People behind the characters!

[Christina]

Meh. Just let people live the way they want. I personally don't condone people lying about themselves, but people have to do what they gotta do. (Not calling anybody here a liar).

Thumb up^^

I heard Kira has a kid.. Mind shown it to me?? Lol..

[Physiologic]

No, no no.

You guys are missing a severely important fundamental point here. Just as how everyone has a right to post pictures claiming that they are that person, everyone has a right to question aforementioned pictures. There is a HUGE difference between having fun role-playing a character in a MMORPG (massive multiplayer online role-playing game) and using pictures to exploit other players, specifically younger ones.

Are you seriously all completely oblivious to the dangers of online interactions, especially closed interactions (undisclosed to the public eye)?

Are online predators a real threat to children and teenagers? Patricia Greenfield, a psychology professor at UCLA, has studied chat rooms for teens and reported that she found explicit sexual exchanges, joking about physical violence and assaults, aggression, and disturbing exchange involving racial prejudice. Even as a passive bystander that did not participate in the “chats,” she received several instant messages making sexual advances. Chat rooms that were not monitored were especially worrisome, but even those that were monitored were not always successful at censuring that kind of material. For example, she learned that teens used codes such as “A/S/L” (age, sex, location) to provide information that would not have been allowed. And, although the chat rooms were supposed to be for teens, there was no way to know how young or old any of the participants were.

The common stereotype of the online predator is that of a middle-aged man with no job who lives alone and whose day is consumed with “luring” young children and teenagers through the internet. But how accurate is this stereotype? Studies such as the National Juvenile Online Victimization Study have attempted to answer this question as well as identify other characteristics associated with online predators.

Studies have found that this “typical” stereotype can be misleading and can actually hinder parents from protecting their children from online predators. Only three characteristics have been found to be significantly associated with online predators:

1. Close to 100% are male
2. 91% are white and non-Hispanic
3. 91% hold a full-time job.

Of course, online predators sometimes pretend to be very different from who they are.

What else is keeping parents from protecting their children from online predators? Kids’ use of social networking sites and messaging services makes it easy for perpetrators to recognize potential victims, gather personal information, and make contact.

Source: http://www.center4research.org/2011/...hat-can-we-do/

Parents need to tell children about online predators. Children need to know that there are people online who pretend to be people they are not. There may be adults that lie and pretend that they are the child's age. They will lie and try to get personal information from the child. Online predators are bad and want to hurt or assault the child in some way. Parents should make sure that they tailor their discussion about online predators to the age of their child. By explaining who online predators are, children may decide on their own to be more careful about who they talk to or give information to online.

Source: http://www.surfnetparents.com/talkin...ors-18877.html

Online predators come up with very creative ways to entice children to provide them with information. Even if you have blockers on your computer to prevent access to certain sites and information from those sites to your computer, your children are at risk. Many predators pretend to be young children themselves and they talk to children online.

Source: http://www.easyarticlesubmit.com/Art...edators-/49015

Components include:

* The dangers of the internet
* How internet predators think, operate and obtain identifying information from young people
* How on line predators pretend to be who they are not
* How predators manipulate, abuse and blackmail victims
* Placing personal information on the internet
* Are secure sites secure
* Indicators that a young person may be at risk
* Cyber bullying
* Real case scenarios/recorded offender interviews
* What to do if you suspect an on line predator
* What not to do of you suspect an online predator
* Protective and preventative measures

Source: http://www.cacetaustralia.com.au/internet.html

Online games make it easy for kids to play opponents around the world. But the more popular these games become, the more attractive they are to sexual predators. In fact, in December a man was arrested in California after allegedly molesting a 14-year-old boy he met through Xbox Live.

Online games share many of the weaknesses of social networking Web sites like the social networking site MySpace. These online games provide powerful communication features with nearly complete anonymity. Kids can pretend to be older and predators can pretend to be much younger.

Source: http://www.komando.com/tips/index.aspx?id=1083

There are thousands of other articles online but I'm not going to post them all. You guys get the picture.

I will not expand any more on this topic. Be cautious in who you interact with.

Edit: And yes, I've seen first-hand potentially dangerous interactions that started with picture threads such as these in other MMOs. Please, don't be naive. Everyone has a right to question anything on the internet.

[Zeus]

Physio, I'm a 24 year old hot girl. Want to go out?

[DawnInfinity]

Physio, I'm a 24 year old hot girl. Want to go out?

Parth, I'm a 70 year old man. Want to go out?

[Physiologic]

Sure! o:

[Zeus]

Parth, I'm a 70 year old man. Want to go out?

Done! Me, you and Physio. Ya Baby!

[DawnInfinity]

Done! Me, you and Physio. Ya Baby!

I didn't know you were into that.

[Zeus]

I didn't know you were into that.

I didn't mean it like that. -.-

[Moogerfooger]

Physio, I'm a 24 year old hot girl. Want to go out?

Are you French? I may have to give Phys a run then!

[DawnInfinity]

I didn't mean it like that. -.-

/tencharacters

[Kindread]

ZOMG! NaughtyKira just sent me her fan photo confirming her identity! Here it is for all you non-believers!



Now, let's move on to the next subject...

[Christina]

Physio, I'm a 24 year old hot girl. Want to go out?

Wow parth u hot.. I'm a 23 year old handsome and hot guy.. Wanna meet out??

[Christina]

ZOMG! NaughtyKira just sent me her fan photo confirming her identity! Here it is for all you non-believers!



Now, let's move on to the next subject...

Wow she can draw!! Admire >.<

[Physiologic]

^ uh lol...

[Moogerfooger]

[Physiologic]

Ahahaha nice pic moogs. Anyway, thats a kickass pic morawk. If I send you a pic of me in only a speedo, can you draw me too? I can wear the Heart of the Ocean too if you'd like.

[Kindread]

Ahahaha nice pic moogs. Anyway, thats a kickass pic morawk. If I send you a pic of me in only a speedo, can you draw me too? I can wear the Heart of the Ocean too if you'd like.

Only if we can sweat it out it out in a Model-T first like the movie.

[DawnInfinity]

Lmao Mooger.

[Mothwing]

I cant get over how funny page 213 is...i read it all the time lmao...poor Brooke they r teaming up on you >

[Ladylove]

LOL. Its like he has a lithp