# GCaptain Forum VS Social Media **URL:** \ **Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\ **Created:** [January 28, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174 "2018-01-28T23:31:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![betweenthebuoys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@betweenthebuoys](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/betweenthebuoys)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/45 "2018-02-06T19:45:42Z")
Well if we are going to bring up casting and fishing… there really is no other with quite the social media aplomb of Darcizzle. > **[Darcizzle Offshore](https://www.facebook.com/darcizzleoffshore/)** > > Darcizzle Offshore, Boynton Beach, Florida. 114,051 likes · 19,108 talking about this. Darcie, aka Darcizzle Offshore, is the original online female angler and continues to lead the way with two... This young lady and her partner have so many endorsements they practically fish for free. ---
**Author:** ![jimrr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jimrr/32/38358_2.png) [@jimrr](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jimrr)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/46 "2018-02-08T00:46:24Z")
I don’t have social media and would rather just avoid it as i get enough interruption now !!, besides, with all the censoring of certain ‘outcasts’ some of those on this forum would probably ‘disappear’. In time this too will perhaps pass but until then your oldest and wisest …uh, wise asses will probably be found right here! ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Boebert1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/earl_boebert1/32/116_2.png) [@Earl\_Boebert1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Earl_Boebert1)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/47 "2018-02-09T15:14:01Z")
Interesting to note that the people whose Facebook group killed off the primary drilling forum have just put up a site clearly modeled on gCaptain. Start of a trend? Cheers, Earl ---
**Author:** ![eyeofthestorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e5b9ba/32.png) [@eyeofthestorm](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/eyeofthestorm)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/48 "2018-02-10T05:35:50Z")
Pro boards are free and it could handle your volume and offer almost all the capabilities of your current platform. FB rules will take your already dying forum and completely kill it. FB is an archaic and dying platform to begin with but I would see as to why you would want to use it since this forum is full of nothing but a bunch of grumpy non-tech savy old men. In all seriousness the vast majority of offshore workers have to contend with low slow internet and forcing them to use fb will choke their already struggling to keep up bandwidth with FB. More free advice you have admin’d the shit out of this forum till it is almost no fun and shooed or tamped down off all your good trolls that keep your forum alive! I am a professional internet troll since the 90s and you were bumping for a minute and then you murdered your own activity with over modding the shit out of it. I have actually been circling your forum like a vulture for years now testing the waters. This forum is dead, dying, and boring. You move everything to FB and it will lose even more interest. Bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Boebert1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/earl_boebert1/32/116_2.png) [@Earl\_Boebert1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Earl_Boebert1)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/49 "2018-02-10T14:57:48Z")
There’s no troll like a hungry troll. Please do not feed. Cheers, Earl ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Phoenix](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/capt_phoenix/32/281_2.png) [@Capt\_Phoenix](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Capt_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2018, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/50 "2018-02-11T02:16:00Z")
> [@Barrien](#): > > I’ve given up even trying to load Facebook underway. If you don’t have my at-sea email, I guess you’re not getting in touch with me until we pull in somewhere. My phone will text via WiFi. ---
**Author:** ![Valentin\_Radu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/valentin_radu/32/3007_2.png) [@Valentin\_Radu](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Valentin_Radu)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/51 "2018-02-11T22:06:50Z")
This forum should stay up and running, facebook is changing it isn’t reliable anymore(to much unusfull stuff there), its rules are tending to be stupid. here people can speak freely if a level of respect and decency is kept. ---
**Author:** ![Dutchie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dutchie/32/170_2.png) [@Dutchie](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Dutchie)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/53 "2018-02-12T11:09:02Z")
I deleted my FB account already some time ago after they announced that from that moment on all the pictures I and everybody else, uploaded automatically becomes their property. The arrogance of FB is unbelievable! Recently FB also has started to censor heavily the content of its users, another reason to quit asap. I still use Twitter which is good enough for me, as long as they behave… ![IMG_2419](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/e/e51884ef32088465682da4bd1052d4f9c00beb2b.JPG) Be Wise Leave The Misery Machine! ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Boebert1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/earl_boebert1/32/116_2.png) [@Earl\_Boebert1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Earl_Boebert1)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/54 "2018-02-13T04:13:09Z")
Good, if depressing, article about Facebook here: [https://www.wired.com/story/inside-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-2-years-of-hell/](https://www.wired.com/story/inside-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-2-years-of-hell/) If you’re too busy to read it, here’s a short review: Children’s Crusade meets KGB. KGB wins. Cheers, Earl ---
**Author:** ![Valentin\_Radu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/valentin_radu/32/3007_2.png) [@Valentin\_Radu](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Valentin_Radu)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/55 "2018-02-15T20:17:43Z")
Facebook is still a powerful tool, I would not go as far as deleting my account but for sure I will try to find my information outside Facebook on forums like this one. ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_Shore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Lee\_Shore](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lee_Shore)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/56 "2018-02-19T00:07:44Z")
Hook’em early… Facebook is forging ahead with its messaging app for kids, despite child experts who have pressed the company to shut it down and others who question Facebook’s financial support of some advisers who approved of the app. Messenger Kids lets kids under 13 chat with friends and family. It displays no ads and lets parents approve who their children message. But critics say it serves to lure kids into harmful social media use. AP ---
**Author:** ![johnny.dollar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@johnny.dollar](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/johnny.dollar)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 6:01am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/57 "2018-02-21T06:01:29Z")
Do ya’ll remeber MySpace? Of course you don’t. Facebook use is failing off greatly with youngsters. ---
**Author:** ![Barrien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Barrien](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Barrien)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/58 "2018-02-27T16:24:31Z")
Sorry this is 16 days later, we went into the yards and I’ve been busy. > My phone will text via WiFi. My phone will too, no WiFi at sea though. ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_Shore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Lee\_Shore](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lee_Shore)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/59 "2018-02-27T16:26:18Z")
![lifebuzz-5a753361fce76e4e037ec20122fcb62c-limit_2000](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/1/13f3020a1765ef732e84ec5e9b90c54f98355e6e.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![New3M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/new3m/32/394_2.png) [@New3M](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/New3M)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/60 "2018-02-27T18:28:54Z")
> [@johnny.dollar](#): > > Do ya’ll remeber MySpace? Of course! I think Tom is still in my top 8. ---
**Author:** ![AHTS\_Master](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ahts_master/32/117_2.png) [@AHTS\_Master](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/AHTS_Master)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/61 "2018-03-23T04:15:15Z")
Facebook, who gives a shit. ![tumblr_p0st0sPwWu1tax84vo1_1280](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/b/baf154247f03afd3cdb2527e4ab4ccc73542d52c.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![johnny.dollar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@johnny.dollar](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/johnny.dollar)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174/62 "2018-03-23T17:44:49Z")
> **[Elon Musk Deletes Spacex, Tesla Facebook Pages](https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-23/elon-musk-delete-spacex-tesla-facebook-pages)** > > Seemingly escalating the war of words between Silicon Valley's boy-billionaires, Elon Musk has tweet-stormed that he will delete the Facebook pages for Spacex and Tesla... [Previous page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/gcaptain-forum-vs-social-media/47174.md?page=2)