[Tango-L] Email or FB?

[Michael]

Here's an alternative. I belong to a yahoo group that operates the same way
as Tango L. (You need a yahoo mail address.) You register with the group.
When a list member sends a message, everybody in the group gets the message.
You don't have to add anybody to your contact list.

Here's an example.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/School_of_Traditional_Argentine_Tango/in
fo
(I'm not a member of this group.) It has 22 members. Whenever any of the 22
sends a message, to the group address, everybody in the group gets the
message. If anybody replies to the message, everybody in the group gets the
message. The only addition to your contact list is the group's email address
to send messages.

Michael
Came home to New York where the Argentine Tango is better

-----Original Message-----
From: Trini y Sean (PATangoS)
Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 9:47 AM

I understand people's concern over FB.  I also know people who refused to
leave messages on answering machines when they became popular.  Dance groups
used to mail out fliers, but none in our area do now as it wasn't cost
effective.  Postcards with a website address has replaced fliers with all
the info.  Heck, there are even less postcards now announcing events.  But
boy, do I get a lot of event invites.

What I have not heard are any suggestions on how to attract new voices to FB
that would revive discussions and make it worthwhile to continue on MIT.
Historically, most of the discussions on Tango-L were started by organizers,
teachers, or those maintaining tango websites.  All of the new
teachers/organizers in my area are much more active in FB than on email
listservs (except as it pertains to their work).  It's a lot easier to
"friend" someone than add an email to one's contact list.  On the other
tango listserv's that people use, how's the traffic there?  Is it by new
voices or the same ones?

Trini de Pittsburgh