Social Networking GaffesFreddy Woo writes, "My school bully just friended me on Facebook!" No doubt he pokes him, and then demands his lunch money.
Personally, last month a scantily clad young woman confused me with her fiance, with whom I share a first and last name. I'm still not sure she's noticed, but she's going to be mortified when she does.
What's the biggest mistake you've made using a social networking site?
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chthonic, Thu 11 Sep 2008, 14:06)
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I should add -My paper's not in the UK. So the rules may be different here. But it often takes photos from those sites and runs them, although it of course credits them to the respective website. I guess "public domain" might be a stretch, but the point is that the photos still get used.
With regard to the morality of all this - ethically, if you've made every attempt you can to contact the people involved and not had success, then there's nothing incorrect with using the sources that are available to put together your story.
But yes, it's less than ideal. That's why I posted.
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