25 Random Things About Me
I'm one of a very tiny minority who spotted the
latest obnoxious 25 things tagging meme Facebook chain letter note for what it
is and refuse to do it.
I've been tagged by a couple of people and have
subsequently removed myself from their chain notes without even bothering to
read them. I want to see real notes, not a bunch of chain letters in people's
blogs and Facebook notes and don't understand why more people don't realize a
hard sell:
"The rules are you must tag x number of friends"
really = "Pass it on!" It's manipulation, and the hook in this case is the
appeal of a time-waster that for some odd reason, people think is fun and
interesting.
Blech.
"You've just been tagged!"
Oh, cool, (goes to check out note,) only to find
there was not even a mention of me in it, and I was just one of 25 tag-victims
for a chain letter because some friend felt obligated to make their quota and
tag x number of people!
Gee, thanks for not really thinking of me, friend,
thanks for contributing to the vast wasteland of cyber junk out there yet again,
friend, and thanks for showing how well you assimulate into the chain
letter-forwarding masses again and again, friend, thanks a lot!
Not.
I will not do the 25 things 'tagg game' which
really isn't a game, some people just call it that so it looks less like a chain
letter, but that doesn't change what it is.
If you get a note that has any "rules"
"suggestions" or "instructions" etc. to follow that means passing it along via
the tag or the forward button, that should set off warning bells. It's a chain
note and rest assured, most everybody else is unfortunately doing it or has
already done it!
Like the Fun Space Super Wall spam, 25 things has
been clogging up Facebook profiles and feeds so there is no getting away from
it. Even if you don't do the chain, a look at a friend's profile will show the
friend has either done it or has been tagged by other people who
have.
If you were taken in by this meme or any other and
are regretting it, deleting such viral entries from your blog will remedy the
problem. In addition, it is encouraged to remove yourself from tagging by
friends in all things viral.
You are not slighting anyone by taking a stand
against memes and other forms of obligatory spam. Contrary to what some people
seem to believe, it is not rude to break a meme.
So let's do what we can to send 25 Things back from
wence it came, never to return.
