Forum:Google+ Page

Recently I got a few Facebook friend requests from people on the wiki. Now, I keep Facebook and it's horrid privacy controls to personal friends only so naturally I rejected those.

It did get me thinking though. What do people think about creating a Google+ page for the wiki? ~ Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (Local Talk &#8285; Animanga Talk) 19:56, June 20, 2012 (UTC)


 * A facebook fan page and twitter account wouldn't go amiss either. Google Plus is a waste of time because it's just Google's pathetic attempt to copy Facebook. =.= --Speysider Talk Page 20:22, June 20, 2012 (UTC)


 * Twitter is pointless unless we have a pile of pithily short things to post. It hasn't worked out so well for some other wikis.
 * A Facebook page won't have a proper connection to the wiki. The goal of this is also to connect Narutopedia members, not just to post stuff. Facebook is ill suited for communicating with different groups of acquaintances. The privacy controls for posting just don't work properly for that on Facebook. And you don't have proper control over the incoming stream.
 * Google+ is perfectly fine. Don't kid yourself into thinking Facebook is anything original. Social networks have existed for ages and Facebook is in no way the first. If Google copied Facebook. Then Facebook copied MySpace, etc... This is nothing new, everyone just brings new improvements to the concept.... you do know how competition and consumers work, right? Don't fall into the dark ages of monopolies. ~ Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (Local Talk &#8285; Animanga Talk) 20:54, June 20, 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, if you make a G+ page, I won't be participating with it or looking at it. I hate G+ and don't have a single intention to sign up there to look at Narutopedia's page on there. --Speysider Talk Page 20:57, June 20, 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh right. Did you hear the latest about Facebook trying to get people using it's pages features money to get their posts to all their subscribers? Facebook put out an IPO and they haven't even figured out their business model to keep them afloat. ~ Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (Local Talk &#8285; Animanga Talk) 20:58, June 20, 2012 (UTC)
 * Sounds good to me. Something off topic, Dantman have you received my message sent to you via email? - White Flash - (Talk) - 21:37, June 20, 2012 (UTC)
 * Don't know. When did you send it? ~ Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (Local Talk &#8285; Animanga Talk) 12:18, June 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * Back it May, around the 22nd or 21st. - White Flash - (Talk) - 12:21, June 21, 2012 (UTC)

I have emailed you too Dantman a month ago, and have you read it? ~IndxcvNovelist (talk 12:22, June 21, 2012 (UTC)


 * Getting back to the topic at hand, I suppose a Google+ and a Facebook fanpage wouldn't be to bad of an idea to toy with. Though I'm not sure how a social media page would work for a encyclopedic wiki like this one.--TheUltimate3 Allied Shinobi Forces Symbol.svg (talk) 12:58, June 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree with you. And we need a social media page. We shouldn't be this serious. ~IndxcvNovelist (talk 14:44, June 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * Other Wikis use Twitter and Facebook as a social media, so it should work with Narutopedia. - White Flash - (Talk) - 14:49, June 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * Twitter is seriously unnecessary, but Facebook is a good idea! :D ~IndxcvNovelist (talk 14:53, June 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * So, a Google+page and Facebook fan page is something we can all agree on? - White Flash - (Talk) - 14:56, June 21, 2012 (UTC)

While I wouldn't reject it outright, I think it seems like more trouble than it's worth. The use of google plus would make more sense since you can control your circles/privacy more, but I suppose there's nothing wrong with trying it. Also Dan, I had a question about a twitter account I think someone asked about at some point. Are you aware of this?--Cerez 365 ™(talk) 14:58, June 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * How we'd use a social media page because Narutopedia is an encyclopaedia? What would we post there?
 * Who would monitor/manage the article? I feel like the editors here would either forget or grow tired of it eventually.
 * If that's the case I may somehow help with the management of that? Not sure, I have lesser time and I think that would be just a good idea to connect editors :) and yeah the twitter thing it was a coincidence I saw that. ~IndxcvNovelist (talk 15:10, June 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * I could volunteer as well. As for posts, we could post interesting facts and trivia related to Naruto. - White Flash - (Talk) - 15:13, June 21, 2012 (UTC)