Cyberbullying is when a person is harassed, threatened, embarrassed or willfully targeted by someone else through the use of electronic technology. This can include blogs, cell phone text messages and any other digital medium. Cyberbullies work in many of the same ways as do traditional schoolyard bullies, and quite often, the cyberbullying occurs between minors. Unlike schoolyard bullying, the ease and accessibility of the internet can have more far-reaching and devastating consequences. A cyberbully is someone who: * Creates or adds hateful messages about a person to sites/blogs, sometimes joining others who are doing the same. * Sends threatening or hateful messages to the victim via email, text messages, etc. * Posts or digitally distributes humiliating pictures or links of their victim or victim's family.
Look for questions or answers that contain: * Harassing comments targeting specific individuals * Defamation * Personal information (such as the name of a non-celebrity) * Vandalism
You can get the full details about cyberbullying from the guidelines page: http://wiki.answers.com/help/cyberbullying
There are more than 140 FAQ about Cyberbullying on WikiAnswers.
Cyberbullying on WikiAnswers is any action that insults and targets another user or person or group.
No, the people on WikiAnswers are not 'dumb'. Everyone on WikiAnswers is smart in their own individual way. Calling other contributors 'dumb' is known as cyberbullying on WikiAnswers and is not tolerated.
For the same reasons it's bad anywhere else.
WikiAnswers has a strict policy against cyberbullying. Users that cyberbully are blocked from the site immediately. For more information, see the related link below.
Cyberbullying has never been allowed on WikiAnswers. It used to fall under the basic rules of community guidelines and etiquette. Rules such as "Never make personal attacks" covered most cyberbullying situations. However, bullying is more than just the obvious insults. As the subtle intricacies of cyberbullying are becoming better understood, our rules are evolving. We want to do our best to make the site feel as safe and comfortable as we can for all of our users. See the related link below.
Cyberbullying is taken very seriously on WikiAnswers. Any content on this site that other users may find offensive or abusive is cyberbullying.
It wouldn't. WikiAnswers does not allow cyberbullying or abuse.
You can be suspended for cyberbullying, vandalizing questions, answers, message boards, community forum, and for ignoring Supervisor warnings.
Best Approach to CyberbullyingOn WikiAnswers, the best approach to cyberbullying is to report the cyberbully to a supervisor, who will then take appropriate action to stop the bullying. Don't try to deal with the cyberbully yourself, but report cyberbullying immediately. Reporting cyberbullying immediately is what should be done on other sites as well.
WikiAnswers does not tolerate cyberbullying. It is a violation of the site's TOU - Terms of Use. If you are being bullied, report it. There are links on each question page and on your message board to "report abuse."
They don't and you're not even registered so no one can message you about anything.