Hey Belly, was just thinking about security and stuff online and it all sucks really aye. Like yes if you get bothered by someone something officially can be done etc but it stops us being honest because of the same threat. We can’t really state what is going on in government… might get done for liable or something.

It’s anonymous only to the extent someone higher up doesn’t want you to shut up.

Morning CJ, I do know DoCS staff were told to get off facebook. I just can't work the place out. But if anyone does find me the first thing it says in that little profile thing is "I'm The Pied Piper".[smile]

G'Day All,
How are you all out there all well I hope.
With this web I know that I don't really give to much thought to the privacy thing as what I have to say behind closed doors I am prepared to say publicly the only thing wrong with this is that you have to be sure of the facts. People need to remember 2 points "I may not like what you have to say but I will defend your right to say it" & "the truth hurts but it is the truth"
A lot of the people out there are not in the position to be as exposed as I am but from the life I have lived I really don't worry about things that way.
The thing is you have people who really try to help & are concerned for others (like many on this forum)that there are bastards out there that would take advantage of that "goodness" & would destroy the very essence of these people & the caring & kindness of these people.
All I can say is I thank you all that you have given me the opportunity to join your topics & to post my own. Thanks to all but just be bloody careful AYE(for TPP).God Bless & have a happy day from Dave.

'It's no secret that I'm a member of the Qld Greens,'

That's way more embarrassing than anything Antonios has said.

I'm learning much much more, that OUG makes twice as much sense as examinator.

'I have suggested to GY that on the next major update he should include chat rooms in which the participants have the ability to exclude/include who they want.'

I knew you'd be all for cliques!

I fear this little episode has been blown out of all proportion. The high and mighty love a case to feel indignant about, they appear twice as affected than the actual participants (one wonders the goal/payoff) and OUG has exposed a truer meaning for us all to take away.

Too much in this life the 'think of the children' (not you Piper, you do it rather than yell it), gated communities crowd want to close any avenue for random shenanigans down. Change the Forum they cry! Involve the police they cry! Take away any risk that this could happen again they cry! Lets change the face of OLO with as many rules as possible, weeding out all but the most hum drum of conversation.

These little episodes enrich your lives, as evidenced by the fact you have all had much fun tooing and froing the whole lot. Stories to tell you grandkids and all that.

Life is risk and risk is life. On the web, as in life, you expose yourself as much as you feel comfortable in doing, there are misunderstandings, you meet people who just don't 'get' ya.

Aw Huoel, I did like the private mail idea and a little chat thingi for fun. Maybe a few select smilies just for the “general section” of the forum.[grin]

I lived in a compound for awhile – people with guns at the gates, mirrors on sticks to check for car bombs – never felt so unsafe in my life. I was always happier out cruising through the open markets with all the terrorists up close and personal.

Dave baby, I promise to be carefuller. Yeah my spellchecker says that isn’t a word. I heard someone instructed quite clearly to remove stuff from a myspace page on Friday, not even parents can put up a photo of their child even if they have the kid in their care while it is still officially under DoCS custody.

I am all for protecting a child from the public eye. But it leaves the parents lacking any avenue for any public support. No one ever gets to tell a full story.

'Maybe a few select smilies just for the “general section” of the forum.[grin] '

Hey how do smiles work with deadpan humour?

Most of the funniest comedy is said with a straight face. I think having emot-icons is like those stupid background laugh tapes used in sit-coms that tell the stupid audience when to laugh.

Also for those above w%nking on about facebook, I'm reminded of this article every time someone older than say... me, talks about facebook...

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/being-in-24hour-electronic-contact--its-like-so-totally-yesterday-20090710-dfz9.html

'The way that we - we the media, we the people over 30 - jump on any story that has these buzzwords in them reminds me of the way a painfully out-of-touch mum or dad would seize on the name of a new pop star and brandish it, too frequently, as evidence that she or he is down with the kids.'

'Still transfixed by the novelty of unmediated communications, sensing its own ghost in the room, the media run stories about it. It's kind of embarrassing, like making a big fuss about using a fax machine.'

'Younger generations might be quick on the uptake, following their friends who flock to MySpace or Twitter or Facebook, but they don't use new gadgets or applications for long unless they find continued utility in them.

But grown-ups, panicked by the sight of history's back end trundling away from them at speed, either form steadfast loathing based on blind ignorance - or panic, then scramble to the bandwagon.'

All smilies aren’t smiling, jeez Houel catch up.[sarcastic sneering face]. Plus it’s the use of expression I like just so the tone is better understood.[face with tongue poking out] I don’t think they’d suit OLO – they would have to be very grown up professional looking smiley faces, not a lot of colour [one of those faces with the big eyes and the pursed lips].

And you just shuddup Houel cause I heard you were on OUG’s list.[serious face with squinting eyes]

Am I older than you? I’m practically ancient according to everyone under 18 that hangs around my house. They make fun of me not understanding bebo, facebook, myspace, titter, OLO, mobile phones, txt messages, and mixing tobacco with marijuana.[deadpan face]