| 28 December 2009
Here at Christian Chat HQ we are concerned about your online safety. We are in the process of compiling our list of top online chat room safety tips. In the meantime here are a few safety tips to get you started:
- 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.
- Remember your Netiquette and be nice! Don’t send mean chat messages, get involved in chat room arguments (flaming) or incite others to do so