Quote Originally Posted by Kilta_Firelotus View Post
there is harm in cybering actually you do not know who these people really are. And chances are it is a pedophile looking for a target. Watch the news (new york times isn't news it pr fluff) Or read the newspaper. Or go online to read them/watch them kids (mostly young girls) are found dead or turn up missing from meeting these guys (or women) over the internet mostly from nno now, used to be IM chat sites. People fake their id 99% of the time. So to safe cybering is "safe" is a joke. Unless you are 100% certain you know the person 100% i wouldn't deem them safe.
*sigh*

I can understand you have had a harrowing experience, and the American news is extremely sensationalist (I'm a Brit fyi). I have studied cybering from an academic context and read multiple studies on the matter. Yes sometimes people do come across nasty incidents with grooming by paedophiles but they are RARE. It's true confusion does arise when people can't be sure who they are dealing with but that doesn't mean that they WILL harm you. Many consenting adults use online contexts to have sexual relationships and these have been documented in Wow, Second Life and hundreds of websites catering to "special" interests. If you think people are sick, then avoid those sites but don't assume everyone is a predator.

Btw, that link you posted about the WoW paedophile - that site looked ridiculous. OMG teh horrorz of the Interwebz!

Also, sometimes people might take you more seriously if you weren't so patronising.

Quote Originally Posted by Azurymber View Post
Back to the topic: wouldn't the game be better with a few dresses and fluffy moogles and double the players?
MOOGLES!