[Spridgets] Is the list really this quiet?

[Allen Hefner]

Hi chuck,

I use Facebook for family stuff and have just started adding Spridget folk
as friends. I don't have any personal info in my profile and don't post any
sensitive personal stuff, like when I won the lottery (I didn't), so I
don't worry about it. In the early days many youngsters would post
everything about their life...age, school, job income, sexual activity,
etc. That info is now in Internet history and available for farming by
anyone who wants it.

Think about it. If you post publicly that you will be in Florida for a
week, starting on January 2, somebody could use that info to break into
your house when you are away. If you post that on the Spridgets Team.net
list, you may get invited to dinner while you are there.

There are so many people on Facebook who post stuff like my birthday party
yesterday, that they naturally started interest groups. You just have to be
careful. It is convenient to do all your one-stop posting though.

Allen Hefner
Norristown, PA
Sun City Center, FL

*Current:*
2016 Subaru outback somewhere
2006 Chebbie
*Former:*
1963 Sunbeam Alpine Series III
1967 Triumph TR4A IRS
1964 VW Type I
1967 VW Type II
1967 Rover 2000TC
1977 MG Midget (Sniff!)


On Sun, Jan 27, 2019 at 2:47 PM crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I 've never used social media besides spridgets list and the vintage saab
> lists I've subscribed to since what almost seems to be the beginning of
> time.
> So many organisations and groups have moved to Facebook.  Both Mary Anne &
> myself have never had accounts in the Twitter Facebook world.  Concerns
> over big brother harvesting personal information and stories about very
> personal things not related to my vehicular passions are being well founded
> since America's last election and other areas has me almost frightened to
> check out a public social media site.
> Paranoid?  I do not think so, just cautious about where I go and post
> anything.
> Is everyone really on a spridget Facebook site?
> Then my question is why?  What benefit has that proven to offer over what
> existed here?
> Members here have ferried cars from coast to coast and shared top secret
> rare parts from collections far and wide to keep our cars running or
> complete restorations around the globe.   So ok, then what's wrong with the
> spridgets list or so bad that some migrated away.  I'm not on a podium
> pounding my fist and wringing my hands over this.  Simply excuse my
> ignorance , not understanding the attraction to move from a good very
> functional forum to another?.
> And sadly I concede to the fact of many list members ive known from a long
> time ago have passed away.  But that should not be "the" reason for lacking
> posts or numbers of subscribers.   Or is it?
> Chuck
>
>
> *Sent from my LG Mobile*
>
> ------ Original message------
> *From: *Charlie Shelden via Spridgets
> *Date: *Sun, Jan 27, 2019 12:09 PM
> *To: *derf;
> *Cc: *Spridgets;
> *Subject:*Re: [Spridgets] Is the list really this quiet?
>
> Are a lot of the listers on a specific Spridget group on Facebook?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 27, 2019, at 6:40 AM, derf via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> Facebook.  A lot of folks get their Spridget fix there.
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 27, 2019 at 5:48 AM Weslake1330 via Spridgets <spri
> dgets at autox.team.net <spridgets at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>
>> Well, is the list really this quiet?  Whatever happened to 'cabin
>> fever'?
>>
>> Daniel
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