# Let's talk about Myspace

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-myspace/348228>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 13, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-myspace/348228 "2006-03-13T21:01:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dinahmoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dinahmoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinahmoe)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-myspace/348228/41 "2006-03-16T01:39:29Z")

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> [@interface2x](#):
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> I am proud to have the longest thread in the SDMB group there. Well, of the what, four threads? And it’s the really obvious one, too.

And very useful too. I love being able to put online names to faces.

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**Author:** ![Corporate\_Hippie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@Corporate\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporate_Hippie)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-myspace/348228/42 "2006-03-16T03:15:51Z")

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I use myspace to keep up with friends and also to meet girls. I’m one of those “message-random-pretty-girl-I-don’t-know” guys, although I don’t think I act creepy or anything. I do feel bad because I know some girls hate getting random messages from guys, but it’s sometimes hard to figure out whether or not someone would be receptive to a random message.

I’d guess about 1 out of 5 of my messages will get a response, and of those who respond I’ll end up meeting maybe 1 out of 3. I think I’ve met about a dozen girls through facebook and myspace since I’ve started using the sites.

Here is [Myspace](http://www.myspace.com/knivel). I’m awaiting approval to join the illustrious SDMB myspace group.

Hmm, by those numbers I gave it must mean I’ve sent something like 180 random messages to people, which seems way too high. Maybe I should add “not too hot at math or estimating” to my profile…

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**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-myspace/348228/43 "2006-03-16T03:27:03Z")

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I hope that this doesn’t kill this thread, but I felt that I had to point out that all of the webcam-whore/band spam that I got was in the first day or 2 of me signing up. I’ve been on for about a week now and haven’t gotten anymore since then. I guess that they know who’s signed up recently.

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**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-myspace/348228/44 "2006-03-18T17:58:22Z")

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I came across this thread late, but I wanted to mention that there is an option to check so that bands can’t send you invites - I believe it’s under your account options/preferences. I’m at work, so I can’t check for the link, but I have the option turned on.  
As far as webcam emails go, there is also a link to report spam on myspace (again, I don’t know it offhand!) so you might try that and see if that cuts down on all the “hot and lonely girls who just want to have fun.”

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