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May 19, 2006
Xanga needs to be shut down because
Xanga has seriously jumped the shark. The turning point for it's usefullness/uselessness change was adding it's "metros" section. What the heck? Hey xanga, here's a tip, just rename the site from "Xanga" (whatever that means anyway) to "online home for predators to solicite kids who are dumb enough to use it". Really, that's what it is. Especially after they added that metros "feature". If you don't know what I'm talking about, here's a rundown on what it is. It basically tells anyone else on Xanga where you live. Gosh! Everytime I think about this I get ticked off! They've gone from a content site where people can post their stuff, to a portal where scumbags can pick up kids. Also, I've even seen Xanga sites where it's basically someone's letter to someone else that they've broke up with. It winds up being nothing but "it hurts so bad, I miss you so much..." Like that's what I want to spend my online time doing. Goodness! Do I ever hate Xanga!
Posted by Addison on May 19, 2006 10:08 AM
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I use MySpace.com ;) - Same deal, hope you're not too ticked lol...I dont have my address on there though...If I remember correctly...haha. Although, on MySapce there are quite a few security options to choose from to slow down (some other info can be found on other sites "stupid enough to use it" kids use.
Posted by: Brendan at May 19, 2006 06:01 PM
chillingly dangerous! what possessed them to do that???
Posted by: joy at May 19, 2006 08:01 PM
You know Joy, I'm not really sure. One wonders though...
Posted by: Addison at May 19, 2006 11:27 PM
*dangerous look* maybe xanga is a pedophile organization that has set up xanga to gain the trust of people and then go in for the kill...
lol.. I'm just being melodramatic ^_^ pay no mind
Posted by: yoj at May 20, 2006 04:42 PM
Amen Addison! That's why I'm on Blogger! Indecently, I do have a Xanga site, but only because I know so many people on there and I wanted to have the capability to post comments. The only post I ever made on my Xanga was in protest of the site and then I direct people to my Blogger site. (http://www.xanga.com/tolkienist_geek)
The "Metros" thing has been up there for a while, actually. In a perfect world it would be a good idea... but that's not the world we live in. And people should be smarter about what they post on their blogs. That applies to all the blog sites.
Posted by: Tolkienist at May 20, 2006 09:22 PM
