Metal Detecting Talk Forum – A New Friendly Community For All Detectorists
Most of us use Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Threads and they are great platforms, very convenient and easy to use but they do have some real downsides. The biggest of which is data harvesting. Everything you do and say on one of these platforms is fed to hundreds of vendors and platform “partners”. Your data is like gold to them and they buy and sell it without any real concern for your personal privacy. Instagram for example shares 79% of your data with third parties. That is a huge amount of data going out to who knows where and for what purpose.
Social media platforms such as Facebook may appear convenient but how many times have you lost track of a post or started reading things out of context? Facebook doesn’t utilize threaded content so posts can get lost in the crowd and many of them may not even be read.
So, Why Join Our Forum Instead of Using Facebook?
1. Focused and Organized Discussions:
•The forum allows for a more structured categorization of topics and subtopics, making it easy for you to find and follow discussions on specific subjects. Unlike the fast-paced nature of Facebook, our threaded conversations keep dialogues coherent and easy to reference.
2. Content Permanence and Accessibility:
•Content on our forum is easy to search and access long-term, unlike Facebook posts which can quickly get buried. Plus, our forum content is indexed by search engines, helping new members find valuable discussions and solutions.
4. Greater Control and Customization:
•Enjoy a platform that is customized to meet our community’s specific needs, unlike the one-size-fits-all approach of social media platforms.
5. Enhanced Privacy and Moderation:
•We offer more privacy options for users, including private messaging. Our moderation tools ensure that discussions remain respectful and on-topic.
6. In-Depth Interaction:
•Our forum encourages detailed and thoughtful responses without character limits, allowing for far more comprehensive and nuanced discussions.
Are forums as easy or convenient to use as Facebook? No but, it really doesn’t take that much longer to involve yourself with a forum. Once you have registered, which only conists of signing up with your email, username and password, everything else is pretty straightforward. And if in doubt just drop me an email.
I do hope you will all consider joining our forum and be part of a community that values in-depth discussions, privacy, and long-term engagement.
You can register on the forum here.
