VMK Rant and Question About This Page:

[Teresa]

Okay, I've almost never played, although I have a character since it started. Today, I'm on, so is 13 yr. old DD. We are in a room, and I guess the idea is to get a "potion", stand on something, click on something else, and then you can disappear. Someone else (Larylizardman or something like that) was standing in the way, was asked repeatedly by others to move, my DD asked very nicely - and he refused. Not that he didn't respond, but that he typed in "NO" repeatedly. Then, he started following DD's character around and insulting her. (I know he doesn't know who she is, and all, but he was "calling" her stupid and ugly - This is a 13 yr. old girl who is bigger than anyone in her class - calling her ugly didn't help her!)

Anyone else that plays - does this happen to you? Does it happen often? Is there a way to report this type of behavior? How do you handle it? Should I have come in and said something? (other than the "hey, knock it off, that's my daughter")

[RobDVC]

There's a report button on there somewhere to take care of that stuff.

[Fortissimo]

There are two ways to deal with the nice little buggers ("nice" is said in my sarcastic voice):

1. if the other player is saying anything that breaks VMK values, you can click on the player to get their info box. In that box is a report button so that you can report that player. VMK will then review the chat logs and past logs to see if the player should be banned or sent a warning.

2. In that same box, there is an "ignore" button. You can press that button and you can no longer "hear" the person talk. If people in the room still are being bothered by the player, then you can report him or her.

Finally, if the player is totally violating VMK values by asking personal question such as age, location, or cussing by dictionary dancing, you can hit the help button on the lower righthand side of the screen. If more than one person hits the help button in a room, a staff member will show up.

I hope this helps. Sometimes I do want to reach in and smack some of these kids (did I just say that?) because of their actions. I observe for a few seconds, evaluate, and try to get the person to stop. If that doesn't stop them, i call one of my Community Leader friends to the room and together we call VMK Staff.

PM me your DD's VMK title so I can be on the lookout for her.

[koalamom]

My DD10 is an avid VMK player. She has had a couple of problems in the past, but just came to me, we reviewed the situation and once or twice reported the offending player.

Most of the time she does not have any problems. I really do like all of the restrictions Disney has set in keeping the kids fairly safe though you do need to be on the lookout for kooks like the one your DD encountered. Hope all turns out okay.

[Teresa]

Thanks everyone. I think that at least for a while, I'll follow her around while she plays, and try to moniter what happens. She says this guy is on often and sometimes becomes rude and nasty. I don't like "snitching" but I need to make sure that DD knows she doesn't have to put up with rude behavior.

[GATechGal]

Definitly follow all the suggestions above. Another option is from the main map, there is an advanced check box in the lower right corner. If you click that, you can choose the instance of the room you want to enter (for instance there is more than one copy of the Emporium). You can tell how many players are already in a room by the number of micky heads that show next to the room name (acutally its named by a location like South South West). This is a great way to get into a room that isn't crowded so you can do things like the spell tryouts and quests. PM me if you have any other questions. I play a lot. Hope to see you around. My game name is that same as my name here only minus the state. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]