[quote]Internet forums and chatrooms can have positive effects that should be more widely acknowledged, experts say. The call comes after Oxford University researchers carried out an analysis of 14 different studies looking at how young people use the internet. The review - published in the Plos One journal - said a number of studies had found a link between internet use and self-harm and suicide. But it said others had found the internet could be a positive influence But the researchers said some studies had shown that internet forums could support and connect socially isolated people. There were also examples where forum users encouraged positive behaviour, advised others to seek help and congratulated each other for not harming themselves. Report author Prof Keith Hawton said: "Communication via the internet and other electronic means has potential roles in both contributing to and preventing suicidal behaviour in young people. "Rather than concentrating primarily on ways of blocking and censoring such sites, we should think about online opportunities to reach out to people in emotional distress." [/quote] This makes a ton of sense and that bottom 2 lines goes against the blocking of websites to do with suicide under the government ban system to be implemented in the UK. When I was bullied I listened to my music and drawn some......questionable things but because I didn't want to talk about it, I used drawings and music to help deal with the bullying. The older generation only ever look at the negative side of pretty much anything, especially when it comes to technology and the internet which they act like its the anti-christ. What do you guys think? Besides Porn what over advantages can you think of for the internet?