CHAT ROOM Guidelines

[Amethyst]

CHAT ROOM GUIDANCE

This is a chatroom for all users of the site to use and have a general chat with other members.

There are two MAIN ROOMS in the chatroom - the first room you enter is for help, advice and general chat - the other is the BEAGLES BAR - which we would encourage off topic chat, mainly of an evening, to take place in.

For your own security we recommend you dont give out personal details such as telephone numbers, email addresses in the main chatroom. If you wish to talk in confidence there is a private message facility. To use this click on the members name in the room list, and select private message.

There is also a facility to set up private room if you wish to have a private discussion with more than two members.

There are three rooms available permanently for use in the chat room. These are available for everyone to use at any time.
If you wish to have a private discussion please use a private passworded room or use MSN /Skype.

There is an ignore user facility within the chatroom incase anyone does fall out. Click the username in the room list, and select ignore. This will make nay posts they make invisible to you. To un-ignore do the same again.

If you have a complaint regarding any users conduct in the chatroom please notify a team member.

Chatroom Rules

Basically just common sense and courtesy Treat others as you would like to be treated.




Please avoid these posting on the following;

* Racism or personal abuse.

* Pornography, links to Pornography or links to other inappropriate sites

* Any form of unauthorised advertising or Spam

* Advertising or sale of illegal bootleg material

* Any type of pyramid selling or referral schemes

* Anything invasive to a persons privacy

* Any copyright-infringing content

* Illegal/defamatory statements




CHATBOX

The Chat box is only visible and useable by Legal Beagle Administrators, Team members and VIP Members.

Excessive swearing, bypassing of the swear filter, abuse of other members or the site, or other sites, racist, vulgar and inappropriate comments may result in the facility being removed from the user immediately. The Team will give a warning where applicable.

Comments made in the Chatbox will not be read immediately - and theres no guaranteed answer - if you need to contact a team member, admin or other site user please use the PM facility.

History of the chatbox is stored for 24 hours and can be viewed by any user.


CHATROOM

The ChatRoom is visible and useable by all registered users of this site.

Excessive swearing, bypassing of the swear filter, abuse of other members or the site, or other sites, racist, vulgar and inappropriate comments may result in the facility being removed from the user immediately. The Team will give a warning where applicable.

Comments made in the Chatroom can only be viewed by persons present in the chatroom - if you need to contact a team member, admin or other site user please use the PM facility.

History of the chatroom is stored for 24 hours and can be viewed by the Administrators of this forum.

[Amethyst]

Looking after your safety - making friends and meeting people

In the real world, we take care of our own safety, unfortunately there are safe and unsafe people in both the real world and the Internet.


We should be responsible for our own safety wherever we are, no matter what we are doing.

1. Anyone could identify you if you give out personal details, photographs, or any other information, such as information about your family, where you live, work etc.
2. Can you always believe what someone is saying? – They may not be who they seem
3. If you’re thinking about arranging to meet someone you’ve only ever previously met on the Internet tell someone - a freind - make sure they have contact details for you and your family, also that they know where you are meeting and Who you are meeting. Having the first meeting in a public place means people are around if it goes wrong
4. Staying in the public chatroom areas means that other people are around and it is harder for someone to say something you might feel uncomfortable about. Use the ignore function if you feel uncomfortable with someone in private messaging.
5. Always ‘virus check’ any attachment or file. Don’t open or download anything unless you know and trust the person who has sent it
6. If you receive anything that you feel uncomfortable about don’t respond, save or print it, log off and tell a team member.
7. A person communicating with you can tell you anything they want, they can paint a false picture of themselves, they can lie to you or exaggerate.
8. We become instinctively wary about what another person has said or we may think that something that is said is odd. At this point your inner feelings may have alerted you to something that is wrong. Trust your feelings.
9. You can talk to a team member about anything, even if it seems awful or small. If action needs taking, or people informing we can do it. We'll protect your confidentiality.
10. Don’t answer offensive messages. If you read anything that is cruel, rude, racist or threatening then ignore the message – it’s not worth a reply.
11. Don’t write anything that could upset people or that isn’t true as it could land you in trouble.

Before meeting

Always tell someone that you are meeting someone from an internet correspondence.

Have them call you on your mobile during the meeting.

If you have no one then call your own answering machine to leave a message you got there safely, where you are and the time.

After the date, call your machine again and say all is good and going home and the time.

This is a good practice, in general, since someone will always know where you were if you ever do show up missing.

Print and leave their profile by your phone or give it to someone from the site that you trust. Include as much info as you have - First and last name, phone number, other e-mail addresses, where they work, home address.

Also write where, when you are meeting them and the phone number of the establishment, if necessary.

If it does not feel right, then change the situation till it feels right to you.

Be very aggressive when it comes to your comfort level and safety. Only you can make YOU feel safe. Trust yourself and be smart.

Make sure any phone number they give you is a real, valid number before you meet them.


Recently, there have been high-profile incidents in the media where young people have met up with people they have met through internet chat rooms. It’s true that some adults who are not what they pretend to be surf through chat rooms to find vulnerable young people who are willing to meet them. However, don’t get nervous or panic, as keeping safe in chat rooms is easy – just follow the tips above.

[Amethyst]

Re: CHAT ROOM Guidelines

UPDATED

Please use the BEAGLES BAR in the chat room for off topic chat as much as possible.

THANK YOU.

[rbealuk1]

Re: CHAT ROOM Guidelines

how do i post a thread to legal beagles?

[Amethyst]

Re: CHAT ROOM Guidelines

If you click this link it should start you a new thread in the Welcome forum Legal Beagles Consumer Forum

[Tracey Beaker]

Re: CHAT ROOM Guidelines

If you click this link it should start you a new thread in the Welcome forum Legal Beagles Consumer Forum

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