Quizilla

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Common Sense Media says

User-submitted polls and stories, some with sexual content.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
not for kidsNOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this site rates content from "E" (everyone) to "A" (adult). It's easy to find the adult stuff using keyword searches, including the seemingly innocuous tag "lemon" (it's really an anime code word for sex). Some of the "citrus" content includes fan fiction, in which (for example), there are fantasy sex scenes with Draco Malfoy. Pornography and sexually explicit content isn't supposed to be allowed. The official Web site policy says the list of excluded content includes "sex stories, pictures, movies, and graphic and explicit written depictions of sex. This also includes violent and graphic descriptions of rape and other assaults." Yet, at the time of review, the site featured numerous stories of this nature that included graphic sex, as well as incest and rape.


What's it about?

QUIZILLA offers teen-generated quizzes, stories, and poems. The subjects are heavy on the pop culture side, with a smattering of anime, fantasy, and dragons thrown in for good measure. Site visitors rate the user-submitted content, so it's easy to find the most popular and highest-rated material. You can also find topical content based on the "tags" (subject headings) teens assign to their submissions. To create quizzes of your own, you need to become a member. It's free, but you have to be at least 13. Members can also have their own online profiles and journals as well as contact each other.


Is it any good?

 

A site aimed at teens is never going to be all sweetness and light, but this one doesn't even meet its own acceptable-content submission policy. Pornography and sexually explicit content isn't supposed to be allowed. The site's list of excluded content includes "sex stories, pictures, movies and graphic and explicit written depictions of sex. This also includes violent and graphic descriptions of rape and other assaults." Yet, at the time of review, numerous stories of this nature were on the site, some featuring graphic sex, as well as incest and rape. There is evidence that the site is policed for content that shouldn't be there, but the task of keeping up with all of the submissions (several thousand per day) is like one of the labors of Hercules.

To its credit, the site admits that its users "make and post quizzes and journals that discuss a wide range of very important and serious issues." Accordingly, it provides links to various sites on suicide prevention, eating disorders, sex education, and more.


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This review was written by Conny Coon
Teen, 14 years old
April 9, 2008
 
I love this site!
I love Shaman King, but it is like PHHHFFTTTT...Gone......Lol...I searched for it on Google and I saw quizilla. I clicked the link and I now I LOVE IT!!! I like forums...but I can't log onto it for some reason but I can log onto quizilla....>

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Adults only
THis should be adults viewing only.

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Teen, 17 years old
April 9, 2008
 

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Teen, 18 years old
August 21, 2010
 
Acceptable For Anyone Over 13.
First of all, I have no idea what the site means by it shows porn... never seen it or heard anything of it on Quizilla... but oh well. :) I think Quizilla is pretty neat. The only thing I think could use some help is the fact that the site allows open communication between users of the site. You can message whoever you want, and they're aren't strict privacy settings on blogs and quizzes. However when used in the right hands, I think Quizilla is an O.K. system for posting original stories and quizzes for anyone over 13.

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Teen, 17 years old
April 9, 2008
 
Addicting!
Once you start you can't stop. It is highly entertaining and I just got off of this site to tell you the truth. It takes a while to know how to make quizzes and stories but you feel great when you get something right. (or at least I do) I don't see anything wrong with this site because there are warning ratings.

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Teen, 15 years old
August 24, 2010
 
Perfect for kids 12+, maybe even 11+ (if slightly more mature)
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, Quizilla is PERFECTLY, 100% fine, they updated it, there's a report this button, lemons aren't always (necessarily) up on the story section, you have to delibrately search for it. Please, I'm a MEMBER, I'm 13, and this site is 100% fine, I can't even fathom how they say that this is 16+, please, they want you to be 13+ to join, but I've heard and seen nine year olds on there. Granted, there's stuff in the quiz section that is like (___ Minutes in Emo Heaven ;) ) type of stuff, but the quizzes are horrible anyways, so... Not to mention the fact that it's GEARED towards children. What you WOULD need to be worrying about, was before the 'relaunch', in 2008. They had forums, and, well, people were mean, but, sorry, tough. That's LIFE. Yeah, you'll get those obnoxious, "OMFG WHY ARE YOU REPORTING OUR LEMONS?! DON'T LIKE IT, DON'T READ IT!!!", members, but, again, tough. I hate lemons also, but as long as you're a member, you can report it. The site's geared towards young teens, more than anything. Yes, there's many friendly users, and yes, there's a few rude ones, but again, that's the internet. Probably the safest site that I'VE been on, and the most addicting and "friendly" too. Please, MIBBA's more "dangerous" than this. I love Quizilla! They got rid of the "MA" rating A LONG TIME AGO, after the relaunch, so the only rating they have there are 1,2,3,4, and 5 star ratings, that's it. All you need to worry about the lemons, and well, just report them. After the whole "lemon war" with ant-lemoners and pro-lemoners, it's died down quite a bit. Quizilla= 100% okay!

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Teen, 16 years old
April 9, 2008
 
I loooooooove this site!
It's a good site for enspiring writers! It's a great way to express who you are without anyone knowing who you are. You can also make a difference on others. (ex: telling people not to cut, that they're actually great writers even if they think they're not.) The "lemons" are an issue though, I'm not going to pretend they aren't. Still, everythinks a-ok as long as parents monitor their kids.

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Teen, 18 years old
April 2, 2011
 
Gone to the Dogs.
I've used Quizilla since 2006, and back then it was amazing. There were many talented writers, poets, and lyricists as well as many interesting tests and quizzes. Unfortunately, it's all gone down hill in recent years (especially after the layout change). It's frustratingly difficult to find a story with interesting characters that doesn't feature a Mary-Sue (a term used to describe perfect female characters) or Gary-Stu (male version of Mary-Sue). As if that wasn't enough, it's next to impossible to find a creation that has decent spelling and grammar.

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Teen, 16 years old
November 4, 2009
 
There is some bad stuff on the site, but if you use the brain you have, and you don't click on titles that sound sketchy than you should be fine.

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Kid, 10 years old
April 16, 2011
 
Some younger kids shouldn't go to this website, but I go to it.
Well in quizzes it allows them to do anything you want. You can cuss, mention sex, say sexual things, talk about partying and gambling, and you can put up any image you want, which could have pornography! When I took a quiz, a picture of a woman in a Santa-Claus bra and mini-skirt popped up. Think before your kids go on this website.

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This review was written by Conny Coon
Genre:Creating

This review was written by Conny Coon

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