I haven’t actually messed with the parental controls yet, just the chat options in game, since she only plays when I do. You can turn off whispers in game. I may have to check out those parental controls though, may be easier than doing it per character.
EDIT: By Rezan’s zombie backside, the autocorrect was bad on this one.
Mmmmhm mhm absoutely. I first started playing this game back when I was in middle school, around Burning Crusade. This was a time to keep in contact with a parent over seas in the military, and my older sibling who moved away. It was family time. It was fun time. But I also did come across people being inappropriate.
I do remember some of the very very mean things people said to me that I did not understand why they were being mean. I remember on my druid, at the end of a dungeon, one guy had to let me know I was the worst player he’s ever seen who did absoutely no dps that was good to in his eyes before leaving it and it stuck with me because I don’t know what I did so wrong.
I know this is a little offtopic to the original post but…it still sort of plays hand in hand sort of. Your actions on this game do reach the real person on the other side. There are consequences to your actions, even if you think you have an anonymous barrier that seperates that human quality of it. People have hurt themselves over inappropriate interactions.
Do I think we should police at how people enjoy other peoples time? No. But in return, one shouldnt be going out of their way to make other people miserable for the sake of it. I know it might look silly to say this about a sparkly fantasy game where it shouldnt matter, but it sort of does.
The effort to try and disrupt an atmosphere that’s suppose to be there is not at all cool. And there is far too much lax on just being ‘Chill man, what are you =insert derogatory term for a disability> :^)’ mentality, and letting it slide.
But yeah…when it comes to children, we’re getting deeper into the age of kids being raised on the internet, and what is said to them during these times is impactful. Remember the things you wish you didn’t hear or see at a young age, and think about what did to you. And now think about peoples overly inappropriate behavior in a virtual social environment.
Very sorry for how much I always write, I just always have so much to say about everything 
You shouldn’t be sorry about giving an in-depth and detailed answer or post to anything here, Gotosh. You’re good peeps and as such I want you to keep making awesome posts.
As someone that grew up on this game, with my grandfather and brother and aunt and uncle, but chose to go to a different server: I ended up being so much of the black sheep, we never hung out anymore. And because I got into RP due to places like IMVU, I came to WRA and it was rampant- disgustingly so- with older people that still play this game, or had (before the pins were wiped in favor of new ones by good people) pins on this forum by people that preyed on me when I was 15/16 and they were well into their 20s, almost 30s.
So far, WRA has become really good at keeping things in check since Legion in terms of keeping kids safe, but I am severely defensive of anyone impressionable enough by the predatory behavior that happens here. And it skeeves me out whenever I get those gross messages, because yeah, imagine if I wasn’t an adult. Imagine if I didn’t grow up and understand what happened to me.
Luckily, all the older men that groomed me or tried to did not get anything beyond the internet and in person. For various reasons, like money or having a family. But there were people in my friendship circle that were also adults that had these people on Facebook when I didn’t, and didn’t warn me or help me or anything.
Sorry to get super real here, but the nonsense that happens in Orgrimmar has to stop.
I did an experiment one day. I sat in Goldshire with a normal profile I have from WRA, complete with the same art and all that the people see in Orgrimmar. Just maybe a different race. And I got compliments. I did not receive a single creepy whisper. But if I sit in Orgrimmar, relatively not as populated and with more tasteful profiles; just nonstop inappropriate messages.
And I honestly have no idea how this can be changed beyond a stricter mentality for those there. Profiles are the least of our trouble. You get a nice looking, beautiful profile that isn’t trolling and suddenly you’re the golden egg. Or in this case, the waifu to simp for.
So, slightly off topic, but I’ve seen this word used a lot in the past week or so. I can kind of infer what it means, but I’d like someone’s direct take; what is a simp exactly? Legitimate question, I’m honestly not aware of its actual meaning. I could look it up but knowing internet trends I feel like I’m bound to get like 3-4 different answers and I’m more concerned with the context people around here use it.
Someone who Gives a lot of attention to someone else, while gaining none in return.
Oh, that’s slightly different than what I figured it meant, but it makes sense. Alright, thank you for that explanation. I don’t keep up with these internet trends as much as I feel like I should given how much time I spend using it. I just figured it was one of those weird twitch things that catch on and people start using. …much to the dismay of me who still doesn’t know what context a ‘pogchamp’ is considered appropriate in.
simp (plural simps) ( slang ) A simple person lacking common sense; a fool or simpleton. ( slang ) A man who foolishly overvalues a woman and puts her on a pedestal.
Oh, the first definition is MUCH more what I figured the word was, okay, so it has 2 valid applications then.
This definition isn’t representative of the word being thrown around recently, at least not completely or wholly.
This is precisely why internet slang confuses me these days. Especially with how fast it moves and changes.
See this is why I didn’t look it up myself, this stuff is confusin’ to me and I was afraid this would happen.
It’s basically guys commenting on women’s instagram posts “omg your so hot” “my queen please step on me” while the women ignore them but allow the praise. As a simple example. Apply that to a myriad of situations that men insert themselves into without explanation or want from the other party.
Okay! Alright, that falls more consistently in line with the definitions present thus far. Thank you, sorry again for being off track, legitimate curiosity took hold.
No problem I just ask you simp for me now. I own you.
Um… what is the proper response, lemme see if I can put my newfound knowledge to the test. Uuuuuh…
My queeeeen
You are bae!
I love you
-> Step on me mommy <–
(But in all seriousness, didn’t mean to hijack the thread, proceed about your business.)
Just givin’ the whole deal
Excuse me??
That’s my purse! I don’t know you!
You guys need a Goldshire.
Throw all your ERP Vulpera in there like Moonguard did on the Alliance.
Yep, I just transferred to MG alliance because your trolls are ruining our role play in SW as well.