Orkut.....

Orkut....
I wonder what that word means to any of us.
To me... Well lets see.
Me poor dumbo from a small town heard of Orkut for the first time when I came to Sankara Nethralaya. Apparently it had spread like wild fire just before I joined & so obviously our computer department (called EDP for reasons unknown) blocked the site. Thus I hear of this fancy place & how you can keep in touch with your friends or meet people long lost or make new friends.
When I got my computer in Jan 07 I too came onto Orkut. I too caught up with friends online. I too found long lost friends. And I too made new friends.
Most significant of all, I met Hari on Orkut. He approached with a friends request seeing my interest in books & we struck out from there. Not where I had expected to find my soul mate. My love. But I did. Strange ways of the world.
Yes, I too had my share of crank friend requests. Most people on Orkut, especially girls must have experienced this. We all have heard about the murder of a guy in Mumbai by friends he met on Orkut. And now a days I see so much of stuff that makes it look like a cheap pornography site.
Hey, don't get me wrong. I am not against sex or freedom of expression or public display of affection. But I do draw the line at crude, cheap stuff. Which seems to be on the increase on Orcut.
Not intending to sound like a member of the so called morale brigade. (Look at my earlier post India Public Ltd, if u doubt my perspective). But, I feel people should leave some place like this clean for just friendship. Take their sexual preferences elsewhere. But I guess that i not easy to do, as any site for those purposes would be banned/obscene/unapproachable.
Wonder how to get around such issues.....