Chat Rooms

• Chat room rules

1. No personal attacks on others – if someone attacks you, report it and ignore them.
2. No attacks on groups of people – no sexism, racism, threats of violence or hate speech.
3. Do not request personal details – this includes email addresses, Facebook details and phone numbers. If someone requests personal details from you, block them and report it to us immediately.
4. If the behaviour of a user concerns you, report it it and ignore them.
5. This is a support network first and a place for off topic conversation second.

• What is the chat room?

The chat room is an area of the site where you can chat in real time online, any time of the day or night. Once you enter the chat room your username will be visible so please say hello and introduce yourself. The Community Guidelines apply to the chat room in the same way as the rest of the site.

• What is a smilie?

It's sometimes hard to express mood or emotions online, but you can use smilies to show how you're feeling when you're communicating online. Sad, happy, angry or surprised smiles can give context to your words and help others to understand you better.