An observation. I do not find this site as much of a community as the Facebook site for Louise Penny fans. Everything seems so compartmentalized and shut off.

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  1. I am still learning how to use it and miss the contributions of people I found on the Facebook site. Having said that, I find advantages in the organization here. For example, I may well have missed your comment here on the Facebook site because there were multiple subsequent posts that essentially buried it. And, having decided that I want to postpone reading comments on “The Grey Wolf” for a bit, I can comfortably and reliably skip those until I am ready to engage on that by looking at other forums and posts on the Home page. I am hoping that more people whose insights I so enjoyed will join here. I have tried direct messaging some of them in hopes they will join. I am open to other ideas also.

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  2. Reading Jane’s comment shows how strong of a community this is. We are all not friends on Facebook, yet it’s comforting to see familiar names. It’s heartwarming to see how much effort Jane is making to reconnect the community, to be honest. So I would disagree in the definition of community, but say rather that it is the place where our community is choosing to meet that is different. You are very right, Nancy. This site is very compartmentalized compared to Facebook’s main feed. I think it was designed this way intentionally. Have you read the forum topic that Jane initiated regarding the pause? If not, here it is: https://www.bookclubfriends.com/forums/topic/facebook-pause/

    And I am also open to other ideas as well.

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  3. Hi Nancy, it’s lovely to see you here!

    You’re very right, it is very compartmentalized. We’ve changed venues from one big living room bustling with multiple conversations where the voices from some conversations seemed to annoy some people and cause conflict in our group, to a home (shack) with many rooms where doors are closed and minimal noise escapes from room to room. Not as easy to find the chats you’d like to engage with, we agree with you. We thought compartmentalization would be a solution to the problems we’ve had to resolve in our group. But the reality is that no one solution will ever fulfill everyone’s needs.

    Thank you so very much for visiting our site and giving it a try. 🙂

    And Jane…wow. Thank you for your leadership in this community. We cannot begin to express to you how much we appreciate you.

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  4. For me the learning curve is always high when navigating technology. I have learned that what I need to do is take a deep breath and jump into the middle of the muddle until I figure the new site out. I am still learning the ins and outs of this wonderful site. Everyday I find something new, a better way to access what I want, and reconnect with familiar names while learning new ones. Facebook was on automatic mode for me. I didn’t have to think about how to find what I was looking for. But automatic mode is not always best. Just easier. What I notice since the pause and the switch to Book Club Friends is a feeling of being safer. Thank you admins for creating this new way for us to continue sharing our love of Louise Penny, her books, and other issues on our minds.

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