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On Gaia, the only lip and rudeness I ever got were from stupid users of all ages that I had to deal with when I was modding. They were usually younger, but there was probably a couple in their older teens too.

Aside from that, I don't have many problems with users. I don't come on Gaia as much since I fell out of touch with it (which happened primarily around the time I stopped modding) so I just run my guild, and since it has a good reputation, people tend to leave me alone.

Offline, I'd love so much to just smack the generation or two that came after mine. So many teens and kids are just selfish, self-centered and spoiled rotten by parents who either don't know how to parent properly or who can't be bothered to try.




An alternative to that is to just not buy the items. I personally made the decision with the arrival of the cash shop to just not buy the items and to not buy MC's unless I really really like an item. For me, I'd rather put my money towards real life necessities like rent and groceries instead of online pixels. I've stopped caring as much since Gaia stopped being a free hangout and became a corporate business, but obviously it's an individual choice. Should I come across a user who's whining about buying pixels, I'd tell them to either buy them or stop whining. When they have their own money, they can do what they want with it. The reality is that Gaia is now first and formost a company, a business out to make money, and the website unfortunately reflects that.


(Sorry, I wasn't trying to slam you Mercy, that just ended up being a bit of a rant in with my reply to your post. I totally agree that kids need to stop whining about the site.)

The internet allows them to be opinionated and not face the consequences that we did without it?

I have not gotten the actual verbal abuse about my age (27), however… I have received the abuse when attempting to give advice over in the LD (Life Issues), as well as seeing it done to other users.

The overall actions of the younger users here on the site are at least going to the dogs due to the behavior shown. When they do realize that there are still much older users (until now I have to admit that I thought was on the line for oldest on here) on the site and that we are not going away as quickly as they would like us to. Posts have gotten down to either one of two things when it comes to context and content: Elite speak (with horrible grammar as well), and no real thought process placed into the posts except when it is bashing someone (even then it’s a 50/50 shot).

Computer technology has vastly improved life as well as started its decline in some aspects in my humble opinion. On the upside, email and instant messengers, VoIP have helped us stay in touch with loved ones faster and more efficiently. Downside, it has also lead to what is now known as Cyber-bulling and Cyber-stalking. Of which the younger ones are taking the former to new and very dark “heights”.

Either way, kids are finding new and better ways to get around the age requirements to be allowed on any social site, the bigger ones like MySpace and Facebook are head on about taking those younger out of the system. However, the kids in question also know about the privacy features to hide that fact. Here I have seen those less than 13 years old on here and acting as if they are within the TOS. I take it either that they do not read them, or that they do not care.

Nevertheless, as I said above…I have yet to be bashed for being an adult here on the site. I can only dream what insults they could come up with since I am a 27-year-old homemaker.

HERE HERE!!!

Eh...you never know. Some of these little pricks are just as obnoxious in the real world. XP

Seriously - some kids just really need to get their a** beaten. XP

I used to ignore those threads.

Then, I started posting in them, answering the occasional calm, non-insulting observations such as "Why are you on Gaia? Don't you have anything better to do?"

Then, I started answering the above-type questions a bit more snarkily: "I'm on Gaia because I'm done with my work for the day. Don't you have chores and homework to do? I'm going to go buy more EIs with my own cash and make my second million in gold!"

Now, I go in and start screaming for them to "GTFO MAH LAWN!" I love that line, it never gets old! Just like me!!! rofl

The GD has turned into the Chatterbox.

It's sad, really. There are no actual discussable threads there, anymore - and the moderators don't seem to care, either (i.e. - enabling the users to continue posting non-topic threads).

At least, from where I'm looking.