Online dating

Online Dating (commonly abbreviated as ODing) on ROBLOX is the act of having romantic or sexualized discussions within an online game via chat. People who online date are known as online daters (commonly abbreviated as ODers). Online dating is strongly discouraged in various internet communities, including ROBLOX. Online dating is against ROBLOX's Rules of Conduct, and anyone who participates in said activities risks getting banned.

Over the past few years, multiple stereotypes have formed regarding online daters. Online daters are typically stereotyped as dressing as realistically as possible and looking like a human; 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. Many so-called "ODer items" already exist, as several kinds associate ODers with the items as stereotypes. In addition, there are "name trends" in the names of ODers, which is another stereotype about ODers based on certain letters and words that are found in ODer names often. These include Xx [NAME]xX, ii [NAME], xOmq [NAME], Http[NAME], and Official[ NAME].

Example: OfficialJohnMorrison is a stereotypical "ODer" name.

Items Known As "ODer items" within the Roblox Community
The following items are all known to be stereotypical items worn by stereotypical ODers:
 * Robloxian 2.0
 * Black And Red
 * Cinnamon Hair
 * America's Sweetheart
 * Golden Hair
 * Snake Eyes
 * Traffic Cone
 * Superhero
 * I Didn't Eat That Cookie
 * Mr. Chuckles
 * Chill
 * Beautiful Hair for Beautiful People
 * Shiny Teeth
 * Charming Brown-haired Fellow
 * Blond Charmer
 * Ravenhaired Charmer
 * Awkward....
 * Braces
 * Sigmund
 * Trashcan Warrior
 * Doge
 * Man
 * Woman
 * Socialite
 * Sinister Branches
 * Pal Hair
 * ¬_¬
 * Buddy Baseball Cap
 * Semi Colon Open Paren
 * Just Trouble
 * YAAAWWN.
 * Yawn
 * Disbelief
 * Tired face
 * Cheerful Grin
 * So Funny
 * Wink-Blink
 * Uh Oh
 * Silence
 * Blue Jade Necklace
 * Heeeeeey...
 * Whistle
 * Know-It-All Grin
 * Drool
 * Cutiemouse
 * Skeptic
 * Bandit
 * Canadian Beanie
 * Paper Hat
 * Midnight Shades
 * Classic Swordpack Throwback
 * :D
 * Winky
 * Empyrean Reignment
 * Frost Guard General Limbs
 * Pirate Right Leg

Criticism
ODing is one of the most criticized things on and about ROBLOX. It 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. So, pedophiles and child predators may try ODing to lure in children and get info about them off of ROBLOX.

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. Such examples of common online dating hotspots include roleplaying games, Girls Only games, and middle and high school games. 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 red flags to the moderation team, although where the babies would actually come from could be considered, as they would have to be born from a woman to come to life. And for a woman to get pregnant with a baby, sexual actions would have to occur. ROBLOX still never mentions this, and keeps games that use the implementation of the "adoption" clause up on the front page.

Trivia

 * Because of the many games that experience issues with Online Dating, anti-online dating scripts have been created by game creators and scripters 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.