International Delete Your MySpace Account Day!!!

[EagerBeaver]

Check this out. Today is International Delete Your MySpace Account Day.

A blogger named Simon Owens is trumpeting the fact that today, January 30, he is deleting his MySpace, and imploring others to do the same (link contains some salty language, so if you don't like it don't click).

He posted a funny yet true list of reasons why it might be beneficial to delete your MySpace page.

1. You rarely log in to Myspace except to delete spam friend requests from nude webcam girls.

2. You spend five minutes writing a wall post only to hit an error message when you try to post it because of all the website glitches.

3. You’re a girl who constantly gets marriage proposals from random men in the middle east.

4. You visit someone’s Myspace profile only to suddenly have music start blasting out of your speakers. Bonus points if it happens to you while you’re at work.

5. You have to make redundant clicks to perform simple tasks because Myspace keeps taking you to advertisement pages where you have to click on “return to myspace profile” in order to continue what you’re doing.

6. You visit someone’s profile only to have your eyes bleed because of terrible page layout with non-matching designs and font colors.

7. Your experience is hindered because of intrusive banner ads that either talk to you or try to reach out and block your view of what you’re trying to look at.

8. You read yet another news account about how some child predator using Myspace has abducted a little girl or that some hoax myspace account has caused a teenager to commit suicide.

9. You’re frustrated with the fact that Myspace doesn’t allow you to post your contact info, meaning to contact someone you can only use Myspace’s glitchy Instant Messenger, message/email system, or wall commenting.

10. You’re tired of seeing Tom stare out at you from millions of friends lists and just wish he would change his profile picture.

With those all being good points, I am deleting my MySpace as well. I rarely use it anymore and it has become a pain to use when I do use it. Facebook is better anyway.

Anyone else willing to take the plunge and delete their profile?

[DaJudge]

Never had one to begin with. I can't figure out why anyone over the age of 22 would need one.

[EagerBeaver]

Ha. I'm 23.

[DaJudge]

Ha. I'm 23.

And you're deleting your page. You prove my point, sir.

[Pastor Gary]

Never had one to begin with. I can't figure out why anyone over the age of 22 would need one.

I can answer that. I pastor a lot of under 22s and they kept saying "Have you seen what so-and-so put on their MySpace?? You need to know..."

I tried to read the stuff, but had to have a login, so I made a basic page to enable reading their pages. Amazing what young people put on there as if nobody will see it!

It is a ministry tool if you use it that way, just like FaceBook, YouTube, GodTube, ClassMates, etc.

[Sherry]

Guess you two are just too cool then for the rest of us!




FYI: As a parent I got one to see what not only my kid was posting but also her friends. Can't help it I found my friends on there too!

[RamboPreacher]

i have one and need it.
in order to view profiles and postings of others, you need an account. as founder of the CPPA, I have many (thousands) of youth that wnat to communicate and that I wnat to keep track of. this applies to youth at church and their friends as well.

[MrDanger]

Yep. You are correct PG. I use it to stay in contact with cousin's kids in Kansas, youth from camp (even some from GA camp even though I haven't worked down there in almost ten years), kids from youth conference, my youth group, and last but not least, some of my students that have found me on myspace.

[DaJudge]

Guess you two are just too cool then for the rest of us!

FYI: As a parent I got one to see what not only my kid was posting but also her friends. Can't help it I found my friends on there too!

No, I'm not cool. That's the point. I'm the totally uncoolest, and I don't get all the text messaging, myspace, facebook stuff. The best I do is email.

[EagerBeaver]

Facebook is just as effective without all the ads.

Of course, for those of us who aren't pastors, youth ministers, teachers or paintballers, deleting your MySpace will greatly improve your life.

[MrDanger]

I haven't been as fond of facebook as some have. I hardly ever log on.

[Sherry]

Facebook is just as effective without all the ads.

Of course, for those of us who aren't pastors, youth ministers, teachers or paintballers, deleting your MySpace will greatly improve your life.

Ok EB, since you seem to know best, but when you are parent one day....you'll think different, believe me!

[EagerBeaver]

Not saying I know best, but my point being that since I don't have an actual good natured motive for being on MySpace there's no reason for me to have it anymore.

Uh...with my wording in the previous sentence I better point out I didn't have any bad natured motives for being on MySpace either.

[Paully_44]

I'm a 30 something plus a few years and I actually like MySpace. I keep in touch with kids from around the state and friends from all over.

Plus, if I hear of a new band, chances are they have a MySpace where I can go to check them out.

[one love]

I dont see any reason to delete it. It is the easiest way for me to keep in contact with friends that I have not seen in years. It also gives me a chance to let them see what God has done for me and opens up a wonderful ministry to many of my old friends.
I like myspace, it is annoying at times but it is also convenient.
May The Lord Bless you