How do I get my parents to let me make a facebook?

[James C]

Just make one. how are they ever going to know?

you can use any computer to set it up, so just go to your friends house and go for it.

your parents are just worried you'll be preyed upon by peadophiles or other undesirables, but if you are careful and only add friends that you know in real life, there shouldnt be any problems. Your Olds will probably not appreciate it if you put naked pictures of yourlsef onit either, but Im sure you arent that dumb. You only get naked if you get paid or are in love (or ill i guess, for teh doc).

If you refuse to go against your parents wishes then you are a fine son/daughter, and you should jsut live by their rules until you leave home. I cant see the harm of just making an account behind their back.

If you really must convince them, why not do soem research in electronic social networks? Im sure you could make a killer argument if you lift some phrases from the marketing blurb for soem of these sites.

Good luck.

(I think facebook/myspace and all that is ghey, but I have to say superb for keeping in touch with friends who live out of the country etc