Question

It's just harmless chatting, right?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/slain-teen%e2%80%99s-social-media-life-becomes-cautionary-tale-for-peers/ar-BBpbTFz?ocid=spartandhp

Answer 1

Follow the rules. DON'T give out personal, private information. DON'T mess with relationship or dating issues. STAY SAFE.

Answer 2

I totally agree..... Online dating is dumb and worthless :P

Answer 3

people can lie about virtually anything including their age.

Answer 4

Not only lie about their age but also what they look like too. People will use some random photo online when in real life they don't look anything close to the picture.

Answer 5

I remember reading a story about a guy 18 who went out with a girl on one of those sites, supposedly 19, who lied about her age ~16. the guy got charged as a sex offender.

Answer 6

Oh yeah. The classic fake Myspace profile stories.

Answer 7

A lot of immoral / selfish people out there looking to take advantage of others, be careful.

Answer 8

@woodrow73 couldn't have said it better

Answer 9

Oh my gosh... That made me cry. I had a friend that that happened to when we were in 7th grade...)':

Answer 10

Typical.

Answer 11

You're such a cutie, Tk <3

Answer 12

TK these are the reasons why OS scares me hell online in general scares me. I was watching videos on YouTube about experiments made by youtubers where they picks girls up after whatever things they were doing and man most of the girls were soooo stupid! THEY JUST GOT IN THE CAR! I was yelling at the girl for not getting into the car. smh.

Answer 13

the point here is to not get too desperate for love

Answer 14

Internet is more dangerous now then I was first online back in 1999. It wasn't as intense, but there were jerks on yahoo chat and aim.

Answer 15

yup
giving private info is harmful
i fully agree

Answer 16

"the point here is to not get too desperate for love"

Why can't you just find someone in-person...?

Answer 17

maybe in-person doesn't fit the type of features or requests that the other person has. ?!

Answer 18

Sarcasm was always difficult to draw in diction

Answer 19

umm be mature enough thats it

btw hi @Data_LG2 :)

Answer 20

tk I really think you're cherry picking your cases here...

Answer 21

The way I see it, there are a LOT of ways to get into dangerous situations, and when it comes down to it, I'm more worried about getting hit by some drunk idiot when I'm walking around than by getting lured into a trap and cruelly murdered. I guess though, this is just another danger among many.

Answer 22

Albeit both being perilous; Tk is inferring the probable hazards of chatting. Your connotation is broadly different, Inky.

Answer 23

I mean, the way I see it, there are a lot of seemingly innocuous things that aren't so. For instance, riding in a car, or for instance, riding a bike, or even playign a sport

Answer 24

It'd be interesting to see a statistical analysis on what innocuous things are considered the most dangerous. For one, I know showers and bathtubs are extraordinarily risky places.

Answer 25

Those events are immeasurable, however. Chatting itself is different, you can avoid various problems from taking a happening if you conduct upon rules, mate.

Answer 26

Immeasurable? I don't understand. Tk could easily tell us to be safe drivers, watch both ways before we cross the street, or make sure we shower when we're fully awake to prevent fatalities... or even a reminder that stairs are very dangerous and to climb them carefully might have as great or greater of an impact than linking to an article... I would almost call these scare tactics, but that may be a bit oextreme of me.

Answer 27

Not cherry picking at all. The scope of my interest in posting this article is OpenStudy behavior. The case fits quite nicely in the context of OpenStudy. We have rules. Those rules should be followed. This will contribute to the safety of all OpenStudy participants.

Yes, there are many ways to act stupidly and get into trouble. The way I see most often, first hand, in OpenStudy, is the playing of relationship games online and the interchange of personal, private information online. It is an excellent story to emphasize the potential magnitude of this error - leaving discussion of other sorts of errors for another day. No need to fail to have an important discussion on one or two things because we can't have an important discussion on every conceivable thing.

Also, admittedly, there are also many ways to act wisely and still get into trouble through no fault of your own. Let's not get cynical. Let's do our best to control what we can.

Answer 28

You're missing the point, here. Chatting does not compare to driving.

Answer 29

It does, and I have just compared it, lol. I just don't agree with the statement being made here :)

Answer 30

tk's dedication to keeping OS in order is admirable

Answer 31

I reckon via the second law this place will be in ruins soon... not that I don't think it isn't already.

Answer 32

lol

Answer 33

Wow, that is just wow.

Stay safe on the Internet, Kids!

Answer 34

@batmano3 @brianna_earls @blondie$$$ @elite @Electric_Blue @priencess_j @Charles.305 @cmtboy2 @NatsuOniKaze

Answer 35

Try to kill me, and I'll have you by your feet in 2.3 seconds, and it takes me 1.2 seconds to go psycho.


This is pure insanity '-'

Answer 36

Great! now i'm afraid of bathtubs and showers :/ thanks @inkyvoyd

Answer 37

@baru , I am not sure if you are being sarcastic or not, but a quick google search yields this: http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/09/news/la-heb-bathroom-injuries-20110609

Answer 38

i do see your point, statistically, the seemingly harmless stuff tend to be most dangerous. i remember reading death by cow is more likely than shark... but one cant function by constantly being afraid of everything.

Answer 39

I wouldn't say it's about being afraid of everything so much as it is about being aware of things. For instance, to those speeding on the highway, I wonder if they realize that E=1/2mv^2 and not just mv....

Answer 40

yep,but there is a point when it becomes an overload. there is only so much the mind can take...

Answer 41

Thanks for sharing this @tkhunny !!

Answer 42

never give or ask for it. didn't knew it needs to be posted here cause it is obvious.

Answer 43

I agree. Most people are oblivious to the fact that predators lurk on every corner, EVEN if its virtual. Thats why I don't post my picture on any website, and or tell my personal information. Most teens say, "Hey its harmless, no one can figure out its me!" Wrong. People do know how to hack locations, and you ARE monitored.

Guys, more and more teens are being stalked on the web and more than 35% DOESN'T even notice. Stay safe my fellow owlets.

(Thanks for bringing this up @tkhunny, an important lesson we should all know and gain conscious of.)

Answer 44

what if soemone else see's your number and calls you ;~;
or sts to stalk you ?

Answer 45

i mean stalks you

Answer 46

cool, so someone got slaughtered because they gave out their adress? :D

Answer 47

hmmm like inspecetr them self HAHA!!!

Answer 48

Sounds like the victim was already physically involved with at least one older person prior to the murder. According to washington post:
"Two law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation said that Eisenhauer and Nicole had sexual contact before her disappearance and that he lured her out of her home to kill her."

I don't think it helps that she was a bully victim, and depressed. rip

Answer 49

Ugh my thing is just that online dating shouldn't exist

Answer 50

Exactly, you don't know WHOM you are actually dating, for all you know it can be a sexual predator, that is over 45, and stalks 17 - 20 year olds.

Answer 51

17-20? Maybe

12-14? Also, maybe.

Answer 52

^ Indeed.

Answer 53

The best thing to do is to get rid of the chats. The people that go to PA are from the OS chats.

Answer 54

Anyone else agree with me that tkhunny just posted an external link?

Answer 55

err?

Answer 56

Yeeeee!!!
But Tkhunny is a great Moderator! Be nice to them is one of the Rules in the Code of Conduct.

Answer 57

I wasn't mean to anyone right now...

Answer 58

I mean let's not try to get them Banned or Suspended. :P

Answer 59

I completely \(\large\bf\cal\color{green}{Agree}\) with @TheSmartOne that tk posted an \(\bf\color{red}{external~ link}\)! and this is against the rules right?

Answer 60

Yea! And I had posted that when he first made the post but tkhunny deleted my comments. Abuse of powers!

And when somebody posts a YouTube link to a math calculus video in the chat, they get a warning from tk!

Answer 61

i remember this @imqwerty

Answer 62

Yes!! i saw your comment too and then it got deleted! ):
I saw him delete this post where nothing was inappropriate
http://prntscr.com/a9a9w3

i might get banned for sharing this link because he might think that its not my property
but let me tell you
i own lightshot

Answer 63

LOL

I remember that post!! He deleted it!! Wow! That post where he was getting bad ads because of his own searches. x'D

Answer 64

Old OpenStudy!!! <333

Answer 65

Come back @Tkhunny!! D:
We need you!!! D:

Answer 66

Yeeesssssssssss D: