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Texting Should Be Banned
I think it's a great way to communicate sometimes
 martinez78  12 Jun 2008 00:11
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I have to say, as a teenager I don't text that much,
I prefer phone calls or e-mails.
Lots of people at my school are always texting in lessons or even when they're being talked to by the teachers; it's just so rude! And they get away with it!
Texts are so tedious anyway. What's all this rubbish about having to press a key three times to bring up a 'C'?
It's so much quicker just to call someone; or even e-mail them!
 
 ShoutItOut  13 Jun 2008 11:17
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I think that it is a great way to communicate. I like doing it myself. I don't think people should do it in school but it happens everyday.
 
 LME  12 Jun 2008 03:25
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No! It's a great way to get a urgent message across. Because sometimes when someone is busy, they won't answer a call. What if it's urgent? They can quickly read a text rather than not answering at all.
 
 corli2323  28 Aug 2008 00:51
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Me no text me no go school
 
 Lawyer  18 Aug 2008 07:28
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I disagree...unless you're in school
 
 hb_26  29 Jul 2008 04:00
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No not at all. Texitng or texing on a mobile is a cheap way to send a message to someone, and have a good chance of them getting it right away. Some limits should be put in place ie class or the work place.
And I agree with scorpion, why does everything have to be banned. We don't all go around the supermarket speaking loudly to no one. I used to think people only did it to attract attention or show how affluent they are. Why can't they just send a text? If any thing ought be banned it should be having a loud conversation while going down the isles. There I go again on about what people shouldn't do in the supermarkets.
 
 keepmindok  26 Jul 2008 21:08
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No.

Texting should not be banned.

Why does everything always have to be banned?
Whats wrong with anything so much laws! Who could keep it all straight?!

Enough of the banning craze.
 
 Scorpion  26 Jul 2008 20:51
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Wait if you think that it is a great way to communicate with others sometimes...then you shouldn't have a problem with texting. So why would you want it to be banned. I mean if you don't want to text because you don't like that method of communicating at that time...then simply call that person....not text.. Is that simple or what?
 
 BTDE-Vicky  13 Jun 2008 04:45
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There's no point in banning texting. It has become an extremely popular feature over the years. Whilst I don't think it should replace more traditional forms of communication such as letter writing, I do think that texting is useful. Text messages are quick and easy to send and very convenient if you are out and need to get a quick message to someone.

There are situations where text messages may not be appropriate, such as in schools or colleges during lessons. They shouldn't be banned, but students should focus on what's happening in the lesson rather than spending their time texting.
 
 louise23  12 Jun 2008 16:14
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Only in schools should it be banned. People are saved by texting this guy broke into this girls house and she hid under the covers and texted her mom to call the cops. If someone kidnapped you. You could easily txt the cops without the guy knowing sometimes it is better than talking
 
 K-state208  12 Jun 2008 15:48
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Texting is the future way of communicating between two persons. For urgent and short messages, it's the best approach.
Of course, if one uses it in school to cheat while writing a test, it's not fair...
 
 Garamond  12 Jun 2008 15:04
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Only in public grade schools
 
 moreno  12 Jun 2008 03:22
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