Online dating

Online Daters (commonly abbreviated as ODers) are players who perform the act of having romantic, sexual, or obscene discussions towards one another or participate in dating within an online game. Online dating is discouraged in various internet communities, including ROBLOX. Anyone who does participate in said activity are usually reported to the moderators or administrators.

Erotic Roleplay Games
Multiple discussions have occurred regarding whether roleplaying romantic actions and online dating are synonymous. According to ROBLOX Rules of Conduct, online dating is prohibited. Extremely sexual discussions, such as during roleplays, are prohibited by ROBLOX's Terms of Service and can lead to the suspension of one's account.

Over the past few years, multiple stereotypes have formed regarding online daters. Online daters are typically stereotyped as dressing as realistically as possible; many assets on ROBLOX, including packages and hats are stereotyped as "ODer items", and players who wear these items are typically and prematurely identified as online daters.

Assets Known as "ODer items" within the ROBLOX Community

 * Cinnamon Hair


 * Snake Eyes
 * Traffic Cone (no longer for sale)
 * Superhero
 * I Didn't Eat That Cookie
 * Mr. Chuckles
 * Shaggy
 * Chill
 * Beautiful Hair for Beautiful People
 * Shiny Teeth

There are lots of ODer items today that the list is not complete.
 * Awkward....
 * Braces
 * Sigmund
 * Trashcan Warrior
 * Board With a Nail in It
 * Man (although not entirely known)
 * Woman (also not entirely known)
 * Socialite (Also not entirely known)
 * Sinister Branches
 * Pal Hair (Not known)
 * ¬_¬ (It was an ODer face but it no longer for sale)
 * Buddy Baseball Cap
 * Normal Face
 * Frost Guard general (used by girls as a leg or hand, sometimes by boys,and not entirely known)
 * Korblox Mage (rare occurence, used by boys, also not entirely known)
 * Circuit Breaker (rare occurence, used by girls as an arm or leg ,also not entirely known)
 * Angry Zombie (seems to become and ODer item due to what,s under the mouth)
 * Semi Colon Open Paren  (More likely to be an ODer item, due to its "cuteness", worn by clothing designers)
 * Just Trouble
 * YAAAWWN.
 * Yawn
 * Disbelief
 * Tired face
 * Sniffles
 * Cheerful Grin (used by clothing designers)
 * So Funny
 * Wink-Blink
 * Uh Oh
 * Silence (ODers pretend it as a "kissing" face)
 * Valkyrie Helm   (used by mainly cross dressing oders)
 * Lots of clothes and things created by designers like Mxdern.

Criticism
Online dating is unwanted by many ROBLOXians and encouraged by very few people. Aside from not fitting with the kid-friendly nature of Roblox, there is also a risk associated with online relationships; online dating is often seen as a predatory act and, in extreme cases, can result in outside interventions.

Games Encouraging Online Dating
Though ROBLOX's Rules of Conduct prohibit builders from creating games that are designed for players to get together romantically, there are some loopholes to this rule. Often times, modern roleplaying games, though not explicitly stated as a place for online dating, are common places for online daters. Such examples include Roblox High School and a recent trend of places that typically follow the lines of "Adopt and Raise a Baby," or "Have a family in [X] town," etc. Places themed after clubs are also prone to online daters and players who wish to engage in lewd or otherwise sexual acts in-game.

One theory as to the how and why of the "adopt a baby" trend is to promote online dating without actually promoting/advertising/"encouraging" its extremes. For example, if the place was simply called "Have a family" or similar, it would imply that players have to reproduce, which obviously falls within online dating. However, with the "adoption" clause implemented, it is possible to create a place of this likeness without actually raising any real red flags to the moderation team. Long ago, in a deleted forum post, kanni1 explained what are actually ODer things. He said that if players would be ever able to reproduce, that means to create a new user, that means a new account. It is currently impossible to create accounts via other thing except the sign-up page. Also kanni1 explained that what ODer things represent. He said that for example the muscles of the Superhero package are meshes, and the br*as*s are just circles but the post got deleted due to "inappropriate things".

Trivia

 * Many roleplay games experience issues with online daters. Anti-online dating scripts have been created by these game creators that reprimand users who post specific prohibited words. One of these users, Person299, a user famous for his admin scripts, has developed a script that kicks a player if they say a certain word twice.
 * During 2012, ReeseMcBlox, a ROBLOX administrator, released a thread on the forums that explained why online dating is prohibited.
 * Besides Roblox, there are other games in mobile devices that are jam packed with Online Daters/ODers, which is mostly games that are blocky and has light rules that gets broken easily.
 * Many people say 3.0 bodies are ODers.
 * It is unknown if some of the clothing designers of ROBLOX are ODers. However, in this place's comments it seems that Mxdern, a famous clothing designer, is saying words that break ROBLOX rules.
 * This seems that Mxdern Online Dates, and the proof is in that place. Also she was criticized by other guys as well.
 * A thing with Online Daters is that they ask users personal info.
 * It is also known that Mxdern asks in her group QOTD personal info.
 * A rumour says that ROBLOX is encouraging ODing because that accounts didn't get deleted. This thing is currently unknown.
 * As new users log-in, there is more likely that in a day ROBLOX will have more ODers than normal guys.
 * Some ODers are rude, and they act realistic.
 * ODers with BC are dressed "cool" just to attract other people. They ignore the membership aspects and they buy it just for ROBUX.
 * Also, some new ODers or old ODers are not interested in building,
 * A notable game where rich ODers go is Club Sanity by LegendOfGuest.
 * Some ODers use trends like Xx(the name)xX or ii(the name) or even http(the name) why they do this is to look 'cool'.
 * ODers are not interested in ugly items, such as monster things like Overseer's eye. However, a very rare occurrence of and ODer may be a combination of blizzard beast mode, or angry zombie.
 * Currently, ODers tend to use even ugly items from the catalog, such as Angry Zombie.
 * ODers avoid usernames like DarkWarrior and use names like prettygirl20.
 * ODing may affect other people experiences. They reveal personal info, and it makes ROBLOX guys angry.
 * ODers will also avoid Old ROBLOX games, also they seem to be interested in clothes.
 * One day, a user named kanni1 explained in the forums what is actually Online Dating. He got a warning and the post was deleted. This thing may seem that ROBLOX encourage Online Dating and it also got harsh criticism from him and his friends.
 * ODers are also known that they ruin ROBLOX.
 * The personal info seems to be more likely about your age, her bf/gf in real life.
 * Online Dating is very risky. It can lead you to outside interventions such as Skype or Facebook.
 * Despite ODers are reported to ROBLOX, it seems that ROBLOX doesn't do anything.
 * A strange thing seen with Online Daters is that they avoid fighting games and they search for "hot" 2.0 girls.
 * Some users think Online Dating started somewhere in 2013. This seems to be real, as in that time BCs were able to purchase the 2.0 package and hats, but ODers were in a very small number.
 * 1.0 is more commonly being used for ODing. As many 1.0 oders will wear valks, cinnamon hair, Nike clothes, yum faces / bubble gum faces. Why they use expensive items to online date is unknown.
 * Many online daters nowadays are shifting to wearing expensive items to appear cool or attractive. It's mainly common in female oders and cross dressers. The true reason could also to fit in.
 * As it says that the Online Dating is not kid-friendly, lots of kids usually 8-16 are doing it, and they use their real girlfriend/boyfriend as one in ROBLOX. In rare cases, you can see 18+ guys doing it.
 * A very notable thing is that new players online date.
 * Online Dating is one of the most criticised things on ROBLOX, it seems that it is criticsed more than spams and scams, as ROBLOX usually cleans spams or they help scammed people and terminate scammers.
 * The user who made the forum post (now deleted) which explained what are ODer things, hates the whole Timeless group by Mxdern. The reason for this is simple, all members break ROBLOX rules.
 * Sword-fighting (also fighting) groups hate ODers, while fashion groups encourage it. How this works is unknown.