Comments on: I Cancelled My MySpace Account. http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:30:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: work at home typing jobs no cost ever free start up http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-8316 work at home typing jobs no cost ever free start up Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:58:57 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-8316 <strong>work at home typing jobs no cost ever free start up...</strong> work at home typing jobs no cost ever free start up... work at home typing jobs no cost ever free start up…

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]]> By: Nancy Odell http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-8022 Nancy Odell Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:17:37 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-8022 Hi.... i was searching for nancy naked and i came across your post and it is definitely the most sensible thing i have seen in a long time, and in my opinion you got something good going here, i have to get my friends to subscribe to your post about celled My MySpace Account. - Matt and Nancy Heerema. Hi…. i was searching for nancy naked and i came across your post and it is definitely the most sensible thing i have seen in a long time, and in my opinion you got something good going here, i have to get my friends to subscribe to your post about celled My MySpace Account. - Matt and Nancy Heerema.

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]]> By: TONY http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-7462 TONY Fri, 25 May 2007 19:17:34 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-7462 IDK IDK

]]> By: Virb is the New Improved MySpace - Matt and Nancy Heerema http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-7043 Virb is the New Improved MySpace - Matt and Nancy Heerema Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:37:17 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-7043 [...] users should all cancel their account* and switch to Virb, which is everything MySpace should be, and better. I have 90-ish invites to [...] [...] users should all cancel their account* and switch to Virb, which is everything MySpace should be, and better. I have 90-ish invites to [...]

]]> By: Matt http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1886 Matt Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:16:19 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1886 Stop looking at them, when they are front and center, the most visually heavy element on the page. Right. Judging the girls? Didn't say a word about that. Adblock is a wonderful thing that DOES allow me to not have to look at the photos, but ones eyes are naturally drawn to the largest, brightest colored elements, which are those advertisements. Sorry dude, I find your advice utterly unhelpful. Mostly the reason I removed my account was that it was utterly useless to me. Like I said, were I a band or promoter, it would be different. My band IS in fact on MySpace and plans to stay there. Stop looking at them, when they are front and center, the most visually heavy element on the page. Right.

Judging the girls? Didn’t say a word about that.

Adblock is a wonderful thing that DOES allow me to not have to look at the photos, but ones eyes are naturally drawn to the largest, brightest colored elements, which are those advertisements.

Sorry dude, I find your advice utterly unhelpful.

Mostly the reason I removed my account was that it was utterly useless to me. Like I said, were I a band or promoter, it would be different. My band IS in fact on MySpace and plans to stay there.

]]> By: Brian http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1880 Brian Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:16:51 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1880 Wow people! If something offends, you do not look at it! If seeing pictures bothers you, stop looking for them! If you find a photo offensive, report it!! I have had DOZENS of accounts removed from myspace per a simple request. Dont just turn the whole thing off and let these filth get away with that foolishness. I "police" myspace as do many, many other people and it is a much better site for our efforts. Is it perfect? No...What the heck is?? There are dozens of great christian groups and theological discussion groups that could realy use some positve input from the likes of you. what do you do though; you run away and hide. WWJD? I think he would tell you not to judge the scantily clad girls and instead show them the error of their ways. Peace! Wow people! If something offends, you do not look at it! If seeing pictures bothers you, stop looking for them! If you find a photo offensive, report it!! I have had DOZENS of accounts removed from myspace per a simple request. Dont just turn the whole thing off and let these filth get away with that foolishness. I “police” myspace as do many, many other people and it is a much better site for our efforts. Is it perfect? No…What the heck is?? There are dozens of great christian groups and theological discussion groups that could realy use some positve input from the likes of you. what do you do though; you run away and hide. WWJD? I think he would tell you not to judge the scantily clad girls and instead show them the error of their ways. Peace!

]]> By: angie http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1797 angie Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:40:56 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1797 hey, did you know your photo page is 'broken'? just tried to find sweet photo nancy took of me and found it unworking. ang hey, did you know your photo page is ‘broken’? just tried to find sweet photo nancy took of me and found it unworking.
ang

]]> By: teege http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1790 teege Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:02:02 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1790 I think myspace and facebook should combine to form... myspacebook (i realize my comment is completely devoid of any serious insight into the myspace controversy, but everybody has already said similar things to what I think about the matter) I think myspace and facebook should combine to form…

myspacebook

(i realize my comment is completely devoid of any serious insight into the myspace controversy, but everybody has already said similar things to what I think about the matter)

]]> By: Tony http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1789 Tony Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:00:56 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1789 I also saw way too many risque pictures. It is unfortunately not just the ads, but also the "view more pics" button. I also seem to remember some sort of page that showed pictures of random myspace members, many of which were risque. I canceled my account within a week of signing up. I mentioned the reasons why in the exit survey. I don't know if I would say every person ought to do this, but I needed to cancel my account. But then again, I also need to have my web browsing not only monitored (with X3Watch), but out and out filtered. I use DansGuardian (dansguardian.org, actually DG Complete on MacOSX http://www.lopata.net/dg_complete.html), and Kirsten is the only one with the admin password to my computer. I also saw way too many risque pictures. It is unfortunately not just the ads, but also the “view more pics” button. I also seem to remember some sort of page that showed pictures of random myspace members, many of which were risque.

I canceled my account within a week of signing up. I mentioned the reasons why in the exit survey.

I don’t know if I would say every person ought to do this, but I needed to cancel my account. But then again, I also need to have my web browsing not only monitored (with X3Watch), but out and out filtered. I use DansGuardian (dansguardian.org, actually DG Complete on MacOSX http://www.lopata.net/dg_complete.html), and Kirsten is the only one with the admin password to my computer.

]]> By: Michael Riley http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1788 Michael Riley Fri, 31 Mar 2006 05:48:23 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1788 Hello all, and in particular Matt, you should all write an e-mail to the administrators of MySpace and complain about the advertising that caused you to eventually close your account. Please do this! :) Other than that, good job! -MTR Hello all, and in particular Matt, you should all write an e-mail to the administrators of MySpace and complain about the advertising that caused you to eventually close your account. Please do this! :)

Other than that, good job!

-MTR

]]> By: Tim http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1787 Tim Fri, 31 Mar 2006 03:26:46 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1787 I created a myspace site after being invited to join by someone... come to think of it... I think it was Matt! Fine then, I'll cancel mine too! By the way Matt, during your Rock message you mentioned some tools that we could use to protect ourselves from unwanted defilement. Kirsten spoke of one such thing like that in her comment. How about a blog or e-mail with links and explanations of things that can help us navigate the eye mines on the www? I created a myspace site after being invited to join by someone… come to think of it… I think it was Matt! Fine then, I’ll cancel mine too!

By the way Matt, during your Rock message you mentioned some tools that we could use to protect ourselves from unwanted defilement. Kirsten spoke of one such thing like that in her comment. How about a blog or e-mail with links and explanations of things that can help us navigate the eye mines on the www?

]]> By: vos http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1786 vos Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:13:27 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1786 (I'm pretty sure the selection of advertising displayed for you is contingent on the gender information you provide the site. In all reality, there shouldn't have to be ANY reason for advertising to be targeted to you based on your sex. If there is, then they're just resorting to cheap means to make an advertising cent here and there.) But yeah, it needs to be communicated to them that this may not be the most effective way for them to sustain advertising revenue if the advertising repulses people from the site. (I’m pretty sure the selection of advertising displayed for you is contingent on the gender information you provide the site. In all reality, there shouldn’t have to be ANY reason for advertising to be targeted to you based on your sex. If there is, then they’re just resorting to cheap means to make an advertising cent here and there.)

But yeah, it needs to be communicated to them that this may not be the most effective way for them to sustain advertising revenue if the advertising repulses people from the site.

]]> By: Megan http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1785 Megan Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:06:09 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1785 I don't get the picture of the scantily clad woman on mine. I don’t get the picture of the scantily clad woman on mine.

]]> By: amy http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1784 amy Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:33:30 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1784 Weird. I cancelled mine last week because I didn't like all the pictures/it didn't really serve any purpose for me. Thanks for taking a stand on protecting yourself. Weird. I cancelled mine last week because I didn’t like all the pictures/it didn’t really serve any purpose for me. Thanks for taking a stand on protecting yourself.

]]> By: Leah http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1783 Leah Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:36:15 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1783 matt- thank you for taking a stand (and nate and luke). i had been talking about canceling myself as well because of the pictures. in fact, i think i will do just that. lata' matt-
thank you for taking a stand (and nate and luke). i had been talking about canceling myself as well because of the pictures. in fact, i think i will do just that.

lata’

]]> By: nate http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1782 nate Thu, 30 Mar 2006 18:58:13 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1782 yea, luke and i had myspace accounts for a combined 72 hours i think before we both decided to cancel... actually, luke's answer to the questionaire was almost exactly like yours. i'm not sure why blogspot made the list... but i guess i can imagine it being bad too. i never search it cause the average blog post there (unless you know the person) seems devoid of any content. the one that's been killing me lately? facebook. i don't mind the site itself, i mean to each his/her own. but i do mind the gossip and drama it brings to the table with some of my friends. i haven't seen bad ads, but i know the pics people post can be less than helpful to a guy's purity too. every time someone in the room logs in the gossip commences... yea, luke and i had myspace accounts for a combined 72 hours i think before we both decided to cancel…

actually, luke’s answer to the questionaire was almost exactly like yours.

i’m not sure why blogspot made the list… but i guess i can imagine it being bad too. i never search it cause the average blog post there (unless you know the person) seems devoid of any content.

the one that’s been killing me lately? facebook. i don’t mind the site itself, i mean to each his/her own. but i do mind the gossip and drama it brings to the table with some of my friends. i haven’t seen bad ads, but i know the pics people post can be less than helpful to a guy’s purity too.

every time someone in the room logs in the gossip commences…

]]> By: Kristen http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1781 Kristen Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:18:05 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1781 I congratulate you, Matt, for taking a stand on the issue. We are accountable only to God. He will certainly know if we've allowed temptations like this in our life when we could have prevented them. I think of the verses in James 1:13-15; "When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death." I congratulate you, Matt, for taking a stand on the issue. We are accountable only to God. He will certainly know if we’ve allowed temptations like this in our life when we could have prevented them. I think of the verses in James 1:13-15;

“When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.”

]]> By: Kirsten http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1780 Kirsten Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:06:15 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/announcements/i-cancelled-my-myspace-account/#comment-1780 I'm surprised ad blocker doesn't block the offending image you are talking about. Do you use the filterset.g extension thingy with your adblocker? We find that gets nearly all ads, to the point where I sometimes forget there are ads on the web. :) It's much nicer using filterset.g than blocking it all yourself! Not that I blame you at all for cancelling your myspace account -- I've never even been there but I have heard it is full of awful-ness. :) I’m surprised ad blocker doesn’t block the offending image you are talking about. Do you use the filterset.g extension thingy with your adblocker? We find that gets nearly all ads, to the point where I sometimes forget there are ads on the web. :) It’s much nicer using filterset.g than blocking it all yourself!

Not that I blame you at all for cancelling your myspace account — I’ve never even been there but I have heard it is full of awful-ness. :)

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