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Noah Gabranth
2/10 near Recolle
Given that the developers of this application seem wholly uninterested in filtering children and inexperienced users out of their testing pool, I thought it would be prudent to go over some basic rules for navigating social media safely.

1) Never disclose personally identifying information online. Ordinarily this would include one's full name, but Retrospec has made that a moot point by displaying it at all times. Nevertheless, it is important that you keep other information such as your date of birth, home address, and passwords to your online accounts a private matter.

2) Never post anything that you wouldn't want someone to see. You might think you can just delete it, but once something's on the Internet, it's effectively there forever for anyone and everyone to see. Think carefully before you post.

3) If someone on the Internet wishes to meet with you offline, never go alone. Ensure that you have someone with you, preferably a parent or other trusted adult, and ensure that you'll be meeting in a public, well-lit area in open view. Better yet, don't go at all, as not everyone on the Internet is really who they say they are.

If anyone has any additional safety pointers, you're welcome to add them to this post.

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Dante Rantanen yeah i think so
Dante Rantanen if you could send them that'd be great
Dante Rantanen maybe meet up before next class just in case i've got any questions on them? some of this stuff is flying right over my head

Prompto Argentum seriously? ..i suppose skipping one class is the equivalent of feeling lost in space
Prompto Argentum i could do! you just gotta let me know how early you want me there

Dante Rantanen good to see you can be trusted with that whole "being more choosy about meeting strangers from the network" thing

[He's just going to be laughing about this for a while, oops]

Prompto Argentum so you really don't need the notes

Dante Rantanen nah
Dante Rantanen honestly i don't even know what classes you're in
Dante Rantanen you just look the right age so i guessed

Prompto Argentum oh well i was also talking to prof izunia i guess
Prompto Argentum dude you got me there

[Goes off to read that conversation... nosy, him? Never.]

Dante Rantanen why do you sit in on his classes if you're not in them?
Dante Rantanen seems like a waste of time to me

Prompto Argentum well... it's basically a free lesson.. and i learn new stuff

Dante Rantanen you can learn new stuff without listening to someone who thinks he's funnier than he is listen to the sound of his own voice multiple times a week
Dante Rantanen izunia if you're reading this you can butt out

[Not that that's likely to deter Ardyn, but it's the acknowledgement that's the important part here!]

Edited 2017-02-16 04:33 (UTC)

Prompto Argentum hmm well that's also true...
Prompto Argentum but i got my reasons!

Dante Rantanen if you say so
Dante Rantanen hey
Dante Rantanen which classes of his do you sit in on?

Prompto Argentum insert long name that i would know if i had the syllabus, but usually his wednesday and thursday classes
Prompto Argentum why

Dante Rantanen wondering
Dante Rantanen i actually DO take one of his classes right now and i think i've seen you once or twice
Dante Rantanen you sit with the dark-haired kid, right?

Prompto Argentum oh yeah! i go with him to classes sometimes
Prompto Argentum mostly to make sure he doesn't fall asleep

[friendship so pure]

Dante Rantanen really? if he falls asleep he deserves to miss information

[He's trying to think if there's anyone he'd do something like that for.

Not... really...]

Dante Rantanen watch out
Dante Rantanen people like you get taken advantage of pretty easily

Prompto Argentum haha you'd think
Prompto Argentum we're best friends! noct does plenty of things for me too