In the novel, The Revealers, the students of Parkland Middle felt connected through SchoolStream or as the students called it KidNet where they were able to chat or instant message. Most of you do this nightly through MSN Messenger. With KidNet and MSN nobody could break into or eavesdrop on your conversation without it being known. Not anymore. Today’s technology allows you to assume the identity of another person. Do you really know whom you are talking to in the cyber world?

It is 10:00 pm on a Wednesday night; you have finished your homework and you are chatting on MSN with three other friends. After 10 minutes two more friends ask to join the chat. By 10:30 pm five more people have joined and it is fun; however, there is a joke said about one of the people, rapidly followed by an insult. At first, no one knows how to respond, then seconds later a message pops up stating, “I didn’t say that! It isn’t me saying these things. Someone is using my name. What is going on here?”

What is the issue involved in this scenario? Why is this serious?
The issue is that someone is somehow making a person's name say something that they type. And this is serious because if there is something that is a lie and it's told people around can believe a lie and the victim can face problems.

What would be a responsible way to handle this situation?
Ask who is doing it. And maybe if possible tell an adult about it if you can.

How could a situation like this be resolved? How would one of the three main characters from The Revealers deal with this situation?
The three main characters (or one of them) might have thought more carefully of what they do. For example, they got KidNet stolen by the principal because they accidently put in Bethany's name inside their story on the post for the Revealers. And this kind of problem in the scenario can be resovled by telling an adult for help or (if this is possible) call an internet security system or somehing.