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Be careful while on MySpace

By Deborah Crowell

Although MySpace is a great time killer, I would have to agree with Tommy Felts (freelance columnist based in the Kansas City area) that it should be considered more a danger.

About two months ago, I started my own MySpace web page. I met lots of new people, got in touch with some old friends, and vented about my daily life. Every day I was eager to find out who had left me a comment or had messaged me.

It wasn’t too long before I started receiving messages that made me uncomfortable. People would get mad when I wouldn’t go on a date with them. New users who wanted to be my friends turned out to actually be links to pornographic websites. At one point, a new friend even showed up at my work unannounced to “meet me.” It was very creepy.

Now, as for the young girls mentioned in this article, ("MySpace.com: A Place for Friends and Predators") I believe they made very unwise decisions in meeting their “online friends.” Their parents should have kept a better eye on what their children were getting into.

I have a daughter. If she decides some day that she wants to MySpace or chat with people, I will closely monitor the conversations, and of course, we should only have people we are acquainted with to be our “friends.” If people and parents are more cautious, then MySpace dangers should not be a problem. However, just so you know, I deleted my account.

Deborah Crowell is a freshman pre-nursing major from Paris, Texas

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