Important Notice About Meet-ups - Please Read

Please be aware that this is an open site where you do not know who people really are and what they are here for.

If you arrange a meet-up then make sure other people are attending as well in an open meeting place and not at someone's house unless you know them very well.

Please be sensible about meeting a stranger from an online website and these pointers may help:

1) Do make sure you have chatted to the person on msn or on the phone, don't arrange things simply over PMs

2) Never go alone!!! Even if they are from the forum, at your age, it's not wise. If you were 18, then yeah your older, wiser and have some level of self awareness, but at 14/15, not very wise. Always best to meet up at a public place where there are other people around, or at least someone else you know.

3) If someone is eager to meet you, and keeps bothering you to meet up, then there is something wrong! What's the urgency? Err on the side of caution. Maybe ask other people on the forum about that person, so you can get a second opinion, preferably someone who knows or has met that person before.

4) Don't give your mobile phone number to anyone you're not sure about, even if they insist, especially if they are much older than you.

5) Never give your address or home phone number to anyone!!! Period...there is no need for it!

6) If you feel uncomfortable by someone on the forum, and it is bothering you, make sure you contact an Admin on NMP. No one should make others feel intimidated or scared.


Please just be safe and careful ok?

Very good advice Nicola better safe than sorry , thankyou x

Great advice Nic, think it's brilliant that these crucial pointers have been made clear! Thanks :)

:yesyes: Great advice Nicola :yesyes:

So important to be safe
Best wishes
june

firstly id like to say i only registered here about an hour ago....yes i have tried other sites but somehow this already feels safe coz i had bad experience in a chatroom(set up for people with depression) which left me very shaken and more vunerable than i already felt

very good post as there are a lot of young vulnerable people on here also everyone is to you can never be too careful thank you

Ummm theres a whole gang of us meeting up at mine on bonfire night!!!! (well 7th Nov) Ive been giving peeps my address etc!!!

Dont normally have meet ups at home but with Pickle09 coming to stay it seemed easier!!!

I hope Im not in trouble for doing this

Kaz x x x:hugs:

Could someone admin please reassure me im not in poop for organising a meet at home??????:wacko:

Kaz x x x:hugs:

Kazzie,

I'm sure you have spoken to the people you have arranged to meet and know them pretty well, its more we ask you be careful if you were meeting on your own, you'll probably all have a lovely time.

and lets see some good pics of it.

di xx

Dont worry kazz.. its fine

Thanks Di and Kate:hugs:

Just feel like Ive broken the rules lol

Theres a couple of peeps coming who I dont know but most have been members for ages and Im sure no murders will be committed!!!

Was just worried that Nic did this post after I had done everything it said not to do!!!

Hope we will get some good pics:yesyes:

Luv Kaz x x x:hugs:

lol... I will jump on them if they try anything KAZZ

Kazz

I posted this in June 2009 lol so you are safe

Lol Kate:D

Nic I hope you are ok with this.....just Id done it and post appeared saying not to!!!!

Think We will all have fun tho and hope Im a trusted enough member not to put anyone in danger lol:)

Kaz x x x:hugs:

Kazz - it only became active cos someone posted on it again. It has been there since June 2009 so was not based on your meetup.

One or two safety points:-

Make sure you have mobile phone with you, creditted and charged up.

Write down and take with you, contact numbers of nmp members and who ever you wish, just incase for what ever reason you can't use your mobile and you need to urgently contact someone.

Try to travel there and back in day light.

Take extra cash for emergencies.

Nice post Ju :) xx

thats why i didnt go to the meet up cos a dont know who is who and i know im safe staying at home

I clicked onto this thread out of curiosity and got a bit choked when I saw Kazzie on it...lovely to see her posts again, miss you Kazzie..:flowers:

Mcclan don't worry, the meetings are not for everyone, and you have to feel ready to meet people before you can do it. And if anybody turns up that is a bit suspect then there's usually enough genuine members to scare them off...we must be a scary bunch to any outsiders lol! :blush:

Anna xx

thanks at liest ano nothing will happen to me again when im at home

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Originally Posted by mcclan

thats why i didnt go to the meet up cos a dont know who is who and i know im safe staying at home

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This post was more aimed at meeting one other person and not a group meetup to be honest.

The group meetups have been fab that I have been to.

Anna - I miss Kazzie too :weep:

Awww seeing Kazzies posts and the fact it says shes 'offline' is like a punch in the stomach - I miss her too :weep:

I was looking through the gallery the other day, not sure why really, and was looking at some of the past meetings and there she was in the photos...she was a star. Its lovely to be reminded of her now and again yeh?

Anna xx

Excellent, thank you for your advice!