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Is Myspace wrong?
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Tell me what is it good for.
yeah well, i never been on it but i just heard that you "meet people" and stuff when you don't even know who your talking to. i mean, correct me if i'm wrong but can't you be talking to like a malester and not know it??
you're right. so now what's the point of it. you also said it deapends. depends on WHAT. all you do is meet people.
Forever,
Coptic Servent
~hmnib
i think you guys are over exacduating, myspace is perfectly fine, just put ur profile on private and its all good, i think as long as its on private and you just use it as a way of communicating w/ your friends then its fine, and i don't think you should judge it on what you've "heard of" judge it on your own expirences, i have a myspace and i've had it for 2 1/2 years and NOTHING bad has happened cuz first of all its on private, secondly i only use it to communicate with my friends so yea... hahaha Gbu
ur rit, nothing happend. but my qesion wasn't answered, if u use it to communicate with freinds like u said, that's a very lame reason cuz u have other instent masseging softwares, like AIM, YAHOO and MSN massenger, skyp, ICQ, and a lot more.
:(
i know freinds who are in california and have myspace
and it can't be bad as someone said before u can make it spiritual which is hard bec. most people use it in a bad way. and i remember abouna telling someone before not to do it or even go on it but no one cared!
i think its USELESS!
GBU
sandra
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/02/21/myspace.dangers.ap/index.html
VERY DANGEROUS!! n as tempting it is to go on it...JUST DONT>>>I MEAN IT >>>>DONT....u can thank me later :P
its simply on msn, where u have ur own web page known as "MY SPACE"
u put up pictures, songs etc etc
if u use it in the wrong way, then it is bad- but its like everything else. many might say the internet is terrible, they have a point :P but if u use it in the right way (like tasbeha.org ;D) then its fine
what does this topic have to do with spiritual guidenence?????
i don't get what are u saying? please be more clear.
People said that it depends on how u use it, but some people can just join u and it could be bad pictures and wrong things on that and you might not even know...its a good idea to say away from it.
'why' , it isnt a chat room lol
its simply on msn, where u have ur own web page known as "MY SPACE"
u put up pictures, songs etc etc
if u use it in the wrong way, then it is bad- but its like everything else. many might say the internet is terrible, they have a point :P but if u use it in the right way (like tasbeha.org ;D) then its fine
oops sorry bout that...i get it a SPACE...oh yer i have one!! but no...its not bad at all...i bearly have anything...
n i dont think it is bad!!
from self experience i def know that msn messenger and my space and all of that addicting junk is bad and a waste of time. i used to be so addicted to that rubbush. but then things happend and there was like all this bad stuff happening and God used something bad for somthing good i guess coz i stopped... ryt after this incident happened i got on the computer and deleted it. i hate it... and just to help u here is a story i just got in a email... its pretty bad and it really is true:
The Safe way is the Best way
Shannon could hear the footsteps behind her as she walked toward home. The thought of being followed made her heart beat faster. "You're being silly, she told herself, "no one is following you." To be safe, she began to walk faster, but the footsteps kept up with her pace. She was afraid to look back and she was glad she was almost home. Shannon said a quick prayer, "God please get me home safe." She saw the porch light burning and she leaned against the door for a moment, relieved to be in the safety of her home. She glanced out the window to see if anyone was there. The sidewalk was empty.
After tossing her books on the sofa, she decided to grab a snack and get on-line. She logged on under her screen name ByAngel213. She checked her Buddy List and saw GoTo123 was on.
She sent him an instant message:
By Angel213:
Hi. I'm glad you are on! I thought someone was following me home today. It was really weird!
GoTo123:
LOL You watch too much TV. Why would someone be following you? Don't you live in a safe neighborhood?
ByAngel213:
Of course I do. LOL I guess it was my imagination cuz' I didn't see anybody when I looked out.
GoTo123:
Unless you gave your name out on-line. You haven't done that have you?
ByAngel213:
Of course not. I'm not stupid you know.
GoTo123:
Did you have a softball game after school today?
ByAngel213:
Yes and we won!!
GoTo123:
That's great! Who did you play?
ByAngel213:
We played the Hornets. LOL. Their uniforms are so gross! They look like bees. LOL
GoTo123:
What is your team called?
ByAngel213:
We are the Canton Cats. We have tiger paws on our uniforms. They are really cool.
GoTo123:
Did you pitch?
ByAngel213:
No I play second base. I got to go. My homework has to be done before my parents get home. I don't want them mad at me. Bye!
GoTo123:
Catch you later. Bye
Meanwhile....GoTo123 went to the member menu and began to search for her profile. When it came up, he highlighted it and printed it out. He took out a pen and began to write down what he knew about Angel so far.
Her name: Shannon
Birthday: Jan. 3, 1985
Age: 13
State where she lived: North Carolina
Hobbies: softball, chorus, skating and going to the mall.
Besides this information, he knew she lived in Canton because she had just told him. He knew she stayed by herself until 6:30 p.m. Every afternoon until her parents came home from work. He knew she played softball on Thursday afternoons on the school team, and the team was named the Canton Cats. Her favorite number 7 was printed on her jersey. He knew she was in the eight grade at the Canton Junior High School. She had told him all this in the conversations they had on- line. He had enough information to find her now.
Shannon didn't tell her parents about the incident on the way home from the ball park that day. She didn't want them to make a scene and stop her from walking home from the softball games. Parents were always overreacting and hers were the worst. It made her wish she was not an only child. Maybe if she had brothers and sisters, her parents wouldn't be so overprotective.
By Thursday, Shannon had forgotten about the footsteps following her.
Her game was in full swing when suddenly she felt someone staring at her. It was then that the memory came back. She glanced up from her second base position to see a man watching her closely.
He was leaning against the fence behind first base and he smiled when she looked at him. He didn't look scary and she quickly dismissed the fear she had felt.
After the game, he sat on a bleacher while she talked to the coach. She noticed his smile once again as she walked past him. He nodded and she smiled back. He noticed her name on the back of her shirt. He knew he had found her. Quietly, he walked a safe distance behind her. It was only a few blocks to Shannon's home, and once he saw where she lived he quickly returned to the park to get his car.
Now he had to wait. He decided to get a bite to eat until the time came to go to Shannon's house. He drove to a fast food restaurant and sat there until time to make his move.
Shannon was in her room later that evening when she heard voices in the living room.
"Shannon, come here," her father called. He sounded upset and she couldn't imagine why. She went into the room to see the man from the ballpark sitting on the sofa.
"Sit down," her father began, "this man has just told us a most interesting story about you."
Shannon sat back. How could he tell her parents anything? She had never seen him before today!
"Do you know who I am, Shannon?" the man asked.
"No," Shannon answered.
"I am a police officer and your online friend, GoTo123."
Shannon was stunned. "That's impossible! GoTo is a kid my age! He's 14 and he lives in Michigan!"
The man smiled. "I know I told you all that, but it wasn't true. You see, Shannon, there are people on-line who pretend to be kids; I was one of them. But while others do it to find kids and hurt them, I belong to a group of parents who do it to protect kids from predators. I came here to find you to teach you how dangerous it is to talk to people on-line. You told me enough about yourself to make it easy for me to find you. Your name the school you went to, the name of your ball team and the position you played. The number and name on your jersey just made finding you a breeze."
Shannon was stunned. "You mean you don't live in Michigan?"
He laughed. "No, I live in Raleigh. It made you feel safe to think I was so far away, didn't it?"
She nodded.
"I had a friend whose daughter was like you. Only she wasn't as lucky. The guy found her and murdered her while she was home alone. Kids are taught not to tell anyone when they are alone, yet they do it all the time on-line. The wrong people trick you into giving out information a little here and there on-line. Before you know it, you have told them enough for them to find you without even realizing you have done it. I hope you've learned a lesson from this and won't do it again. Tell others about this so they will be safe too?"
"It's a promise!"
*****NOW*****
Please send this to as many people as you can to teach them not to give any information about themselves. This world we live in today is too dangerous to even give out your age, let alone anything else.
EVEN FORWARD THIS TO PEOPLE WITHOUT KIDS SO THEY CAN SEND IT TO FRIENDS THAT DO HAVE CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN..
pray 4 me plz
Forever,
Coptic servent
so ya hope that helps
-pete
Abouna Dawoud was looking at it from the angle that 1/2 the youth of the church have one, and instead of condemning it all together (hard to get about a hundred of teenagers to delete their myspaces), he tried to turn it into the most positive way possible.
Myspace can be beneficial because they have Coptic Groups, yes that's right a person can make a group and make it private so you have to be Coptic, Egyptian or anything to get into the group, and in the group you can discuss anything like we do here on tasbeha.org...so myspace has its benefits, and has its detriments if you use it for wrongdoing...Thank you
What ever happened to emails are those "old " Now ? LOL , I have never IM ed i dunno even know how to. So yeah u decide