Do you still use the Forums as much as Facebook or Instagram for your PT discussions? - Lateral-g Forums

**fleetus macmullitz** · #1 10-07-2017, 11:40 AM

I'll be 62 next week and don't like the very alt-left controlled fakebook, but since my wife and daughter do post on there and tag me, I sign in occasionally. My sons were on it but aren't now.

Big on twitter for following sports real-time and some very good follows for vintage racing cars.

But twitter daily messes with conservatives' feeds etc. I would like an alternative to them.

On a bunch of forums, but lat-g is special as we know. Glad it wasn't sold to IB or the like.

I like the fact that a number of members here post on IG. But I dislike the portrait style viewing IG insists on (no fun on my mini iPad), plus it's owned by fb, so not on there much at all.

SSLance · #2 10-07-2017, 12:27 PM

I much prefer to interact on forums on my PC or my laptop, using a Chrome browser. I will interact on forums on my Android smartphone but still with a browser, not the apps. I can read posts pretty well but if I have to type anything longer than one or two short sentences, I prefer a keyboard over a phone.

Facebook is pretty smartphone friendly.

JB400 · #3 10-07-2017, 02:50 PM

Being on a forum is just about as good as being out in the garage.

**FaBrycation** · #4 10-16-2017, 07:49 PM

Honestly, starting my Instagram was the best decision I ever made in terms of getting my name out there. I have made great friends with guys who do what I do every day and also made friends with guys who I never would have in normal circumstances.

The forum is also a great tool and I think that if you know how to market what you do they all will play a part. I have made great friend on Lat-g and again never would have under normal circumstances.

57vette · #5 10-17-2017, 01:57 PM

First... I'm old school, and by that I mean I've been hot-rodding since the '60's, have owned everything from a 27 T-Bucket to 4 Vettes, and numerous other performance vehicles. And yeah... I'm old (74+) but I haven't quite grown up yet LOL. Most of my career was spent in the ever-changing toy & game business, so I grew into technology. That said, I think FB and Forums both have their pros and cons.

I treat FB as a family and close friends messaging system, and I also enjoy checking out the political stuff. I think I have maybe 40 friends and 2/3rd are related! The rest are involved with our family or extended family in some special way. So while I belong to a few Camaro and Lightning SVT groups, I do not "friend" _anyone_ on those networks. I use those FB Automotive Groups to post pix, get some quick opinions, keep a finger on the pulse. I've bought & sold automotive parts on FB.

OTH, Forums seem to be the place where you can help, learn, buy, sell, trade, and sometimes even socialize. You can search and read a thread on a specific topic much easier on a forum, get much more detailed feedback on parts, techniques, and a lot more. I especially enjoy threads that are "How-To's" where some member has taken the time to document and explain with pictures, charts, and words, some mod that might seem trivial to some but could provide the "Ohhhhhh Yeah!" to others.

I don't mess with IG at all. Honestly speaking... I think Forums are the place to be for anything technical, and that applies to vendors as well as us common folk.-Mike