What's so great about MySpace?

[Ifrit]

MySpace is a bad place to go, really do teenagers actually think before they do stupid stuff like that, I mean come," Lets post my picture and my whole life on my biography page and have someone come and find me and possibly kill me." Does anyone think of the conciquences now a days, my sister is on MySpace, I try to get her off there but she won't. Let me tell you all something, my cousin was on MySpace, and well, she wanted her mother killed, she was talking with people down somewhere and didn't think what she was doing...... Her mother caught her and shut their internet off. Let me tell all of you who have MySpace, how do you know if the people are who you think they are on MySpace? they can be pretending. I know people Who can hack peoples computers, find your address, by using your IP number. and track you down, possible find you, and do horrible things to you. They Advertise MySpace like it's this great place, but really its not. I saw the news some girl or something was rapped or kinddnapped one of the two because she met someone from MySpace, Thought they were so great and they thought they knew the person and well... the person didn't turn out to be who she thought.... Now who ever has a MySpace tell me, what's so great about it?

[Aaron]

I have a my space but I only talk to people I'm friends with in school. Not strangers over the internet.

BTW Ifirit I agree with you all the way but your risk of someone finding where you live from your ip is a greater risk at forums than at myspace

[Ifrit]

True, but there is more then one way to find your address, and its not always through your IP either, accidental slip up or anything, say you give your phone number away, just one call to the phone company, and they can give away the address, Thats the mistake my sister made, people all over the country, she gave our number to, so i just tell her, if anything happeneds to her, I warned her, she shouldn't come crying to me.

[Michael]

I have a myspace account that I got last year... but I rarely get on it now. My friends at school are like.... "CHECK YOU MYSPACE MICHAEL! I COMMENTED YOU!!!" I'm like, uh huh... it's been like have a year since I was last on it... lol...

But I totally agree with you Ashley.... aside that fact that it got boring quick those were another reason why I stopped...

[Ifrit]

I know the people at my school keep telling me to get one, then when I explain why I don't like the place to them, they say," Well you have to take risks sometime, besides nothing will happen." Or they say," On myspace I found billy joel" or whatever. How do you know its not someone posing as them and has their pic up as that person and its not really them, you know? Also the commenting, if you know the person in real life, why are they commenting you on a stupid page? why can't they just say it to your face?

[Smangii]

I agree with you 100%, Ifrit. Seriously, who in the right mind would actually MEET a person they've never seen or heard of before? If some random person says they're 16 and live right next to you, wanting to meet you at 7-11, lets say...are they that absent minded to go?...That's why most teens and children between 11-16 are harmed from going on these websites like Myspace and Xanga, but the real question is; Where are the parents?! I can understand an 11 year old, not really understanding yet what predators are but isn't it the parents' jobs to make sure that they're son/daughter isn't visiting these sites in the first place? Let alone going off to MEET someone! It's all one big sloppy mess to me, and quite frankly i think it's going to take a lot more than internet protection to keep everyone away from harm... =/

[Ifrit]

Exactly. Especially my cousin, she went off to meet people from there as well....What a sad cruel place...

[alesiaw]

I have myspace as well.. I just do not believe in meeting people I do not know.. Most of my friends on there and friends that I have been friends with for about 3 years I pretty much keep it that way.an agree with you as well it not good especially for young people that could as for trouble at one point.. Parents should keep an eye on there children and what they are doing on line..

[Ifrit]

Exactly, I am glad that some peopleagree, like my friends I tried telling this to, disagreed... I think I may show them this thread....

EDIT: Those who have read this thread, I'm not trying to force you to leave MySpace at all, its your choice, Its just everyone has one and its a unsafe place..and all I wanted to know was what was so great about it... so don't take me wrong by thinking i am telling you what to do.

[rachel]

Ive never had a myspace account.
I occasionally go on there,but only to look at a wrestlers profile
(nd yes its really him,not a faker)

[Aled]

I'm totally lost here. Myspace, is that a blogging thing? Or is it like Bebo? or is it like MSN spaces? I have a blog, maybe even two :S but i dont speak to anyone and give out any personal info apart from my first name and sometimes my age but nothing else, oh and maybe i live in Wales but thats all. I see you point though everyone, some people are pretty stupid and aren't careful on the web, adn most of the time there's no one to look out for them.

[(((Thump))) *bounces*]

This is why I'm being the best mother I can possibly be. I don't have anything against anyone here that has a MySpace account, but for me, I would never allow my daughter to have an account there. I probably will still forbid it even when she gets older. All the horror stories you hear on the news about MySpace is just overwhelming and so extremely terrifying. I have to monitor my daughter's online time very carefully because she's too trusting of a person and that's a scary thing.

[Ifrit]

I'm glad your a parent that does that Thump really... The stories and stuff you hear, are terrifying... up her where I am, some girl went missing for a while, and it was because of someone she met off myspace.

[Ramen Noodle]

I agree with you Ifrit, wholeheartedly. My dad actually banned me from MySpace/IM (long story) awhile back. And now with all the stories, I am so thankful he did… because I was one of those trusting girls, and I’m afraid a few more years, months, or even days, I could have been one of them. Of course, I say could have, it’s all up in the air. And that’s what I don’t like about talking online with other people who you have never met; it’s all up in the air. Since I’ve become an advocate against MySpace too, or at least to the point that some of my friend’s take it. Guys they don’t even know asking to meet them and even pronouncing their “love”… it’s just sad, and I pray that nothing happens to them.

[Ifrit]

Yeah, sorry for the way this post is going to sound, but I consider my sister a on-line sleeper.. she online dates and such, and calls the people across country, my parents didn't know until the phone bill came in the mail, turned out she called him for 7 hours at my grandmothers house....On-line dating is pointless, why do it? I mean it's stupid.Kristen, I'm glad you left MySpace.. really, Its a sad place to me, and screwed up...

[admin]

depending on the situation.... but sometimes online dating can be ok

[Ifrit]

Ummm Talking about young kids Shanny lol ^^ but yea sometimes it can be ok..

[cuffy]

Hello , i would like to say also that i agree those sort of places can be very dangerous just like some chatrooms, for me tho i would like to say i have been very lucky .... infact i am with the girl i love because of such places just over 4 years ago i meet My partner and must say it was the best move i have ever made in my life i guess we were just lucky so sometimes a truly wonderful thing can happen .

See you soon but for now take care guys .

[40ringz]

I just have one thing to say to you guys:

AMEN!!!

The way I ever heard about MySpace is that it was bad. I admit, i've been on it 1-2 times looking for pics on google, but that's it. The only personal info I give out is i live in the USA. I mean, It's kinda hard to find you if you give them the third largest country in the world.(Or is is second?) Anyway I think it's just plain bad and I also think God is telling me that I should stay away. Uhh... I was going to say something else very deep and smartical, but I forgotted! Dont I got good gramer and spelinfg? ;D

[Michael]

lol, yes! Wonderful grammer and spelling!!! *both of which are spelt correctly* ^^