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#26
May 11, 2008, 03:16 PM
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 SE..someone directed me to the front cover where i saw this article and link also for those interested (from our own Doc John) You cant be anonymous online if...... http://psychcentral.com/blog/archive...online-if-you/ |
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#27
May 11, 2008, 03:25 PM
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What wonderfull advice from so many...
The world has so many faces and many have smiles. But some of those smiles hide other things... It is especially important for our very young members to heed the warnings being offered here... Predators have a tendency to flock to places where the vunerable reside and seek help and direction... Please protect your privacy at all costs and report immediately anyone who seems to be trying to access your space...The moderators here are wonderfull souls who are "safe"...Use them if you ever feel threatened... Lenny
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#28
May 11, 2008, 03:46 PM
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I am going to be very honest here. It has happened to me before. It is not a nice place to be. Its one of the scarest places to be...... Any thing on the net that you put for publc veiw is up for them to see. I do not mean to scare you...please be careful.... Thats really all i can say' I will find some other links. Se is right do a search on your name..... She is very smart.... ALso it is not only men that do it ...its both... so please becareful you all matter to me the sheep muffy The following is a quote from "Staying Safe in Cyberspace": "Harassment/cyber-stalking is a methodical, deliberate and persistent communication that disturbs or frightens the victim. Most laws state that harassment that continues after you have requested it stop and that the perpetrator not contact you again, is considered to be stalking. Prison terms can range from three years with a $10,000 fine (the sentence in Illinois) to a maximum of 10 years (the sentence in Massachusetts). Your local law enforcement agency can provide information regarding anti-stalking laws in your state. According to the laws of Michigan, stalking is defined as: …a 'willful course of conduct' involving repeated or continuing harassment of another individual that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, 'harassed' or molested and that actually causes the victim to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed or molested." If you feel you're being stalked or harassed you have an obligation to report the person(s) who are doing this to you to the proper authorities and their Internet provider. |
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#29
May 11, 2008, 03:53 PM
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mufffy said:
</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font> ALso it is not only men that do it ...its both... </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> thank you muffy.. very true... |
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#30
May 11, 2008, 03:56 PM
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</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
nowheretorun said: mufffy said: </font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font> ALso it is not only men that do it ...its both... </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> thank you muffy.. very true... </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> Sadly it is very true THe whole issue is very sad no matter who it happens to........... Please keep yourselfs safe muffy |
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#31
May 11, 2008, 04:33 PM
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gotta say i find this very scary being quite new to comps...but thanks to everybody in this thread for info and links, it helps people like me who are very naive when it comes to being online. |
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May 11, 2008, 05:10 PM
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i actually started a myspace page as a "child" so that i could check up on my own kids to make sure they were being safe. i was very proud of my kids, nothing that could lead someone back to them. however 2 things frightened me badly. first of all, how easy it was for me to become 15 years old to be able to view the pages of young people, and second was the reaction i got from a few parents of my kids friends who actually had pics of themselves and enough information that any moron with an internet connection could have physically found them in about 10 minutes.
there are serious crazies out there. lost
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#33
May 11, 2008, 05:17 PM
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i have to say i've found myspace quite bad for weirdos, you have to learn quick how to protect yourself there if you wanna stay there to stay in touch with friends etc. ... which is why the information being given here at pc is useful. i did used to go to another support site but found guys treating it like a pick-up site...hence not going there any more and finding pc. it's sad though that it made me quite wary and scared of pc at first but not now, though i'm still VERY suspicious when i get a pm from a newbie who hasn't made any posts or given any profile info etc. sad but we all have to learn how to protect ourselves online as much as IRL. |
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May 11, 2008, 05:22 PM
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My last boyfriend was a member of all the sites I belonged to....but when we were together it didn't bother me. But when we broke up and I was in the process of finding my own place, I found he was stalking me online...looking at every site I had been to, etc. When I joined a site he was banned from, he went as far as creating a false identity and joining just so he could see what I was writing.
Even after I came back to PA, he was still stalking me online...checking out every little thing I wrote on blogs, etc. I still wonder whether he's still stalking me or trying to stalk me...but right now I'm trying not to focus so much on it and every once in awhile I'll post something that would only irritate him and see what kind of activity I get....I know...a little mean streak lol. Being stalked is a horrifying experience...I wouldn't wish it on anyone and am sorry for those of us who it has happened to. |
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May 11, 2008, 05:26 PM
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THANKS FOR THE INFO...!!! Wish I had this Earlier...!!!
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#36
May 11, 2008, 05:31 PM
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</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
spiritual_emergency said: <blockquote> Just a brief reminder to everyone here... If someone is sending you abusive messages, you do not have to tolerate that action. You have the option of alerting the host and moderator to their actions; you have the option of placing the sender on ignore (They will not be able to send you private messages and you will not see their posts in the discussion); you have the option of leaving the site, and if their behavior violates federal or state law, you have the option of formally pressing charges. Online harassment has no place in a community that is supposed to be a place of healing. The following links may provide additional information for those who are so inclined. [*] How to Respond to Online Harassment [*] What is Online Harassment [*] Cyberstalking & Cyberharassment </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> |
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