Actually, if a group of underage "friends" want to get together and chat, they can set up a "Conference" using Yahoo Messenger so there is no need for them to go into a chat room anyhow. Under the "Actions" menu on YM, there is a menu option, "Invite To Conference" where they can then pick certain people from their friends list and start up the conference. Others can leave or be added and it's like a mini-chat room without the unknown people using mics or cams, etc.
Quite simply, there is no reason in the world why I would let my teenage daughter roam around the internet setting up profiles, posting pictures, etc... whether for Yahoo Chat, MySpace, etc., etc., etc. I also agree that a teen only site that has chat rooms would just make it easier for the kids to be exploited. I've seen parents let their tweens and younger kids set up MySpace accounts and lie about their age so they can be able to have open access on MySpace. I know the parents are letting their kids do this because I see the parents listed as a "friend" so the parents can clearly see their kids MySpace account and see their little girl is lying about her age saying she's 16 when she might only be 12-13. These types of parents should be sterilized, IMO. There are programs such as Net Nanny and many others where parents can take control of the computers and limit where their kids can go... just like in the real world. Parents should ask where their kids are going whenever they leave the house... they should also ask and verify where their kids are going on the net. Lenny Vasbinder 504-621-1870 FREE and automatic online remote backup of your documents, photos and files... https://mozy.com/?ref=SY4ZSI Check out how simple and secure it can be to use the Mozy remote backup system. Mozy will back up your most important files and folders every day/night while you aren't using your computer. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 5:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Y!M] Big problem with recent yahoo messenger update Teen only chats, thats like chumming the water for sharks to a pedophile, don't you think they will make fake profiles age wise to get in them too? kathy kendall wrote: Andre, I just went to yahoo chat, It states right there a whole paragraph on the left of your screen, in plain english (I might add,) that you MUST be 18 to enter yahoo chatrooms. And, on top of that Yahoo chat now has a new page u must go through to get into rooms to verify your age, Did she lie on her application to get into chat rooms? Everytime I go into a chatroom I have to go to a website to verify my age is 18 or older in order to get in. I am wondering how she got past yahoo's security updates in chatroom sites. But, I do think your idea of a different site for teenage chatrooms is a good one as these are suposed to be adult only rooms at yahoo anyway. Kathy . <http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=1841068/grpspId=1705007434/msgId =5572/stime=1189358463/nc1=4776343/nc2=3848640/nc3=4776366> No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.10/995 - Release Date: 9/8/2007 1:24 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.10/995 - Release Date: 9/8/2007 1:24 PM
