Friendster?

[redbird]

Someone I'd been out of touch with for a while just sent me an invite to friendster. I have no reason not to trust Prentiss (in fact, if you're reading this and would like an LJ invite code, email me), but I would like more information about it.

So, if you've used it, what have your experiences been? Did they ask too many personal questions, have weird terms of service, or spam you? Did you get useful or amusing results from it? What else would you tell me?

Comments

[supergee.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you are a rasff person, to whom correcting is a form of politeness, but yenta means a nagging old woman and has nothing to do with introducing people to each other. (See Leo Rosten, The Joys of Yiddish.) I don't know where this mistake started, but it's become very common.

[erik]

I don't know if you are a rasff person, to whom correcting is a form of politeness, No, but I run with those wolves. And it's really a SF Fandom thing in general, not just rasff. And that (SF fan) I certainly am.

but yenta means a nagging old woman and has nothing to do with introducing people to each other. (See Leo Rosten, The Joys of Yiddish.) And I do know that, in the back of my head. I just forget about it when I'm actually typing.

I don't know where this mistake started, but it's become very common.
Well, I'm sure that the fact that many Yentas are also amateur matchmakers probably has a bit to do with it. I can see goyim hearing someone called a "yenta" and seeing her exhibit matchmaker behaviours and jumping to the wrong conclusion.

[avram]

It probably started with Fiddler on the Roof; Yente was the matchmaker's name.

A yenta is specifically a gossip, not necessarily old or nagging. Probably a natural trait for a matchmaker.