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[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by dukedg

I just want to give a perspective (which I believe we discussed before) from the collegians that I advised: they definitely thought it was odd or suspicious if you
a. did not have a facebook account (i.e., you didn't come up in searches)
b. had a private account (what were you trying to hide?)

I don't think this is the case at most schools. Alot of girls have private profiles (or don't even HAVE Facebook) just for the sake of personal safety (they don't feel comfortable with having personal info out there). It's not always because they are suspicious.

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I don't think this is the case at most schools. Alot of girls have private profiles (or don't even HAVE Facebook) just for the sake of personal safety (they don't feel comfortable with having personal info out there). It's not always because they are suspicious.

I agree... my facebook & myspace accounts have always been friends only. I'm not trying to hide anything, I just consider it a safety issue. It can be easy to extrapilate (sp?) personal info from random profile info/blogs/etc.

I don't really see why that is "suspect". I'm not trying to hide anything, I just don't want any stalkers

[dukedg]

I see what you all are saying about your opinions and safety, but I am giving you the view of the 18-22 year-olds that I worked with. Just to be clear, the members at Cal must make their accounts private during recruitment.

I just want to put this out their to PNMs and I'm only speaking from one campus, so I would be interested to hear from the collegians (or their advisors, parents, etc) of other campuses too.