ONLINE SAFETY IS A TERM WE HEAR EVERYDAY BUT HOW MANY OF YOU

CARE ABOUT IT, KNOWS WHAT IT IS, AND PRACTICES IT?

 

AS A GUIDE, I GET ASKED EVERY SINGLE DAY "WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND?"

 

I CRINGE IN MY SKIN EVERY TIME I GET ONE OF THESE MESSAGES.

 

EVERY TIME I SEE A MESSAGE SIMILAR TO THIS,

 THESE QUESTIONS GO THROUGH MY MIND;

 

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?

HOW CAN YOU BE ASKING ME SUCH A DANGEROUS QUESTION?

HOW CAN YOU BE SO CARELESS?

HAVEN'T YOU EVER HEARD OF "STRANGER DANGER?"

HAVEN'T YOUR PARENTS TAUGHT YOU ANYTHING ABOUT BEING SAFE?

WHY ARE YOU BEING SO CARELESS?

WHY ARE YOU SO DESPERATE TO BE FRIENDS WITH A STRANGER?

 

THERE ARE MANY MORE QUESTIONS I OFTEN WONDER BUT THESE ARE THE MOST COMMON. AS A GUIDE I ATTEMPT TO TEACH THESE CHILDREN

(WHO DON'T EVEN BELONG IN THIS GAME)

NOT TO EVER TELL ANYONE ANYTHING ABOUT YOURSELF.

 

NOW, JUST IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO;

A LITTLE GIRL OF 10 YRS OLD MESSAGES SOMEONE IN THE GAME

HER NAME IS LOVELY, SHE WANTS TO JOIN A CLUB & MAKE FRIENDS

BUT LOVELY IS REALLY BOB.

BOB IS A 35 YR OLD MAN WHO LIKES LITTLE KIDS IN THE WRONG WAY.

BOB HAS INFO ON HIS PROFILE THAT SAYS HIS BIRTHDAY IS 2-14-2010

HIS PROFILE SAYS HE'S A LADY

HE VOTES FOR DOZENS OF PROFILES AND CHANGES OUTFITS EVERYDAY

BOB PRETENDS TO BE A LITTLE GIRL TO GET INTO A CLUB

HE GETS INTO A CLUB AND MEETS MANY NICE GIRLS

BOB SHARES INFO, HE LIVES IN XXX, HE IS IN XX GRADE

HE HAS A SISTER WHO PLAYS THIS GAME TOO

BUT THE CLUB MEMBERS DON'T KNOW THE INFO IS FALSE

THEY SEE HIM AS THE DOLL THAT HE PRETENDS TO BE

HE SENDS PM'S TO OTHER MEMBERS SAYING "PLEASE BE MY FRIEND"

THEY DO, SOME TELL HIM THEIR REAL NAME, SOME TELL HIM WHERE THEY LIVE

SOME TELL HIM THEIR SCHOOL'S NAME

BOB HAS A BOOK WHERE HE WRITES ALL THIS PRIVATE INFO DOWN INTO

THEN WHEN BOB GETS AN EMAIL OF A GIRL WITH A PICTURE

 HE DECIDES ITS TIME TO FIND HER

SHE DOESN'T KNOW BOB IS A CREEPY TYPE OF MAN POSING, AND STALKING HER

UNTIL ITS TOO LATE.

DON'T BE A FOOLISH GIRL TRUSTING EVERYONE OR ANYONE IN THIS GAME OR ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE INTERNET. NEVER EVER TELL ANYONE WHERE YOU LIVE, WHO YOU TRULY ARE, OR YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION UNLESS YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN, WITHOUT A DOUBT, THEY ARE WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE. 8 OUT OF 10 PEOPLE WILL BE LYING TO YOU.

 

WE ALL WANT TO MAKE FRIENDS

WE ALL WANT TO BELIEVE THAT THE DOLLS WE SEE, ARE THE BEAUTIFUL 

LADIES WE WANT TO KNOW & BELIEVE THEM TO BE

 

I HAVE BEEN STALKED 3 TIMES

I WAS STALKED IN REAL LIFE BY AN EX BOYFRIEND WHO BROKE INTO MY HOUSE AND DESTROYED BELONGINGS, STOLE FROM ME, AND IT MADE ME SCARED TO DEATH 

 

IN THIS GAME, A FEW YEARS AGO, I WAS STALKED BY SOMEONE CALLED WIZRD, WHO LEARNED ABOUT ME, HUNTED DOWN MY OLD EMAILS, MY REAL NAME

AND PLACES I'VE LIVED AT IN THE PAST

WIZRD HAD A LADY PROFILE-I AM SURE WIZRD WAS A MAN

IN SEARCH OF A LITTLE GIRL TO VICTIMIZE

THE ADMINSTRATION NEVER DID A SINGLE THING TO HELP ME 

I IGNORED AND BLOCKED THIS STALKER BUT THERE IS NO WAY OF STOPPING THEM.

UNLESS YOU SIMPLY DO NOT FEED INTO THEIR FANTASY.

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IN THE EARLY YEARS OF MY CLUB I HAD A (SO-CALLED) YOUNGSTER, WHO SAID SHE LIVED IN PALESTINE, SAID SHE WAS 8 YRS OLD, WHO WAS A MEMBER OF MY CLUB.

SAMITA STAR BECAME A GAME STALKER IN THE WORST WAY. SHE ATTACHED HERSELF TO ME & MY CLUB & SHE WOULD STOP AT NOTHING TO BECOME A MEMBER AGAIN AFTER I HAD KICKED HER OUT FOR BAD BEHAVIOR. FOR 2 YEARS THIS PERSON HARRASSED ME, OTHER MEMBERS, & EVEN DRAGGED OTHER CLUBS INTO THE MESS SHE HAD CREATED. OF COURSE I TURNED TO THE ADMINS, GAVE THEM SCREENSHOTS & OTHER PROOF & YET THEY DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. I DID MANAGE TO GET SEVERAL OF HER ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTS BANNED, WHICH SHE HAD MADE TO RE-ENTER MY CLUB AS SOMEONE ELSE, BUT THAT WAS ALL I COULD DO. SHE SPREAD RUMOURS WHEN SHE JOINED OTHER CLUBS & CAUSED DRAMA IN THOSE TOO.

SHE BECAME A "CLUB HOPPER", & EVENTUALLY MOST OF THE PRESIDENTS BACK THEN BECAME WISE TO HER. 

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MOST RECENTLY, I BECAME FRIENDS WITH A PLAYER IN ANOTHER CLUB

LISTENED TO HER STORY AND FELT PITY FOR HER SITUATION. I GOT SUCKED INTO SOME BAD BEHAVIOR THAT IS ABSOLUTELY INEXCUSABLE NO MATTER WHO IT IS.

IT WASN'T UNTIL I BEGAN GETTING MESSAGES FROM HER COHORT THAT I HAD THE PROOF THAT WAS NECESSARY TO MAKE A LEGITIMATE REPORT TO THE ADMINS.

SOME PLAYERS KNOW FULL WELL HOW TO BULLY WITHOUT INCRIMINATING THEMSELVES AND THESE ARE THE ABSOLUTE WORST OF THE WORST IN MEAN GIRL BEHAVIOR, IT IS SAID THAT IF YOU GIVE SOMEONE ENOUGH ROPE, THEY WILL HANG THEMSELVES AND THIS IS WHAT I HAD TO DO.

SADLY, THESE PEOPLE STILL PLAY THE GAME

ALWAYS GO TO A GUIDE, YOUR PRESIDENT AND/OR THE FEEDBACK SYSTEM,

FOR SUPPORT AND HELP WITH THESE SITUATIONS

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BUT WHAT I DO ABOUT IT NOW IS---

I NEVER LEAVE MY WEBCAM OPEN AND EXPOSED INTO MY LIFE

I NEVER MAKE FRIENDS WITH PLAYERS UNTIL I'VE TALKED TO THEM MANY TIMES,

OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, WATCHING FOR PATTERNS

OF SPEECH TO CATCH IF THEY'RE LYING

I'M CAREFUL WHO KNOWS MY PERSONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING MY REAL NAME

& AS PRESIDENT OF A CLUB, I'M CAREFUL TO PROTECT EVERY GIRL

IN MY CLUB WHETHER THEY'RE 18 OR 80

I TRUST MY INSTINCTS AND IF SOMEONE "FEELS" CREEPY,

THEY GO ON IGNORE RIGHT AWAY. 

IF SOMEONE MAKES A SEXUAL COMMENT-BLOCKED, MUTED & REPORTED

IF SOMEONE OFFERS ME SOMETHING-BLOCKED, MUTED & REPORTED

IF I GET "BAD VIBES" ABOUT A PLAYER-BLOCKED, MUTED & REMEMBERED

 

BUT MOSTLY, I WON'T BE YOUR FRIEND

UNTIL MONTHS & MONTHS OF COMMENTS, & MESSAGES

 

I NEVER BELIEVE THE INFORMATION ON A PROFILE

UNTIL I GET TO KNOW THE PERSON, OVER WEEKS OF TIME

MY GUARD IS ALWAYS UP EVEN IF I LIKE YOU 

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EVEN A GOOD PERSON WITH GOOD INTENTIONS CAN BECOME A PROBLEM

THROUGH NARCISSITIC & CONTROLLING BEHAVIOR, THEY WILL SLOWLY DRAW YOU IN, MAKE YOU BELEIVE THAT THEY NEED YOU AS THEIR FRIEND, OR WORSE, THAT YOU NEED THEM TO HELP RUN YOUR CLUB. MAKE YOU BELIEVE THEY CARE ABOUT YOU, WHEN ALL THE WHILE THEY ARE IN CONTROL OF YOUR ACTIONS AND YOU DON'T EVEN REALIZE IT UNTIL ONE DAY, YOU WAKE UP TO IT. HOPEFULLY THAT ONE DAY ISN'T A DAY TOO LATE.  SOMETIMES AFTER YOU TRY TO DISCONNECT FROM SUCH A PERSON, THEY WILL COME TO HARASS YOU, BULLY YOU, THREATEN YOU, OR WORSE, THEY WILL ATTEMPT TO RUIN YOUR REPUTATION WITH MOUNTAINS OF LIES.

IT IS EVEN QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THEY WILL HAVE A COHORT THAT WILL COME AFTER YOU AND TREAT YOU SO BADLY THAT YOU FEEL LIKE QUITTING THE GAME. 

DON'T DO THAT.   DO NOT ALLOW THIS BEHAVIOR TO CONTINUE

TAKE A SCREENSHOT OR PICTURE AND SEND THE NASTY MESSAGES TO THE ADMINS THROUGHT THE FEEDBACK SYSTEM.

 

 NOW, THIS IS REALLY NOT MEANT TO SCARE ANYONE

THIS IS MEANT TO EDUCATE YOU GIRLS WHO THINK EVERYONE IS SWEET

& INNOCENT & HONEST, BECAUSE THEY AREN'T!!!

I'D GUESS THERE IS AT LEAST 1 CREEPY PERSON, UP TO NO GOOD, FOR EVERY  HUNDRED THAT PLAYS OUR GAME

JUST BECAUSE THIS IS A GAME MEANT FOR GIRLS TO PLAY...

THERE IS NO PREVENTION OF CREEPS & FREAKS FROM COMING INTO IT

THEY LIE, CHEAT & THEN TRY TO STEAL OUR INFORMATION

WHEN YOU GIVE SOMEONE YOUR SIGN IN INFO YOU ARE ALSO GIVING

THEM ACCESS INTO YOUR COMPUTERS & INTO YOUR LIFE

ANY CLUB PRESIDENT THAT ASKS FOR PROFILE INFORMATION SHOULD ALSO 

BE REPORTED BECAUSE SHE IS BREAKING GAME RULES 

AND YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT SHE WILL DO WITH THE INFORMATION,

SHE MIGHT TELL YOU IT'S A CLUB RULE OR THAT

SHE WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW THAT SHE WILL,

AND EVEN IF SHE DID,

THAT IS FRAUD AND A GOOD WAY OF GETTING A PERMANENT BAN

ON YOU PLAYING THIS GAME.

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ADMINSTRATION DOES NOT EVER MESSAGE US

ADMINS NEVER WILL ASK FOR INFORMATION OF ANY KIND BECAUSE THEY HAVE IT ALL

ADMINSTRATION WILL ALWAYS SEND A NOTIFICATION

ADMINSTRATION NEVER HAS A PROFILE

ALTHOUGH MANY MODERATORS IN FEEDBACK DO PLAY THE GAME (UNFAIRLY imho)

NOBODY CAN GIVE YOU REWARDS FOR INFORMATION YOU GIVE THEM.

NEVER CONTACT ANYONE WHO SAYS THEY CAN HACK THE GAME

HACKING THE GAME WILL GET YOU NOTHING EXCEPT BLOCKED

FROM EVER PLAYING LPFA AGAIN.