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Luvmom
Member
10-17-2000
| Friday, April 03, 2009 - 6:00 pm
I am just starting farm town.So far I really like it.
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Friday, April 03, 2009 - 7:52 pm
Heh, I started to make my own flair. I need to get some for the shows I watch like TAR. Now I have to go back and read the archives to find out about this town thing. I did not have the virus from Facebook, but I look at it through Mozilla, not IE. Maybe that is why.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Friday, April 03, 2009 - 10:46 pm
Today I just started Farm Town and my crops were already dead! It is so nice when people jump right in to help you figure things out. It is also fun keeping up with My Farm. I'm right at $1.5 million and going strong.
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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Saturday, April 04, 2009 - 6:13 am
I am an original MyFarm fan, but they have done nothing with it lately. So, now I'm in the FarmTown, but it irritates me how long it takes to harvest and plow! Arghh!
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Taysmomcj
Member
03-24-2008
| Saturday, April 04, 2009 - 9:04 am
I think we need TVCH Flair!!!
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Saturday, April 04, 2009 - 1:29 pm
done!
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Taysmomcj
Member
03-24-2008
| Saturday, April 04, 2009 - 2:49 pm
How do I find it?
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Saturday, April 04, 2009 - 6:06 pm
you can add it from hermione's page or my page.
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Saturday, April 04, 2009 - 9:01 pm
Facebook made my day today! I just had two separate friends who I haven't been in contact with for about 15 years leave me messages on the same day. One is in Germany now and the other in Australia. What are the chances of that? So cool 
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Monday, April 06, 2009 - 7:51 am
Spy, that's the reason I've pretty much left My Farm. I'm wondering if the designers they lost several months ago are the same ones who are now doing Farm Town as it seems to just be a much better version of My Farm. For those of you new to Farm Town, you have to harvest your crops within 24 hours of ripening or they will die. However, the fruit on your trees will stay forever or until harvested. It was not a pretty sight the other night when I bought the $40,000 windmill and 2 minutes later lost it when I clicked "sell" instead of "move."
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Taysmomcj
Member
03-24-2008
| Monday, April 06, 2009 - 8:09 am
Urgrace, Thanks for becoming my friend. I got onto Farm Town real quick yesterday (during a commercial on the ACMc), it looks like so much fun. Can't wait to sit down and really try it out!!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Monday, April 06, 2009 - 10:31 pm
Thought I saw you at my farm today, Taysmomj. However they were doing a lot of maintenance tonight and I kept having problems navigating or getting booted off. That is the first time I've had that kind of problem. Be sure and visit as many farms as you can. If you need any help, just ask! I have been learning as I go. Like Native_texan said, don't click until you are sure what you are clicking on.
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Taysmomcj
Member
03-24-2008
| Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 3:51 am
I was there for a bit, just checking things out. Kinda getting a feel for how you move around, using the map and such.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 12:29 pm
I broke down and started a facebook. It reminds me of my own folder here on the board. The differences are that I can decorate and control who has access. I am still in the learning process...
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 8:25 am
Rosie, I broke down and joined facebook about 2 weeks ago and I'm having a lot of fun there! I'm running into family members and even my own kidlets...lol!! I would love to be added as one of your friends if you agree. PM or email me and I'll send you my info. I think I have my email listed if you click Egbok. Stay cool with this hot weather!!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 12:23 pm
Waves to Eggie. Will do.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 2:32 pm
http://mashable.com/2009/04/03/facebook-meme/ Cool for explaining the uses and limits of Facebook features.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 12:49 pm
And another IMPORTANT article from Mashable: Facebook Privacy Settings I laugh when I hear about parents trying to "keep an eye" on their kids by having them as a friend on Facebook. It's hilarious because with custom privacy settings, the child can just set a single person (the parent) to not be able to see things like photos, wall, notes, etc. You can essentially fool people into thinking they're seeing your profile, but really, they're only seeing what you let them see. For example, I have a friend who CONSTANTLY made weird comments on my statuses, so I just got tired of them and went into my privacy settings, set up a custom setting for my statuses, and just made it so they couldn't see my statuses. With every photo album, you're given the option of "Who can see this?" If I were a teen now and was friends with my mom, I wouldn't have her seeing any of the albums. Just profile pics. Anyways, good article on deciphering the privacy settings, and how to protect yourself online.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 1:38 pm
well, as a parent, we try our best. i have my daughter's password and go in periodically and check her settings.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 2:59 pm
I never recommend to folks to just be a friend on those accounts - always that they have the password so they can view it periodically.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 6:23 pm
There have been more girl fights at school this year and principal attributes it to FB.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 2:44 am
LOL Tex! That's the best way. Smart momma! Pamy, interesting about the girl fights. I wonder why that is.....or how Facebook exacerbates it.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 5:03 am
Eeyore, they can keep the fight up and keep smack talking on Facebook and others can reply too. The one thing my son told my daughter before he left for college was for her not to have girlfights on facebook! LOL
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 10:01 am
I bet it's hard being a parent in the internet age. I mean, privacy with a paper diary back 30-50 years ago was the most your child really held from you, and allowing that wasn't a real threat, because at least you were keeping track of them, and that diary was still on your physical property, and for the most past, you knew that if your child was getting into something, it was based on their physical location, so if you kept track of where they were, you kept them safe. NOW, it must be hard to want to allow your children some semblance of privacy, but then when it comes to the internet, granting them that privacy can get them into big trouble that they're just not mature enough to manage or understand. I think if I were a parent (knock on wood that I won't be), I would probably say that my kid would be allowed to use the computer in full view at home, and that I WOULD be using a tracking software, and that passwords and web history would be recorded, and glanced through periodically. I'd try to explain that there are pervy guys out there, and people can get into lots of trouble via the internet, and that it was more about safety than privacy. I think I'd mostly surf web history, see what they're surfing, then ask what those sites are, and if it's any kind of membership site, I'd want them to walk me through their account, and the back end privacy settings, etc. Just to make sure they're using them properly and all that. Hopefully the hypothetical kids of mine would just begin to understand that this is just what mom does, it's a fact associated with using the internet, and hopefully my explaining why, and trying to not violate or involve myself in their social life too much, would be hypothetically understood by them. Of course, with so many other computers out there, I'm sure they could just do their private stuff anywhere but home, but hopefully my continuing involvement AT home might educate them enough to govern themselves safely when surfing away from home.

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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 10:26 am
I would probably say that my kid would be allowed to use the computer in full view at home, and that I WOULD be using a tracking software, and that passwords and web history would be recorded, and glanced through periodically. I'd try to explain that there are pervy guys out there, and people can get into lots of trouble via the internet, and that it was more about safety than privacy. I think I'd mostly surf web history, see what they're surfing, then ask what those sites are, and if it's any kind of membership site, I'd want them to walk me through their account, and the back end privacy settings, etc. Just to make sure they're using them properly and all that. yup...that's what you do!!
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