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By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:02:35 +0000

I so agree about MySpace being trash! My whole family has a MySpace account (me, my husband and our two kids)…Ok, you’re thinking, “What is wrong with this picture?”…And I’ll tell you. My husband and I got an account so that we could basically keep an eye on our kids pages, plus catch up with old friends. And we’ve done just that, kept an eye on our kids’ myspace pages, plus caught up with old friends. Now that sounds simple enough? But I tell you, as I write this, MySpace is pure and simple trash. You see filth everytime you log on to your account. Vulgar and trashy blogs posted by creeps. It’s just plain nasty. I’m getting ready to delete our pages, I’m just sick of the trash and the time it takes away from our family time. Wish I’d have known then what I know now…

By: Moriah Strickland

Moriah Strickland — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 21:41:10 +0000

I think back to the time when I had a MySpace, and nothing, absolutely nothing good was on that site. Like you said, Tim you’re only 3 clicks away from garbage that could do some serious damage. Once something get into your head you can’t get it out. And MySpace has a lot of garbage that will get into your head and you will not be able to get them out.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 23:50:26 +0000

I understand completely that myspace is not a good site. But can’t you just a.} put it on safe mode and b.} post a picture that’s at such an angle, you can’t even see the face? People are idiotic enough to post numbers and such on the site, how can you blame myspace for that? It’s right to say Myspace just shouldn’t exist, but what about those others sites?

There’s nothing you can do to stop any of it. It’s going to go on and on because there are thousands of kids out there who are a.} too stubborn to listen and b.} don’t get reached. And those people are enough to keep myspace going.

By: Agent Tim Online :: Culture And Theology--Hand In Hand

Agent Tim Online :: Culture And Theology--Hand In Hand — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 20:45:29 +0000

[...] If you haven’t caught on to the MySpace issue, then you’ve been living under a rock at the bottom of the ocean. Just check out this post I covered earlier this year to fully understand the issues I have with MySpace. The bottom line for me: no one should have a MySpace. Sorry, but it’s just trash. [...]

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 01:37:52 +0000

Nathan,
I agree with you to a certain extent. Many times, parents do nothing to protect their teens, and just allow free-reign at all times. But that’s the fact for most teens. On the other hand, it doesn’t matter, really. Myspace itself is just a cesspool of garbage. You’re always three clicks away from garbage. For those who say they only have their “friends” allowed, I always wonder who their friends are. And who are their friend’s friends?

In the end, MySpace provides a great place for “fools” (if you will) to become more foolish. I’ve yet to see “good” come out of MySpace. Almost every single teen murder/Columbine type case is involved with MySpace. It’s not a place for friends.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 14:01:03 +0000

I understand the troubles with myspace and other social networking sites. but if a person is careful then I don’t think that they have anything to worry about.

I’m 15. You can’t get into my myspace unless your my “friend” and I “friends” consist of bands that I like, and people that I am actually friends with.

This seems like the argument “Well I got fat, so I blamed McDonalds”

Parents are too willing to blame it on the website, and no t on their kid’s stupidity

By: Alabama Watch » Blog Archive » Town hall meeting on internet safety

Alabama Watch » Blog Archive » Town hall meeting on internet safety — Tue, 09 May 2006 03:34:48 +0000

[...] was a normal school…Â [link] Trackback URL for this post:http://alabamawatch.com/2006/05/08/town-hall-meeting-on-internet-safety/trackback/ [...]

By: Kelsey Sweetman ( your cousin! )

Kelsey Sweetman ( your cousin! ) — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:37:31 +0000

i love tim…..you website rocks my face off……:)

By: Niroveka

Niroveka — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:03:12 +0000

Tim,
Thanks so much for posting on this! Thankfully I don’t use MySpace or any of the others, but I did consider it at one point. I’m now glad that I didn’t! And I agree with everything you said: you have to use discretion with everything on the Internet, even on our own blogs and IM’s. Kids get in all sorts of trouble today because they just don’t think. They hear those kinds of stories and think “It’ll never happen to me”. God warns against such foolishness, and you have discussed it very well. Thanks for making a stand!

Your sister in Christ,
Niroveka

By: Mom 2 Mom Connection » Blog Archive » Teens in the Blogosphere

Mom 2 Mom Connection » Blog Archive » Teens in the Blogosphere — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 11:50:53 +0000

[...] When I read through some of his posts, I began to realize that teens who are writing with focus and a mission can have a positive impact on the blogosphere. Their writing can serve not only to help others, it can also enhance their future opportunities. Yet he offers caution to his teen readers about the potential hazards of sharing too much online. I encourage you to read this whole post, which is carefully researched and written. He says: What is scary for many of us is this: our friends all have a MySpace, which [are] easy to find, easy to read, and sometimes easy to hack into if you know them well enough. I decided to go in and do a little investigation. My mom has done a lot more than I have, but hereâ€™s what Iâ€™ve found. [...]