Safety for teen users of The Ledge

[hayley]

Originally Posted by RickRobert

Bye...

No seriously, what about us who don't like most people in our own area? You'd rather us have hardly any friends? I probably have four of five friends I actually care about here, where as I have about ten online, most of which I've known since I was 13/14...

Sit in your room and listen to the Smiths and the Cure and cry like everyone else had to do before the Internet existed.

I grew up on the Ledge. Literally. It wasn't a good thing. I wish my parents had taken more of an interest in what I was doing, I may have been forced to learn how to actually speak to regular people. Everyone can debate back and forth over whether Miranda's parents were right, but she's a minor and it's their right to do what they did. Sucks for all of you who are losing contact with a friend, but it's not the first time this has happened to a younger member of the Ledge and it won't be the last.

Closing the boards so only registered users can read messages is a really good idea. I'm kinda completely confused as to why it hasn't been done before.