squeakypigs
03-09-08, 08:30 AM
Internet Safety
Introduction
The Guinea Pig Forum would like to remind its members how to stay safe on the internet. You may be reading this thinking "why post this on a guinea pig forum?" however the same rules to internet safety must be applied to ALL areas of on the internet.
It is recommended that all children take note of the information provided in this thread. It is also very useful thread for adults to read too.
Internet Safety Rules
Be careful who you trust online and remember that online friends are really strangers. People online, no matter how long you have been talking to them or how friendly they are, may not be who they say they are.
Meeting someone you have only been in touch with online can be dangerous. If you feel that you ‘have to’ meet, then for your own safety you must tell your parent or carer and take them with you – at least on the first visit – and meet in a public place in daytime.
Stay in charge in chat. Keep your personal information secret when chatting online (name, address, telephone number, mobile number, private email address, picture), even if people ask for this. Although It can be tempting to reveal more than you normally would in online friendships, giving out personal information can make you vulnerable.
Check your profile and make sure it doesn’t include any personal information (name, address, telephone number, mobile number, private email address, picture).
Think before you answer private messages. It can be harder to end a conversation in a private chat than in a public chat. A private chat may end up being more personal than you like.
Use a nickname, not your real name, and a nickname that is not going to attract the wrong type of attention.
Look out for your friends and do something if you think that they are at risk.
Tell your parent/carer or speak to the admin if someone or something makes you feel uncomfortable or worried. If you are ever in doubt, please still talk to your parent/carer or to the admin of this forum
How to Report
You can report people to the admin or moderator if they are breaking the rules.
Keep a copy of the conversation that you want to report and send that in too.
True Story - This is NOT a story relating to this forum however it is important to highlight just how important it is to remain safe when using the internet.
http://www.chatdanger.com/chat/truestory.aspx
Information on Internet Safety taken from - http://www.chatdanger.com/chat/safetyadvice.aspx
Introduction
The Guinea Pig Forum would like to remind its members how to stay safe on the internet. You may be reading this thinking "why post this on a guinea pig forum?" however the same rules to internet safety must be applied to ALL areas of on the internet.
It is recommended that all children take note of the information provided in this thread. It is also very useful thread for adults to read too.
Internet Safety Rules
Be careful who you trust online and remember that online friends are really strangers. People online, no matter how long you have been talking to them or how friendly they are, may not be who they say they are.
Meeting someone you have only been in touch with online can be dangerous. If you feel that you ‘have to’ meet, then for your own safety you must tell your parent or carer and take them with you – at least on the first visit – and meet in a public place in daytime.
Stay in charge in chat. Keep your personal information secret when chatting online (name, address, telephone number, mobile number, private email address, picture), even if people ask for this. Although It can be tempting to reveal more than you normally would in online friendships, giving out personal information can make you vulnerable.
Check your profile and make sure it doesn’t include any personal information (name, address, telephone number, mobile number, private email address, picture).
Think before you answer private messages. It can be harder to end a conversation in a private chat than in a public chat. A private chat may end up being more personal than you like.
Use a nickname, not your real name, and a nickname that is not going to attract the wrong type of attention.
Look out for your friends and do something if you think that they are at risk.
Tell your parent/carer or speak to the admin if someone or something makes you feel uncomfortable or worried. If you are ever in doubt, please still talk to your parent/carer or to the admin of this forum
How to Report
You can report people to the admin or moderator if they are breaking the rules.
Keep a copy of the conversation that you want to report and send that in too.
True Story - This is NOT a story relating to this forum however it is important to highlight just how important it is to remain safe when using the internet.
http://www.chatdanger.com/chat/truestory.aspx
Information on Internet Safety taken from - http://www.chatdanger.com/chat/safetyadvice.aspx