Some Sites warn you of NOT giving personal Info on Internet because of  Identity Theft!

The Q Site actively filters out members personal details such as their full name or email on descriptions, Blogs, etc. due to the risk of identity theft. [And they do, too] Identity theft is a very real and wide spread problem on the Internet, especially on social networking sites See BBC news report on identity theft on social networking sites.

The Q Site, advise all members to 'get to know each other' via Q Site systems for at least 3 messages or chats before considering giving personal contact details such as email or MSN/messenger - this is advisable to avoid both identity theft and potential stalkers. The  Q  Site will not be held responsible for any members that ignore this advice and suffer identity theft or harrasment as a result of including personal details.

This is good advice! Just sharing so you are aware.

Generally speaking, it is unwise to communicate with a harasser.[so true, they get worse] However, as soon as you determine that you are truly being harassed by someone, you must very clearly tell that person to stop. Simply say something like "Do not contact me in any way in the future" and leave it there. You do not need to explain why, just state that you do not want the person to contact you. Sometimes it is helpful to copy this message to the abuse department of the harasser's ISP. Keep a record of this message for your records. Do not respond to any further messages of any sort from the harasser. Don't have anyone else contact the harasser on your behalf. It is common for the harasser to claim that you are harassing him or her, but if you aren't contacting the person, it is clear that you aren't the harasser.

 If you're harassed in a chat room, contact whoever runs the server you were using. If you're harassed on any kind of instant messaging service, read the terms of service and harassment policies they've provided and use any contact address given there.

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