Schools getting into kid's business

[K9soul]

Well said. But remember it's not just myspace and other similar sites, it's ANY internet page, even pettalk! There is no guarantee that the people who visit myspace, pettalk, or any personal webspace are who they say they are.

As a rule I never post or even PM the following info to anyone I met online whether it's on pettalk, myspace, email or anywhere else....

Yes I definitely agree one should always use caution. I personally am not as rigid as your post mentions, and I am glad or I would have missed out on some beautiful friendships that mean the world to me. I take the middle ground as far as that goes.

On another note, a "friends only" designation on those sites is no set guarantee that someone who shouldn't will never see or use the information maliciously. One must use caution and common sense as much as they can, even in dealing with people in face-to-face every day life. Someone you have known for years can turn out to not be the person you thought they were. But some sites are especially notorious for people using them as a "hunting grounds."

[Alysser]

Yes I definitely agree one should always use caution. I personally am not as rigid as your post mentions, and I am glad or I would have missed out on some beautiful friendships that mean the world to me. I take the middle ground as far as that goes.

On another note, a "friends only" designation on those sites is no set guarantee that someone who shouldn't will never see or use the information maliciously. One must use caution and common sense as much as they can, even in dealing with people in face-to-face every day life. Someone you have known for years can turn out to not be the person you thought they were. But some sites are especially notorious for people using them as a "hunting grounds."

My parents made sure my myspace was "friends only". Honestly, I don't get why people have to get stupid and give their information to a stranger. Isn't it common sense?? It often results in a tragic end with sites like myspace. My friends put the initials of our school one myspace, I WOULD NEVER even think of putting that, even with the "friends only" option.