If in doubt, spend some time just observing the conversations to get an idea of the general subject matter. ICQ is without a shadow of doubt the most popular of all person to person communication systems on the net. It has a huge organization and is used for just about everything from chat to file transfer. It is a real fun program and the random chat function that puts people in touch with each other randomly is a hard act to follow in anyone's language. Unfortunately ICQ is also a virtual world and no matter what the information on a person says, they could be either man or women, child or adult, from USA or Germany.
Nothing is as it seems.
In several months of research it was noted that females of any age, young or old were treated in exactly the same way. The danger of course exists that should the age be be real, then the ensuing conversation would not then be suitable for young eyes. Email and Spam. This is an area that is largely overlooked but is never the less becoming a serious problem. Spam is a problem for everyone and is extremely difficult to control.