • Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when? I would say no, or if so, make it a little while out - there are people who may not be extremely active right now because they don't feel like they have a lot to contribute, but once the babies show up that could change. With my first, I wasn't a huge participant because I really didn't know how much I'd need "the village" to bounce stuff off of.

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    • When do you want to start it? Whenever is fine with me really...but I understand what @NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot said regarding the newbs. 
    • How many admins should there be? 3 or 5 sounds good, odd number to break ties that we may have for whatever reason
    • How do we determine who should join? I suppose some sort of vetting should take place (how much they post, how long they've been posting, etc.). Not sure about voting unless it is a very new person that has not been around a required amount if we go that route. It just seems too much like voting off an island haha but maybe we need that! 
    • Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when?  If anything, maybe May 1st since we are all due in May...? Seems odd to me to join TB in the last month of your pregnancy, but what do I know, I'm just a FTM! 
    • What else am I missing...? Not sure...




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  • KMD1106 said:
    • When do you want to start it? I'm good with whenever.
    • How many admins should there be? An odd number, 3? ETA 5 would be good too.
    • How do we determine who should join? People with names we recognize. Regs from the random and weekly check in threads. 
    • Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when? I wouldn't want to leave it open for too long. I think people will become more/less active after more babies are born, and that could make recognizing people trickier. 
    I agree with @KMD1106 and @nda_roxybabe.

     As cutting off, I hear the idea of @NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot about people joining and being active but I also think there should be a certain amount of participation before being able to join. As in full participation for a week or two and then expect to join and possibly fall off would not be enough for me. 
  • I agree that @pshaortao would be good for an admin as she has already done a lot of admin-type work on the spreadsheet. I'm not sure how else to pick other admins. I was thinking maybe pick 1 from each Ticker Change thread? That would end up being 6 admins though (since weekend is 1 ticker change.) Maybe one ticker change group doesn't have anyone that would want to admin though?
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  • Ugh! I suck at HDBD. I always take a weekly pic on Friday and Wednesdays are my lazy days so pictures aren't happening. The other days I mean to but forget. 

    @NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot yup yup agree! 
  • I agree with @NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot on everything.

    • When do you want to start it? I kind of think we should wait until after May (june maybe) This will eliminate anyone who doesn't stick around after the babies.
    • How many admins should there be? I like 5
    • How do we determine who should join? I like the admin vetting process
    • Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when? I think being active for 3-4 months is a good idea

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  • Just a question, and maybe I'm just reading it wrong (very very possible), but if you are saying they should be active for 3-4 months but the cutoff isn't until May or June and they join in May, would you just say sorry you weren't here long enough even though you've been posting a ton this month? Or is that where a vote from the admins would come in? 




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    • When do you want to start it? I like the idea of May 1st, but really don't care either way. Nowish is cool too. Obviously I haven't hid my face. 
    • How many admins should there be? Agree that 5 would be best
    • How do we determine who should join? Full on popularity contest! I kid :) Longevity and activity
    • Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when? Unsure. What @NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot mentioned seems fair.
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  • KMD1106 said:
    I agree that @pshaortao would be good for an admin as she has already done a lot of admin-type work on the spreadsheet. I'm not sure how else to pick other admins. I was thinking maybe pick 1 from each Ticker Change thread? That would end up being 6 admins though (since weekend is 1 ticker change.) Maybe one ticker change group doesn't have anyone that would want to admin though?
    What about a poll thread? People can write in their vote for admins or vote on one who's already been elected. Could pick top 5 from there, or do a second vote to pick top 5 from the top 10 or something.
    I like this poll thread idea.  

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    • When do you want to start it? I kind of think we should wait until after May (june maybe) This will eliminate anyone who doesn't stick around after the babies. 
    In regards to this, I think people are more likely to stick around if it's on FB. It's easier to check one thing and contribute than try to get on TB and FB with a new one. I fear we'll lose a lot of our regs if we don't start before babies are born. 
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  • KMD1106 said:
    • When do you want to start it? I kind of think we should wait until after May (june maybe) This will eliminate anyone who doesn't stick around after the babies. 
    In regards to this, I think people are more likely to stick around if it's on FB. It's easier to check one thing and contribute than try to get on TB and FB with a new one. I fear we'll lose a lot of our regs if we don't start before babies are born. 
    This is true, good point!
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  • I'm ready other than that I have no opinion on the other things!
  • emilyalsoemilyalso member
    edited April 2017
    This is my first BMB, so I definitely defer to women who have done all of this before. 

    My only question - and I'm sure it's a dumb one - is how do you know the person on FB actually matches up with the user name? 

    Edited for crazy typos
    • When do you want to start it? I like the idea of starting soon, that way we can get used to a new platform. 
    • How many admins should there be? 5 sounds like a good number, but I guess it would depend on how many people are in the group. 
    • How do we determine who should join? I think we all know who is active by now and can recognize their usernames. Personally, and no offense to any newbs, but I wouldn't necessarily be comfortable with anyone new(er) joining FB. Most of us has been here our whole pregnancy and we have formed bonds with one another. I would not be comfortable sharing personal information with someone that I haven't gotten to know over the past 7-8 months. 
    • Do we want to set a cut off date for joining? If so, when? Yes, I think they're should be a cutoff date. Maybe by the end of May. 
    Since I didn't join FB with my old BMB, what is the format like? Are their daily posts to participate in or is it just anyone posting whenever they want? 

    Also, +1 for @pshaortao as an admin, and I'm throwing my vote in for @NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot as well. 
  • I don't have much to add. I guess I would wait closer to the end of the month for letters, but that's not going to stop me from accepting one now.
  • I was just looking through the spreadsheet. Do we really have less than 100 members? Is there anyone out there that hasn't added themselves to it?
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  • @emilyalso My memory is foggy, but I believe that the admins get your real name and email from you via private message and you should get the invite by email or something? That's what I remember from nearly 3 years ago, so that could have changed since.

    @achays11 My other BMB does daily threads instead of weekly, we also do PVOTD (pic/vid of the day) of our babies, we have plenty of other threads with humor, or asking for support over something serious, or a good general question that they really need an answer to. I think it works pretty nicely, and I'm sure whenever we switch over, we will figure out what work for us.

    I second what hp_momma say! Check on your privacy setting if you care about how much is showing to a person that is not FB friends with you, and don't feel like you have to fb friend everybody especially from the start.


  • @vrj0522 I think alot of people went to the other fb group and never returned here.
  • Thanks for the clarification @NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot! My brain just isn't working these days  :(




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  • I want to come!  I think 5 admins is good.  I think sooner rather than later but am happy to defer to those who have BTDT.  
  • @emilyalso  I'm remembering it similarly to @pshaortao, the admins got real names then added people to the group. I'm thinking there was a bit of investigative work before adding to make sure it wasn't some troll who wanted to join a bunch of random FB groups. Having that private admin TB group should help with that. 

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  • yeaaaaaaaah...... @vrj0522 I just realized I never added myself. I'm awesome. I'll go do that, though.

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