We use posts as &#x27;channels&#x27;... they&#x27;re generally short-lived.<p>There isn&#x27;t nearly as much &#x27;chatting&#x27; there as &#x27;information sharing&#x27;... announcing milestones (pre-public baby announcements)... Etc.<p>For example, we just had one family decide they want to go to Knots Berry Farm the day after the wedding... Those who are interested replied, those who won&#x27;t be sticking around or otherwise not interested didn&#x27;t reply... so each post becomes a sort of persistent channel about a topic.<p>We have posts about the suggested hotel, and another post about a large AirBnB house that several families are going in on.<p>We&#x27;re talking about 5 comments a day, max... and sometimes weeks w&#x2F;o anything.  We&#x27;re generally fairly &#x27;public&#x27; about things and use regular wall posts for general communication.