Avoid Cyber Stalking
- Netiquette for Rejecting Profiles
By Erick Shipmon
Dating services online can be a fun place
to meet new people, but because of the anonymity
involved with dating online, you run a certain
risk that the person you are striking up a
conversation with isn't exactly who they say
they are. Breaking off an online romance or
even simply rejecting a profile emailed through
an online dating service can be tricky if
you don't do it with some finesse.
Cyber stalking is defined as unwanted
contact or threats via email or instant
messaging. Cyber stalkers can be relentless,
sending mean and inappropriate emails
so many times in one day that you no longer
look forward to checking your email. They
can also send pornographic material or
even viruses disguised as apologies (Which
you are more likely to open.)
Take heart, there are hundreds of online
dating sites, from free dating services
online to monthly or yearly membership
dating sites, so don't give up, just learn
the netiquette involved with saying "no"
to a profile sent to you via adult dating
online. Online dating tips for saying
"no thanks" include:
- Do not send a reply. It is very bad
manners not to open an email, but once
you have and would not like to have further
contact, just do not reply. In internet
language this is a common form of showing
no interest, and is considered appropriate.
- If someone whom you have not replied
to keeps sending you emails, use the sender
block on your email, that's what it's
for.
- If you are in a chat room and realize
that the person you are chatting with
probably isn't a good match, tell them
so nicely and wish them well. Wait for
a reply and kindly sign off.
- Always be kind and polite, but say
nothing that could be construed as an
indication that you might change your
mind. Cyber stalkers, like "flesh
and blood" stalkers, often believe
that the other party did something to
lead them on, even if you didn't, so leave
no margin for error.
Always report this sort of abuse to the
online dating service. A reputable company
that provides adult dating online will
censure or terminate someone who has reports
of harassment.
Erick Shipmon has been an online marketer
since 1997. He currently is the President
and CEO of http://www.eDatingPlanet.com
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