Are you taken???

[kgordonlvn]

And about the gothic thing, I was really talking about appearances... to me, the gothic look is anything but appealing. I do realize that some people like it. But... for the purpose of this illustration I was just imagining a knee-high 750-pound Jabba the Hutt-type 90-year-old man wearing goth clothes being asked to be taken by a young girl because he has a cute avatar.

I for 1 dress gothic many times and love the gothic culture. Please think about what is being said before making comments about other peoples way of life. Anyone that has seen me, either pic wise or in real life, can tell you I am a beautiful young woman, dressed in goth or not.

 

[AlienNation]

Some funny stuff in this thread, and I too joke about the taken thing in and out of game.. however..

I feel I need to inject a harsh dose of reality here. People who prey on kids for very bad reasons hang out in games where kids are. They watch and they learn, and they know how to make a child believe they are talking to another child, thus establishing trust. The trust can lead to carelessness in divulging personal information. "Taken" can be a part of that process. I'm really very surprised that VMK is as free as they are with this practice, but they apparently monitor things closely, or so I want to believe anyway. I'm not trying to scare or sound negative here, but as I was reading the comments about the different ages we all are here, it just struck me. How many people are "playing" kids in the game and they aren't? I hope its not many, but reality tells me, there are proabably a few, so please, please be careful!!

Well you never answered the question there tiger. Are you taken??

I for 1 dress gothic many times and love the gothic culture. Please think about what is being said before making comments about other peoples way of life. Anyone that has seen me, either pic wise or in real life, can tell you I am a beautiful young woman, dressed in goth or not.

I have to agree with Charmed (kgordonlvn). The goth look may not be for everyone out there (for me, it's definately the hip hop style which also isn't for everyone), but you may want to think about using other people's ways of life as an example of someone behind the character, because there really are goths that play VMK and it's almost like an insult to them even tho I am sure you didn't mean it like that.

 

[Master Gracy]

i think some of the goth things are kind of cool.
but i wear more of an arty type clothing dtyle-and my converse.

 

[dancegrl1093]

Im taken IRL if that counts ????


Ive always wondered why VMK allows taken or puts up with it. I myself dont understand how you can be "taken" with someone on VMK(who could be a completely wrong sex/age then who you think they are) let alone online in general and tend to frown on that sort of thing. Its mostly the girls who are doing the taken thing(from what I can see) and out of personal experience girls tend to want to be dating throughout the earlier years of life alot more than the boys do. So the little kids do the taken thing, which is kind of understandable but kind of wrong in its own little way, I know my uncle who plays is older than 30 and Im 16 and weve both been asked about taken in VMK alot , we kindly refuse the offer and say we dont do taken, I hope some of the girls realize that they may be asking people 10- even 40 years older than them and dont contact anyone there "taken" by on Disboards or other fan sites. If they let out the wrong information on there they could be seriously hurt and if we had something go wrong invloving VMK , Disney would shut it down immediatly gaurenteed.


Its still funny too me as how vmk allows taken but doesnt allow cross dressing(still wanting a Tiara but atleast i have one on my girl mule)

okay, well you just keep hoping for that tiara then.................... and in answer to your question about why it's allowed (not that you even phrased it as a question) but you gotta figure, how many people on vmk are doing taken??????? so if vmk was to ban taken, how many people would stop playing???????? that means vmk wouldn't be nearly as successful as it is today. not that that really matters because vmk is free anyways, so it doesn't really matter how popular it is, but that's what i've been told........

 

[Master Gracy]

ooh do that!
less ppl in host lines

 

[Shaymojack]

Nothing wrong with taken, but if you want a virtual girlfriend who you will never really know, go ahead. Most people think it is "bad." It's only bad when it gets out of hand...

 

[WDWfan36]

He he, If anyone ever comes up to me and asks "are you taken" I have two response's to mine,

A)Say "Yes, by the yeti"

or

B) No, but you should get taken by yeti, his is in the matterhorn (they say ok and leave)

 

[StitchfansJr]

Taken is wrong. Like other DIS'ers said you don't REALLY know how old they are. I was in line for a Don't hit the floor. Here is some girl's sig: "i eat and i go to east high me have duh duh." Right away I reported, VMK Staff said Thank you. The girl was still there. Guess she just got a warning for doing baby and saying their age.

 

[sassymom]

ooh do that!
less ppl in host lines

 

[maliboomer]

I dont want people thinking you are easy boomer. So i guess i should explain the reasons for so many relationships. The Yeti gave her the "cold" shoulder, She had to "scale" things back with the dragon because they got too "hot". ANd the Mansion Trees just "board" her. I hope things work out with the mouse. He is a very "squeaky" clean guy >

I can check if you want, but last time I looked I was a male.

 

[CrazyChik]

i have been asked loadsa times to stop them asking i changed my signature to taken to stop the ones that look at the signatures

 

[Grumpy_Disney_Dad]

I can check if you want, but last time I looked I was a male.

LOL No need. i will take your word for it sorry

 

[Tiinkerbelle]

Omg I just about spit out my soda.

 

[tigressjewel]

Well you never answered the question there tiger. Are you taken??

Silly! You know the answer to that!

 

[caribbound]

Omg I just about spit out my soda.

I'm glad I didn't have any! (Especially after reading your reply. ) And I'm glad I didn't have to PM Grumpy the news since I'm just reading this tonight!

 

[Goofy05]

Taken explained! Calling all adults!! Have you ever played "house" with a boy? I remember those days well....ah, the innocence of youth. That's all I consider "taken" to be. Kids playing house. VMK does monitor the chats fairly well, finding hidden numbers within trade windows, How Everyone Learns Like Owls! Notice the caps spell "hello". VMK is keeping up on these new tricks quite well, I think.
When I am asked, "Are you taken?" I usually reply with, "Yes! I am taken with the beauty of vmk!" Or, I simply tell them I don't play that game and that it can be dangerous. It's about all I can say.

Oh, btw...skin color makes no difference, as you can see I am GREEN!

Now that we're clear on the taken issue, anyone want to be my mummy? I am a new worn bay be you know...haha!