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10 Reasons I Didn't Start a MySpace Account

jstoppi.googlepages.com — With all the MySpace controversy in the media, the author does an excellent job explaining why the typical person might not want to start a MySpace profile (how many people haven't yet?).

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  • S0m3dud3, on 10/12/2007, -21/+77Thanks! This will save me typing out a bunch of stuff when someone tries to get me to signup.

    *bookmarked & dugg*
    • towca, on 10/12/2007, -61/+26reason 0: cause it's gay!
    • NICU, on 10/12/2007, -6/+57Another major reason - employers will search the internet for you before interviewing you. If your myspace page has pictures of your drinking, partying, or making any other unfavorable decisions that is the first impression your future employer will have of you. If your friends make references to drugs or anything like that, you will most likely not get the job. It happens all the time at a lot of companies. Keep it clean, or even better delete everything before you start your job search.
    • diggapleaze, on 10/12/2007, -9/+184my #1 reason is that I can't stand people treating their "friends" like trading cards to collect. How does someone *actually* have 500+ friends? Gotta catch 'em all!


      I'd rather ***** peel all my skin off and dive into a pool salt.
    • pipdip, on 10/12/2007, -16/+33MySpace has turned into a stalker paradise.

      For social networking, Facebook is the way to go. Much more secure.
    • DonWilson, on 10/12/2007, -44/+25Wow, MySpace is the Microsoft of social networks.

      You sheep will hate anything that remotely has a problem in it.
    • rawM3TAL, on 10/12/2007, -39/+12He obviously forgot number 11.

      "I DON'T HAVE ANY ***** FREINDS, WHAAAH"
    • jd5alive, on 10/12/2007, -8/+45how about we all just use myspace as a resume and rant on about how you love hard work and team work etc.

      then when your future employer googles you....

      have you ever been late to work? nope
      how many times have you gotten drunk in the past year? i don't drink..
      etc...

      heroes... john doe (my last boss), etc...

      you get the idea
    • ohpreis, on 10/12/2007, -16/+4Bookmarked and dugg.
    • lo0ol, on 10/12/2007, -7/+10The only reason why I ever thought about getting one was to style it with CSS. It presents an interesting challenge to actually try to create a really pleasing MySpace page (google around for some stellar examples by some other talented designers). But after looking into it and studying how many hackish implementations you actually have to do, I decided that wasn't going to happen. It's not even CSS at that point really; it'd depend on such absurdly kludgy code that I think it might actually irrevocably damage my CSS skills.
    • nateteep, on 10/12/2007, -33/+12People who constantly bitch about myspace and the like hate it because they have no friends.
      In real life or otherwise.
    • kutza, on 10/12/2007, -5/+25And just what is wrong with exhibitionism pray tell? ;)

      It's naked time!
    • veracon, on 10/12/2007, -9/+611. I read thousands of articles like this.

      (Oh, don't get me wrong, I agree ever so much.)
    • lolgamoff, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12@Kutza, i dugg you up for the potter puppet pals reference.

      Myspace isn't that bad, but facebook is so much better. more pleasing and doesn't make everything look like a 5th grader's website. I only keep my myspace to keep in touch with friends at my old school.

      Myspace is full of the teen girls who try to look *gHeTTo*
    • damndj, on 10/12/2007, -8/+3311. Owned by NEWSCORP, the most evil corporation in the world, owned by the most evil, vile, disgusting human being in the world.
    • dpl_, on 10/12/2007, -6/+5"What's your favorite current band? I bet they are on myspace, and you have a chance to actually contact them"

      @pdwestermann

      I agree with everything else you've said, but celeb myspace pages are all ghostwritten.
    • shinynew, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3One reason why I removed all but two divs on my myspace (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=31372469) look at it before you digg me down.

      1. myspace sucks.
    • keyboardduder, on 10/12/2007, -9/+2DUG DOWN CAUSE POSTER IS A POSER!!!!! MADDOX RIP-OFF. YOU ARE NOT A MAN!

    • Xageroth, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3God, stop bitching. If you hate the site why waste your time thinking about it? MySpace is what you make of it. It doesn't have to look like total *****, if it does, that's your fault. (shameless example: http://myspace.com/badrabbit )
  • nonokiaboy, on 10/12/2007, -147/+1810 Reasons I "Did" start a myspace account:

    1. Sex
    2. Sex
    3. Sex
    4. Sex
    5. Sex
    6. Sex
    7. Sex
    8. Sex
    9. Sex
    10. Sex

    And yes, I'm not in America, I'm in Australia. Where it is the "in" thing at the moment.
    Plus I don't mind supporting R. Murdoch in the least if I'm getting some action via his site.
    And NO, I'm not a 60 year old perv, I'm the key demographic 20ish Indie bloke. I just happen to study IT too!

    Sure most people on the site are tacky, however, I've met some really good friends off it, beautiful girls,
    and managed to re-gain contact with a few of my classmates that I had lost email addresses of.
  • NerveBand, on 10/12/2007, -30/+12You writing "'Nuff Said" made my IQ go down 10 points. Thanks.
    • skywake, on 10/12/2007, -23/+3there is only one thing I can say to that.... *silence*
      nuff said
    • SpongeBrain, on 10/12/2007, -14/+3That part made me cringe.
    • mrFREEZE, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Christ. Because the guy types " 'nuff said", you get your panties in a bunch? Did you really "cringe"?

      I bet you have a long handlebar moustache, a top hat, a monocle and use the word "sirrah". Otherwise, you didn't actually "cringe" when you read it.
  • BlackMagic2, on 10/12/2007, -9/+63Ahh, Even the maddox style page counter at the bottom of the article :/
    • childprey, on 10/12/2007, -5/+28coupled with the google reference and "too much *****" right out of his blogs article :]
    • mc7winkie, on 10/12/2007, -5/+22This guy is such a poser. He did the whole "google is simple" thing and even used a writing style VERY similar to Maddox.. This is pitiful that he gets this much attention for completely ripping off another author.
    • Walkboss, on 10/12/2007, -4/+20Heh, I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this..

      (I wrote the following right before seeing the above comments and I figured I'd post it anyway.)

      I agree with djhworld. It sounds like this guy read a couple of Maddox's (http://maddox.xmission.com ) rants and thought he would try his hand at being "alternative."

      From references to face punching.
      Right down to the Google reference.
      (From the article)
      Here's something to consider: less is more. Let's take an example of one web page you might have heard of to illustrate my point:
      [pic of Google]
      (From Maddox's FAQ @ http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=faq )
      Mine isn't the only site on the internet that uses a simple layout, perhaps you've heard of this one?
      [pic of Google]
    • bmartin, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12The asshat who wrote this article should at least link to Maddox's site. Some form of attribution would be nice.
    • SweetMercury, on 10/12/2007, -5/+18I can't believe that no one else noticed what a Maddox rip-off this was. Who wrote this, Carlos Mencia?
    • mrFREEZE, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1You know, Maddox isn't the only person who's allowed to vent about what he hates on the web.
    • BlackMagic2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3And Joe Rogan isn't the only person to ever tell a joke...

      But it is common web etiquette to at least reference something that you are completely ripping off.
  • geektanic08, on 10/12/2007, -19/+10you can block friend requests from bands. you can also have a normal profile without tons of images and videos. there's nothing wrong with myspace. stop bitching.
  • ArsenicTea, on 10/12/2007, -33/+9Oh wow you're so cool because you don't have a myspace. You do know it's now so cool to hate myspace that pretty soon the cool kids are going to have to love it again just to stay on top. It must be hard to be you.

    Also, I agree, "Nuff said" made me want to punch you. Wait no, the whole "I'm so clever and original" tone made me want to punch you first.
  • TheSaladMan, on 10/12/2007, -9/+42I can think of a lot more than 10
  • VioletArrows, on 10/12/2007, -6/+54Next week: 10 Reasons I Had a MySpace Account and Quickly Deleted It....
    • Laurentvw, on 10/12/2007, -13/+1My friend forced me to.
    • bioskope, on 10/12/2007, -21/+71. I had enough of wanking to pics of semi-naked ugly sluts who thought they were pretty
      2. I had enough of wanking to pics of semi-naked ugly sluts who thought they were pretty
      3. I had enough of wanking to pics of semi-naked ugly sluts who thought they were pretty
      4. I had enough of wanking to pics of semi-naked ugly sluts who thought they were pretty
      5. I had enough of wanking to pics of semi-naked ugly sluts who thought they were pretty
      6. I had enough of wanking to pics of semi-naked ugly sluts who thought they were pretty
      7. I had enough of wanking to pics of semi-naked ugly sluts who thought they were pretty
      8. I had enough of wanking to pics of semi-naked ugly sluts who thought they were pretty
      9. I had enough of wanking to pics of semi-naked ugly sluts who thought they were pretty
      10. I had enough of wanking to pics of semi-naked ugly sluts who thought they were pretty
    • telemart73, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1i remember when i commited Myspace-icide. it was a glorious moment.
  • themoose, on 10/12/2007, -10/+7Bookmarked for whenever people ask why.
  • belfastbiker, on 10/12/2007, -17/+25He doesn't like myspace, and had the balls to split that rant over THREE pages for no reason?
    • mrFREEZE, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Advertisements.
    • CrackIsWack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2ugh... enough with the "if you're so against it than why care so much?" flawed-logic. It's necessary to care about this type of crap because it consumes people we actually like with all it's shallowness/*****. MySpace and "social networking" are polluting the social pool.
  • bigbug, on 10/12/2007, -15/+10my space sucks.
  • djhworld, on 10/12/2007, -8/+49I agree with most of the points but the article isn't that good really. "Nuff said" - it sounds like this guy is a teenager trying to stay out of the mainstream.

    Also his point about "letting go of the past" is stupid.

    • washcapsfan37, on 10/12/2007, -6/+10Sounds like, someone's been living in the past. You need to contemporize...... ... man.

      [/hippy accent]
  • musntSurfatWork, on 10/12/2007, -22/+7people need 9 more reasons than 1 not to open up a myspace acct?? Actually, I don't even need the 1 reason not to.
    Never mind me, I'm just not into much 'virtual' and or 'socialism'. If I need to see or talk to someone, I'll do it in person and believe me, real sex is always better than virtual sex. I always thought of myspace as a serious deformity to society, much like paying $15/mo to play a MMO. I'm just not one of you I guess.
    • ScottMaximus1, on 10/12/2007, -2/+27Do you mean socializing?


      Because Socialism and Socializing are a tad different.
    • AeroZeppelin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+21"'im just not into much 'virtual' and or 'socialism'"

      LOL.
    • sctechguy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8Ted Stevens, is that you?
  • betona, on 10/12/2007, -7/+25I only needed one reason: For the life of me, I can't think of what the hell I'd put on a MySpace page.
    • ropers, on 10/12/2007, -2/+39Most folks who have MySpace pages can't think of anything either. :D
  • BigDane, on 10/12/2007, -21/+10I can proudly state 'I HAVE NO MYSPACE PAGE'
  • asherwood, on 10/12/2007, -7/+4more of a case of, slag something off and you will get noticed / dugg!!!
  • cad455, on 10/12/2007, -10/+48"10 Ways To State the Obvious, Try To Be Witty With Profanity, Drive Google Ads"

    Dugg down for wasting my time.



    • Cause_of_death, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Dugg up for wasting my time

      ...I'm procrastinating most efficiently tonight
  • phantom_mullet, on 10/12/2007, -14/+8FTA: "After Carefully Considering the Word "MySpace," and Thinking About What the Site Really Is and What It's Used For, It's Evident That It's Nothing More than an Unsafe Website that is Tailored for Self-Fulfillment, Exhibitionism, Opportunists, and People Who Can't Let Go of the Past"


    Amen.
  • karlk79, on 10/12/2007, -16/+5Someone call this man a waaaaa-bulance.
    "Someone got hurt?" Good one blame the site not the people involved.

    "Oh the crap is hard to read." Cry me a river. Not everyone is a Leonardo, or a master artist like you.

    "To much *****." Yes because a few people try to make their site like scrapbooking, scrapbooking is very popular. So dont cry about it.

    "Empty communication" I send messages for a reason and do not post everything. Most of the time the comments are for just saying something dumb like happy birthday, happy valentines day, or just hi.

    To me it sounds like this guy has more of a problem with people, mixed with a true belief that design is the most important thing in the world..
    I say, get a grip, no one is perfect, alot of people like top be different. Stop being so anti-people. Actually be anti-people, just dont cry about it so much. As for design yea its not perfect but if you got good friends you will put up with their picture with orange on black just to see whats going on.

  • daines88, on 10/12/2007, -6/+59Funny how the guy says he hates "social networking" yet he ends up on a "social news networking" site.
    • mrFREEZE, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Umm... I think your definition of "social networking" is a little off.

      People don't use digg do try and bang slutty chicks or anything like that.
  • uberkling, on 10/12/2007, -9/+10Digg me down if you must, but why is the choice to join or not to join Myspace such a big deal?

    Can't we just like... Not care about it? I'll admit I do have a livejournal I don't update, and a few of my friends have similar blogs (either their own concoction or on LJ-type sites) But these "social networking" behemoths sort of sit in a different arena in my opinion. It's basically comparing a publically accessable diary to a kindergarten display board with a boombox next to it, but I digress.

    I'll admit I'm not the world's biggest social butterfly, but I can't remember the last time I've actually ever visited a myspace page for any reason. I choke on my popcorn when I see "hip" movie previews ending with "add us as your myspace friend" at the cinemas. I don't think the whole myspace thing is really as popular outside certain demographics as people think it is, which is a good thing in the end.

    If I'm interested in a movie, I'm going to go to its official site. If I want to check out new music I'll hit independant music retailers or sites like mp3.com.au and look for links to bands' web pages. If I want to find out about specific people, I'm much more open to a dedicated blog. And obviously dating sites serve a specific and probably much less hit-and-miss purpose than a site like myspace in that regard.
  • KaneElson, on 10/12/2007, -19/+3Time for everyone to spam their myspace URI's :D
    http://www.myspace.com/141940337
    • KaneElson, on 10/12/2007, -10/+2Lol lyk that iz tha behst mispace evah
  • jefree, on 10/12/2007, -6/+29Myspace is what it is. It's not the end of the world. You can use it for "good" or "evil" or not use it at all. It' a way to stay in touch. Don't try telling me it's unsafe though. The user is what can make something unsafe. It's not the gun. It's the person with there ignorant finger on the trigger.
  • Uhhh, on 10/12/2007, -15/+71. I'm lazy
    2. I'm lazy
    3. I'm lazy
    4. I'm lazy
    10. I'm lazy
  • praveenmarkandu, on 10/12/2007, -9/+8It's funny because it's true
  • Georgy, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3use orkut,its clean and simple and nobody can put backgrounds or music....
    tho the ppl are the same tryin to increase their friends count and scrap count
    • ScottMaximus1, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2I'm not Brazilian, so no Orkut
    • Bamborzled, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2@ScottMaximus1

      I'm pretty sure you can sign in with your Google Account now. I've tried it here in Canada and it works.
  • beermad, on 10/12/2007, -5/+17One single reason is enough to avoid MySpace.
    It's owned by Rupert ***** Murdoch.
  • Jiffylush, on 10/12/2007, -8/+16My reasons
    1 - I am not a teenager
    2 - I am married - no need to date or stalk teenagers (not that I would be stalking teenagers if I was single... moving on)
    3 - I am not into spending my freetime trying to convince strangers that I am teh cool. Probably relates back to number 2.


    I honestly feel sorry for people I went to highschool with who have myspace pages, makes me think their lives aren't going well. I realize that that is elitist, but, I can judge others if I want to!
    • Travelsonic, on 10/12/2007, -9/+6Well, your reasons IMO have only one flaw: They assume that the use is ONLY for those purposes/demographics. Isn't this called a generalization? It sure seeems like it is, given how not everybody uses Myspace for your reasons or are in the discribed demographic. People out of teens do use it (believe it or not, college students and graduates for example), and not everybody uses it to try to get a sex partner, and not all myspace users give a ***** about looking cool.
  • Gigabyte, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3My noscript makes all myspace pages look even worse. Or it makes them invisible!
  • kd1s, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9The one and only reason I signed up for a myspace page was because one day as I was walking to my office I spotted a drivers license on the ground. Googled the persons name and sure enough, she had a myspace page. In order to email you had to have an account too so that's how mine got started.

    She got her license back, and no I didn't make a digital image of it, or photocopy it.
    • ch33sehead, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2You could've just given it to the DMV or your local post office :)
  • itsbecca, on 10/12/2007, -8/+112. I'm to cool for school.
    • GamingTrend, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3The irony of posting that you are "to cool for school" is TOO funny. Guess you are "to" cool for 3rd grade spelling and grammar too.
    • Cause_of_death, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2We don't need no education...
  • ScottC94, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5Preach on brotha man!!!!!
  • mxmike, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2Well damn, we didn't want you in MySpace anyway, oh and by the way when we were kids, that is why we never let you in our clubhouse. [sarcasm]
  • blanktarget, on 10/12/2007, -9/+4Letting go of the past? Sounds like this guy had a ***** high school life and wants everyone to be like him and lonely rather than all the people he couldn't hang out with who are chatting on myspace. Honestly, I use it to talk to all of my friends, we figure out when we all have time to go do something or to inform each other of something cool going on. Yeah, there are a lot of dumb reasons people use myspace, but that's going to be the case with any site that basically user profiles. Facebook is the same only a bit more iron fisted with it's set design. "Nuff Said?" That alone ruins the whole THREE PAGE rant.
  • Odjn, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9I don't have a MySpace either, but the blogger sounds like Maddox. Plus at the end there is that counter.
  • SpongeBrain, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2This guy is pretty stupid.
  • Apartment5F, on 10/12/2007, -8/+3honestly, who cares? I was disappointed to see that this was even dugg.

    MySpace is a social site, JUST like Digg; Some of the things that end up being on the frontpage of Digg are equally as stupid as some of the stuff on MySpace. You can waste just as much time (if not more) on this site, too.

    Stop being so elitist, and take it easy.
    if you're consistently checking Digg and getting excited over some Linux news

    ...you're probably a nerd :)

    and on that note
    check out my bands MySpace!

    www.myspace.com/LandingProject
    • Travelsonic, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1What if you check digg once every day, not excited about Linux news, but just looking for semi-political news and seeing how your comments are in regards to being dugg up or down?
  • johnnyrocket, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4Myspace is everything that's wrong with the web, it's the AOL of web sites.
  • poxonyou, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2Myspace is essentially what AOL was 7 years ago. Everyone I knew, who could care less about computers, had an AOL account. If you were on AOL, you could talk to them (before AIM let you talk directly to AOL users), see their profiles, look up other friends, etc. So, you're kind of stuck if you want to keep in easy contact with large amounts of friends at once online. I just hope it dies and is replaced by something more simplistic that doesn't encourage users to acquire "friends" to prove their worth, or to post 50 pictures of themself. If you don't think that's possible, look at Japan's Mixi. Self photos are rare, the importance of the journal is much higher...you know, actual friends may be interested in your life. On myspace you have to subscribe to friends separately, you have to click on a special link to even see what new postings have been made, etc.
  • russianmonkey, on 10/12/2007, -10/+5This guy is an idiot.

    He's comparing the google homepage which soely only does either search or links to other part of the Google network to a Myspace page which has loads of pictures, music, and other plugins.

    Baaaaaad comparison... Plus if he hates "social networking" then why does he have a blog?
    • toolpc, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1How can anyone with "Russian" in their name call someone an idiot?
  • armour, on 10/12/2007, -8/+2Ok that was a waste. The author comes across as I’m better then everyone else attitude. You know what no one said you have to add people form your past that you have nothing in common with. You control how much of your one info you put on. How the page looks and who you add. Get over it !!!! here I’ll say it “it’s a social networking site.” That’s what some people want I’ve meet snowboarders and skydivers from around the world that wouldn’t have other wise. Seen bands play that I wouldn’t have known was in my town that have turned out to be a good gig to see.

    As for some one getting hut that has never happened with any other site or chat system on the internet. People need to take responsibility for there own actions!!! The parents, the girl and the person who committed the crime. So if a person gets hurt meeting some one at a Bar, restrant , work , Amusement park ect ect ect these are all places you’ll write about that your not going to because of it ? Get a life and stop being so self centered.

    9. Most of the ***** backgrounds users choose

    Well it doesn’t effect what background I use now dose it if you think a person background sucks tell them that’s what friends are for. :P

    8.The phrase "Social Networking" makes me want to punch someone in the face.
    Social Networking Social Networking Social Networking Social Networking,

    So because I’ve done “Social Networking” and meet skydivers and Snowboarders from around the would it makes me a loser? There’s a different on my perception and your’s. Talking to people out side of my country still makes it a “social networking” oh I’ll say it one more time “Social Networking” it’s still the same thing when you do it in person.

    7.***** Music

    good music that I’ve found and good gig’s I’ve seen

    6.Too Much *****

    Humm so have you visited your friends page and evaluated their my space in that regard? Oh and if it dose look like that are you going to dump them as a friend? And again it doesn’t effect how my own page looks.

    To each their own and most people I know are not teenagers that need to cram everything in and have a popularity contest. It’s a form of communication.

    5.I Don't Care What Johnny Football Star is Doing (or professing to be doing) Now

    No one said you had to interact of add them dip *****

    4.I'm Not Interested in Online Dating

    See response to number 5

    3.Each Page Takes Too Long to Load

    Why are you going to those pages? All the people I have add take quite quick to load must be part of your random trolling and sampling

    2.Empty Communication

    Again what people are you looking at? if they are your friend in real life they must have the same qualities on line as in person so you must know some quality people. If they are not your friend they why do you care? There not people you interact so what’s the problem? It comes across that some how your better then everyone when you say thinks like that

    1. After Carefully Considering the Word "MySpace," and Thinking About What the Site Really Is and What It's Used For, It's Evident That It's Nothing More than an Unsafe Website that is Tailored for Self-Fulfillment, Exhibitionism, Opportunists, and People Who Can't Let Go of the Past
    You some how sound bitter? by this comment
    • praveenmarkandu, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1posting the whole text doesnt get you more diggs you know. this is not a competition.....ppffttt...
      p.s. digg me!
    • armour, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1praveenmarkandu

      posting the whole text doesnt get you more diggs you know. this is not a competition.....ppffttt...
      p.s. digg me!

      sorry to say your and Idiot, those arehis title's and my responces. I didn't post the whole text take the time to read before commenting and looking like and ass
    • sctechguy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3@armour: Oh, the irony of your last "sentence".
  • Fukusan, on 10/12/2007, -10/+6Troll, if you don't like myspace just don't use it, instead of sitting in your mother's basement creating lists about how much you hate it.
  • deadbaby, on 10/12/2007, -9/+5I don't even visit myspace pages. If someone IM's me a myspace url I politely tell them I won't look at it. Am I a snob? Maybe. I just have no reason to believe there will be anything worthwhile on a myspace page. If that makes me a snob so be it.
  • lpcustom, on 10/12/2007, -4/+111.) It's lame.
    ....nuff said?
  • pman, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4I have an account that I don't use, and thanks to this article, it's made me go and close it!
  • ropers, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1The writer has probably never visited MySpace from a non-English speaking country. If he had, he'd have noted the absolute top reason why MySpace is teh SuXX0R:

    *****-up geolocation-based i18n.

    Seriously.
    I will concede that MySpace is not alone in this (even Google gets this wrong by thinking that their geolocation data is more important than actual user input), but MySpace takes the cake.

    Don't understand what I'm on about? Ok. Here's an example:
    1. Go to a big non-English speaking country (that Myspace also caters for). For the purpose of this example, let's say you're in Germany.
    2. Visit MySpace.
    3. Visit the MySpace page of an English-speaking person.

    What do you see?

    That's right.
    Your anglophone friend's MySpace page is a weird and wild mixture of English and German that is worse than a triple reverse babelfish translation.
    Why, you ask?
    Well, Murdoch's site in their infinite wisdom have decided that they're SO super smart, so with on their oh-so-leet geolocation database they can actually identify, based on your IP address, that you're visiting the site from Germany.
    So they automatically present much of the page you're visiting in German.
    They've probably never considered the remoteness of the likelihood that someone who visits an English-language MySpace page doesn't speak English. Also, consider the usefulness of this translation "service": The author of the MySpace page doesn't speak German. What use is it to him to cater for Germany visitors who don't speak English? And have the MySpace nincompoops ever considered that in an age of global travel (geo)location date is a really ***** indicator of language proficiency? Isn't it kind of --gosh-- more likely that your English-speaking friends, who happen to be visiting Germay for CeBit of whatever, are trying to visit your English MySpace page from an Internet cafe? Only now most of it is in a language THEY CANNOT READ?

    And that, folks, is my biggest reason why I won't ever bother with MySpace. I hate some "service provider" second guessing my language choices. If I publish a website I want that to appear exactly the same worldwide, and appear exactly the way ***I*** want it. Not the way that some Murdochian dimwit thinks is somehow "better". ESAD.
  • raccettura, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4So I signup and publish personal info on a website for marketers and ID theft purposes?

    Yea, that sounds like a wise choice.

    No thanks. I'll pass.
  • jayscot, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1I bagged my account about 3 months ago for similar reasons.
    • ropers, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1Say hello to archive.org's Wayback Machine ;P
      What was you account URL again?
  • HitmanJustin, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3lol... wow you really took the time to write that, about myspace, No one is forcing you to join, and besides I only use myspace as an AIM but with better profiles, because AIM blows..
  • bassman730, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1My #1 reason is all the crazy emo kids and their stupid picture of themselves looking off to the side.
    Thus I have no My Space account.

    I have also seen pages full of crap. Once I found a guy with 7 youtube videos embed.
    Seriously, WTF
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