If you start getting mean emails at home or at school, or mean text messages on your mobile phone, it is important that you inform your parents or an adult you trust so such messages can be stopped. The following are some tips for safe social networking:     Don't respond to suspicious messages. Choose a genderless screen name when chatting. Don't flirt online, unless you're prepared for the consequences. This may create unwanted attention from unwanted suitors, just like in real life. Save offending messages and report them to Police or MyCERT. If someone makes threats in a chat room or on a message board, notify the Police or MyCERT. Don't confront the stalker/harasser, this might create more anger or emotional attacks. Don't give out any personal information about yourself or anyone else. Get out of a situation online that has become hostile, log off or surf elsewhere. Search yourself using a search engine to make sure no personal information is posted by others about you.