Another John here. I'm with English Bloke - the social websites like Facebook, MySpace, etc. is just too much for me. I just don't want everyone to know my 'business'. I know there are privacy settings, etc., but I also don't like being tied to having to update something, or keeping tabs on other people's pages just to find out what's going on with them.

I didn't get a cell phone until 2001 (and that was only for emergencies when I became Scoutmaster). I seldom use it, and I don't have a model that does anything fancy - it's just a phone. No texting, not internet, no camera - just a PHONE. I don't keep a journal/diary either.

I'm an intensely private person, and in general very shy. (I realize I've shared some personal things on here, but this is a unique situation - it's relatively anonymous - and I keep personally identifying info out as much as possible. If we were face-to-face, I would not have shared as much. In fact, I'd probably be on the fringe, watching and listening more than I do here.)

It's OK with me if other folks want to participate in them. I just don't want to be hectored into joining something simply because "everyone's doing it", and I don't want to be required to join just to see 'updates' that people send me from time to time.