Hi George,

I must admit, that I use Facebook more for marketing than for personal use, though it's been really great for that as well.

My use priorities over the last couple of years has changed mainly because of the way FB is set up. At some point in the future I will probably try to get my "friends" to move to my professional page and I will keep a personal page for only people I know personally.

I am sure the motive for the person's attempting to "friend" your kids is probably quite innocent, though who am I to know what they are thinking?
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For myself, I never go trolling for "friends"; they seem to come to me and I accept them as potential listeners to my music. I do ignore friend suggestions and I have had some queries from personal friends about others who *they* don't know asking "Why would this person want to "friend" me if I've never met them?" The "ignore" and "block" functions are extremely useful tools and I use them often.
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I agree that "trolling" for friends is out of bounds for the reasons you state, George. I have the exact same feelings about musicians or venues putting me on their mailing lists when I did not ask to be there. Especially venues after I have asked about a booking, been told no thanks and I end up on their mailing list.

Your Facebook Friend,
Debra Cowan :-) :-)