Safety Tips
Overview
Classic Wrestling is an online social network portal that
reaches millions of people around the world. It's important to
know that you, and each person on the site, play an important
role in keeping the community safe.
This site is dedicated to helping you learn how you can keep
yourself and your family safe online, and on a lifestyle portal
like Classic Wrestling. Throughout this site, you will find
useful safety information, tips and resources to navigate online
communities and to help teach your family and friends to do the
same.
Classic Wrestling is steadfast in our commitment to keeping
people safe online through unique safety features and
technology, partnerships with safety organizations and law
enforcement, and our support of new laws that will nurture the
growth of online safety tools, education and research.
We hope that this site will give you some of the necessary tools
and tips to stay safe, and have fun, while online.
General Tips
Classic Wrestling makes it easy to express yourself, connect
with friends and make new ones, but who you let into your space,
how you interact with them, and how you present yourself online
are important things to think about when using social networking
sites. Here are some common sense guidelines that you should
follow when using Classic Wrestling:
• Don't forget that your profile and Classic Wrestling forums
are public spaces. Don't post anything you wouldn't want the
world to know (e.g., your phone number, address, IM screen name
or specific whereabouts). Avoid posting anything that would make
it easy for a stranger to find you, such as where you hang out
every day or a picture of you in front of your office or school.
• People aren't always who they say they are. Be careful about
adding strangers to your friends list. It's fun to connect with
new Classic Wrestling friends from all over the world, but avoid
meeting people in person whom you do not fully know. If you must
meet someone, do it in a public place and bring a friend or
trusted adult.
• Harassment, hate speech and inappropriate content should be
reported. If you feel someone's behavior is inappropriate,
react. Report it to Classic Wrestling or the authorities.
• Don't post anything that would embarrass you later. It's easy
to think that only our friends are looking at our Classic
Wrestling page, but the truth is that everyone can see it. Think
twice before posting a photo or information you wouldn't want
your parents, potential employers, colleges or boss to see!
• Don't say you're over 18 if you're not. Don't say you're
younger than 18 if you're not. If Classic Wrestling customer
service determines you are under 14 and pretend to be older, we
will delete your profile. If customer service determines you are
over 18 and pretend to be a teenager to contact underage users,
we will delete your profile.
Tips for Teens
• Don't say you're older than you are. Classic Wrestling members
must be 14 years of age or older. We take extra precautions to
protect our younger members and we are not able to do so if you
do not identify yourself as such. If Classic Wrestling customer
service determines you are under 14 and pretend to be older, we
will delete your profile.
• Classic Wrestling is a public space. Members shouldn't post
anything they wouldn't want the world to know (e.g., phone
number, address, IM screen name, or specific whereabouts). Don't
post anything that would make it easy for a stranger to find
you, such as your local hang out. It's always fun to post
pictures but remember that what you might consider a harmless
picture of you and your friends in your uniforms at a school
football game is actually a map telling a stranger exactly where
you go to school.
• Don't post anything that could embarrass you later or expose
you to danger. Please remember that Classic Wrestling is public
and many people have access to what you post, including
potential employers, colleges, your teachers and peers at school
that you might not even know. You shouldn't post photos or info
you wouldn't want adults to see or people to know about you.
• Protect your privacy. Set your profile to private which lets
only your friends view your profile. Users under the age of 16
are automatically assigned a private profile. Only accept friend
invitations from people you know and trust.
• People aren't always who they say they are. Be careful about
adding strangers to your friends list. It's fun to connect with
new Classic Wrestling friends from all over the world, but avoid
meeting people in person whom you do not fully know. Remember
that you don't really know who is on the other end of an
Internet connection.
• Harassment, hate speech and inappropriate content should be
reported. If you encounter inappropriate behavior, inform your
parents or a trusted adult and report it to Classic Wrestling or
the authorities.
• Don't get hooked by a phishing scam. Phishing is a method used
by fraudsters to try to get your personal information, such as
your username and password, by pretending to be a site you
trust. If you suddenly start receiving abnormal bulletins or
messages from a friend, they might have been phished. Check with
them before opening any files or clicking on any links. If you
think you, or a friend, is a victim of phishing, change your
password immediately.
• Avoid in-person meetings. Don't get together in person with
someone you "meet" online unless you are certain of their actual
identity. Talk it over with an adult first. Although it's still
not risk-free, arrange any meetings in a public place and bring
along friends, your parents, or a trusted adult.
• Think before you post. What's uploaded to the net can be
downloaded by anyone and passed around or posted online pretty
much forever. You shouldn't post photos or info you wouldn't
want adults to see or people to know about you.
Tips for Parents
Classic Wrestling offers following tips to begin a dialogue
about safe Web practices:
1. Start a Conversation
• Talk to your kids about why they use Classic Wrestling, how
they communicate with others, and how they represent themselves
online. Recognize the importance of social networking in their
daily lives, similar to that of cell phones, email, or instant
messenger, and express an interest in understanding the role it
plays.
• Ask them why they like being online and who they hang out with
online. Ask them to show you their friends, what they are
listening to, and what interests them within the community.
2. Report Inappropriate Behavior
• Harassment, hate speech, and inappropriate content all violate
the Classic Wrestling ‘Terms of Use’ and should be reported. If
your kids encounter inappropriate behavior, they should report
it to you, the authorities and/or Classic Wrestling, as the
situation merits. To report a problem, go to Contact Classic
Wrestling and select "Reporting Abuse."
3. Talk about Classic Wrestling and the Internet
• Classic Wrestling, like the rest of the online world, is a
public space. Members shouldn't post anything they wouldn't want
the world to know (e.g., phone number, address, IM screen name,
or specific whereabouts). Tell your teens they should avoid
posting anything that would make it easy for a stranger to find
them, such as their local hangouts.
• Remind them not to post anything that could embarrass them in
the future or expose them to danger. Although Classic Wrestling
is public, teens sometimes forget that the information and
photos they post are accessible to others.
4. Remind Teens to Be Cautious
• Just as in the offline world, people aren't always who they
say they are. Remind your teens to be careful about adding
strangers to their friends list. It's fun to connect with new
Classic Wrestling friends from all over the world, but members
should be cautious when communicating with people they don't
know.
• Encourage teens to be themselves, but to exercise the same
basic safety principles they do in the physical world. They
wouldn't chat with a stranger at the mall or give someone they
don't know their cell phone number. Remind them that reckless
online behavior can be just as dangerous.
• They should talk to you if they want to meet an online friend
in person, and if you think it is safe, any meeting should take
place in public, with friends or a trusted adult present.
