Poll... Do You Think Facebook Is A Problem?

[woody88]

Where can I find "Assbook"! Sounds like my kind of site! Over 18's I presume! Lol

I dont know about assbook.. but there is a ****book!



*I only know this coz I caught an ex of mine using it.. honestly! lol

Yeah!, Yeah! lol!...............Your my kind of girl! lol

 

[HappyGeorge]

Again, this is not a problem with facebook, its a problem with the people using facebook in a negative way.

If someone was to cheat with a partner by arranging a meeting through facebook then the partner that was cheated on would blame facebook as much as the individual cheating. If a person was to cheat whilst out in a pub/nightclub then the person who cheated would be to blame.

I really cannot see how anyone could actually say its "problems with facebook" as nothing apart from their own actions caused that "problem"

Yes facebook has loads of sick twisted people that prey on underage/vunerable people but how can an internet site be blamed for this? Any site which attracted masses of people all over the world would be used in such a way by said persons. Parents should address these issues with their children before ever allowing their child to use the internet and also watch what they're doing. 3 of our children use it, the oldest being 15 and the youngest being 10, we have passwords for all of them and we also watch what happens on their page.

Ultimately this is the parents responsibilities, not schools or anything else, if you cannot watch your child on that then just don't allow them to be on it.

Totally agree this was the post I was about to write, I have had great experiences with FB and it is down to the person not the technology. It is really very easy to purchase a half decent controllable internet security package and limit your kids access, as it is to set up a gateway to control and check what they are looking at. You wouldn't (or shouldn't) let your kids watch a horror or porn movie so why on earth would you give them unrestricted access to the net. I understand people do but then there are also people who feed their kids MacDonalds everyday and let the TV educate them, but we can't blame the restaurant or the programme makers anymore than we can blame a car manufacturer when someone crashes one of their cars.
FB enables me to talk to friends in California, Australia and around the world, I communicate to members of my Fantasy American Football league through it as it is easier than tracking emails. I have no mobile reception at home so I can send messages to friends without having to walk to the end of my drive, and it recently made it possible for a group of us gathered from Australia, France, Florida, Dubai and around the UK to meet up without the problems of multiple texts or emails. Set up an event invite everyone then when people suggest things everyone can see them without using FB this would have been a logistical nightmare. I only invite friends that I know won't be offended by what I write and those that I want to know what I'm doing, and I don't post anything personal.
Maybe there should be an age limit and an IQ test before you can use it, from comments I see on there most people would fail miserably.

 

[Alasse]

Love FaceBook....nuff said *L*

 

[Tolak]

It comes back to the user, not the tool. I can use a hammer to build a house, or smash a Ming Dynasty vase, neither would be attributed to the tool.

 

[Ace Of Spades]

If people aren't morons with their security like most are, they forget Facebook is on the internet.

 

[seffieuk]

More problems in school today caused by children on Facebook.....it never stops!! If only all parents would monitor what their children are doing/saying/arranging to meet, but they don't

Seffie x

 

[StandbySetting]

In my opinion Facebook is a great tool that can be utilised by many, it's a great source of information and good way to stay in touch with distant friends, I'm also a fan of twitter, you can get any information you need within seconds, and news breaks faster on their than any other source.

 

[seffieuk]

We had a major problem on Friday - calling all parents out there of teenage children:

If you are monitoring their facebook and I hope you are, look out for them using Habbo hotel and then going on to msn. We had two girls and we think there are more, being persuaded to take off their tops and show their breasts, the men then exposed themselves to the girls

This is of course now sitting with CEOPS

Its a sick old world

Seffie x

 

[Carp4U]

I have Facebook and sadly I'm addicted to it. I don't really socialize with anyone my age apart from on FB. I check it several times day. I think it's true that Facebook is very attention-seeking and this is honestly one of the reasons I like it. You can also check out fit girls pictures But I have had a lot of problems on Facebook, but do not regret getting it because it has given benefits like putting me in contact with friends, helping with homework, chatting to cool people (and to girls which resulted in me getting a proper crush) and getting positive comments on the things I upload like my photography which is really good for morale. The problems I have had include bullying and I have lost friends because of it. I don't really care to be honest. What does bother me is that I get into trouble at school because of arguments on FB which have come into school (which I must say are rather fun), and that it distracts me from revision. I see lots of other people getting bullied too.

 

[joeskandal]

facebook is not a bad idea.
It's a bad idea to put a vulnerable person in front of a PC, especially one connected to the internet.
There are things everywhere in life that are "bad", dog poo, broken glass, plug sockets, etc etc, but they still exist.
Control needs to be put into place to make sure these things do not have a negative effect on someone, especially children.
The same care should be taken with regards to social networking.
The social networking site is not the problem, its the parenting skills, or lack of them.

Don't you need to be a certain age to use it?
Also, what do you mean by bad?
facebook is great, i use it every single day, and i use it to keep in touch with my friends, family, and colleagues.
I enjoy sharing pictures, videos, and status updates of the trials and tribulations that i encounter in my everyday life, and people enjoy reading or watching them.

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

It's like anything to be honest; it is the exact same principle as joining a forum. You are not obliged to put stuff on your profile. On my facebook I have nothing that I am not happy to share with the world. I have friends from all over the world and I find it an excellent way to keep in touch and it's easy to see what people are doing. Plus for me it's a good way to share photos with multiple friends who I don't see often or aren't local too

 

[black angel]

I joined it a while ago but never really got into it..mostly used to keep in touch with family.
my kids are on it and some of the things ive seen were a bit shocking
last friday my eldest got a nasty malware attack which messed up his computer pretty bad so i found malwarebytes which got rid of it for him.
just got to be careful if you got young kids who they talk to, but even grown up kids can get into trouble..