thats the way i see it, im an avid user of facebook, its a lot simpler(used to be) and a little more private than myspace. this new change could be really good, i have a few friends how didnt go to college and id like to keep up with them. It might end up being a great way to meet local friends with similar interests. But im a 19 year old guy, who internet-savvy and is cautiuos about new friend requests from people i dont know. I sure as hell dont think its a good idea if its opening high school age kids or anyone not-so-cautiuos to total strangers that could hurt them or ruin their life. My suggestion, give averyone an option to totally block anyone from knowing they exist outside of their networks. I understand that they want to get more people into facebook, but in reality they're just pissing off all the old loyal users