I expect this question has been asked, but is anyone on Facebook? I'm looking to increase my friend base on there .... PM me - I'll look you up! SJ

I tried myspace for a while and wasn't too impressed. Do you like facebook?

I hate when I do that... I teach, and there's this nice big announcement on our community bulletin board telling us not to use Facebook or myspace. The Ohio Education Association made a formal announcement against Facebook and myspace...some media sources have gone so far as to say they've "banned" the two sites' use for teachers. http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=50557;_hbguid=49a1babb-b469-4a85-a273-292a0514d91d I guess it validates the reason I try to keep myself nice and safe behind my usernames and/or behave myself when I could be connected to my username (the way I can with this one). My students have certainly had no trouble finding my Gatch page...or my writing page. *sigh* Hope you're able to find some folks who aren't being told their jobs may depend on staying away from those sites... I resent having to "behave" in my personal life because someone might be watching. It sure doesn't stop celebrities!

I use facebook. Sometimes I'm too tired or lazy to compose an email or make a phone call (especially when my cellphone's free long distance doesn't include Canada) but I've found that facebook gives me at least of facade of contact with friends and relatives. How else would I read or comment on poems composed by my 17 year old step-nephew in Ottawa, or know that an ex-boyfriend in Nova Scotia is training to be a sea-kayaking instructor and guide, or that, God help me, I have a 20 year high school reunion coming up in July? Plus, I find it easier to just post my photos in one place and let people look at them or not look at them, rather than try to email them all to different people.

I have a Myspace site for my students, but my real name and iedntity is not attached to it. It's basically a replacement for a course website in a place my students go to anyhow. I chose Myspace as opposed to Facebook because you don't need to be a member on Myspace to see the page. i post the homework in the blog and the students are my 'friends... that way they can subscribe to the homework blog. Excitement reigns!

Does your school not give you space for a course website? Both the schools I work for use Blackboard (groan) and TurnItIn (a plagiarism detection site). I'd really like it if we all got web space, but noooo, they prefer to give us technology that still uses HTML coding from 1995... I know one of the other profs uses facebook because she teaches about it as a social phenom, and after she uses it, students often "friend" her. She hasn't, to my knowledge, had problems.

I don't have either site... I'd hate to be controlled to that degree by my profession. I can understand some areas but those apply to everyone... But then some people tell me because of my beliefs that I should stay away from fantasy books... not go near D&D etc...I roll my eyes... Some friends would be shocked if they knew I did fanfic, and some of my pics. I still read my books and write my stories, judge me if they want to...I don't answer to them if I got all wrong... Seriously I feel some people just lack imagination and if they don't understand it at all, then they put a label on it...

I promised the Condor I'd keep a low profile...just so no one finds out about our secret lover affair..Opppsss! I didn't mean to let that one out...DAMN!

I value my privacy too much. I goofgled my real name and found I was a character in a Novel... ...Id like to stay that way.

I haven't tried Facebook...but I've heard it is better than MySpace... Tengu...I googled my name, too...and I didn't know that I was a popular artist/photographer...lol It was interesting... I am so glad that the real me doesn't come up...but when I googled "Springie"...I did see my Deviant Art page...

I honestly think that the anti-facebook movement is just stupid. Your personal life is your personal life - your work life is your work life - let's keep the two separate. to some degree, I suppose, I might understand the teaching profession cracking down on it, but fuck, these people have lives and a right to enjoy the same shit the rest of us do. How is having a facebook site any worse than going to a pub and enjoying a few long ones? You aren't banned from getting trashed at the local bar, why is facebook so much more .... I'm not making any sense am I? I just am getting sick and fucking tired of our lives becoming so controlled these days. I personally think Facebook is the shit. I have found and reconnected with friends I went to school with. I can share photos and giggles with family and friends without it costing me a fortune ... When you're as far away from home as I am, something like this is an absolute Godsend! And ya know .... When I look outside at the mountains of snow this poor city has been pelted with over the past month or so, chatting with one of my friends back home really warms me up - for a damn sight less than 10 cents a minute... SJ

Originally posted by katsesama Does your school not give you space for a course website?

Oh, they do, but the students never go there. They're ON Myspace, and find it more interesting to visit that site, plus they have the ability to subscribe to the 'homework blog' which they dont' have on the regular course website.

Originally posted by Joeswench I promised the Condor I'd keep a low profile...just so no one finds out about our secret lover affair..Opppsss! I didn't mean to let that one out...DAMN!

And now that you have.... we want details!!!!!!!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun

Originally posted by Joeswench I promised the Condor I'd keep a low profile...just so no one finds out about our secret lover affair..Opppsss! I didn't mean to let that one out...DAMN!

And now that you have.... we want details!!!!!!!

I second that motion

I think I will stay with myspace for now. Although the Mad Ruler could make an appearence on facebook!

I am on Facebook And I like Facebook because you can restrict who sees your profile.

FInd me, Cep!!!

PM's you

Actually this has been in the news recently...Ryerson student faces profs over Web group I think this whole thing is a crock...what's the difference between the students doing this face to face or online?

I was bitching about that with Flash this morning. Ryerson should be absolutely red-faced and embarrassed by this! But what I don't get is why only this guy is being penalized - sure he is administrator, but what about the 140 other students on the group? Aren't they "cheating" as well?! This anti-facebook thing is getting out of hand, really. The only reason they're doing it is because it is facebook ... I feel sorry for this poor lad, though...

It's funny cause I started a myspace so my former students could keep in touch with me when I moved. It is kind of sad when teachers are told you can't have whatever. But yes Katse, isn't it amazing how they can find you online anyway?

Ok, I've just been playing around on Facebook for the first time today...and I have to admit...it is great fun! I reconnected with an old flame and some old college friends already! And I made Gatch buttons...I am totaly sick, I know! If you are on Facebook, come and pay me a visit (some of you are already friended)!

Here are the Gatchabuttons...

They look great, Springie!

Well, you know I;m on Facebook, SJ. If you look for me under my real name - Megan McConnell - in Brisbane you;ll find me!

Springie - those gatch buttons look great! Maybe all us Gatch fans should start a Gatch gift app on Facebook!

WOW those buttons are awesome! ...

Gatch gifts are a great idea, Maddy! And I have some great ideas for it already! Be sure to put up a cork board so I can give you some flair!

How'ld you make those buttons?

Go to my page and click on my button board...then there will be a tab so you can make buttons...it is super easy...just click browse and pick up pictures from your computer to put onto buttons!

Springie I love the phoenix button.

Super cool, Springie!! I like the Phoenix button too! (can't imagine why!)

I love 'em all...they'd be neat to have in RL!

Springie you have so many great ideas!

SPringie I sent you a friend request on facebook and SJ I PM'd you. Cep you can either find me via email address or I can PM you if yoiu like?

I love those buttone springie!

Got your message, FB...cute piccie of you and your hubby, BTW!

Those buttons are really cool. You have a very creative mind Springie!

I agree with GG, Springie. I wish I could be half as creative as you are.

That's so sweet of you guys to say, but I just stumbled across the button maker and started making buttons!

I like the buttons too. I've been on facebook about nine months but have only just learned that it has instant messaging, although it's reputed to not work all that well (so says my niece).

I sent you a message Iborgia

Besides friending people on Facebook, there are also a bunch of Battle of the Planets and Gatchaman groups that you can join. You can also start your own group very easily. (Frankly, from what I've seen of all of you so far, any group you start on Facebook would probably become the definitive group!) One thing nice about the group is you can very easily post links to other sites, art, vid, all that - and there are more people out there on FB that are over 30 then you would originally suspect. If you are not very familiar with Facebook, you can use the "Search" box (where you search for friends) and it will also search for groups. If you put in gatchaman, about 6 listing show up, as well as listings of people who have mentioned gatchaman in their FB profiles.

I know this is an old thread but I just joined Facebook yesterday! I'm excited about it!

I'm on Facebook - SJ and I are already connected as friends. As for me on google - apparently I'm a very well known casting director in the US. If anybody wants to find me on FB just look for Megan McConnell in Australia. When you send a friend message, please tell me, though, where I know you from.....

Me, too! Me too!

Verity Lamb. Nottingham. UK It would be nice to have some birdie friends.

Originally posted by Madilayn I'm on Facebook - SJ and I are already connected as friends. As for me on google - apparently I'm a very well known casting director in the US. If anybody wants to find me on FB just look for Megan McConnell in Australia. When you send a friend message, please tell me, though, where I know you from.....

I get 3 results with that search, is your profile pic a - A drawing b - wearing white c - wearing red Just so I PM the right one!

I just sent you a friend message, Veritas. I'm the one with the drawing as the profile pic.

How do I find you Condorfan? Verity -- I just send you a friend request!! SJ

yay all sorted. I'd changed my profile pic just to remove any doubt

And what an awesome pic too!! Love me some feuding raptors!!

Originally posted by Condorfan I know this is an old thread but I just joined Facebook yesterday! I'm excited about it!

How do you like it? I'm starting to like Facebook more than MySpace right now...

Originally posted by SJ_SwanJun How do I find you Condorfan? Verity -- I just send you a friend request!! SJ

I'm under Susan Fallon Minx. Anyone here feel free to look me up on Facebook! I would like more birdie friends!

I sent you a request, Condor!! SJ

SJ - awesome avatar pic girl!!!!

this is great, Facebook has a new lease of life over the last 24hr. Just saw the buttons, makes me wish I had the button making toy I had as a kid.

I'm there and I've looked you up from Maddy's request Condorfan..

Thought I'd bump this up as we have new members since the thred was first played with an I know at least one of them is a Facebooker (Green....) Anyhow - I can be found on FB at HERE

What? Oh, yeah - HI! Um.... Where am I? Okies, there I am! This is me - Green

I have one. I set it up for advertising my books, but I can't figure facebook out for the life of me and I only get in it about twice a year. I keep getting e-mails about joining people on some games and it gets old. Is there a tutorial somewhere on how to use facebook?

Originally posted by Springie I haven't tried Facebook...but I've heard it is better than MySpace... Tengu...I googled my name, too...and I didn't know that I was a popular artist/photographer...lol It was interesting... I am so glad that the real me doesn't come up...but when I googled "Springie"...I did see my Deviant Art page...

I looked myself up on Google. Apparently I'm some kind of visual artist. Lol

Veritas - you can still buy the button makers from time to time at toy stores or ebay, we bought the button refils from ebay last year. Alas ...I googled myself, (real name) some sites had a similar name to mine or different spelling, but non about me - I am just not famous (yet) Googled one of my sisters and a neice- got way to many hits on both of them - they seem to be hogging all the glory (well deserved that it is) soon the unsuspecting world will now my name (and que evil scientist laughter... ps just googled littlewolf got under half a million hits, off to do some reading

Yeah, I have a page. Sort of. No idea how to get the most out of it. And a lot of foreign guys who want to be my friend. So I haven't been back, except a few times. Becky, you might consider a blog, or a website of your own to advertise your books. There are some free services out there, or that charge a nominal fee. You don't have to learn HTML or anything else, since many of them also have the templates and such that you are likely to need. (Says the person who has yet to get her own copywriting shit up and running. Gonna try today.)

yay, facebook! i'm one of those people who updates their status message once a week but mostly leaves smirky comments on other people's stuff and plays the games. i love me some facebook games.

lyon, you and I are very similar on FB then. I update my status anywhere from once a day to once a month, but will comment on friends. I don't do too many of the games, but like the quizzes. I'm also on livejournal, and have started making brief updates there, too.

Mamma-Magus and I are both on Facebook. I'll PM you. Find me and you'll find her.

I have my own website as well - www.rebeccarock.org. I like my connections here. Some people go crazy in facebook and post where they're going and when, even if its to the grocery store.

I did that as a newbie. Sometimes still do, but it's not all day, or even every day. My posts were so mundane I got tired of them. Now, if I can pust some sort of humor in them I post them, otherwise I don't.

facebook is great if you have something to say, something you're excited about or is happening in your life or that you hate and want to vent about. i have a friend who "vaguebook"s a lot though, so it turns me off from actually posting myself. there's just no way i want to come across as that... inane. vaguebooking is the term for someone who posts something so vague and odd that it basically a cry for response from friends to ask "what's wrong, honey?!". it usually prompts the vaguebooker to reply "Oh nothing. I was just having a bad moment." and they never DO explain what the problem was or why they felt compelled to agitate the facebook waters. kind of like the three year old that tugs on your skirt every five minutes, you know? jeez. i dislike vaguebookers. go tell your freaking teddy bear, then if you don't want to spell out what the issue IS. ahem. yeah. on the other hand, posting every few hours while you're on holiday in a hot tropical country, drinking cheap beer and watching skimpily costumed girls parade around is to be encouraged! preferably with pictures to back up said experience!

IKWYM... my favorite part of Facebook is the photos...I'm such a picture fiend! And I love catching up with old friends through pictures and seeing their little ones! I have to admit, I'm jealous when I hear that someone is sitting in a tropical paradise somewhere! LOL My biggest pet peeve is when people give a laundry list of everything they do each day..."got up, brushed my teeth, went to Wal-Mart, cleaned the pool, ate burgers and bon-bons for dinner...etc." I mean, I want to hear what's going on in people's lives...but that's TMI! I play several of the games, too...but I lose interest after a while.

trinidad carnival, baby, oh yeah! nobody wants to know when i brush my teeth, either. i'm just not that famous.