Summer Camps Join Fray Against MySpace

The New York Times reports that now even summer camps are raising concerns about social networking sites such as MySpace, Friendster, and Facebook. Camps are worried about the ramifications of certain activities being associated with their summer programs after revealing pictures or postings are made online. Some camps are banning digital cameras, while others are instructing campers and parents to remove references to the camps from blog postings. Of course, the camps take the stance that they are merely trying to protect the children:

"The information that kids share today often is personal and private information that allows predators to track them down. We're also concerned about cyber-bullying."

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And one time, on My Space

[PIPBoy3000]

I can't wait for the Band Camp references to begin.

Re:And one time, on My Space

[TubeSteak]

This one time, at Band Camp, I tried to go online and check Slashdot from the computer lab.

So this one kid, who hates me because I'm better, looked over my shoulder while I was surfing.

When he saw the "News for Nerds" banner, he started shouting "News for Nerds! Stuff that Sucks!" over and over again. Everyone at camp stopped what they were doing to chant along.

I cried myself to sleep that night and the next day, everyone called me "nerdface".

Re:And one time, on My Space

[deficite]

A letter from the government to the parents of little Susie.

Dear parents of little Susie:
        Your child has a really nice body and her legs are so fine that they'd just drive a pedophile CRAZY! You should really keep an eye on her, for none of us here at your gov't would like to see her get on top of a pedophile.

I heard...

[tacarat]

... that Camp Crystal lake was heading this initiative.

Re:I heard...

[Anonymous Coward]

What a sad world we live in when American Pie references are rated higher than slasher movie references.

Re:I heard...

[voice_of_all_reason]

Hey, if they just threw some hardcore masturbation scenes in Friday the 13th too, we wouldn't have this problem.

So much for...

[SecaKitten]

So much for "What happens at camp stays at camp."

"Cyber Bullying"?

[IthnkImParanoid]

Proof the internet is now just as much for dumb jocks as it is for nerds. Guess it's time to get started on the Metaverse, where we can be free once again ;p.

Re:"Cyber Bullying"?

[MrSquirrel]

NEVER! We turned and ran once; we will NOT leave the Internet -- BROTHERS... SISTERS... uh... SECOND COUSINS TWICE REMOVED!!! Let us rise up! Two words will strike fear into the hearts of our bullying oppressors: battle bots. We must build to survive! Metal, plastic, fiberglass, pick-axes, chainsaws, sledge-hammers -- these are the materials from which our liberation will come!

It should be noted that if that doesn't work, we can always spam their asses back into the stone age.

Uh oh...

[DwarfGoanna]

Whatever you do, don't tell this guy.

(Yes, that is the real Donkey Lips from "Salute Your Shorts".

Re:Two words

[Valacosa]

"...this was the 70's - yes, I was organizing orgies when I was 12 and yes, there was sucking and fucking." But where did you learn such vile behaviour? That was in the time before video games! *ducks*

Re:Amen to that

[Anonymous Coward]

"If I were a kid I'd look on digital technology as the last small bastion of genuine personal liberty, and I'd be thinking seriously about organizing an armed revolt."

You'll grow out of it...

Re:The camera ban might be a good idea.

[Anonymous Coward]

Hey! That's my cousin!!

Re:Observation.

[mantar]

"But you can't just type in my real name in Google and see 183 reasons to fire me, 26 reasons to arrest me, and four reasons to execute me for treason"

Don't be so sure... Haven't you heard about "Google DirtFinder Beta"? :-)

Jesus Christ...

[tpjunkie]

I have mod points right now, and shit, not only is there not an appropriate label to mod that comment, I don't even know what to say in response. If only there was a "+7, rendered me fucking speechless" option.

One word...

[still_sick]

Burqa.

And forbid your child from removing it when outside the home, even in the locker room.

Re:Aaaahhh summer camp...

[Pig Hogger]

Bullshit yourself. I'm not anglo-saxon. I'm french. We have sex like you eat crumpets. We don't make a big deal of it (sex, not the crumpets).

What's summer camp without fucking in the woods?

[Jackie_Chan_Fan]

Every summer camp movie is about kids banging each other at summer camp.

Now we're taking the sex out of summer camp?

God dam Bush Administration!

Re:Aaaahhh summer camp...

[Emetophobe]

So you've had sex? ... What's it like?

Let's solve the "Print Predator" problem first!

[Zero__Kelvin]

"Some camps, like Camp Fernwood, a girls camp in Poland, Me., are trademarking their names, logos or slogans so they can legally order others not to use them online."

Good luck with that ... so now people will use the names in a satirical context, in which case, the use of the name - even when trademarked - is still protected by the 1st amendment. Furthermore, blogs are also protected by the 1st amendment. They can send cease and disist orders all day. They may as well send the NY Times an order saying they cannot use their companies name in any news articles.

Which brings me to ... did anyone notice how newspapers are tools for "Print Predators." Why, any pervert could buy a copy of the N.Y. Times and find out that: Xander Green, 15, of Manhattan, is a longtime camper at Island Lake in Starrucca, Pa. They even provide his picture! Something has to de done about these newspapers; they should be stopped! Can't you see? They are a "Print Predator"'s dream!