Board Thread:ROBLOX help and discussion/@comment-6591198-20140222001309

You see it on the ROBLOX forums. You see it in ROBLOX's long list of popular games. You see it on ROBLOX Wikia's forums. No, not online dating. You are way more likely to come across online dating bashers, ROBLOXians who try (without much luck) to banish all online daters from the ROBLOX community. It's a lot like being in a popularity contest in middle school, except that this middle school has over 6 million active users. To be really honest, I really don't see what all the stigma or harm is about online dating, including on ROBLOX. Sure, it might not be the safest thing to do on the internet, but the site has pretty tight regulations about users giving away personal information.

I can't say I've dated anyone on ROBLOX, but I certainly have online dated people I've met on Instagram, Facebook, and a few shady web forums. I am not that young and naive anymore. The internet has helped me branch out. Actually, I can say the internet has changed who I am, and who I know, and who I call my friends. The internet is an awesome way to meet people -- new friends, new dates. I know there's some people I follow on social media not because I know them, but because they are attractive (*please note I am not talking about children here). We humans are sexualized beings who need something to continue. Although you may never meet some people you are following on Instagram, or even in many cases speak to these people online, seeing a picture of one of them once in a while on your news feed may just keep you going through a very hard and dismal life. For many, the reality is that they live in a community that does not accept who they are.

Luckily with the internet, people have the whole world at their finger tips. On ROBLOX, people meet new people. Friendships start. Participating in ROBLOX's community is like living in a large city of various people and cultures. Most people you meet on the internet you would have never met offline or pre-computer. While some common sense must be taken on the internet (as nobody knows if you are a cat or not), I do not see any harm in young people online dating on ROBLOX. To the naysayers, what harm does safe online dating on ROBLOX have on children? I personally think it is eduational. Online dating teaches one how to date, how to be socially acceptable with partners, how relationships work, and how dating causes a wack load of useless drama in middle school.

Children have to figure out how dating works sometime anyway. The whole sex-ed thing in 5th and 6th grades where you learn about body parts is a joke. The education system is flawed and does not teach you any basic components about how to be in a proper and healthy relationship with a future partner. Sure, kids have friends who think they know everything about dating. But in reality, they don't. I'm not suggesting ROBLOX turn solely into a sex education website, but I am suggesting this; stop harassing ROBLOX's online dating culture! Everyone was young once. Experimenting on an online game monitored by adults can't do any harm if you use common sense, such as keeping it on ROBLOX and on ROBLOX only. Besides, social interaction is good. Being in a relationship with someone is good. It shouldn't be too serious... it's just ROBLOX!

Please feel free to comment and ask questions below, or even debate about this as this is a thread. I'm sorry for my inactivity since I left the wiki's administration team, but I have been very busy with school. =)

Note: As of June 2014 I am an admin again.

PeterPeter5000   