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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 10:55 am
I think another difference between a difference between the diary of my day and facebook/myspace ect is that with a diary, they were private thoughts that no one else saw. With the internet, everything you type is out there. Some adults have enough trouble distinguishing between what is appropriate to put out to the whole world.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 1:26 pm
IMPORTANT READ: FACEBOOK SCAM
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 1:42 pm
As long as they don't mess with my Farm Town...
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Taysmomcj
Member
03-24-2008
| Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 1:46 pm
Tell me about it...I'm so hooked...
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 6:26 pm
I think with FB and possibly even Twitter the girls can talk smack and more can add their 2 cents until it escalates into fights. Also talking behind someone's back is much harder on FB and it's like the gossip mill at school times 200! LOL they can even say they are going to fight at a certain time and sooo many kids read about and show up that they are almost bound to fight to not look like the weaker one.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 10:21 pm
My principal & I were talking about this today, and we also think part of the FB issue is that when you type something, you don't see the visual, physical, emotional reaction of the other person. When you say mean things to a person face-to-face, you see the consequences on THEIR face immediately - and sometimes that allows the guilty conscience to do its job. On computers, you throw something out into cyberspace and may not have to deal the w/the other person's emotions b/c of the lack of physical communication. Kids (and adults, too, for that matter) will say things online they'd NEVER say face to face in "real" life, and that's getting them in much more trouble.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 9:39 am
I think kids and people can also feel left out if they check out someone's friend list and then wonder, why didn't so-and-so add me? They don't like me? I know that it has even happened among a few of my friends.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 2:02 pm
I use facebook just to keep in contact with a few people and see what they're doing day to day, but recently all I'm seeing on my homepage is quiz results. Is there a way to stop output from that application showing on my homepage?
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 2:06 pm
Yes, you can block that application. First add it, then remove it and block it.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 2:19 pm
That was quick reply, thanks! But is there an application which covers all the quizes, or do I have to do that for each one? It seems like each quiz is a separate application...?
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 9:03 pm
omg...omg...i'm so addicted to that farm town thing. it's ridiculous...seriously. kitt, i think each separate quiz you have to do another application, unfortunately.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 9:24 pm
I'm finding that, thanks Beckie. Bit of a pain but they seemed to have slowed down. For a while all my friends seemed to be doing quizzes all day!
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 9:41 pm
my friends still do quizzes all day everyday... and not only quizzes but those "top 5" things. those can be annoying, yet increasingly they're fun and make me think.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 11:08 pm
I'm a bit worried about security, or I'd probably do some of them. Every time you do a quiz or an application it gives all your info to it, and I don't really know where that goes.
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 12:16 am
I finally broke down and started a Facebook page. I do have a farm on Farm Town. It's kind of fun taking care of it. I read about the TVCH flair upthread on here and just added it to my board. It's great! 
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 7:11 am
I LOVE FARM TOWN!!!!! Just harvested, plowed and planted my crops and impatiently waiting to be able to plant flowers.
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Taysmomcj
Member
03-24-2008
| Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 7:34 am
You and me both Native_Texan...I check a couple times a day to see if the flowers are available...just in case. lol
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 8:32 am
Can someone tell me if farmtown is like (growing crops/having an outdoor room at) webkinz at all?
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Kaylasmom
Member
07-27-2005
| Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 9:07 am
Farmtown is addicting and a lot of fun! I spend most of my facebooking time farming! You start by plowing fields and planting crops which are ready to harvest any where between 4 hours (grapes) to several days. You can have farmtown friends (which don't have to be facebook friends) and you earn coins for helping out on their farm. Check it out....lots and lots of fun!
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Alwayzmovin
Member
11-06-2003
| Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 12:53 pm
I'm addicted too! Very relaxing to me and I've been raking leaves for people since I started my farm this morning. Can't wait till my farm grows and grows!
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Monday, May 18, 2009 - 1:41 pm
I spent all afternoon yesterday reorganizing my farm after expanding it twice. I was up until midnight grading finals. Addicting isn't the half of it! (Native-Texan has a beautiful Farm Town farm!)
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Luvmom
Member
10-17-2000
| Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 5:27 am
A little bit Julie.It's a bit more involved then webkinz farming though.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 6:34 am
THanks Luvmom. Sounds so similar. I know how much time I spent helping ds with webkinz, not sure I want to devote that kind of time again.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 7:05 am
curse the person that got me started with Farmtown. It is so addicting and I waste too much time
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Tmagicsaq
Member
03-26-2004
| Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 8:06 am
add me to the list... its the first thing i do when i get home from work, then i just HAVE to check it before i go to bed. I got my sister hooked.. so i could make more money harvesting her crops and her harvesting mine....
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