Chat Room Stalkers

[BlueLioness]

Scenario: You're being stalked inside of a chat room.

This has happened to me several times. I'd go into a chat room, exit that one, go into another, and be followed by someone else. Then they would open up a private chat window and tell me how desperate they are to find a date and will I go out with them?

To me this is stalking and it's pretty creepy.

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW EACH OTHER FOR PEEPS' SAKE. I mean, to me and from my point of view I'm talking to strangers, so I don't even know these people.

Every day when I get online there are hundreds of strangers that read my text messages. And yet I may not hear from a single one of them (because they "float" in the background!)

Would you guys simply recommend I put these people on my ignore list?
Because if I do that they can't talk to me, they can still follow me around............

You know if I were a moderator I'd just permanently kick them out of the chat room, but you see, I'm not the moderator!

 

[Sketcher]

What chat rooms are you using? Why are you using them? Anything you transmit at all can be traced back to your IP address, which can, with enough effort, be traced back to you. If you wouldn't say something in a room full of a hundred strangers, you should think long and hard about posting it online.

If you're still going to chat there, use the ignore list. It will help stem the tide of stalkers and bots alike from bugging you at least. And remove personally identifiable information (along with any other information that could attract stalkers) from your profile.

 

[awitch]

I would suggest reporting the offender to the room or site administrator, too. I'm sure that harassment is a violation of the usage policy and you're probably not the only target.