It is with great sadness that I bid farewell to an old and trusted friend. In the past few months I have watched the slow death of our once great club caused by the influx of "facebook". Where once we would have 10 or more post a day, we are now lucky to have two. I have seen the same thing on several sites such as MustangII.net. So what is next? No more club and only "facebook"? Only the members have control of our once great club. It's up to you. Support our club or watch it's slow death.

well it could be slow at this time , hollidays , and cold weather , and facebook i only use to look up old friends (if they are alive )  When i can I allways look here to see if any new pinto people are near me , and met a few , and when i my travels I do come across some one with a pinto I always tell them about this site ,  for me keep the memory alive and enjoy the car a good one

I'll still be here. I refuse to do the facebook/twitter(or any social media) thing. The change has been very noticeable though.

I'm right there with you 100%. What I can't figure out is why there is a Facebook feed on the PCCA site?  Consorting with the enemy (so to speak) as an attempt to draw FB people here?

What I don't get is that a lot of FB posts are short, one line comments that don't seem to greatly add to Pintodom.  Here it is like meeting in an old friends garage for some bench racing. On FB it seems like a car show where random, not too well knowing people pass by with comments like, "I had a 1982 Pinto with an inline 6 engine and a 5 speed."

Facebook the great homogenizer of our culture. No thanks.

I don't do Facebook either and, unless things have changed, neither does Scott.  The thinking was that if the PCCA established a peaceful co-existence with the Facebook Pinto people, it could be mutually beneficial.  In reality, it's hard to know just how well that is working out.  Posts are generally down this time of year anyway, so I don't think that's a real problem.  Membership continues to increase fairly steadily but, as always, only a small percentage of our membership is actually active.  Several of our more prolific posters have a lot going on in their lives right now and have been less active than usual.  If there are serious objections to the Facebook connection, it would be good to let Scott know your feelings.


Dwayne

What the hell is face book. By the way what is twittter and flicker. I went to pintrest once because I thought it was for people interested in pintos. After having been there I still don't know what it is.
Bill

 Who ever said, "Never has so much been said about so little," must have been prophetic about Facebook.

Ain't that the truth?!?!?

Dwayne

Oh, NOooo... . It is getting worse every day. My background is video production and there is a web site I frequented. I'd often comment on the articles they wrote. Today as I went to "Log In" with my user name and password - I couldn't. Now you MUST log in through one of the popular social media accounts!!! To me it is kind of like being told you can't get into the local supermarket without a Costco card.

I refuse to use Facebook, Twitter, or the other crap.
My wife, 5 years older than me, uses that stuff all the time.
I still use Usenet.
I wish that the Facebook feed here didn't exist. But it isn't my site. If it was, anyone using the word Facebook would have it edited just like the four letter words we can't use here.
Oh, well.
Russ

The question would be, Is this really a state of tech social obsolescence? Or is it just another generational crutch for somewhat worthless blather for the instant gratification ? Hmmm, Silence can be golden, and the Written word can be a profound empowering means of galvanizing the masses.
 The use of this medium is weighed in the successes and failures of its members in their common interests. Should Satire and Humor be made the grease of the Squeaky wheel of Communication in all its forms?
 Buck up me hearties, this is a tough time of year to keep in touch, as we all have lives outside the Pintodom.

 2016 lurks and 2015 is about done, so Let's get on with it

 Pintosopher, the Loose end play in your Steering Racks, and adjusting the bolt daily

Todays "facebook" posting talks about what the the owner got in the back of his Pinto while in college. What's next?

One reason for the change might be the change in the forum display? I used to frequent the site a fair bit, mostly using my phone then something changed and now the web site doesnt display right when using my phone, I cant even log in. I can use tapatalk but don't like the way that looks so dont bother.

My project is still crawling along, I'm way way overdue in updating the build thread.

Facebook is cordially invited to shampoo my crotch.  I do not Facebook.  I'm not going anywhere....

One reason for the change might be the change in the forum display? I used to frequent the site a fair bit, mostly using my phone then something changed and now the web site doesnt display right when using my phone, I cant even log in. I can use tapatalk but don't like the way that looks

I have same problems

fozzy - I still use a flip phone 

My cell is pre - flip phone!  No need for a smart phone when the user is dumb as dirt!  We may have lost a little ground to Facebook, but our membership continues to grow.  I don't think we have to worry about this site going anywhere anytime soon.

Dwayne

Yep I had a flip phone one time , and yes it use to flip me out when I dropped it and you always had three pieces, phone , Battery and cover on the ground a wondering who called you when you pulle it out to answer it but dropped it , guess that gave the meaning of dropped call 😜. , but I will always check here to chat and help other pinto people , and fine more that are near me , I'm not going anywhere either,  y'all have a great Sunday 🎄🎁