Is it possible to get someone removed from MySpace if you feel as though you are being "cyber-bullied"? I feel I am in that predicament now. Have received an e-mail from someone angry that I have discussed her with someone else....but the only reason I did so is because she made it clear that she had nothing else to say to ME. She has told me that people have mentioned ME to her and that I have annoyed them....but I have NO idea who these "people" are and no way to find out. This is SCARY to me. I really didn't know how else to handle it...and now she is ANGRY and that makes me nervous. I rely on this computer for information regarding my chronic illness (lupus); I have found a support system online that has been a great soounding board for me and I don't want to lose that. I do not want to fear being online because of whatever this person may or may not have against me. Have been asking MySpace for help for MONTHS....but they just send me around in circles....


Candace

The term - as such - will never be obsolete . However - I do understand what Ann is hinting at : The distinction between real life and net-life is already blurred among teenagers. A recent study in Norway - the country in the world whith most teens using the Internet on a daily basis(91%)- did show that the kids social life was revolving around net issues. Where they just a few years ago did spend their leisuretime "hangin out" - today they sit at the keyboard. OR they use the cellphones "vigorously".
To many of these kids - this is like it should be - and the very notion of a life without their social networking friends is unthinkable.
Ergo : Safety online equals saftey in reallife - as there is hardly any distinction.
Schools still teach the online safetyrules which were written in 1997-1998. If you compare the number of Internetrelated abuses - to the number of kids living their lives on the net - it seems as if the teens have developed an amazing sense of awareness. This is NOT a result of newspaper articles or ambitious teachers - but a result of teens interacting.
To put it another way - If you're going for a walk - and there is a risk of rain - you bring an umbrella .

Sites like "Safeteens" etc has set a standard that the young netusers seem to have accepted.

If there ever was a situation where the saying : "If you can't beat'em - join 'em" is valid - it must be here.

Personally - I know that this stage is just a step on the ladder leading to a new level. Sooner or later - most likely sooner - the pendulum will swing .