Well, I had a deep and insightful post here, but the stupid thing timed me out, so now it's gone.
Yet another reason LiveJournal is superior to this blogging service: autorecovery, my one true love. Seriously though, I feel like a total jerk typing it over again. I know it never saw the light of day, but I have this issue with repeating myself. Also, I felt very emotionally charged about my reaction to the one reading, and now that's dead. Alas. Well anyway, I'll try to recreate some of it, even though the magic's gone...
This article reminded me why I find human beings so frustrating. Really though, people on Facebook need to deal with the fact that putting picutres of yourself being a moron/doing something illegal online is a BAD IDEA. Not only is there absolutely no reason it needs to be done, there are also plenty of stories about the bad things that have happened when people have done it! And then they're SURPRISED when doing something stupid has consequences. Let me tell you people, that's LIFE. Honestly...
The issue in this article was actually legitimate though. Obviously students want their freedom of speech, but you can't publicly attack someone online. It's really just bad form. I know that "James Knowles is a Twat" is a pretty benign attack, and the words used could have been much harsher, but it could have been said more tastefully too. This really is a direct personal assault.
Hopefully that code of conduct the school is working on for social networking will be fair and clear some things up.