Ask xTian: Facebook Etiquette

Several high school friends have joined Facebook in the last few months. You might wonder why they are behind on the trend, I think many of the reasons are socio-economic, but that's not really what I'm hear to weigh in on. Because they joined late, these people are also behind on the learning cure of what you should or should not put up on facebook. So as a public service, here are some recommendations for facebook newbies:

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If you're a guy, don't tell me that the John Legend song "Ordinary People" is the best song ever written, or write small haikus about how much you love your son. It's cute, but its also a little fey. Also, you're a high school English teacher, some cholo could see this as a sign of weakness and consider this ample reason to shove you out a second story window. Remember the cholos we went to school with?

Don't fight with your wife about your children and carry it on in wall posts. That's silly

Don't talk about how the "taint" is awesome and how it's like a second penis. Just don't...

If wish the Cha a happy birthday, don't think I'm talking to you. You are a 300lb black dude I went to high school with. Why would I call you cha? While we're here, stop calling me gummi bear, at some point people will stop thinking we're thugs and just assume we're gay. Neither categorization suits my purposes.

Stop posting generic comments about "haters" being out to "get you". It looks very paranoid or very junior high. or both.

DO NOT, under any circumstances, discuss your ongoing child custody battles and/or describe how awful and frustrated you are with your baby mamma. How could this possibly help your long term cause?