Hello Enya

I didn't see any of this and know nothing of it, but I am concerned about people under 21 who go into cyberspace and how adults treat them. There was the situation where a mom mistreated a young girl on myspace.com by pretending to be a man, and then pretended to break it off with the girl, and the girl committed suicide. Now, of course she never met the supposed man and they had only chatted through myspace, but it shows you how young people can be very sensitive to cyberworld and the way they are treated. We really ought to be careful.

I didn't see any of this and know nothing of it, but I am concerned about people under 21 who go into cyberspace and how adults treat them. There was the situation where a mom mistreated a young girl on myspace.com by pretending to be a man, and then pretended to break it off with the girl, and the girl committed suicide. Now, of course she never met the supposed man and they had only chatted through myspace, but it shows you how young people can be very sensitive to cyberworld and the way they are treated. We really ought to be careful.

well, parents can't monitor every action that children engage in especially online. there is a larger, global community that should safeguard the interests of children. behaving like children or attacking young people ourselves is not in their bests interests and may do a lot of damage. i just think we ought to be sensitive to those under the age of 21 on sites like this.

well, parents can't monitor every action that children engage in especially online. there is a larger, global community that should safeguard the interests of children. behaving like children or attacking young people ourselves is not in their bests interests and may do a lot of damage. i just think we ought to be sensitive to those under the age of 21 on sites like this.

People who commit suicide have a lot going on mentally, it normally isn't one thing that causes them to kill themselves. It was wrong what that woman did, but one cant directly say that the girl's suicide was caused by the man's/woman's rejection.

True, but you take your victim as they are. And, you don't know what state of mind people are in when they go on websites, and so why engage in conversation with children that is negative when you are fully grown?

To be one of the contributing factors in adversely affecting a child's state of mind would certainly make me feel ashamed of myself and would cause me to take a deep look inward. I carry a heavy burden for the way we engage children and I would never want to contribute to causing them to feel like they are less than. And, in the online community, the fear is greater because we have a lot of confused children (and I mean less than 21) out there, and I just think we ought to engage them with concern and due care and not communicate with them in a negative manner? What good does it serve? I agree with Chevy that under 21 should not be allowed on these sites. But, it is what it is. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

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To be one of the contributing factors in adversely affecting a child's state of mind would certainly make me feel ashamed of myself and would cause me to take a deep look inward. I carry a heavy burden for the way we engage children and I would never want to contribute to causing them to feel like they are less than. And, in the online community, the fear is greater because we have a lot of confused children (and I mean less than 21) out there, and I just think we ought to engage them with concern and due care and not communicate with them in a negative manner. What good does it serve? I agree with Chevy that under 21 should not be allowed on these sites. But, it is what it is. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

To be one of the contributing factors in adversely affecting a child's state of mind would certainly make me feel ashamed of myself and would cause me to take a deep look inward. I carry a heavy burden for the way we engage children and I would never want to contribute to causing them to feel like they are less than. And, in the online community, the fear is greater because we have a lot of confused children (and I mean less than 21) out there, and I just think we ought to engage them with concern and due care and not communicate with them in a negative manner. What good does it serve? I agree with Chevy that under 21 should not be allowed on these sites. But, it is what it is. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Technically 18 is considered legally an adult, and while their maturity level may not yet be there, they are still allowed and should be allowed to experience adult things. How else are they to become an adult? Also the internet is a place of free speech and you should be able to talk to people however you want, now I don't condone disrespectfulness but on the internet it is not up to you to examine someone's mental state. I agree with you however in that we should positively engage with the people on the site who are confused and looking for attention no matter what the age. Online communities serve as a resource and a human outreach for us all, we should embrace it and be kind to others.

While 18 may be a legal age, it is not a legal age for alcohol consumption because of the judgment most under 21s exercise. And, many websites allow 10 and 11 or young on them. Regardless of age, we should be considerate of the way we engage children. Under 21 is still a child (doesn't apply to everyone but most, as is my experience with young adults); I don't care what the law says... but that's just my opinion. Sure, allow them to experience adult things, but a far more mature audience should be sensitive to the younger audience--this is my point.