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Topic: Facebook

Posted By: ToddSin NY
Subject: Facebook
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 12:00pm

Was wondering if anyone on here goes on facebook at all?

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Posted By: Lance/SC
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 12:03pm

Haven't taken the plunge yet. I think I will leave that for the younger group. (under 60 LOL)

Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 12:12pm

I am a hold-out also. Like anything else, in moderation I suppose it is just fine, however, I choose to keep my mundane life to myself.

The news shocased some guy that posted on facebook and was utterly shocked when he returned from a 2 week announced trip to the Bahama's and his place was totally wiped out except the light bulbs. GO FIGURE!!!

Posted By: Glockhead SWMI
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 12:20pm

yep, I am on there. Seems easier for me to keep in touch with friends that way.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1185919937&ref=profile

Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 12:28pm

It's a way to connect with people from like high school, collage or even work. When you fill out the information on where and when you went to high school, ect. It will connect you with those people who also listed the same thing. It will bring up a list of others on FB that match and you can send a friend request. They will get an e-mail asking if they know you or not. If they say "yes" then they are listed as your friend on FB.

Security can be set up many ways from to very restrictive to anyone can see what you post. Most of the time you set it so that only your friends can see what you post.

Many people play the games and there are lots of them. I don't as it wastes too much time. The games and applications from FB will also pull your profile information. That is another reason to not play or use the applications they have. Security risk for sure.

Bottom line is that for most people FB ranks right up there as a large waste of time. I have one school chum that posts what he is doing about evey 30 minutes all day long. GET A LIFE!

Posted By: Glockhead SWMI
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 12:33pm

I use it as advertising during the market season. Also to keep friends updated about projects I am working on. Or general time wasting while I am waiting on the ole lady or kids.

Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 12:47pm

I have used if for past several months as have a few other members of this board who I know about, couple from down under and here in MN as well as some who havew kind of stopped posting here as the ability on facebook to block out the ones you do not want on your site or page.

Started with 2 people from high school and now around 25 and looking for few more for 50th class reunion.

Also for family search as had 20 or so relatves that also use it but now contacted 20 or more in Germany with same last name and now keep contact with them.

http://www.facebook.com/srch.php?hs=33573701&hr=1961#!/pages/ALLIS-CHALMERS/41056536450?ref=search&sid=1791706011.3548292401..1 - http://www.facebook.com/srch.php?hs=33573701&hr=1961#!/pages/ALLIS-CHALMERS/41056536450?ref=search&sid=1791706011.3548292401..1

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Faith isn't a jump in the dark. It is a walk in the light. Faith is not guessing; it is knowing something.
"Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."

Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 1:00pm

I am on Facebook but don't use it for much. My sister used it lately to keep family and friends informed of BIL's progress. It is handy for things like that. My daughter plays the farm game for something to do but I have the opinion that all their games are a waste of time except to collect info for facebook advertisers

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Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF

Posted By: Kev Card
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 1:12pm

I mostly post my art work and some farm pictures there Kev

Posted By: Buckeye Chalmers
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 1:16pm

There is an Allis Chalmers group on facebook with about 300 members

Posted By: GlenninPA
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 1:16pm

Mostly when I want to waste time, I come here where my friends are..... LOL

Posted By: Dave(inMA)
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 1:18pm

I am on FB but don't do much with it. Started using it to find friends from college days some 45 years ago but don't have much interest in sharing all the daily details of my life with the cyber world!

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WC, CA, D14, WD45

Posted By: Leonard
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 3:19pm

Not me. Used myspace for a while but didn't like it.

Leonard

Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 3:29pm

I'm on it, but very infrequently. It confuses the bejeepers out of me, I never know who I'm talking to and who I'm not.

Posted By: joegrgraham
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 3:36pm

Far too many people, with too much time, and too little to do.

Besides that, why do you want to get in touch with people from your past, there's a reason why you lost touch in the first place!

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If it seems like a good idea, do it. It's easier to apologise than to get permission.

Posted By: gary ny
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 3:58pm

I am on facebook I just did it to post some of the tractors that I have done.I tell people that want one done so they can see my work and if they like what they see we go from there .I have picked three paint jobs from that so far.But I don't look at it as often as I should.If anyone wants to look it under Gary Alley , my world

Posted By: Robby_H
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 4:23pm

I am on Facebook but limit my contacts to a few close friends. I am not one to broadcast my life to the world

Robby

Posted By: ToddSin NY
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 4:24pm

Well Joe there is alot of reasons I use it to keep in touch with people from the past. Some of my friends moved away others went into the military and I was on the road trucking for weeks at a time. We lost contact and now am very thankful for finding them again!!! When I graduated high school we didn't have cell phones to keep in contact and up to the minute. When 2 of my friends went into the military that was the last I had contact with them. We have now reconected through facebook and am really surprised where one of them landed up!

Posted By: Oldoug
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 4:47pm

I've been on Facebook for over three years now. When I started it was just me and a bunch of high school kids, over the years alot of my old friends have joined. I think it's great and a good way to be in touch with them without making any real effort to be in touch with them. All you have to do is update your page once and a while and you all know what is going on with each other.

Posted By: WC7610
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 5:10pm

nope. too afraid of running into old girlfriends ;)

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Most Bad Government has grown out of Too Much Government- Thomas Jefferson

Posted By: SWMOCraig
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 5:25pm

Have been for about a year or so, mainly to keep in touch with old friends. There is quite a bit of Allis activity on there. I'm with a couple groups there.

Craig

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Whenever there is a hard job to be done I assign it to a lazy man; he is sure to find an easy way of doing it.

— Walter P. Chrysler

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Posted By: Tim in arkansas
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 5:53pm

yes I am on facebook mainly keep in touch with friends back in Ohio and some family who are in college

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Allis Chalmers fan from Arkansas

Posted By: omahagreg
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 7:51pm

I am on Facebook, and check it daily.

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Greg Kroeker
1950 WD with wide front and Freeman trip loader

Posted By: Warren(Oh)
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 7:52pm

I'm on it, too. Don't mess with Farmville or any of the other apps. Just a means to stay in touch and share a bit. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/wrf121 - http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/wrf121

Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 8:30pm

Got a face book account to keep up with family reunion preparations. Located a few old military buddies through FB. I check it maybe every other week. If you want to know what I am dong send me an email and ask. I don't need to post my life on FB.

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Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God.

Posted By: BennyLumpkin
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 9:02pm

Im on it....its a pretty useful page

Posted By: Richard
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 9:08pm

I'm on Facebook - it's a way to chat with the grandsons and other family.

Posted By: Anthony
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 10:57pm

My niece set me up a page but I took it off.................didnt like it and dont miss it.......

Posted By: Wes (VA)
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 11:11pm

I'm on there too..more than I should be at times.. it can be neat to have sometime, but like everybody else said..its a BIG time waster..and has been known to stir up stuff between people that probably would've gone on smoothly. There are a few good Ac 'groups' on there that I check out from time to time. -Wes

Posted By: Daniel Christensen
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 11:18pm

I'm on Facebook. I didn't join till the end of 2008 tho, even though I was under 20

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CAx3, Bx2, G, D17x2, D14x2, D15, D19, 190XT, WC, WD-45, 185, Gleaner K.

Posted By: Ed in TX
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 11:42pm

I got on facebook to keep up with my kids when they went off to college. I have brothers and sisters and their kids all over the country keeping in touch. Instead of taking picture, getting them developed and mailing the to everyone, now they take a picture, put it on facebook and evryone can see it. There is the problem of people from the past finding you. I feel bad hitting the ignore button but if they want me to remember them from 30 years ago they should post a picture from 30 years ago.

Posted By: Lance/SC
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 5:37am

Hmm. Allis groups????? Maybe I should rethink this, huh?

Posted By: Jim Lindemood
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 8:17am

I reluctly became a face book user, but have found it to be great way to keep in touch with family. Have a son in the Navy (San Diego) and a son in the Marine Corps (Okinawa). They are not much for sending communications in the traditional manner, but are facebook users, lets me know how they are doing. Keep it pretty much restricted to the family and a couple friends - have become a convert.

Posted By: Dave(inMA)
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 8:23am

I suppose that I should know this, but how does one find the Allis groups on FB?

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WC, CA, D14, WD45

Posted By: Daniel Christensen
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 8:29am

Type "Allis" into the search bar and it should pop up as a suggestion. One is the "real' group and one is one that was automatically imported from Wikipedia. For some reason everything with a full wikipedia article recently got connected witih FB. Here's the "real" group: http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALLIS-CHALMERS/41056536450?ref=ts - http://www.facebook.com/pages/ALLIS-CHALMERS/41056536450?ref=ts

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CAx3, Bx2, G, D17x2, D14x2, D15, D19, 190XT, WC, WD-45, 185, Gleaner K.

Posted By: Dave(inMA)
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 8:37am

Thanks, Daniel. I'll try it.

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WC, CA, D14, WD45

Posted By: Glockhead SWMI
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 4:51pm

Dan, I think I am a member of that ALLIS Group. Some nice stuff on there from time to time.

I like riling my friends up on there too. Makes for some fun times.

Posted By: Kip-Utah
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 5:13pm

A month or so ago my kids set a page up for me but I don't know how to look at it! Kip

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HANSEN'S OLD ORANGE IRON. Showing, Pulling, & Going!!

Posted By: Spud
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 5:17pm

I am on it. It is fun to see how the old girlfriends from way back when ended up. As a rule of thumb, the good looking ones are chubby now and the scrawny ones filled out and are looking good!

It is handy for finding old friends though.

Posted By: Don M SEIA
Date Posted: 18 May 2010 at 9:50pm

I'm on it too. Good for family stuff, like when my new grandson was born in April. Talked about B's and 40 Allcrops tonight. Don

Posted By: Andrew(southernIL)
Date Posted: 18 May 2010 at 10:26pm

I still refuse to join it.

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If fishing is a sport your looking at an athlete

Posted By: LarryWC In
Date Posted: 18 May 2010 at 10:49pm

I'm on there all the time,,and the Allis Chalmers site is mine I set up a couple of years ago!

I enjoy it,,good place to promote the AC brand and shows!

Also put Dale Haymakers link on there too!

http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/group.php?gid=28444313862 - http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/group.php?gid=28444313862

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www.allischalmersmuseum.com

Posted By: Italy Hill Produce
Date Posted: 19 May 2010 at 12:16pm

I'm on FB, not too often, I don't do the apps, and my security is set pretty high.. It's a good way of keeping in touch with people you don't want to lose touch with, but don't have time to visit them etc..

Feel free to become a fan of "Hunt Country Vineyards on Keuka Lake" too...

Jonathan

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G tractor and an All Crop 66
Also Kubota MX5100F and M9540HD12

Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 19 May 2010 at 2:33pm

I'm on it, mainly to communicate with family spread across the country. I also have fan pages for TV shows and sports teams set up so I get info about those automatically. Helps me remeber when I need to DVR stuff.

Some folks put way too much info on there!

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D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446

Posted By: Dave Richards (WV)
Date Posted: 19 May 2010 at 2:44pm

Are you kidding!!! I'd be in the witness relocation program if I could.

Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 2:22pm

Any updates to Face Book members ?

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Faith isn't a jump in the dark. It is a walk in the light. Faith is not guessing; it is knowing something.
"Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."

Posted By: HagerAC
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 2:33pm

I am on there, have got a lot of tractor and farming pics on there.

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30+ A-Cs ranging from a 1928 20-35, to a 1984 8070FWA, Gleaner R52

Posted By: Dans 7080
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 2:39pm

Im on there.

Posted By: injpumpEd
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 2:49pm

I finally caved in! A great way to connect with people spread all across the country!

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210 "too hot to farm" puller, part of the "insane pumpkin posse". Owner of Guenther Heritage Diesel, specializing in fuel injection systems on heritage era tractors. stock rebuilds to all out pullers!

Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 2:56pm

No need to. I have outlook express setup to do what I want.Can send emails and pictures just fine. Big bonus is not getting info stolen by them 'web bandits'!

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3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112
Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor)

Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water

Posted By: Brian S(NY)
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 5:13pm

Im on way more than I should be I guess but I enjoy it. second to this of course.

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God made man.Sam colt made man equal.

Posted By: bikley
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 5:18pm

Not me I'm afraid I wouldn't get any friends not even my wife.

Posted By: Chris/CT
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 6:03pm

One of the biggest problems in this world today, Privacy. I dare say that word doesn't hold much value anymore.

Posted By: JoeO(CMO)
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 8:04pm

I went on it when the kids and grandkids talked me into joining. A couple of days later an ole girfriend came up.

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Posted By: Don M SEIA
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 8:06pm

Yes, I am , really alot of farm stuff. Don Mathews

Posted By: 427435
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 8:33pm

I'm on it, but limit all my info to "friends." That keeps things relatively secure. My sons and daughter-in-laws are on it-------good way to keep up with them and the grandkids. The Allis site also has some interesting stuff.

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Mark

B10 Allis, 917 Allis, 7116 Simplicity, 7790 Simplicity Diesel,
GTH-L Simplicity

Ignorance is curable-----stupidity is not.

Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 8:40pm

People i use to work with and I started a group there / as place closed and worked with many for 40 years some are like family.

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=147264918658567&id=256566055895&ref=notif&notif_t=like#!/home.php?sk=group_173892992638013 - http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=147264918658567&id=256566055895&ref=notif&notif_t=like#!/home.php?sk=group_173892992638013

Here is one AC group with almost 3000 members I use.

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=147264918658567&id=256566055895&ref=notif&notif_t=like#!/pages/ALLIS-CHALMERS/41056536450 - http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=147264918658567&id=256566055895&ref=notif&notif_t=like#!/pages/ALLIS-CHALMERS/41056536450

Another AC group with over 600 members

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=147264918658567&id=256566055895&ref=notif&notif_t=like#!/profile.php?id=8649976 - http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=147264918658567&id=256566055895&ref=notif&notif_t=like#!/profile.php?id=8649976

Posted By: monitordoc
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 9:48pm

I AM ON FACEBOOK. BUT NOT SOCIALLY---MY BOY IS IN THE ARMY AND IS AN EASY WAY TO STAY IN TOUCH AND SHARE PICTURES.

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WD,D17-S4,180,D21

Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 9:53pm

I'm on facebook too with some other Allis People.

Brian is there too.

Don't spend too much time there but I basically use it to keep in touch with Grandchildren.

Good Luck!

Bill Long