A social game played on Facebook called "PackRat" has reported to be causing problems for the site. PackRat is a simple game that involves graphic's "cards" and points as you obtain more of them. Some cards are common others are not. You obtain these cards by "stealing" them from other friends. One strategy people have found out is if they "friend" and "defriend" people they can block others from obtaining cards. With chaos of new accounts being made just for the game, Facebook has been sent into damage control mode.
People on Facebook have been receiving notices by Facebook moderators saying they will receive account deletions if they continue with what they are doing through the game. The main argument made by Facebook to the reason of there notifications is that "Facebook is a utility that connects you with the people around you, not a 'social networking site.' It is meant to help reinforce pre-existing social connections, not build large groups of new ones." Since this statement by Facebook was made people have been asking that question, Is Facebook a social network?
This News is great information to the college students of today because just about everyone uses Facebook to some degree. This should send up a flare to people who are very into using Facebook a lot that they need to be careful with there actions. Anything that a user might do on Facebook is monitored. If some action you take on Facebook comes close or is interpreted by the "Facebook Police" as an action that doesn't follow the guidelines of what Facebook is about they can kick you off of Facebook. I agree you can start from scratch again as a different name but you lose everything and I'm sure no one wants to do that. So enjoy your fun games with your friends over Facebook but be careful "they" have eyes everywhere and are watching you.
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