When I finally got onboard and joined Facebook I was quickly rewarded in getting acquainted with some relatives we lost touch with. The feature of putting pictures up is really nice. I was warned of potential viruses or spam but I really don't see this as any more of a problem than general Internet use. I set up a closed group of New Brunswick Kincaids and we are a nice small family. I joined a group called 'The Kinkaid/Kinkead/Kincaid and any other way you care to spell it group' hosted by a KinKaid from Northern Ireland but there is little exchange there yet as it is quite small (five members). Now for a more serious issue with Facebook which led me to drop 1/3 of my friends so I could only have family and some closer or special friends. There is a feature where people can comment on what you are doing now. This is put up on their friends wallboards to see. You can get some really obnoxious comments and really politically charged comments or photos. For example, I became acquainted again with someone who I went to school with and it quickly became clear they were quite into drugs. I removed the person due to the graphic language used by these people. If you are offended by pictures of gays kissing then you should be wary of Facebook as it seems like this is the preferred profile picture of anyone in the gay community. You can expect one political party member knocking another. Bottom line is that I now have no interest in organizing a Clan Kincaid Facebook group. I think the odds are that any benefits will be outweighed by the risk of dealing a lot with people having more extreme social behaviors. I think a smaller more close knit group is better (ie. say Greenbrier Kincaids). One should make it closed so one can first screen them (ie. check the language they use, etc.) or drop them if they get too obnoxious. Best wishes! Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: Don W. Kincaid To: kincaid@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [KINCAID] facebook / kincaid group Whoever does the Kincaid Facebook, we would like to put in a plug for space to put in the dna numbers for participants....who knows, perhaps facial features can be helpful in determining kinship like dna has been. I had been leery of Facebook but recently had a friend start up a class group Facebook and sent me an invite to join so I went to Wikipedia and read up on what is is and isn't and now feel it can be a good thing if the administrator does not let it get out of control. Don W.

Well, to borrow from Ron White, when you're alone (and lonely and opinionated), sitting in a beanbag chair naked eating Cheetos® chatting with your LEFT hand, the nasty tends to flow. That's why I personally stay away from chat boards and the like. I'd try anything once, but with caution. (And Jalapeño Cheetos are wonderful!) Dick Kinkead, 2562 A1a Lantana, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter A. Kincaid" <7kincaid@nb.sympatico.ca> To: <kincaid@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 9:30 PM Subject: Re: [KINCAID] facebook / kincaid group > When I finally got onboard and joined Facebook I > was quickly rewarded in getting acquainted with > some relatives we lost touch with. The feature of > putting pictures up is really nice. > > I was warned of potential viruses or spam but I really > don't see this as any more of a problem than general > Internet use. > > I set up a closed group of New Brunswick Kincaids > and we are a nice small family. I joined a group > called 'The Kinkaid/Kinkead/Kincaid and any other > way you care to spell it group' hosted by a KinKaid > from Northern Ireland but there is little exchange > there yet as it is quite small (five members). > > Now for a more serious issue with Facebook which > led me to drop 1/3 of my friends so I could only > have family and some closer or special friends. There > is a feature where people can comment on what > you are doing now. This is put up on their friends > wallboards to see. You can get some really > obnoxious comments and really politically charged > comments or photos. For example, I became acquainted > again with someone who I went to school with and it > quickly became clear they were quite into drugs. > I removed the person due to the graphic language > used by these people. If you are offended by pictures > of gays kissing then you should be wary of Facebook > as it seems like this is the preferred profile picture of > anyone in the gay community. You can expect one > political party member knocking another. > > Bottom line is that I now have no interest in organizing > a Clan Kincaid Facebook group. I think the odds are > that any benefits will be outweighed by the risk of > dealing a lot with people having more extreme social > behaviors. I think a smaller more close knit group is > better (ie. say Greenbrier Kincaids). One should make > it closed so one can first screen them (ie. check the > language they use, etc.) or drop them if they get too > obnoxious. > > Best wishes! > > Peter > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Don W. Kincaid > To: kincaid@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 6:38 PM > Subject: Re: [KINCAID] facebook / kincaid group > > > Whoever does the Kincaid Facebook, we would like to put in a plug for space > to put in the dna numbers for participants....who knows, perhaps facial > features can be helpful in determining kinship like dna has been. I had been > leery of Facebook but recently had a friend start up a class group Facebook > and sent me an invite to join so I went to Wikipedia and read up on what is is > and isn't and now feel it can be a good thing if the administrator does not > let it get out of control. > > Don W.

Wow, I'm really confused by this. I've really tried to explain from the start that the group is already a 'closed group.' Just remember, that if you have facebook and join this group, you can quit the group any time and it doesn't affect your personal facebook. I enjoy my facebook so much, that I would not sacrifice it's 'security' for the sake of a Kincaid group. There is no reason to think that the facebook is less 'secure' than the kincaid@rootsweb is already. Anybody can start writing letters in this group. I had no problem joining in. I suppose if I started writing offensive letters, I would be excluded from the group. There would be no difference with facebook. As the admin, I've already removed one person. Although this person may have been (and probably was) utterly legitimate, his/her profile did not appear with the rest in the group. That was an abnormal presentation of a facebook member, so I just removed that person. If he/she (it was some kind of French looking name) has a problem with it, they can clear up the questions I have. I'm opinionated, but not lonely. Dick, I didn't understand your e-mail at all. Peter, smaller closer family groups CAN be nice, but for someone like me, I would probably be left with a facebook group consisting of my sister and me (since the three of us siblings--we haven't gotten our brother doing facebook, yet-- are the only surviving members of our Kincaid ancestry until you go back to our great-great grandfather's siblings. I can't even fig ure out what DNA clan we would belong to yet (A, B, C??) No clue. I have to say, I feel a little left out when it comes to all this Kincaid correspondence, and I guess I'm looking for a way to get to know everyone because it's not going to happen through close relations. -----Original Message----- From: Richard Kinkead <rkinkead11@comcast.net> To: kincaid@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 8:39 pm Subject: Re: [KINCAID] facebook / kincaid group Well, to borrow from Ron White, when you're alone (and lonely and opinionated), itting in a beanbag chair naked eating Cheetos® chatting with your LEFT hand, he nasty tends to flow. That's why I personally stay away from chat boards and the like. I'd try anything once, but with caution. (And Jalapeño Cheetos are onderful!) Dick Kinkead, 2562 A1a antana, FL ----- Original Message ----- rom: "Peter A. Kincaid" <7kincaid@nb.sympatico.ca> o: <kincaid@rootsweb.com> ent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 9:30 PM ubject: Re: [KINCAID] facebook / kincaid group When I finally got onboard and joined Facebook I was quickly rewarded in getting acquainted with some relatives we lost touch with. The feature of putting pictures up is really nice. I was warned of potential viruses or spam but I really don't see this as any more of a problem than general Internet use. I set up a closed group of New Brunswick Kincaids and we are a nice small family. I joined a group called 'The Kinkaid/Kinkead/Kincaid and any other w ay you care to spell it group' hosted by a KinKaid from Northern Ireland but there is little exchange there yet as it is quite small (five members). Now for a more serious issue with Facebook which led me to drop 1/3 of my friends so I could only have family and some closer or special friends. There is a feature where people can comment on what you are doing now. This is put up on their friends wallboards to see. You can get some really obnoxious comments and really politically charged comments or photos. For example, I became acquainted again with someone who I went to school with and it quickly became clear they were quite into drugs. I removed the person due to the graphic language used by these people. If you are offended by pictures of gays kissing then you should be wary of Facebook as it seems like this is the preferred profile picture of anyone in the gay community. You can expect one political party member knocking another. Bottom line is that I now have no interest in organizing a Clan Kincaid Facebook group. I think the odds are that any benefits will be outweighed by the risk of dealing a lot with people having more extreme social behaviors. I think a smaller more close knit group is better (ie. say Greenbrier Kincaids). One should make it closed so one can first screen them (ie. check the language they use, etc.) or drop them if they get too obnoxious. Best wishes! Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: Don W. Kincaid To: kincaid@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [KINCAID] facebook / kincaid group Whoever does the Kincaid Facebook, we would like to put in a plug for space to put in the dna numbers for participants....who knows, perhaps facial features can be helpful in determining kinship like dna has been. I had been leery of Facebook but recently had a friend start up a class group Facebook and sent me an invite to join so I went to Wikipedia and read up on what is is > and isn't and now feel it can be a good thing if the administrator does not let it get out of control. Don W. 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I applaud your willingness to take this on Debby! I do think there could be some great potential with this for the simple fact that Facebook has good popular global appeal. I simply did not want to take on a larger Kincaid group as I don't have the personality to put up with some potential inappropriate feeds. Let's hope this group is a great Kincaid success! Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: gregndebbypotter@aol.com To: kincaid@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 12:38 AM Subject: Re: [KINCAID] facebook / kincaid group Wow, I'm really confused by this. I've really tried to explain from the start that the group is already a 'closed group.' Just remember, that if you have facebook and join this group, you can quit the group any time and it doesn't affect your personal facebook. I enjoy my facebook so much, that I would not sacrifice it's 'security' for the sake of a Kincaid group.