IMVU

I feel it should be banned completely from the PC.

IMVU is a rip off, it's an addiction. My adult daughter is slightly mentally handicapped and is so sucked in by all the fake crapped. She spends half of her SSI buying clothing and other junk just to make this myspace like chatroom rich and it never sinks in that she is giving money away for nothing, She cannot wear those clothes herself or decorate her own home with the fake furniture. Many times she has had to come asking me for food because she spent her grocery money for a stupid card allowing her special credits for the game. Once sucked in by the game it's like a drug where you can never get enough. My daughter has cried when so called friends degrade her if she doesn't keep buying cards to make her avitar more popular, I suppose it is ok for those who can afford it and are mentally stable enough to realize IMVU is not real life but for someone like my daughter it is not good and who ever came up with the game... shame on you for taking advantage of people in the manner you do.

I have been reading the reviews and I noticed that everyone was complaining about the sexual content and innapropriate speech. I have also noticed that almost every review was from a child from the age of 11-13. To me they shouldn't even be on the internet unmonitered. They are still young, I mean im 16 but I'm very mature for my age. But what I'm saying is that young kids can easily attract a virus to your computer by not knowing what they are doing. And yes IMVU can be a little offensive but why is your 11 year old daughter on it? If you do not like your child on IMVU than you can block the side under parental controls. But instead you all want to rant and rave about IMVU being a very innapropriate site. That is your opinion, and the only way that you can see the innapropriate content is, like everyone has been saying, an access pass. You have to have access to a credit card and you have to be 18 years or older with a verefied account. I recommend that a child 14 years or older can play this game with no harm. If they are any younger they shouldn't even be able to type that well and this is a typing software. Us teenagers use it as a hobby, we can show off our virtual avatars and increase our social skills. Yes some people have boyfriends and girlfriends and even some married, but I dont see any harm in that. It's not unhealthy or wierd, sometimes people like your personallity more than your looks and IMVU can be that chance. I have noticed that IMVU was crowded with innapropriate content but know it has switched management and its undergoing alot of changes, and slowly but surely it is correcting all of the innapropriate products and behavior. This is a good past time and it can even get you into development, helping you educationally by teaching you 3d software and design. But I think i've taken up alot of your raving and ranting time and i'll let you go so you can let ur kids on the internet. Oh btw facebook and myspace is no different, people can still have "sexual conversations" with your kids. In conclusion QUIT giving IMVU a hard time. Its a great product and an addicting hobby. Thank you so much :)JessyJeter. Avatar name iKarnage.

I myself go on the site, I love creating the graphics. But, it is NOT a site for kids or even teens...the first thing you are greeted with in most chat rooms is "do you have a webcam?" and I have been asked for photos, I have been asked for my cell number to chat on the phone by men in other countries, I have had very inexplicit sexual desires given to me...by men and woman. It's not a place for kids.