Who Can Help Me Customize My New MySpace Page?

[quantumdude]

There are computer geniuses, and there are computer illiterates. Then there's me: a dribbling computer imbecile.

I've just started a MySpace account, and I was wondering if you technically savvy people wanted to help me. Here's the URL:

http://www.myspace.com/quantumdude

I want to make it look cool, but let's start slow. See that guy "Tom" under my friends? I have no idea of who that guy is. He was there when I started the account, probably because my original display name was "Tom". Perhaps the MySpace people thought I would be lonely, so they set me up on a playdate with someone with the same name to ease the transition. Whatever. I don't want him there.

So here is job #1: How do I bounce this freeloader off my friends list?

 

[Moonbear]

Oh, that guy Tom is the person who started the site, or is the tech support, or something like that. Now I have to remember how I ditched him. I'm a spaz at using stuff there too, so have been ignoring it after setting up a profile and then staring at it saying, "Okay, now what?"

Edit: Just added you as a friend...I think you have to approve that or something.

Edit 2: Okay, go to your homepage, down to "Friend Space" and choose "View: all" Once in that, choose "Edit" and then you can check people to delete.

 

[quantumdude]

OK he's out, and you're in.

 

[Cyrus]

I don't have a myspace. Sorry, I am lame!

 

[Moonbear]

OK he's out, and you're in.

Cool! I've got a new friend!

I don't have a myspace. Sorry, I am lame!

Aw, that's okay Cyrus. We already knew you're lame. But, seriously, I don't really know what to do with it now that I have it other than collect friends who never contact me through that site anyway?

 

[Danger]

I looked up an old friend just to see if she was on the site. Found her, but couldn't access her (page?). Apparently, even if I joined I wouldn't be able to access her page unless I was on her 'list'. Since we're no longer on speaking terms, that ain't likely to happen.
Tom, if I can be your friend, I just might start a page of my own.

edit: Moonbear, I missed your post while composing my own. I definitely want to be your friend.

 

[Cyrus]

Cool! I've got a new friend!



Aw, that's okay Cyrus. We already knew you're lame. But, seriously, I don't really know what to do with it now that I have it other than collect friends who never contact me through that site anyway?

Face book is a much better way of keeping in touch with friends. MIH and I are friends on facebook. So is Jason, and cyclo. A lot of professors have accounts as well.

 

[DaveC426913]

I looked up an old friend just to see if she was on the site. Found her, but couldn't access her (page?). Apparently, even it I joined I wouldn't be able to access her page unless I was on her 'list'. Since we're no longer on speaking terms, that ain't likely to happen.

I looked up an old flame on FaceBook but instead found her neice by the same name. Her niece had a complicated birth while my flame was breaking up with me so, though I've never met her, she's well-known to me. Anyway, I nudged her but now she wants to know if we know each other.

How the heck does one avoid being a dirty old man stalking a 21yo girl?

Well, except for simply walking away...

 

[Danger]

How the heck does one avoid being a dirty old man stalking a 21yo girl?

Why would you want to? That was my primary hobby before health issues got in the way.

 

[DaveC426913]

Why would you want to?

Want to what?

Stalk? Or avoid it?

before health issues got in the way.

Is that your pet name for your wife?

(Or is that simply what she threatened you with...)

 

[Pyrrhus]

I am on myspace, too. http://www.myspace.com/carlosjusto"

 

[Danger]

Want to what?

Stalk? Or avoid it?

The latter, of course.

Is that your pet name for your wife?

Now it is...

edit: Cyclo, you little devil. I just checked your link. There are a lot of your friends that I wouldn't mind knowing. Didn't see Jess, though, or is that her gorgeous ass on the bicycle?

 

[Pyrrhus]

edit: Cyclo, you little devil. I just checked your link. There are a lot of your friends that I wouldn't mind knowing. Didn't see Jess, though, or is that her gorgeous ass on the bicycle?

Hehehe, if you mean the models, i know a couple of them like 5. The rest just start adding you because they are friends of friends and whatnot

 

[binzing]

Looks like you've been helped. I've had my myspace for over a year and still haven't added a layout (the background pic thingy). Power to you if get one working. I've heard there's a lot of good editors. Just do some Googling.

Useless fact: my right eye is twitching and its starting to bug the hell outta me!

 

[ranger]

Tom, you should get a facebook account instead. Lots of PF members are on there. I'm even friends with Greg. Facebook is much easier to work with. Theres no need to worry about layout and all that crap.

 

[Math Is Hard]

I sent you a friend request.

 

[binzing]

I may get a facebook eventually. How much better is it?

 

[Math Is Hard]

I may get a facebook eventually. How much better is it?

The best thing about Facebook is poking Cyrus.

 

[ranger]

The best thing about Facebook is poking Cyrus.

Or poking yourself. Love that feature

 

[Cyrus]

The best thing about Facebook is poking Cyrus.

Check your facebook

 

[Cyrus]

I may get a facebook eventually. How much better is it?

Much better.

 

[Pyrrhus]

I agree i prefer Facebook over myspace!

 

[Cyrus]

Dude, is every girl in the DR a super model? My goodness.

 

[ranger]

Dude, is every girl in the DR a super model? My goodness.

Haha. I've asked that many times.

 

[Pyrrhus]

Dude, is every girl in the DR a super model? My goodness.

LOL, not all of them are in the DR, some of them i met while i was in LA, CA. Althought, i definitely cannot complain about the lovely ladies we have here (models or not) hehe

 

[vincentm]

Try this code for a layout

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<style type="text/css">
body {
background-color:black;
  background-image:url('[URL]http://gnome-look.org/CONTENT/content-files/61428-waterfire.jpg');[/URL]
  background-position:center center;
  background-repeat:no-repeat;
  background-attachment:fixed;
}
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table table table {background:transparent;}
table table table td {
  background-color:black;
  filter:alpha(opacity=30); ..-opacity:0.7; opacity:0.7; -khtml-opacity:0.5; 
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table table table table td {filter:none;}
table table table {
  border-width:2px;
  border-color:000000;
  border-style:solid;
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table table table table {border:0px;}
input {background-color:transparent !important;}
td, span, div, input, a, table td div div font,
body div table tbody tr td font {font-family:Verdana !important;}
td, span, div, input, table td div div font,
body div table tbody tr td font {color:000000 !important;}
.nametext, .whitetext12, .lightbluetext8, .orangetext15, .blacktext12,
.redtext, .redbtext, .blacktext10, .btext {color:000000 !important;}
a {color:000000 !important; text-decoration:none !important; text-transform:none !important; font-weight:normal !important; font-style:normal !important;}
a:hover {color:000000 !important; text-decoration:none !important; text-transform:none !important; font-weight:normal !important; font-style:normal !important;}
img {border:0px;}
</style>
<a href="[PLAIN][PLAIN][URL]http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vbXlzcGFjZS5udWNsZWFyY2VudHVyeS5jb20="[/URL][/URL] style="position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px; height:120px; width:200px; background-image:url(); background-repeat:no-repeat; z-index:9;"></a><a href="[PLAIN][PLAIN][URL]http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vbXlzcGFjZS5udWNsZWFyY2VudHVyeS5jb20="[/URL][/URL] style="position:absolute; top:0px; left:50%; margin-left:-235px; z-index:9; width:80px; height:15px; background-image:url('[PLAIN]http://myspace.nuclearcentury.com/images/banners/banner8813.gif');"></a><br>

[/PLAIN]

 

[russ_watters]

I have both a myspace and a facebook account. I'm not excited enough about either to put any effort into the pages (I think I've been on my facebook page twice in 4 months...) but it is a good way to share pics and keep in touch.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=60382378

 

[quantumdude]

Woo-Hoo, 6 friends and counting!

OK, the next thing my new page needs is music. How do you get a playlist up there? Do you have to upload the songs yourself, or are they online somewhere?

Tom, you should get a facebook account instead.

Mebbe I will!

 

[quantumdude]

Try this code for a layout

What does it do?

 

[Math Is Hard]

Oh, that guy Tom is the person who started the site, or is the tech support, or something like that. Now I have to remember how I ditched him. I'm a spaz at using stuff there too, so have been ignoring it after setting up a profile and then staring at it saying, "Okay, now what?"

Edit: Just added you as a friend...I think you have to approve that or something.

Edit 2: Okay, go to your homepage, down to "Friend Space" and choose "View: all" Once in that, choose "Edit" and then you can check people to delete.

MB: Send me a friend request. (I'm one of Tom's friends now). I couldn't get past your security to add you as a friend. Was sent away like common riff-raff.

 

[vincentm]

What does it do?

Do http://www.myspace.com/bound_gagged

I rarely visit myspace nowadays, i find it extremely boring now.

 

[Moonbear]

MB: Send me a friend request. (I'm one of Tom's friends now). I couldn't get past your security to add you as a friend. Was sent away like common riff-raff.

Really? I don't know what I have set. Maybe that's why nobody wants to be my friend there. I'll have to figure out how to allow people to request to be my friend.

 

[Math Is Hard]

Google's parents leave town, so she throws a party:
(FYI - there's a little bit of potty language in here)



Hilarious characterizations of Facebook and MySpace among others.

 

[_Mayday_]

LOL!

Tom! Myspace is very much a thing of the past. facebook is where it is at.

 

[Moonbear]

LOL!

Tom! Myspace is very much a thing of the past. facebook is where it is at.

Don't you need to use a .edu address to use facebook? That would be my work email, and I'm not tying it to any online account (I get enough spam from people who have picked up my email off professional organization lists, I don't need any more). Besides, I don't like getting work emails and friend emails all tangled up on one account (mostly because I HATE my work email, and like to avoid using it when I'm not actually at work).

 

[Math Is Hard]

Really? I don't know what I have set. Maybe that's why nobody wants to be my friend there. I'll have to figure out how to allow people to request to be my friend.

It was weird - it asked me to provide either your email address or last name and then there was also the "type in the letters shown in the picture" requirement. I've never come across that before.

 

[cristo]

Don't you need to use a .edu address to use facebook?

Nope.. facebook is open to all now!

 

[Moonbear]

It was weird - it asked me to provide either your email address or last name and then there was also the "type in the letters shown in the picture" requirement. I've never come across that before.

I found that. I thought it meant the person sending the request had to send a last name...I figured when I get some random friend request from "Jane" it would require they tell me which Jane they are so I have a clue who I'm allowing in. I unchecked that figuring that if I'm going to let in online friends, they might not all want to share last names either. I left the type letters shown in picture thing just to avoid the random spammers a bit. We'll see if that works. Not all of the options are easy to find/edit nor are they always self-explanatory what exactly that feature does when you choose it. I find it kind of hard to navigate around the site.

 

[Moonbear]

Nope.. facebook is open to all now!

I didn't know that. Eh, I have a little time to play now, maybe I'll go set up one there too if that's where the party's at.

 

[jim mcnamara]

What does it do?

It automatically gets you barred for life from myspace

 

[Moonbear]

How do you get your last name to not show up on Facebook? I'm not going to use it if I have to show my full name to everyone on it.

 

[DaveC426913]

How do you get your last name to not show up on Facebook? I'm not going to use it if I have to show my full name to everyone on it.

Why put up your real name? Just put up 'Moon Bear'.

 

[DaveC426913]

...and then there was also the "type in the letters shown in the picture" requirement. I've never come across that before.

You're never come across one of these before? They're as common as smileys!

 

[Moonbear]

Why put up your real name? Just put up 'Moon Bear'.

So there's no way to change it once you've created the account? When I was registering, I didn't realize that the name I put in would be shown on the account, I thought it was just for registration and then I could modify the name that was actually visible, like I did with MySpace. I guess I could create another account with a different email address. Are the site owners clueless about internet security to think everyone will want to use their full name?

 

[Math Is Hard]

You're never come across one of these before? They're as common as smileys!

No, I meant the fact that this was combined with a secondary requirement.

 

[Cyrus]

So there's no way to change it once you've created the account? When I was registering, I didn't realize that the name I put in would be shown on the account, I thought it was just for registration and then I could modify the name that was actually visible, like I did with MySpace. I guess I could create another account with a different email address. Are the site owners clueless about internet security to think everyone will want to use their full name?

Just having your name and a picture of you isn't going to do anything. Plus, I used my schoo email, you do NOT get ANY spam from facebook, EVER. They only send you a notification if someone wrote on your wall, or sent you a message. If you don't use your school email, you won't be able to access your school network (i.e. all other people at your school won't be able to view your profile).

There is a way to change the name that shows up, Ill have to look into it for you.

 

[Moonbear]

Just having your name and a picture of you isn't going to do anything.

With all the crackpots we ban here, I don't want an account that can be tied to my real name. We've had mentors run into problems with irate crackpots before. I'd enjoy joining the PF group on Facebook, but won't do so if it means having my full name appear attached to my username here (I'm not worried the other way around...the people who know me in real life know I post here and there isn't anything I post that I would want to hide, more that I don't want any wackos to trace me from here to my real life identity where they could cause trouble).

If you don't use your school email, you won't be able to access your school network (i.e. all other people at your school won't be able to view your profile).

Well, that hardly matters to me, since I'm not a student.

There is a way to change the name that shows up, Ill have to look into it for you.

There's a place for a name change, but it says they review name changes, so now that I've posted my real name, I doubt they'd approve a nickname. I guess I could just try it and see if they really check. Worse that happens, they deny it.

 

[Cyrus]

You can make it so that no one can search your profile, ever. If you use your .edu email, only people in your network, i.e. with .wvu.edu accounts, can view your profile, and even then you can cut them off if you want.

Im sure they will change it. I know one guy who has 'cash money' as his name.

 

[Mk]

Whenever I feel like I want to see somebody's myspace account I always just insert their url in Google and view the Cached page. Google is the all-seeing eye.

 

[Moonbear]

You can make it so that no one can search your profile, ever. If you use your .edu email, only people in your network, i.e. with .wvu.edu accounts, can view your profile, and even then you can cut them off if you want.

Im sure they will change it. I know one guy who has 'cash money' as his name.

Yeah, but can't people still see me in other people's friends lists? For example, if I have you as a friend, and you let people see everything on your profile without even being a friend, couldn't someone who knows us both from PF go to your profile and find my name in your friends list? Someone really trying to make trouble could then trace me to my real name. I'm not worried about them showing up on Facebook and posting silly things there, I'm worried about someone deciding to make trouble for me at work because of what I do with my free time, or having some unstable crackpot harass me in person.

Meh, if I can't change it, I'll just start over with a different account and use a fake name. I can make my last name Smith and they'll never know.