I sort of disagree, Kathy. [Y!M] is a group that talks about Yahoo! Instant Messenger and all issues of IMing. It can be about the newest Y!M update, or about Y!M for Windows, the Mac and Linux, or about trying to get it to work, or about important issues that people who use Instant Messaging may have to deal with. I don't see any problems discussing this whole sexual predator law since really this deals with IMing too.
I also disagree with Linda. Most kids are IMing with their friends who they know or want to know (Sam from study hall, might get your Y!M nickname) and not complete strangers who everybody is fearful of. Very few people seem to be actively wanting to chat with complete strangers, and then it's only to be just friends or pen pals. Guys are just as clueless as the unsuspecting older women who just want to find companionship. I don't know how many Nigerian women who have wanted me to cash checks for them. :-) That's just one of the things that you need to always be cautious about when IMing with strangers. I think that this discussion is perfectly relevant to this group. --Rick --- In [email protected], Larry Schreiber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kathy U are so right!!!!! > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: kathy kendall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, August 6, 2007 4:59:37 PM > Subject: Re: [Y!M] Re: ? > > I'm not sure but I always thought that yahoo messenger was for chatting? And > this group > keeps you updated on new and exciting things to use in doing it. In other > words we should > keep messenger on messenger and the group dealings here. Just so everyone is > happy. > > > Kathy > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Linda <linda_jeanne@ yahoo.com> > To: Yahoo_Messenger@ yahoogroups. com > Sent: Monday, August 6, 2007 2:43:17 PM > Subject: [Y!M] Re: ? > > > I wish people who want to chat would just direct the reply to the > person intended instead of the entire group. > > And you are right, you can't trust anyone on here. I am beginning to > think the majority of the people who respond to IM's are up to no > good. Just too bad kids can't see that. Same goes for unsuspecting > older women who just want to find companionship. Usually all they > find is their empty bank accounts. > > Linda > > --- In Yahoo_Messenger@ yahoogroups. com, "Rick Rudge" <rickrudge@ ..> > wrote: > > > > People like Kateja Simpson, who hangs out here all the time, are > always trying to chat with > > people, but then you find out that they're only 14 years old, and > you just back away. I can > > see where people can really get caught in this trap. > > > > On the other hand, I see these horn-dog sexual predators taking > advantage of that too. I > > don't like the idea of guys taking advantage of young girls who are > naive and susceptible to > > getting themselves into trouble. > > > > That 30 year old guy who says he's only 12 or 14 years old wanting > to hook up, is no > > different from that 14 year old girl who is really a 50 year old > cop trying to entrap you. You > > just can't trust anybody on the Internet. It's better to just stay > friends and keep it casual. > > > > --Rick > > > > --- In Yahoo_Messenger@ yahoogroups. com, "gibsod34" <gibsod34@> > wrote: > > > > > > What does anyone no about these Internet stalking laws were > police > > > officers poss as young girls get you to chat then arrest you. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who > knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433 >
