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Re:Facebook party invite sparks riot in Haren, Netherlands by andreasvc on Sunday September 23, 2012 @07:51AM (#4560684)
Well in this case the person accidentally made the invitation public.

I don't know whether your idea really helps much, because other times people intentionally make flash mobs, and they can be problematic. It seems to be difficult to address without totalitarian measures.

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Re:Facebook party invite sparks riot in Haren, Netherlands by Zirro on Sunday September 23, 2012 @08:26AM (#4560734)
"Well in this case the person accidentally made the invitation public."

Doesn't Facebook make it possible to change the status or remove it, once she realized her mistake?

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Re:Facebook party invite sparks riot in Haren, Netherlands by michh on Sunday September 23, 2012 @08:34AM (#4560753)
It does. In fact, she deleted the entire event. But by that time it had gained enough momentum for somebody to just make a new event and it was then totally out of her hands.
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Re:Facebook party invite sparks riot in Haren, Netherlands by rabidsnail on Sunday September 23, 2012 @08:32AM (#4560749)
By the time you realized the mistake the invitation could have been copied elsewhere.
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