online chat rooms Basic tips

• Anything you type in a chat room can be seen by everyone who is using that chat room so be careful what you type. In cyberspace the walls don't so much have ears as eyes.
• Choose an non identifiable, non gender specific screen name (and keep it clean!)
• Never give out any personal information whilst chatting online . That means your real name, telephone or cell phone number[s], mailing address, passwords, banking details etc. Ignore requests for personal information like A/S/L and be vague with responses to questions like WITW.
• Never accept files or downloads from people you don't know or from people you do know, if you weren‘t expecting them. This includes URLs.
• Never arrange to meet someone offline that you only know through chat room conversations.
• Make sure you know how to save copies of your chat room conversations.
• Make sure you now how to report problems to the chat room moderator.