This post was originally going to be released next week, but we decided to post it early for 2015!
When ROBLOX was made, it was intended for kids to be able to come and create their own worlds. It was created so that kids of a young age, mainly kids that are younger than 10, to come together and have a good time on a nice site. But I'm not so sure that it's good for kids anymore. These are the points I've put together to support my idea.
1. More Tolerance
It takes a lot more to get banned now than it used to. I have sent in pictures and videos of people trying to scam me, and yet ROBLOX has never taken action. In the past, I could've gotten someone permanently banned for doing something like this! ROBLOX is growing larger and because of that, they are letting things slide.
2. Admins That Won't Take Action
Don't get me wrong, the admins on ROBLOX are great and make ROBLOX a better experience. I have personally met some admins in-game and it was really fun. But as stated above, they are less strict.
One admin actually put in his description that if he sees someone hacking in a game, he won't ban them. What's that saying? That we're allowed to hack? That hacking is okay? Things like this encourage people to hack since they know they won't get in trouble.
3. Vulgar Community
When I first joined in late 2010, at least in my experience, people were much nicer to me and other people. I did things with other people, played more co-op games, and had a much better time. But the ROBLOX community has been going downhill ever since then. I see people trying to escape the filter, cussing other people out, telling people to kill themselves. And that's not even a rare sight to see. And once you report them, what happens? They get nothing but a warning, if even that.
I have personally seen people get bullied, and I stuck up for them. Most of the time it worked, and the bully ended up leaving the game because they "had stuff to do," but sometimes a bunch of people join in the bullying, and then the victim leaves because they're being so mean to them. It's horrific and cruel, and I personally hope that whoever does things like that will be banned from ROBLOX. But this isn't even uncommon, just like the harassment. If you're getting bullied, more people will join the side of whoever has the worst insults and comebacks, which is often the unintelligent bully.
Summing It All Up
Basically, a ruder community and more tolerance for bad things make ROBLOX less appropriate for kids. Kids are exposed to inappropriate content and often get bullied on a daily basis. I think that ROBLOX is not for kids. What do you think?
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