Comments on: Stimulus package Facebook activism

By: Paul Burns

Paul Burns — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:34:06 +0000

Bird of Paradox,
Have it on reliable info that the first lecture in first year law is on how to bill clients. Seriously.

By: Bird of paradox

Bird of paradox — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:33:28 +0000

Good lord. The more I read of this guy’s profile, the more I worry. He’s got quotes by Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Hitler and the Bible. Got a link to his blog too, where he discusses what he wears to lectures (hint: it’s a couple of levels above what I’ll be wearing to graduate next month). Damn law students… why can’t they be more like the one I used to live with in the unfashionable outer suburbs? He was OK.

By: Down and Out of Sài Gòn

Down and Out of Sài Gòn — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:19:38 +0000

Paul: when I wrote “Anyone could take a screenshot and send it on”, I wasn’t hinting that people should. But then I don’t know what should be done.

Perhaps letting the Law faculty know would be a good start. I would prefer that one of the lecturers draws him aside and have “words” about his stupidity and the possible consequences thereof. Don’t kick him out of the University of Queensland. Just give him a verbal bollocking that he remembers.

By: Bird of paradox

Bird of paradox — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:15:14 +0000

UQ (another nice little sandstone university), graduates in 2012, which I guess makes him a second year, if that’s a five year course. Also private schooled. There’s a whole industry of future Liberal politicians out there…

I’m aware I’ve got identifying information on my Facebook profile, and I’m willing to stand by everything I say on there; if I’m not, I probably don’t say it. I wonder if these guys have considered that?

By: Paul Burns

Paul Burns — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:47:26 +0000

What a good idea. Maybe somebody with the technological expertise could send it to the Law faculty he studies at? (What is his uni? I might e-mail it off to them myself. Maybe somebody could just post their e-mail address?

By: Down and Out of Sài Gòn

Down and Out of Sài Gòn — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:25:06 +0000

And the guy behind the Gillard comment is doing Arts/Law. Not exactly a smart move for his future legal career if the comment gets widely distributed. It would have been better if Facebook had acted on complaints (from me, among others) and yanked the comment. Anyone could take a screenshot and send it on. Anyone.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:56:25 +0000

No, that’s Ian Mcfarlane, Member for Groom you’re thinking of. Ian Macdonald is a rather undistinguished Liberal Senator from North Queensland.

By: Bird of paradox

Bird of paradox — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:49:40 +0000

The Gillard comment is still there. And if Ian Macdonald is who I think he is (MP from Toowoomba with a voice like a two-way radio?), he probably doesn’t know what the internet is.

Also, one of the guys in that group pulled out ye olde ‘Krudd’ epithet. Searchable profile -> what a surprise, it’s a law student from UWA. As a sometime maths student from a much less pretty part of that uni and a longer commute, I’d like to re-insert his western suburbs silver spoon somewhere else. Another one reckons the Gov Gen oughta sack the PM before our economy goes the way of Zimbabwe. Fools.

As for the original group, it’s now up to 49,000 members. Looks like Turnbull’s lost the ‘Generation Y’ vote…

By: Vee

Vee — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:03:59 +0000

There’s a lot more small startup opposing groups now.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:53:01 +0000

Macdonald, of course, may well not be driving the controls of his own Facebook account – could be a juvenile staffer…