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Now a lot of you folks LOVE Whyville, like me! LOL... And you are probably
innocent people who have no clue that your doing anything wrong or saying anything
wrong. Then someone tricks you into asking for their password, and for the fun
of it, they report you.
I see things like this happen everyday. Kids saying stuff they don't understand,
kids harrassing kids, and innocent kids like you and me, getting in trouble
for no good reason.
It's not fair! This has got to stop. But the City Workers just have to believe
what they see in the chat logs. If you asked for that password, well, you did
it! There's no denying this kind of thing.
But YOU can do something about it. You can make sure NOT to do these things:
3. Never Ever Say Inappropriate Things. This is sure to get you very
unpopular, and taped for days at a time, which means you can't chat at all.
Even if you are joking around, keep it clean. I mean, whatever happened to the
chicken crossing the road joke... ?
2. Never Never Never Talk About Your Password! This could get you banished,
forever! Sure, you can make another account. But you will have to start ALL
over again with your salary and everything. I mean, is it really worth it?
1. The Most Important Rule of All: Never Give or Ask for Personal Information.
I know, you thought I was going to say that talking about your password is the
most important no-no. That's not true. Getting banished is one thing. Having
somebody find out where you live is a whole other thing!!!
Not giving out or asking for personal info is a rule all over the web. It's
a very important rule to know. As great as Whyville is, even here you can't
be sure everybody is okay and safe to talk to. Look how easy it is to make an
account -- anybody could do that!
Are you sure you know what personal information is not okay to give out? Your
last name? No way! The real name of your school? Don't tell people that!
How about the name of a race you've run for the last three years? Definitely
not! The list of people who ran is usually open to the public.
The kind of car your parents drive? Well, that's probably okay.
The name of the place your family is going to for the vacation you're taking
this week? Yikes! Do you want somebody to show up at your ski cabin and ask
for your Whyville username?
As for the password thing, in the end, it's your choice, dude. But think about
this, the next time you wanna "borrow" some clams from your friend
by trading passwords: There are now two much better ways of doing that, by sending
ClamGrams or by using the Trading Post!
Luv,
Hanni319
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