I do think banning Orkut makes no sense. It is a wonderful site. yeah at best, the contents can be monitored or if someone finds it abusive or provicative then it can be deleted forever,as most of the times it is done in rediff. there is something called freedom of speech, but obviously not at the cost of other's sentiments. be polite and then express.
RE:orkut
by R on Jun 08, 2007 02:51 PM Permalink
orkut isnt bad - but it does not have checks and balances to stop abuse. for example, if i go on a vacation, and someone knows it, he can easily post derogatory messages " very suggestively and deceptively", some of my friends/ contacts might believe it. by the time i return the damage might have already been done.
this is just a fundamental flaw. there are scores of other tactics that can be used by a seasoned exploiter.
girls especially are quite frank on orkut, and post all thier personal details and friends. ask any girls how many "friends" request they get, especially girls posting pictures of themselves and happen to be pretty. (sorry im too particular) - but many of my friends have complained abt this - some of them get 50 requests a day from unknown persons! its crazy!!!
so the problem is not entirely with orkut, but the way it can be exploited, ... orkut can do something about it after knowing its problems, but - sadly they arent sdoing enough
