Recently, my friend told me to vote for her petition about Whyville sponsors. She has a great idea, so I headed over to the Poll Booth to vote for it. However, I came across many petitions with not so good ideas.
These petitions are taking up a lot of space at Poll Booth. If this space was saved, then Whyville could have a lot more new chatrooms and games. Coincidently, this is what some petitions are about. The rest of the petitions are about ideas that don't have a chance of coming true. These petitions have a problem, and a solution. But the solution seems impossible. So I decided to take a look at some petitions, and tell you why they won't come true.
These are actual petitions written by Whyvillians:
Dating Program on Whyville
"It is annoying when you see a cute boy on Whyville, but when you ask for ASL he is like 8 and you are liek 14. It is embarassing! That is why if we had a dating program on Whyville, then we can take a quiz putting your ASL so Whyville can put you with someone they think will be a perfect match! By doing this there will be no more mix up with a big age difference when you think a boy is cute. Now you know who is right for you" --vbitz
Bad Idea: Whyville doesn't encourage dating, but City Workers allow anything if it follows chatrules. Whyville isn't eHarmony. We're not a dating website, and we will never be. The point of Whyville is to be a fun, educational website.
Solution: Don't whydate :)
Choose ur own bands!!!
"I think we should have a place to type down the bands we want in Whyville so we don't have to listen to the stupid music they have us listen to" --sk8rchi12
Whyvillians aren't so responsible: First of all, not all Whyvillians will choose bands with appropriate, clean songs. Secondly, the bands have to find the time to sit down and do a concert for a virtual website.
Solution: If you dislike the music, don't come to the concerts and turn off your speakers.
~FFV-REUSABLE?~
"Thank you for looking at this letter. My concern is when you spend 1k on an ffv and you make a little face part (if you don't know better) is riddiculous. I think 25 times to make clothes or stuff is a good amount. One last thing, thanks for reading and I hope this happens!" --punkkiss1
Bad Idea: If FFVs were able to be reused 25 times, it wouldn't be fair to the Whyvillians who paid for Whypasses to get unlimited access to Akbar's Factory. Whyvillians would stop buying Whypasses, and Whypasses help keep Whyville from being broke and shut down.
Solution: There should be a little bit more FFVs given out, and there should be instructions on using them. This way, most people will make a good face part instead of a little one.
"no chatting tests to take"!!!
"Should we have to take a chatting test!! NO!!! We should be able to chat and not take a stupid chatting test!!!!" --hotgrl249
If there's no chatting test, Whyvillians will not know the chat rules.
Solution: There should be a mini tour or information package, that teaches about chatting rules. But Whyvillians should still take the chatting test. This way, they'll know the answers.
WHYVILLE COURT(=
"I think that when whyville citizens get a 911 report filed on themselves, instead of getting taped immediately or at all, they should testify with all City Workers in 'whyville court' and see what the City Workers have to say"--Deloren
Bad Idea: Why do you need a court, to see what the City Workers say? City Hall sums up what they're saying, in her Report Decision mail.
Solution: Follow the chat rules, and avoid getting punished.
Doubled Salary
"I think that if someone has been on Whyville longer than 150 days, that their salary should be doubled! Thank you" --kt73
Solution: Keep in mind that people with very high salaries, will have an even higher salary if it gets doubled. So, Whyvillians with lower salaries will still complain :) Find an alternate way to earn clams.
OMG! WHY MAKE US SUFFER?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Hi everyone! Nikegrl15 here. I want the Well back! FOR GOOD THIS TIME! We all got our clams from the well, and I know I'm not the only one who made a lot of friends while playing. SO PLEASE VOTE AND BRING THE WELL BACK, 'CAUSE IF YOU DON'T, I WON'T BE THE ONLY ONE TO SUFFER! TYSM" --nikegrl15
The Well was planned to be on Whyville for the summer, but it was extended to the end of September.
Solution: There are 5 games on Whyville that give clams automatically. Also, try raising your salary. Ask a Y-mail Helper for help.
Please think before you create a petition. I'm not trying to say no thought goes into making a petition, because a lot of thought and opinion does. But does your idea REALLY have a chance of coming true? I know most Whyvillians will say they have freedom of expression. So I'm using my freedom of expression to say rethink your petitions and don't take up valuable space.
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