Internet Safety
We want to believe that we have
a 100% safe atmosphere for people of all ages, and for years, we've been able to maintain
an environment that has been safe for everyone. Please read and understand the
Internet Safety page as well as the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), Help and FAQ as well.
Help us continue to provide this kind of safe atmosphere, kids are on-line and they
require protection.
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An operator is clearly marked
with an "@" symbol before their nickname (Goddess or Guardian are bots and
they don't count - don't complain to them, they don't talk). The persons who you
would most commonly find with an operator mode are the following
people (what their names will look like in operator mode):
@RonC (or
@MagicRonC)
@JimD
@Jerry (@JW or @JerryWeller)
(@JW or @JerryWeller)
@Medusa (@Medusasghost)
(@Medusasghost)
@MrsLoco
@ntb
@Will
Important!
Please Read!
We don't mean to scare you and make you think
there are weirdoes on the net (there are, but it's a rare occurrence when you actually
come across one). These are some important tips to keep you, your child and other
articles in your possession (credit cards, internet account information, etc) safe from
cyber-thugs. Being a former victim of a cyber-stalker, it is very important that you
become aware that your personal information is NOT safe unless you can verify that this
person is trustworthy of your information. People can be all too convincing.
If something seems strange (other than miscellaneous babble) and someone is asking for
personal or financial information, don't answer their questions.
NEVER
give
out your personal information to people that you don't know:
- First and last name.
- Full home mailing address or place of business
address - if a chat person claims he or she is an industry worker, professional bowler, or
is offering to send you something for free, verify the information by calling the company
DIRECTLY, ask for references - educate yourself.
- Telephone numbers of any kind.
- Social Security and Driver's License
information - you would not believe how much information you can find out about a person
with just these two numbers.
- Credit card information.
- Your Internet Service information! NEVER
disclose passwords and userID information for login purposes. If a person claims
they are an administrator of your ISP and they are asking for your password and userID, do
not disclose this information - contact your internet service provider immediately.
- Anything else that can be collected for
illegal use.
Hey, Kids! (and parents too)
We enjoy having our youth bowlers in our chat
room, they always come up with some of the best questions about bowling and their
discussions are fun. As a parent with two children on the web, this is really really
really really important and I cannot express in words how important this is.
Parents: The *BEST*
safeguard for children is to have absolute parental supervision while surfing the web.
However, often times, this isn't feasible for parents. We
urge parents to log their children into the chat room and locate an operator right away,
let us know that your child will be visiting and it would be nice if you sit and supervise
your child while in the chat room too. The chat room could be an enjoyable place for
the whole family to talk about bowling or just talk to other bowlers and such.
Medusasghost (Medusa) is the
chat room mommy and usually watches to make sure that everything is kept at an even level
- not only for internet safety but also to help promote discussions so the younger users
can follow along and contribute without the feeling of being talked over.
What Medusasghost doesn't do:
She is not a babysitter, please don't dump your child into the chat room and walk away, do
not expect us to watch your child.
Kids: Please tell us if you are
under the age of 18 so we can make sure that you are going to have a fun time in
our chat room. If you do not understand the stuff on this page, ask your mom or dad
to tell you what it is all about.
Virus Prevention and Protection:
DCC file transmissions can
be conducted thru IRC servers. Accept DCC's at your own risk, we are not responsible
for any mishaps to your computer system or any type of explicit materials which may be
passed along. Please scan files with the latest virus detecting software, make sure
you update your virus software regularly. If you do not have virus prevention
software already, we recommend these two sites:
Norton Antivirus can be found at: http://www.symantec.com
McAfee On-line can be found at: http://www.mcafee.com
What is acceptable to give out
(at your own discretion)
- City or State if someone asks, "where do
you live?"
- E-Mail address, however.. We recommend
that you give out a secondary "free E-Mail" address
(hotmail,
yahoo, etc)
- First name if you feel comfortable with it,
but don't give out a last name or just give a first initial unless you feel comfortable
with it.
- ICQ or Instant Messenger information.
- PO Box
- Whatever other information you want to
disclose: pets names, and other trivial things.
Warranty/Guarantee
There are no warranties or
guarantees expressed or implied by the administrators, hosts and providers.
#bowlers-chat is "AS-IS" without warranty. Use of this chat room is
"at your own risk". Please make sure that you fully understand the rules,
help, FAQ and acceptable use policies. We are also not responsible for sexually
explicit content which may be passed around from user to user.
Privacy
Policy
We respect your privacy.
Certain personal information that you have shared with the Operators is kept in strict
confidence (except trivial things that cannot be used against you or reveal your identity:
"<insert name here> shot a 300 yesterday," for example). We also ask
that you return this in kind to others who may share personal information with the group.