Plug In Baby. Addict Age: 17 Gender: Female Posts: 11334
September 17th, 2006 at 01:37am
gd'sDiana:
i don't think it's bad talking to ppl on the internet, but i mean, you are not going to talk to someone that you think it could be dangerous...unless you are stupid...
But how can you tell? I mean, they may seem perfectly normal at first, and they build up your trust, and then they start asking more personal questions, and because you trust them, you answer the questions.
I was pretty stupid, I gave out my phone number, my full name, my address to some people on the internet. I had never met them before. And then I flew up to Brisbane to meet them. They turned out to be real people, and not peadophiles, but it was still pretty stupid.
Shadow of a Doubt Falling In Love With The Board Age: 19 Gender: Female Posts: 8994
I think it is dangerous, if you're not careful. Like me, I'm just out to talk to people my own age that might understand me and listen to me, as apposed to people who are out to find someone to date, that they don't know, and who might be out to get them.
I think it is dangerous, if you're not careful. Like me, I'm just out to talk to people my own age that might understand me and listen to me, as apposed to people who are out to find someone to date, that they don't know, and who might be out to get them.
i talk to someone 4/5 years older (depending on birthdays)
we seem to understand , i think (and have been told) i'm matrue for my age
we haven't metioned anything about dating or coming to get me (hah, that last bit made me laugh a little)
I'm not cautious usually, but it hasnt failed me yet. I dont automatically pull out my name and age and shit. I use my nick name and thats it until I feel like its real. and get a feel for them that doesnt read rapist and whatnot.
Bleach Rotting On Here Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 47292
September 29th, 2006 at 05:06am
it depends on how well i know the person.
I've given out my phone number (to Molly)
and no harm done.
I think that people overreact over it.
Kurtni Moderator Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 32560
September 29th, 2006 at 05:11am
Ville Valo.:
it depends on how well i know the person.
I've given out my phone number (to Molly)
and no harm done.
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I think the most dangerous thing are chatrooms. =/
Banach95 Moderator Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 4818
September 29th, 2006 at 10:18am
Yes and no...in my opinion it's all how someone was raised on how dangerous it can be.
If someone is level headed and understands the 'goldenrule'
If it looks too good to be true, it probally isn't.
This is forgotten by alot of people who get taken in by 100 Coach bags for sale on eBay or replying to an email that says they won some lottery from another country or taking what they see online as gospel truth.
For these folks it dangerous.
Micro Sheep Falling In Love With The Board Age: - Gender: - Posts: 7574
September 29th, 2006 at 11:13am
I never give my full name or adress or whatever to all the people who i talk to on the internet no matter how innocent they look.thy're great and so on,but you can never be too careful.so it only depends on you how careful you are.
Lucifers Angel King For A Couple Of Days Age: - Gender: Female Posts: 4751
September 29th, 2006 at 12:47pm
Heart stops beating:
GSBians called me T_T I was so scared XD
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I think the most dangerous thing are chatrooms. =/
but if there is a good moderator then they should be fine aswell, i would never stop my kids using chat rooms and in fact they are now good friends with other kids they ahve met on them.
I have an online admirer who my friend knows. This guy knows absolutely nothing about me. It's really funny... but I'm not "dangerous", as far as I'm aware...
As long as there are strict rules and someone makes sure they're carried out, then there's nothing wrong with online chat. Web cams can be pretty dangerous though...
I have an online admirer who my friend knows. This guy knows absolutely nothing about me. It's really funny... but I'm not "dangerous", as far as I'm aware...
As long as there are strict rules and someone makes sure they're carried out, then there's nothing wrong with online chat. Web cams can be pretty dangerous though...
web cams are dangerous if used ''in correctly''
Billie Joe's Sweetie Falling In Love With The Board Age: 18 Gender: Female Posts: 8124
September 30th, 2006 at 01:17am
I don't think it's as dangerous as people think. As long as you don't tell too much personal information.
It really does depend on the person and situation.
But yes i do think that the media tend to exggerate the safety of the internet.
ampersand. Had A Life Before GSB Age: 15 Gender: Female Posts: 25818
October 11th, 2006 at 10:48am
Music to my ears:
It really does depend on the person and situation.
But yes i do think that the media tend to exggerate the safety of the internet.
I agree. It all depends how careful you are. I gave thsi girl my adress and my name and she sent me some awsome CDs. Its not like she came to kill me or something. But usually you can realize who is suspicious and who is alright
Well it depends on what the person is like. You know, It's not like You go around giving Your number to people who You've just started talking to. I mean Yeah, I have given out my number to a few GSBians but it's only the one's I've chatted to for a while.
It depends on how careful you are. Some people can be quite stupid but if you know what you're doing then there's no harm in talking to people online.
Krispy King For A Couple Of Days Age: 14 Gender: Female Posts: 2531
October 18th, 2006 at 03:14am
Some of oyu are right. It is very much over reactited, but it's like the whole seat belt thing. They over do it so that we dont do stupid shit like give out our phone number to a random stranger we've seen no picture of, webcam of, videos of, or anything. But none of us are that stupid. Adults really over do it sometimes thinking that kids know no better. I mean, they must think we're some kind of dumbasses.
I know. Never give out your home adress or anythign to someone you dont trust. I know I want to meet my friend Megan, she's so nice, and I've seen her on webcam and in pics and on her site and etc. She seen me too.
I think that its wrong when parents look over the shoulder of their kid when they're on the internet, because thats a complete invasion of their kids privacy. Seriously, and the whole parent lock thing? If my kid wants to look at frigging porn, they can! It isnt a crime! I mean, if their talking to a 40 year old when their five and having internet sex, yeah, I'll wanna know so I can stop but reading their emails and putting locks on chat websites? Thats a bit extreme. Adults tend to over react.
ocean avenue This Board Is My Home Age: 15 Gender: Female Posts: 32307
October 18th, 2006 at 04:02pm
I dont think its dangerous to talk online if you have a common sence.
That would be stuff like not giving out personal things like adress or phonenumber out to people you dont know/trust stuff like that.
So no, i dont think its dangerous if you just use your common sence. You can have fun without meeting people.. And if you give your email to people you dont know, you can always make a new email (I know you can if you have Hotmail.) or block the person, and if he/she writes an email, just delete it.
Okay, so i have given my home adress to a few people, but only the people i really trust. People i know are who they tell me they are. And ive also given out my number to 3 people i reall trust. But parents must be stupid if they realy think id be out putting my phonenumber/adress out to everyone on the internet. I wouldnt..
Okay, rant over.
