Facebook...am I going to regret it???

[foxmonkey]

GOOD LORD. I finally bent to peer pressure and signed up for Facebook. Am I going to regret it? Any fannish horror stories to share? Anything in particular I should be wary of? Facebook. ::shudder::

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[jewelianna.livejournal.com]

Two rules to live by:

#1: If they're not actually your friend in real life, they shouldn't be your friend in facebook. Resist the temptation.

#2: If they are under 21 and you are over 21, they should not be your friend. Exceptions made for your own children, of course.

[foxmonkey.livejournal.com]

#1: If they're not actually your friend in real life, they shouldn't be your friend in facebook. Resist the temptation.

Hmmmm, thanks for the advice!

#2: If they are under 21 and you are over 21, they should not be your friend. Exceptions made for your own children, of course.

Aiiiii! Oh yeah.

[between-names.livejournal.com]

#2: If they are under 21 and you are over 21, they should not be your friend. Exceptions made for your own children, of course.

I have 3 <18 first cousins who found me after Christmas last year, so they're my one exception to this very, very good rule.

[jewelianna.livejournal.com]

One of our workshops at school was about online safety, and they had several examples of people who had been prosecuted for not reporting photos of kids with drugs and alcohol. They made it very, very clear that it was better not to know than to open yourself up to liability.

[foxmonkey.livejournal.com]

They made it very, very clear that it was better not to know than to open yourself up to liability.

Holy baloney! No underage friends for me. EVER. *Big* thanks for passing that along.

[jewelianna.livejournal.com]

I think it only applies to "mandated reporters" (teachers, social workers, therapists, doctors, etc.) but better safe than sorry.

[between-names.livejournal.com]

Their mother, my mother, their aunt and a passel of other relatives are all on their lists, too, and their mom has all of their passwords. I'm confident these kids are covered. But any others? No dice.