Al (White Light). This is an old thread... You knew that, right?
Are you a member of the FB page? If so, you will see that it has had only 10 original posts since the beginning of April, this Forum has many more. Besides that, PL has over 9,000 members, the FB group has just over 900 so I don't think anyone has to worry about the demise of the original forum.
The FB page is still there as fallback, and yes it does get used which keeps it alive. There are many requests to lift the 'fallback' description of the group, but thus far the Admin's have kept the original group description and have now accepted that some people prefer to post there rather than here, a free choice. Facebook is convenient, and I confess that I don't post here on PL quite as often as I used to, however, I do visit a couple of times a week. Occasionally a FB thread springs to life and generates discussion. However, quite often the same thread pops up on PL and generates similar interest quite often from the same members.
The PL forum is and always will be far better for searching for information and long term archival purposes. It isn't a willy waving competition and the two different formats coexist quite happily without you stirring up discontent which doesn't exist.
If Spec wishes to become an Admin of the FB group he only has to get in touch. This isn't about people, names, personalities or web formats... It's about a common love of lasers
Quote: "There is a theory which states that if ever, for any reason, anyone discovers what exactly the Universe is for and why it is here it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another that states that this has already happened.”... Douglas Adams 1952 - 2001