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~~Farfisa~~ · 05-31-2010, 12:41 PM

And here I was hoping.

sidewinder · 05-31-2010, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Oh right I see what you mean, but on the flip side - the person being bullied can press a few buttons and get rid of the bully, they don't get that privilege in real life when they're having their head shoved down a toilet.

I would assume that bullying isn't limited to a bully posting a comment on the target's wall. It probably consists of, like Lateralus mentioned, spreading rumors like posting pictures or embarrassing things about the target on their own wall or on their friends' walls for everyone else to see. Deleting the bully from your friends list does nothing to stop that, it would only make you blind to it (which is not a bad thing either). Not that I know anything about this, I'm just imagining.

I'm grateful every day that there was no internet when I was growing up.

Astronomer · 05-31-2010, 04:06 PM

Alex, you keep coming up on my 'suggested friends.' Facebook is weird!

~~Farfisa~~ · 05-31-2010, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Lateralus

Alex, you keep coming up on my 'suggested friends.' Facebook is weird!

Weirdly I have not seen you on the suggesting friends list.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 05-31-2010, 04:54 PM

^ I saw you on mine, that's why I added you.

I keep getting several MB members on my suggested friends thing

~~Farfisa~~ · 05-31-2010, 05:06 PM

kate should add me though, I need to up my facebook cred.

TheCunningStunt · 05-31-2010, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

I would assume that bullying isn't limited to a bully posting a comment on the target's wall. It probably consists of, like Lateralus mentioned, spreading rumors like posting pictures or embarrassing things about the target on their own wall or on their friends' walls for everyone else to see. Deleting the bully from your friends list does nothing to stop that, it would only make you blind to it (which is not a bad thing either). Not that I know anything about this, I'm just imagining.

I'm grateful every day that there was no internet when I was growing up.

Meh. When I was in school there was internet but no one really used it until year 9. I remember in year 8 I had a rumour going round I fancied the really weird ugly kid and it was really embarrassing (I was such a twat getting embarrassed over that, considering she was a friend of sorts) but yeah, if there was no internet it'd be rumours spread around the old fashioned way. If you delete them you wouldn't be blind to it, because it'd find its way to you eventually. You just have to know how to deal with it.

To me people just find anything they can to have a go at even if it's not that bad, and I'm not saying that because I love Facebook, I'm actually thinking of not going on it much anymore. It's TOO annoying.

DearJenny · 05-31-2010, 07:56 PM

Maybe it's just the way I was raised, but I use my facebook very responsibly. I don't add strangers, I think about what I type before I update my status, the majority of my private information is set to "friends only", and I don't let absurd or silly comments upset me.

If a stranger visits my facebook all they see is my photo and city I live in.

I use it too keep in touch with friends but also my expansive family which is spread out over the US. It's easier than calling family and friends up once a week or month and just saying "How have you been doing, I'm doing fine, thanks." It offers a real-time connection to them.

And I've been this way since Xanga and Livejournal emerged, and I was in middle school. Maybe if more children were raised to use social outlets with caution and in a reserved manner, then there wouldn't be as many "cyber-bullying" and stranger danger issues out there.

I enjoyed it more about a year ago though, before the big changes and the increase in applications.

TheBig3 · 06-07-2010, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

I don't mind MBers adding me, but make sure you say who you are because I ignore randoms.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=890970430

Same.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...hp?id=74901203

FETCHER. · 06-07-2010, 06:22 PM

minesys

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05-31-2010, 04:06 PM	#73 (permalink)
Astronomer we are stardust Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,894	Alex, you keep coming up on my 'suggested friends.' Facebook is weird! __________________

05-31-2010, 07:56 PM	#78 (permalink)
DearJenny Raptor Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 1,321	Maybe it's just the way I was raised, but I use my facebook very responsibly. I don't add strangers, I think about what I type before I update my status, the majority of my private information is set to "friends only", and I don't let absurd or silly comments upset me. If a stranger visits my facebook all they see is my photo and city I live in. I use it too keep in touch with friends but also my expansive family which is spread out over the US. It's easier than calling family and friends up once a week or month and just saying "How have you been doing, I'm doing fine, thanks." It offers a real-time connection to them. And I've been this way since Xanga and Livejournal emerged, and I was in middle school. Maybe if more children were raised to use social outlets with caution and in a reserved manner, then there wouldn't be as many "cyber-bullying" and stranger danger issues out there. I enjoyed it more about a year ago though, before the big changes and the increase in applications. __________________ So here's to living life miserable. And here's to all the lonely stories that I've told. Maybe drinking wine will validate my sorrow. Every man needs a muse and mine could be the bottle.

05-31-2010, 12:41 PM	#71 (permalink)
~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	And here I was hoping.

05-31-2010, 04:54 PM	#75 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	^ I saw you on mine, that's why I added you. I keep getting several MB members on my suggested friends thing

05-31-2010, 05:06 PM	#76 (permalink)
~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	kate should add me though, I need to up my facebook cred.