When Elana Doyle moved from Sandwich to Mashpee in 2017, one of the first things she did was look for the local town Facebook group to join. However, there was one problem.
âI noticed there wasnât one for Mashpee, so I figured, âWhy not make one?â and I started the group,â she said.
Ms. Doyleâs group, The Mashpee Message, began in July 2017 and has amassed more than 8,000 members in its nearly four-year existence.
A dueling Facebook group, The Mashpee Meeting Place, started by Danielle Marino Silva, began in October 2018 and has more than 1,500 members.
What is it like to operate and run a town Facebook group with numerous posts and hundreds of comments a day?