From: legg@nospam.magma.ca   
      
   On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:09:20 -0700, Don Y   
    wrote:   
      
      
   >   
   >> It's the sort of thing only a few are willing even to discuss.   
   >> So: there were obvious restrictions to even opening an account -   
   >> employability and limitations on likely clients for those who   
   >> did participate.   
   >>   
   >> This is true of most 'public' participation, in some fields and   
   >> and some 'private' participation in all of them. Just the way   
   >> things are.   
   >   
   >So, beyond the folks you *know*, the value of such disclosure is   
   >sharing with other "unknowns".   
      
   Discussing the value of group membership or participation in LinkIn   
   20+ years ago is irrelevant today.   
      
   Usenet groups has also changed over the years.   
      
   Discussing the shortcomings of either the FaceBook or LinkedIn   
   organization, coded functions or performance on those sites is a   
   quick way of being 'dismembered' from a specific group, without   
   notice or justification, by robotic admins.   
      
   RL   
      
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