are you a cyberbully? often, people who are victims are also bullies. before you feel too bad for yourself, take the quiz below to find if y
Are you a cyberbully?
Often, people who are victims are also bullies. Before you feel too
bad for yourself, take the quiz below to find if you, too, are part of
the cyberbullying problem! Rate yourself on the following point scale
according to if, and how many times, you have done the below
activities.
Give yourself:
0 points if you’ve never done it
1 point if you have done it 1 or 2 times
2 points if you have done it 3-5 times
3 points if you have done it more than 5 times.
Have you ever...
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1
2
3
Signed on with someone else’s screen name to gather info?
Sent an e-mail or online greeting card from someone’s account?
Impersonated someone over IM or online?
Teased or frightened someone over IM?
Not told someone who you really are online, telling them to “guess”?
Forwarded a private IM conversation or e-mail without the permission
of the other person?
Changed your profile or away message designed to embarrass or frighten
someone?
Posted pictures or information about someone on a Web site without
their consent?
Created an Internet poll, either over IM or on a Web site, about
someone without their consent?
Used information found online to follow, tease, embarrass or harass
someone in person?
Sent rude or scary things to someone, even if you were just joking?
Used bad language online?
Signed someone else up for something online without their permission?
Used an IM or e-mail address that looked like someone else’s?
Used someone else’s password for any reason without their permission?
Hacked into someone else’s computer or sent a virus or Trojan horse to
them?
Insulted someone in an interactive game room?
Posted rude things or lies about someone online?
Voted at an online bashing poll or posted to a guestbook saying rude
or mean things?
TOTAL
0 – 5 Points: Cyber Saint
Congratulations! You’re a cyber saint! Your online behaviour is
exemplary! Keep up the good work!
6-10 Points: Cyber Risky
Well, you’re not perfect, but few people are. Chances are you haven’t
done anything terrible and were just having fun, but try not to repeat
your behaviours, since they are all offenses. Keep in mind the pain
that your fun might be causing others!
11-18 Points: Cyber Sinner
Your online behaviour needs to be improved! You have done way too many
cyber no-no’s! Keep in mind that these practices are dangerous, wrong,
and punishable and try to be clean up that cyber record!
More than 18: Cyber Bully
Put on the brakes and turn that PC/MAC/text-messaging device around!
You are headed in a very bad direction. You qualify, without doubt, as
a cyberbully. You need to sign off and think about where that little
mouse of yours has been clicking before serious trouble results for
you and/or your victim(s), if it hasn’t happened already!