Man arrested for soliciting minor on IMVU

[Kage]

Or at least, a policeman posing as a minor...

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=65274

[WingedZephyr]

Wow   =s Not like I didn't know it happened, but it's weird reading an actual report of it. I wonder if this will make IMVU crack down even more on what's restricted and what isn't...

[Kage]

Wow   =s Not like I didn't know it happened, but it's weird reading an actual report of it. I wonder if this will make IMVU crack down even more on what's restricted and what isn't...

I'm not sure about that, but if you notice, Chat Casts arn't listed on the main page now.

[Maxis29]

reminds me of why we removed the singles board. :umm:

[AngelOfLight0270]

Yeah O_O But Who knows Now What Imvu Will Do now arf

[Azura Brightwater]

Yeah O_O But Who knows Now What Imvu Will Do now arf

Totally over-react of course which is what's going on now. They took down chat casts which is no big loss in my opinion. Tried it once, never again. However, now they are restricting items right and left and lots of people are losing items in their inventory that they paid for with real credits. Meaning that they paid for items that IMVU is now taking way without any compensation to the people who paid real money for those items.

[crustybread5]

Yeah O_O But Who knows Now What Imvu Will Do now arf

Totally over-react of course which is what's going on now. They took down chat casts which is no big loss in my opinion. Tried it once, never again. However, now they are restricting items right and left and lots of people are losing items in their inventory that they paid for with real credits. Meaning that they paid for items that IMVU is now taking way without any compensation to the people who paid real money for those items.

But, what if you want the more mature items, wouldn't you pay for an Access Pass?

Stops those half naked 13 year olds running arouns.

[BethanieStealsCheese]

I agree with that 100%!

Yeah, IMVU should crack down a little more, but let's not overdo it.. I don't feel any sense of loss by the chat casts being eliminated, mostly they were just : "BOYS onlee, having ***" chats that I never went into anyways.

[vista0007]

Stops those half naked 13 year olds running arouns.

I agree with that... I'm 16 and I wouldn't wear what some 13 year olds wear...Not in real life, not on IMVU...
And chat casts are no big loss to me... :umm:

[ephemral]

Chat cast aren't a big loss to me either, but I don't get why they took them down.
Pedos, cops, teens, jerks, noobs, and normal people come with the teritory. It's a chat program.
If they took them down to avoid more attention they're pretty stupid.
Just as with MySpace or Marlyn Manson, any press is good press.
And if you stir up drama it's just going to make it even more popular...

It's retarded if you ask me. That article reeked of attention grabbing desperation.
It almost sounded like an add.

IMVU says it has added other safety features that include terms of service that govern customer interactions, a way for people to report abusive or inappropriate behavior quickly, and it encourages users not to share personal information.

So WHY do they automaticaly reveal your location when you sign up?  :umm:

[WingedZephyr]

So WHY do they automaticaly reveal your location when you sign up?  :umm:

IMVU doesn't think state location is specific enough to matter. Though I agree, people should be giving the option of revealing it or not from the very beginning.

And of course, yeah, we all have to accept that this all comes with the chat service territory. I just wish people would at least play it safe. I've seen (and I'll try to put this as eloquently as possible so I don't break forum rules) people "offering themselves" quite bluntly, and, chat casts or not, their profiles appear plainly on the home page under the "search people" box. I mean, you'd think by now some people would realize that yes, there really ARE perverts lurking around on the internet. Those types of people are just asking for it.

[crustybread5]

So WHY do they automaticaly reveal your location when you sign up?  :umm:

IMVU doesn't think state location is specific enough to matter. Though I agree, people should be giving the option of revealing it or not from the very beginning.

And of course, yeah, we all have to accept that this all comes with the chat service territory. I just wish people would at least play it safe. I've seen (and I'll try to put this as eloquently as possible so I don't break forum rules) people "offering themselves" quite bluntly, and, chat casts or not, their profiles appear plainly on the home page under the "search people" box. I mean, you'd think by now some people would realize that yes, there really ARE perverts lurking around on the internet. Those types of people are just asking for it.

And that's when you hit the "flag this page" button.

[Azura Brightwater]

Chat cast aren't a big loss to me either, but I don't get why they took them down.
Pedos, cops, teens, jerks, noobs, and normal people come with the teritory. It's a chat program.
If they took them down to avoid more attention they're pretty stupid.

Agreed. This current panic by IMVU is funny in a sad pathetic way. It's as if they never had any idea something like this could ever happen. The problem is that now they are punishing their legitimate users and the people who spend money to support IMVU for wahat essentially is a total lack of foresight on the part of the IMVU admins. Right now as it stands I won't be spending another dime on IMVU until IMVU has shown me that it's not run by a bunch of retards. So far it doesn't look too promising.

[WingedZephyr]

So WHY do they automaticaly reveal your location when you sign up?  :umm:

IMVU doesn't think state location is specific enough to matter. Though I agree, people should be giving the option of revealing it or not from the very beginning.

And of course, yeah, we all have to accept that this all comes with the chat service territory. I just wish people would at least play it safe. I've seen (and I'll try to put this as eloquently as possible so I don't break forum rules) people "offering themselves" quite bluntly, and, chat casts or not, their profiles appear plainly on the home page under the "search people" box. I mean, you'd think by now some people would realize that yes, there really ARE perverts lurking around on the internet. Those types of people are just asking for it.

And that's when you hit the "flag this page" button.

That I do, but nobody could ever catch them all that way anyway  

[cybercat]

I wonder if this is why the 'search people' no longer lets you search by state. =P Annoyance!