Chat rooms can be very fun and very dangerous. Below is a list of the dangers and fun part about chatrooms. Safety Tips
Safety tips:
- Don't give any kind of password to anyone, even your best friend.
- Never tell someone your home address, telephone number, or school name without asking a parent.
- Never say you will meet someone in person without asking a parent.
- Always tell parents about threatening or bad language you see online.
- Don't accept things from strangers (mail,files,URLs)
Some fun things about Chat are:
- You can meet new and interesting people.
- You can talk to people on the other side of the earth.
- You can learn about the place where people come from.
- You can use different sounds and abbreviations (see below) in chat.
And a whole lot more. You can find out about millions of things! Why don't you try it by going to a *Java chat that is on a webpage. Remember the safety tips! And most of all, have fun!!
*Java chat is a chat that you download from the internet. In that case you, you have to go on as a name that you choose, with no password. On AOL you have a screenname and a password.
You can also have another chat called IRC which is a chat server.
Here is a list of chat abbreviations, so you don't have to write the whole line (or word)
- AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact
- AFTK - Away From The Keyboard
- ASAP - As Soon As Possible
- B - Back
- BBFN - Bye Bye For Now
- BBL - Be Back Later
- BRB - Be Right Back
- BTW - By The Way
- C - See
- CU - See You
- CUL8R - See You Later
- CYA - See Ya
- FAQ - Frequently Asked Question(s)
- FYI - For Your Information
- G - Grinning
- HAND - Have A Nice Day
- IDK - I Don't Know
- IOW - In Other Words
- JK - Just Kidding
- J/K - Just Kidding
- L - Laughting
- L8R - Later
- LOL - Laugh Out Loud
- NE1 - Anyone
- NEWAY - Anyway
- NP - No Problem
- OIC - Oh I See
- OTFL - On The Floor Laughing
- S - Smiling
- TTYL - Talk To You Later
- TYVM - Thank You Very Much
- U - You
- WB - Welcome Back
- Y - Yawning
- YM- You Mean
Some fun things about Chat are:
And a whole lot more. You can find out about millions of things! Why don't you try it by going to a *Java chat that is on a webpage. Remember the safety tips! And most of all, have fun!!
*Java chat is a chat that you download from the internet. In that case you, you have to go on as a name that you choose, with no password. On AOL you have a screenname and a password.
You can also have another chat called IRC which is a chat server.