A really big no-no **PLEASE NO PERSONAL INFORMATION**

[mom2tc]

[QUOTE=sparkledog;201660]yes- i find that very unfair! a moderator was telling that she was from georgia! thats what i put too. only the state! this is unfair and if you do not talk to your moderators about this, i will be alerting ww. im really really not trying to be rude but that is super double standard.


Please review the rules of the forum. The rules are there for everyone's protection and safety.

[xgoodtimes1994x]

thanks for making this thread larkrose!! i have been seeing many people posting their personal information on here!! we have to always remember to make WI a safe, happy place!!

[sevenwhiskers]

Originally Posted by fluffums

Why can't we put the month we were born in? I didn't even put the year or date or anything. I just said the month, and season. (The season I was born in was also deleted.) I don't think saying what season you were born in is giving out 'too much personal information.' You let adults (if they say they're adults, at least) put the month they were born in, why not people who aren't adults? It's no safer for them than it is for us. There were thousands and thousands of people born in each month.

i agree with this - a month or season, or a basic age/grade doesn't "identify" anyone (or a basic province/state/country) -- giving out a fullname, address, phone number, that does and nobody should give that out on a public forum.. i wouldn't, nor would i allow my stepdaughter to do that....but if she were to say she was ten years old, or basic non-identifying info, i'm fine with that...

and fluffums, they edited mine and i'm not a kid - well okay, maybe at heart.. hence my love for webkinz

[fluffums]

Originally Posted by sevenwhiskers

i agree with this - a month or season, or a basic age/grade doesn't "identify" anyone (or a basic province/state/country) -- giving out a fullname, address, phone number, that does and nobody should give that out on a public forum.. i wouldn't, nor would i allow my stepdaughter to do that....but if she were to say she was ten years old, or basic non-identifying info, i'm fine with that...

and fluffums, they edited mine and i'm not a kid - well okay, maybe at heart.. hence my love for webkinz

I've seen some topics where they went and edited almost everyone's post who said their age in it, except for a couple people who said they were 32 or 40.

[larkrose]

It's not just about identifying kids, it's about targeting. Unfortunately, kids of certain ages may be targets for cyberstalkers. Also, some of this has to do with the law. If you are under 13, we cannot have you posting ANY of your personal info. We mods are discussing this and will try to be very consistent in the future.

Thanks for posting that!!

[webkinzlvr29]

I don't think I've ever posted any personal information, so I'll be sure to keep that up. thanks, mods. You guys are the cooliest.

[katiepup]

I accedently put someone's name in! Sorry! It was before I read this. I will NEVER do that again!

[sourpatch900]

Originally Posted by larkrose

Ok, sourpatch900, a really big reminder:

Do not post personal info. At all. Not your names, not other people's names, not your hometowns, not your ages, not your school grade. Don't do it. It's an infraction of the rules, and it's just not safe.

Got it. Won't say anything

[Jennifer]

Originally Posted by jman2003

I understand I know all about that saftey thing i might know more than you think a internet saftey manager came to my dads office and i came i got to miss school he said when you use a credit card (Moderators listen to this because you are adults) watch the person because if they wave it over a little black box cancel your credit card immediantly because that box reads credit card codes and sends them to the russian mafia! Hope this helps!

Not necessarily. Some cards such as VISA have rules against this and won't tend to hold you accountable for purchases you haven't made. I'm not sure about all credit cards, but the ones I've got are like this. Most of the CC machines are black anyways, it's hard to tell. However, there is a risk in certain countries over others, and places like street vendors should be watched. Anyone can steal your info if they really wanted to, though!


This is more on-topic. In accordance with COPPA, children under 13 are protected and cannot give any information without parental consent. More information can be found by googling it.

If it makes some of you feel better, I'm an adult and my posts still got edited, so it's not really like they're removing just the young peoples' information.