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	Whyville Watch Call Box Help Keep Our Community Safe In Whyville, citizens take an active role in assuring our city stays a safe place for everyone. This means that we all help out by keeping an eye out for trouble. So what do you do when someone is acting up? Depending on the situation, you have several options. Click on each of the following tools to learn more. You can also read this article in the Whyville Times, written by an official City Worker (City Workers are adults who run Whyville -- only City Workers wear the offical CW beanie!). Silence Vaporize 911 Report - ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES Whyville uses a language filter, and city workers visit Whyville frequently to monitor what goes on. We also review the chat logs and mute, fine, or banish offensive Whyvillians. We work really hard to keep this town safe, but we can't do it all by ourselves. Please help us by using these tools well! The Silence Tool To use: doubleclick on the person's face, and choose silence from the menu. After you silence someone, you won't have to hear him anymore. Use this tool when you've told someone to stop saying something to you, but he won't stop. You always have the right to determine what you want to hear. You can even decide to never listen to this person again. If that's what you want, choose silence permanent. Read this article for more information. Back to Top The Vaporize Tool To use: doubleclick on the person's face, and choose vaporize from the menu. When you've vaporized someone, you don't have to look at his face while you're in this chat room, and even better, he can't see you either. In essence, this person no longer exists. Choose vaporize permanent if you don't want to see this person ever again. Use this tool when someone won't stop bugging you, following you, or generally being a big pain in the you-know-where. Back to Top For the most serious situations, use The 911 Report Tool To use: doubleclick on the person's face, and choose "report" from the menu. Use this like you'd use 911 in real life. Use this tool when someone is a danger to you or to others in our community. Someone who threatens the safety of our city must be reported right away! It's your way of protecting Whyville against real-life stalkers and password thieves. City Workers will check the chat logs and investigate this case immediately. Perpetrators of wrongdoing will be punished swiftly and soundly, but if the report is frivolous or false, the reporter will be penalized.. Use this tool when: someone is asking for personal information like passwords, phone numbers or home addresses. someone asking to meet outside of Whyville, in real life you believe someone is really an adult pretending to be a kid someone using EXTREMELY lewd, offensive language that makes Whyvillians feel scared, worried, or threatened. Do NOT use this tool to: punish someone for swearing or cursing a few times win an argument get back at an enemy punish someone for saying something mean like "You're ugly." report projectile fights Check out your other tools, like silence or vaporize for these purposes instead. People asking for passwords should also be reported. Even if they mean well, they are encouraging citizens to believe that giving out your password is safe, and it is NOT. You can only have one pending report at a time. Once you've filed a report, you won't be able to file another one until City Hall has reviewed the first one. So, use your best judgement when using this tool! Think about it like you are dialing 911. If people flood the emergency line, the system will break down! It's for real emergencies only. You may lose chat privileges for 1 week for abusing this tool. If you are not sure, email City Management to make sure! Back to Top Back to Previous Page