Safety On The Internet

[Snow]

Just as a reminder to what you all know already...

Do not reveal any private or personal identifying information on the internet. Not everyone is what they seem and some have ill intentions.

Be careful in what you say, even if the person you are saying it to seems trustworthy.

[lisajo]

Originally posted by Snow@Nov 20 2005, 05:51 PM

Just as a reminder to what you all know already...

Do not reveal any private or personal identifying information on the internet. No everyone is what they seem and some have ill intentions.

Be careful in what you say, even if the person you are saying it to seems trustworthy.

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LOL i just did that in my post too

[Josie]

That is for sure Snow... Don't give personal information out to anyone that you do not know well... and that means, make sure you know who they really are.... not who they say they are.

[Lindy]

Very good advice...especially for the youth on this board...too many nuts allowed to run amoke who seem to be decent people.

[Tammy]

Very good advice. I really hadn't given it much thought. I will definately be more careful.

[Guest LDSister]

I so agree and validate that! Unless, of course, you become friends with the person. I've become close to a few ppl in another network...we've chatted by phone and voice chatted. It's great when you meet someone who is legitimate and has the same things in common as you. I've remained friends with these ppl for nearly 5 yrs now. Of course, there are the "other kind"...as my life has been threatened by those who oppose the things that I stand for as a Latter-day Saint. These ppl have gone out of their way to malign me and destroy my reputation. Such is the height of hypocrisy, and they expose themselves for who they really are and what they stand against.

[Josie]

Tammy, always think about it. Be on guard and don't give even your email out to anyone you are not well acquainted with. be very careful, because you do not know, sometimes for sometime, if people are really who and what they claim to be....

[Guest LDSister]

Originally posted by Josie@Nov 21 2005, 06:09 AM

Tammy, always think about it.  Be on guard and don't give even your email out to anyone you are not well acquainted with.  be very careful, because you do not know, sometimes for sometime, if people are really who and what they claim to be....

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That's so true, Josie! We, as Latter-day Saint women must be particularly careful, as there are those who wait in lie to deceive.

[Outshined]

We, as Latter-day Saint women must be particularly careful, as there are those who wait in lie to deceive.

And some are women... B)

[Josie]

Anyone, LDS or not, needs to be careful. The LDS are not the only ones that can be deceived. It does not matter who one is, they still need to be careful... We are all people and children of our Father in Heaven and he loves all of us. His love makes no difference between LDS and anyone else. It is our actions and obdience to him that makes the difference. You don't have to be LDS to be a good person. There are people hurt from their dealings on the internet and they come from all religions and all walks of life.

[Guest LDSister]

Anyone, LDS or not, needs to be careful. The LDS are not the only ones that can be deceived. It does not matter who one is, they still need to be careful... We are all people and children of our Father in Heaven and he loves all of us. His love makes no difference between LDS and anyone else. It is our actions and obdience to him that makes the difference. You don't have to be LDS to be a good person. There are people hurt from their dealings on the internet and they come from all religions and all walks of life.

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That's true, Josie. But we as LDS women in an LDS chat network, must be particularly aware that there may be some in the network who are here for ulterior purposes. I remember the old LDS chat...and how many men were hitting on women...amazing!

[Outshined]

Originally posted by Josie@Nov 21 2005, 06:26 AM

Anyone, LDS or not, needs to be careful.  The LDS are not the only ones that can be deceived.  It does not matter who one is, they still need to be careful...  We are all people and children of our Father in Heaven and he loves all of us.  His love makes no difference between LDS and anyone else.  It is our actions and obdience to him that makes the difference.  You don't have to be LDS to be a good person.  There are people hurt from their dealings on the internet and they come from all religions and all walks of life.

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Exactly. Some people have children and families they must protect, not just themselves. And remember, sometimes it's just your identity the culprit is after...

[Josie]

Exactly. Some people have children and families they must protect, not just themselves. And remember, sometimes it's just your identity the culprit is after...

And sometimes it is you!!!!! I agree Outshined...

And LDSister I think we have to be concerned with everyone on this site. We as LDS sisters don't have a priority here. Everyone on this site has the same priority and the same needs to be concerned about and watched out for. We as LDS should particularily be aware of that and our obligation to be kind to each other and care about other people.

[lisajo]

Originally posted by Outshined@Nov 21 2005, 04:24 AM

  And some are women...   B)

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SOME ARE WOMEN?!!!!!!!! Gee who would of thunk

[Guest LDSister]

Originally posted by Josie@Nov 21 2005, 11:09 AM

And LDSister I think we have to be concerned with everyone on this site.  We as LDS sisters don't have a priority here.  Everyone on this site has the same priority and the same needs to be concerned about and watched out for.  We as LDS should particularily be aware of that and our obligation to be kind to each other and care about other people.

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Yes, that is very true, Josie. But I don't know of any LDS woman who would stalk a man, do you?

We presume that everyone on this site has the same priority...but we do know there are non-LDS/anti-LDS in this site. As demonstrated, some will go out of their way to argue against scripture and the prophets.

I agree, the kindest thing that I can to, is to ignore those who wish to bicker.

[Outshined]

Originally posted by lisajo+Nov 21 2005, 11:14 AM-->

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  And some are women...   B)

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SOME ARE WOMEN?!!!!!!!! Gee who would of thunk

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I believe in equal opportunity paranoia...

[lisajo]

Originally posted by Outshined+Nov 21 2005, 10:04 AM-->

Originally posted by lisajo@Nov 21 2005, 11:14 AM

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  And some are women...   B)

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SOME ARE WOMEN?!!!!!!!! Gee who would of thunk

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I believe in equal opportunity paranoia...

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Or equal opportunity stalking LOL

[pushka]

Originally posted by LDSister@Nov 21 2005, 05:51 PM

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Yes, that is very true, Josie. But I don't know of any LDS woman who would stalk a man, do you? 

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Joyce McKinney did...Ooops...maybe she wasn't a Mormon afterall? Did she ever convert? anybody know? Anybody even remember her? LOL

[Guest LDSister]

Originally posted by pushka@Nov 21 2005, 05:49 PM

Joyce McKinney did...Ooops...maybe she wasn't a Mormon afterall?  Did she ever convert? anybody know?  Anybody even remember her? LOL 

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I don't remember her, but I remember Mrs. Bobbit lol.

[Outshined]

Originally posted by lisajo+Nov 21 2005, 12:10 PM-->

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I believe in equal opportunity paranoia...

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Or equal opportunity stalking LOL

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[shanstress70]

That's quite an interesting story!

So, what happened here? Did someone have problems with a stalker from here?

[pushka]

I think Ari might have mentioned women in particular being careful about giving details out on the net. and someone stated that men ought to be careful too...then Ari made her reference about the unlikely circumstances of an LDS woman stalking a man!! LOL

[Justlooking]

Also remember to set parental controls on your child's screen name if they are children or teens. A report on MSNBC recently showed the horror on how some adults posed as children to lure other children. So make sure to tell the children not to give any information out to anyone, even to someone who claims to be a child online.

[Guest Crazy Horse]

No matter how long you have "known" someone online you could be talking to someone who is misrepresenting themselves to others. Be wary, be wise, it is the internet after all. B)

That's quite an interesting story!

So, what happened here? Did someone have problems with a stalker from here?

It happens in the best of places.

[my_4_lads]

We have always taught our boys that they are not to give any real info out while they are online. They are to only use their screen name and it must have nothing to do with their real name. They aren't even allowed to say what state they live in. There are a lot of sick people out there that will do anything to lure a child.

If our boys are playing an online game they aren't allowed to chat unless we are sitting right there with them. It also helps to have the computer in a central location where you can see what they are doing at a glance. It is amazing how scary a world it has become