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Whyville

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age 11+

Based on 27 kid reviews

age 18+

Not Suitable for Children

Don't even bother making an account, because you'll be bullied, harassed, etc. Most of the people are rude, very few nice people, and the graphics aren't very good. I got called annoying, ignorant, etc. when I'm not, and some people said I acted 10-11 years old when I don't and some even said that if they met me in real life they would punch me in the face or something. Stay away from this website, go somewhere else. People are just plain rude on there and I don't know why the heck I even joined when I was 13.
age 12+

Im not good at titles

Being a member since 2006, I have seen Whyville try to get better over the years, although the population has gone down. For those saying that there's swearing,etc. My take on it is that you are allowing your child to be on the internet. Ofcourse there is going to be things that you probably don't want them to see. It's inevitable. With websites like whyville,club penguin, etc, it's the people not the actual website itself. If you want to shelter your kid or think your kid is too young then simply don't let them on. To wrap this up, whyville does the best it can to prevent these activities and make it as safe as possible for your children.

This title has:

Great messages
age 7+

not good game for kids under 7

kids under 7 can be scarde by thy strry plus DIZZYWOOD is colsed

This title has:

Too much violence
Too much swearing
age 8+

Its great!

Whyville is a great game for kids and teens, It teaches players how to make new friends, their own money, work to earn a salary, and even eat a healthy diet! I played whyville for over six years on different accounts and it changed alot since then. Its also very safe, people can get banned for asking private information, to meet in real life or to trade emails or facebooks. I think its great for kids and teens and I encourage everyone to let their kids play this game.

This title has:

Great messages
age 18+

Dont go on

A girl told me she hated me. I called 911 report on alot of people and they didnt think that what these people did were bad. Alot of people cursed at me. If you deide to go on this website then dont forget your password. Its stupid your person has to eat daily. I dont go on this website anymore!

This title has:

Too much swearing
Too much consumerism
age 18+

:)

I think that Whyville is an okay place.I would only recommend it for ages 14 and under

This title has:

Too much swearing
age 12+

For the more mature preteen / teenager.

Very educational site, it has events every day that involve educational value and it varies from --Letter Squash ("In Letter Squash, each round we display a topic, and then a string of letters, which is an in-order smash-up of all the letters in 3 words relating to that topic. The first user to say the three words out loud wins the round."), --Scion Solutions Quiz (Where it teaches about loans, payments, etc.), --Math Expressions, And even more. It has quite a lot of science in it, also. The more you explore this site, the more educational values that you find. And they're even put into fun games! Sometimes, some of these games will give out "clams", which is like the currency/money on Whyville. Though there is a lot of educational value, there are chatrooms, "Y-Mail", and forums in Whyville that are not constantly monitored. There are filters, but some kids make some creative spellings to get around the filters and use inappropriate language. Also, kids can dress up their avatar to look sexual and make sexual gestures in chat. And, along with this, I know many people who have connected on other social networking sites and have shared personal information, despite it being against Whyville's rules. I'd suggest it's for the more mature child, and I would monitor it often if I were a parent.

This title has:

Educational value
Too much violence
Too much sex
Too much swearing
age 12+

perfect for ages 12 years of age to the age of 13,14 years old.

I love it. Kids have a safe website that is educational for ages 12 years of age and up.

This title has:

Educational value
Great messages
age 6+

Good for 3~6 year olds living in a strict christian family.

Lol? This website is stupid as hell. No supervision? You will get reported by anyone and everyone who sees you say ANYTHING that could be considered "offensive" to anyone. You can't say any curse words including "dam" or you'll be banned. You can't even ask people their facebook or you'll be banned. Hell, don't even risk telling them your name. The graphics of this site are total crap, and the rules are so strict you might as well not even get a chat license. No point. Fail game.
age 14+

Only for kids 14+

Chatrooms are NOT constantly monitored, Filters don't catch anything, People talk violently, Sexual behavior (People make their avatar "Have sex" by doing a dance in front or behind them), Kids use special spellings to get around filters ("Faak"), Even though they try to keep people from sharing personal information, they do it all the time. It is also somewhat addictive to kids under 15.

This title has:

Too much violence
Too much sex
Too much swearing
Educational value