Staying Safe Online - The Golden Rules

[administratum]

We want all users of this forum to have a happy, safe and trouble-free time here - so please read the following Golden Rules, and make sure you always follow them:

• Never arrange a face-to-face meeting with someone you meet on-line
• Never upload (post) pictures of yourself onto the Internet or any on-line forum or give them to ANY person
• Never give out any identifying information such as your real name, home address, school name, or telephone number
• Never download pictures from an unknown source
• Never respond to messages or bulletin board postings that are suggestive, obscene, belligerent, or harassing
• Remember that whatever your are told on-line may or may not be true.

When you register here, you fill out a form that gives us your e-mail address. We never reveal your e-mail address to anyone else. For your own safety, please do not include your e-mail address in your postings or in your signature.

When you click on someone's profile, you will see the information they want you to see about themselves. You will not be able to send them an e-mail message - we have disabled this function. This means that no-one - apart from the site administrator - can find out your e-mail address.

Please look at these websites for more information about staying safe on-line:

http://www.getnetwise.org/

http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/

And this is for parents:

http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm

If you see anything on this forum that worries or concerns you, please get in touch with the site administrator straight away - simply click on the "Contact Us" link at the foot of each page and fill in the form.

Have a great time!!