Yeah, I stop to chat on the way; it's cool. The best part is you get to see how cool it is to get to talk at an internationally-known science site! (Yes, I like science). But I'm totally veering off the path off my article. Okay, straight to the point: chatting is one thing, but...

It's cool meeting members of the opposite sex and seeing that you can't see what each other looks like, so that doesn't interfere. But what I'm complaining about is the increasing number of people saying, "I'm single" and "I need a boyfriend/girlfriend" -- that kind of stuff.  It bothers me how people join Whyville only to get an online lover or what ever you call it. But the single and bf/gf stuff isn't what drove me to write this letter. I recently heard people saying, "Anyone want to make out" or "Come on... give her some tongue, you know you want to!"  The sexual acts have really gone over the top.

My last straw was pulled today when I went to tic-tac-toe room #25 (because #1 and #2 were full, most people also try #25) and in one of the most popular tic-tac-toe rooms I saw/heard this guy and girl pretending to "do it." They were saying what they were doing to each other, really descriptively. The reason their language got through the filter is because they would take out letters in a word so the computer wouldn't think it was bad, but the other person would still know what they meant.

Yes, this is a true story. When I showed up in the middle of their "act," one of them left and the other cursed at me and that got through, too. Of all places, the tic-tac-toe room... and in Whyville? Come on!  Whyville isn't a dating service or a sick chat place. Please don't use it as one.

I know I'm going to get a bunch of complaints from readers who do these things. And I don't mean to offend anyone... but really, what about the younger users of Whyville? I know, I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time to see these things, but how was I to know somebody would be doing something sick in a game room like that? This stuff happens and someone needs to speak up.

I know my article might not get published because it is such a sensitive subject, but at least the editors will read it and know what's happening. Maybe they can do something. Please no one yell at me for voicing out my opinion.

I'm PinkFish, and I say "Give Me A Break!"

Editor's Note: Thank you for your article, PinkFish.  I hope this helps get the word out to everyone -- Whyville is a community for kids.  Kids are our citizens.  And all citizens have a right to hang out, chat, learn and play without being made uncomfortable.

Any time you see someone saying or doing something like that, please use the 911 Report on them.  If it's just cursing, it's probably better if you mute or vaporize them.  But if it's sexual behavior or predatory questions, then 911 as soon as you can!  The faster you do, the more of your fellow citizens you will be protecting.

Thanks for considering others when you're on Whyville.  If you have any questions, check out the Callbox.