Talk:Renren

I'm so embarrassed for my own people... the Chinese. It's one thing to copy DVDs, designer labels, and other goods... I can see the argument of moral relativism. Some things just aren't considered wrong in that culture. But the exact copying of the Facebook look and icons... and to such an extent! That's not just about morality anymore. It's about losing face and admitting publicly that the creators of Xiaonei lack imagination and originality of any sort whatsoever. If you copy a movie, I can understand you're doing it for the money. You copy a website down to the colors, structure, and icons... it shows you can't be bothered to have any original thought at all. And we are being laughed at in front of the whole world for it. Shame on you Xiaonei.64.149.235.233 (talk) 06:38, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks for your opinion, but how about some cited sources that mention any response from Facebook or the Xiaonei creators tacitly acknowledging the ripoff? 124.161.106.138 (talk) 09:17, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As a Chinese I think copying is right. I hate copyright. 222.49.251.138 (talk) 02:45, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What are the registration requirements for xiaonei? I received an invitation to sign up yesterday from a friend in Xi'an, but I ran into some difficulty with the registration process (it seems like it would only accept Chinese characters in the name field and not the English alphabet, since it told me that I must use my "real name" when I tried to use English characters). I've also heard that there are other requirements with regards to university e-mails or IPs, but I wonder if this may have changed since the form I was looking at had options of non-university networks. Regardless, I think this would all be good information for someone knowledgeable to add, to give a better idea of the intended audience of xiaonei. Macroidtoe (talk) 20:57, 2 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Xiaonei registration requires Chinese characters for name only when you first register, while it is possible to add symbols or names of other languages after your "real Chinese name". As for the universoty-community network option, you cannot select a university where you are not staying at the moment. I mean Xiaonei system will check your IP to confirm that you are right at the very university you select. Thus, for non-university users, you should choose "以上都不是", which indicates you are not a university or high school students. Then, you may register successfully, and further modify and specify your personal information. Ccyber5 (talk) 06:49, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]