If a vendor wants to use FB for communicating whatever they wish, then that is their prerogative. If I find a vendor I like and they have a FB page, I will like their page, and then I can follow them if they post up something. However, I am not into chasing a vendor's forum or thread here and usually just happen to check ECF once a day over a coffee for new posts or additions to threads I participate in. As far as FB, I use it to follow my kids and they me. It actually brings us together sometimes, as we are spread out across the country, and strikes up more communication then relying solely on the telephone. If you don't want to follow a vendor via FB, fine, their loss, but it is also their choice to make, and I would suggest direct feedback to those vendors, because they probably do not read nor have time for threads like this. As far as vendors linking to offsite from ECF for contests etc, it is against the rules here, so they are not allowed to do it. I am sure the mods may find vendors practicing this and put a stop to it, and the minions will surely point it out to the mods if it is missed. I would say they want the exposure here, and pay for that, but also want exposure outside of ECF. Plus the rules here may/may not hinder what they want to do.
