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Teen Cancels Party After 200,000 RSVP On Facebook

Posted by samzenpus on from the we're-going-to-need-a-bigger-hors-d'oeuvre-tray dept.

autospa writes "An Australian teen who had to shut down an event page on Facebook after more than 200,000 people RSVP'd for her sweet 16 party now has more than 70,000 people signed up to attend her new party. The girl named Jess called police Monday to say her Facebook account had been hijacked after thousands said they'd attend her birthday party in Chatswood March 26."

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  1. News For Nerds by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What the fuck has happened to this site? Yet another inane story that happens on Facebook is "stuff that matters"???

    This place has really gone the tubes. It was once sort of cutting edge and look how far it has fallen.

    1. Re:News For Nerds by N1AK · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Calling the police was easily the smartest thing she did. 99.9% of Facebook events work perfectly well, it's the rare exceptions that some group of 'tards decide to crash. Given the number of people who said they were coming, even if she 'cancels' the event there's a good chance a lot of univited people are going to turn up at her door. Making the police aware in advance makes it easier for them to respond should anything happen, and ensures she isn't suspected of encouraging it if it does.

  2. Re:Who's responsible... by MightyMartian · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Ah, Anonymous. Self-righteous destructive fucktards of the world unite! "We'll piss in your pool to save you!"

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  3. SlashFACEBOOKdot, the new look by Nyder · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Do we really need news about facebook every day?

    I took a break from slashdot for a few years, came back a year ago, and seriously, this site is sucking even more now.

    facebook is anything but nerd like. It's way too fucking popular. it's programed in a style most of us would never do, and honestly, the site probably offends most of us.

    Unless the story is facebook crashes and burns and someone forgot to make backups, please spare us.

    Seriously, fuck facebook and it's stupid news stories that shouldn't be on this site.

    No, Fuck YOU SLASHDOT for being a lame fucking site these days.

    News for nerds? You even know what a fucking nerd is?

    Do you even know what NEWS is?

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