happyaussies Posted February 10, 2013 #1 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Promotion of Facebook Groups are NOT allowed on our ROLL CALLS Cruise Critic no longer allows the promotion of Facebook groups created for specific cruise line sailings on our ROLL CALLS. We feel this is in the best interest of members who enjoy participating on Cruise Critic ROLL CALLS. Links and/or posts directing members to Facebook pages will be removed. Members repeatedly violating this policy risk losing their posting privileges. If you currently have any Facebook groups listed in your online signature, please remove them. Thank you for your cooperation. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: WHAT DO OTHER'S THINK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted February 10, 2013 #2 Share Posted February 10, 2013 ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyaussies Posted February 10, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted February 10, 2013 ......ok? I totally agree with you Hoping everyone had a fantastic weekend B&B :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted February 10, 2013 #4 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I think that message has been there for quite a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyaussies Posted February 10, 2013 Author #5 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Thanks Pushka, I had only just seen it and found it very interesting. I would have thought that it might have been a two way street of promotion for both CC & FB. As I believe that both sites have 2 very different purposes. I wonder what rationale CC used for such a decision! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted February 10, 2013 #6 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I guess if people use Facebook then that might take them away from posting on the roll call on CC. But as you say the policy does go against the social media networking that is the "thing" at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie57 Posted February 10, 2013 #7 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Maybe because on FB there's nothing stopping people from sharing the details of TAs, independent tour operators etc?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella cruiser Posted February 10, 2013 #8 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I learned about this rule, the hard way. I actually directed an enthusiastic, newbie cruiser to their roll call on FB once as there was no roll call for their cruise here on CC, trying to be helpful and was warned by the WWOTN that this was against the rules.:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6andy6 Posted February 10, 2013 #9 Share Posted February 10, 2013 All it is is a display of insecurity. If you have confidence your product is the best in the market and no matter what is out there, is not threatening and that people will continue to return to you, then FB is not a threat...and tbh it's unlikely to every be to something like this. FB is not suited for forum like activities and question and answer threads. But it shows the naively of the forum masters as I have seen several very strong forums wither away and rivals take their place ( both within the cruising world and other sorts of forums) as the rules became more restrictive, and the crowd became more cliche and petty with questionable moderation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted February 10, 2013 #10 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I think this policy has been around for a while. That said, I also believe they were running/going to run a facebook trial some years back where they incorporated that annoying like button. Since that's not around, there may have been some issue between them. That said, it's pretty fortunate they don't have it, given the knockdown to websites that button caused last week. Enough outages as there are here! :-) I also have seen some migration activity e.g. roll calls migrate to facebook so it seems understandable to not encourage that anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtaco Posted February 10, 2013 #11 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I think its a crock of Sh##! Who actually runs this forum? When I joined many moons ago nothing was taboo apart from bullying other members? Cruise Critic sends me without fail cheap cruises every day and T/A,s are at the top of their list? yet we are not allowed to mention T/A,s Who or What actually runs this site and are all posters aware? I remember way back when I did a few scaving reviews and they were deleted? Cruise Critic or Cruise write as we want you to? Cruise "Critic" is fine unless you are actually "Critical" about a cruise line lol then its not allowed? Should just be called "Cruise forum" Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiselover53 Posted February 10, 2013 #12 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I think its a crock of Sh##! Who actually runs this forum? When I joined many moons ago nothing was taboo apart from bullying other members? Cruise Critic sends me without fail cheap cruises every day and T/A,s are at the top of their list? yet we are not allowed to mention T/A,s Who or What actually runs this site and are all posters aware? I remember way back when I did a few scaving reviews and they were deleted? Cruise Critic or Cruise write as we want you to? Cruise "Critic" is fine unless you are actually "Critical" about a cruise line lol then its not allowed? Should just be called "Cruise forum" Den This might answer your question http://www.cruisecritic.com/aboutus/index.cfm?ID=10&pressID=27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzaw Posted February 10, 2013 #13 Share Posted February 10, 2013 CC is a great, free to use Internet service -- it is not compulsory to use this forum, there are others. However I am happy to abide by their rules, regardless of what they are. Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cme2c Posted February 10, 2013 #14 Share Posted February 10, 2013 And yet the FB link is still in the header and at the bottom of the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargoK Posted February 10, 2013 #15 Share Posted February 10, 2013 CC is a great, free to use Internet service -- it is not compulsory to use this forum, there are others. However I am happy to abide by their rules, regardless of what they are. Barry I agree Barry. For me FB book is too 'Open' for my liking. Yes I use FB but would not like to do so for cruising and roll calls. Perhaps I am an old snob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyaussies Posted February 10, 2013 Author #16 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Thanks for your thoughts and opinions. I do enjoy robust discussions Yes I would have thought the 2 sites have slightly different reasons for being and I do wonder what CC is worried about or indeed what their rational was for the decision! Oh well! if we use these things then we need to obey the rules wether we agree or not. thanks again for your thoughts it's all very interesting! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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