Project 365: Day 77

Day 77, originally uploaded by shalimargonzales.

Last night between reading tweets of the Pac/Mosley fight (anyone who thought Mosley was going to win is a buffoon) and eating Yogurtland, I read about a divorce of an old high school acquaintance AND watched the ensuing battle between said acquaintance and the significant other's friends as they argued over who was more abusive in the (now) failed relationship on Facebook.

In honor of my ability to watch this reality TV like display of behavior. I'd like to share my set of rules for engagement on the site - a list of behavior and activity parameters I think we should all be following because they make moral, logical, and social sense.

• Rule #1 - If you wouldn't say it at full volume across a crowded room of everyone the person knows and cares about, don't write it on their wall. Examples include: "Did I hear you broke up with _______?" Or "Whaatt? Quitting your job next month and moving to LA??" Or "Do you remember anything about last night?" The wall is a place that everyone can see.
• Rule #2 - If you are of the level friendship/relationship/marriage where you could text whatever it is you've decided to post on their wall directly to them, please do so. I think it's wonderful that you want your baby to have an amazing first day of work. I'm (pretty) sure your baby thinks it's wonderful to. I'm just not sure why we all have to be a part of that personal display of your private love. Same goes for, "what you up to tonight dog?" We have gchat/bbm/texting for a reason.
• Rule #3 - If you look at a picture you've taken of another person and think anything less than, "this is a fair representation of this person's face and body" - don't tag them in it. That's mean.
• Rule #4 - Status update should be updates on your status: short descriptions, messages, thoughts, links or the like. 250-word paragraphs (fine, 200 if we're not counting exclamation points and emoticons), three-times a day recounting your every move are overkill. Start a blog.
• Rule #5 -"It feels like angels are dancing on my soul when you hug me" is not a group nor is "long text messages about how someone feels about me makes my day :)" - yes, the joining of a group is now "liking" and you can technically "like" the concept of those things, but - just - stop.
• Rule #6 - Any status messages or wall postings relative to a TV show that any percentage of the viewing public might not yet have seen should be avoided at all cost. I live in LA now so this is even more of a problem, but no one watches TV the night it's on anyway, so don't ruin it.
• And finally - Rule #7 - Just use your actual name as your profile name. Anything else is bizarre. Anything with hearts, stars or like shapes in it is criminal.