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rts wrote:Yes pictures have been voluntarily submitted into the public domain, but I also think forgiveness and common sense should prevail, and an appreciation that the actions of 17 year old, may be regretted by that same person in a more mature state of mind a few years down the line.

would that be the few years after whilst they continued to whore their face about the internets or the (considerably shorter) time after that?

Hymagumba wrote:would that be the few years after whilst they continued to whore their face about the internets or the (considerably shorter) time after that?

The important thing here is that I, unlike others, have grown up over time!

rts wrote:

Hymagumba wrote:would that be the few years after whilst they continued to whore their face about the internets or the (considerably shorter) time after that?

The important thing here is that I, unlike others, have grown up over time!

This from the man who just used the word "Luxipops'

Did I say pops? I meant poops. Merely an affectionate sign of endearment.

rts wrote:

Hymagumba wrote:would that be the few years after whilst they continued to whore their face about the internets or the (considerably shorter) time after that?

The important thing here is that I, unlike others, have grown up over time!

I think what's really important is that, in time, you'll come to realise that the colleagues and friends you are making in your career are unlikely to think less of you because of the heady, halcyon days of your youth. We've all been there. I'm sure they like and respect you very much, and some snapshots won't affect that.

In ten years, when you're watching the newly appointed nervous graduates start their jobs, you'll be able to think back and smile.

During the meantime if you'd rather draw a veil over the fun or silly things you might have done in the past then that's fine, too.

You are absolutely spot on, Gavin. I do, believe it or not, feel sorry for some politicians, and people in similar careers. Most of us, and I for one, have done some incredible things in my past that, on their own, would not make themselves look good.

It is a sad fact, but people who have worked hard to build up strong careers, have it snatched from beneath their feet over something they did years ago.

Unfortunately, as this is the world we now live in, I'm having to be cautious, more so than I was several years back!

This does raise an interesting point about social networking sites, and just how much information people are putting about themselves into the ether.

This article in the Guardian last week shows just one way people can be "spyed" upon.