Rallypoint reposts different discussions to it's Facebook page which brings out a different set of people to comment. Is this a good thing?

Facebook has too many civilians. I prefer discussions with military people.

Well really, what do you expect? Facebook is an outlet for ALL to give their opinions. Even they who probably can't spell opinion. I'd like to think service members, for the most part, are professional and can articulate their feelings and ideas as such. On facebook, there isn't much tact. If people disagree, but don't know why they disagree then they will "attack" you. Some people just want to troll. If you feel strongly on something, and you want a good debate or people who agree, discuss it with people on your intelligence level.

I think it's just the nature of the social media beast. It doesn't matter what platform you use, you'll always run into lack of respect and other behaviors. When you open yourself up to a larger audience you increase your chances of this happening.

I do think it's important for RallyPoint to maintain a presence on social media outlets like Facebook because it is an important tool to draw more people to these forums. It also gives RallyPoint a chance to allow the public some of the interesting topics we discuss here.

So right or wrong, good or bad, we just have to act accordingly and maintain ourselves as professionals even in the face of disrespect or other crazy behavior by others.