User blog:Forestpaw13/Internet Safety...

In my 3rd period, we were learning about internet safety and I got thinking about how dangerous the wiki could be- I mean, we're all close enough to give a general location and a first name, right? Some of us are connected on Facebook.

This worries me a little. I've been taught a lot of different methods to find ANYONE. If I knew your first and last name, I could find you. If I knew your IP address, I could find you. If I knew your general location or your phone number, I could find you. This is a result of both admin tools and the fact that people have taught me these things...

No offense to any of you, but I don't really WANT to find any of you. But with the information I've learned about all of you, I could.

So, there's some new rules I'm imposing, and hope they won't change anything.


 * No giving away ANYBODY'S information. I've seen people do it and I avoid doing it myself.
 * In the online diaries, have a nickname for everyone, for God's sakes! I don't want to see... "and so Brian says," I want to see, "and so Bubba says" (LOL IDK you get the point). All the people you talk about have a right to privacy.
 * When you're on the IRC, don't start asking what people's real names are or giving away your info to get other people's info. It's stupid and it's not right to pressure people.
 * Respect your own privacy.
 * Those of you that create YouTube videos, don't sneak up on your siblings or whatever. THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO PRIVACY.

You guys get my point, right? Please follow these rules.

And if you don't believe me...

346px|left|Watch this. It's how you get info about a person using just their username and profile.