Is this wrong?

[dustinmu8655]

Ok well it actually was a long time ago and it happens all the time to me and still haunts me. Now I was in ddl and I love to s/f with highlaff toons for their help. So I saw this toon he was a orange mouse (Name is a popular greeting people always use) So I asked if I could be his friend he said yes and took me to his house. I went there and we did the picture thing to make s/fs. We both introduced ourselves and I told him <my age>. He said sorry kid and xed me. Now another time it happend the adult first said she was scared of being s/fs with kids. IK that some adults are and that they do not like to s/f with kids because they can be anoying/immature. But kids are also conciencious of being s/fs with adults. Everywhere we turn there is adults. More adults then kids on toontown. It is very freaky and very hard to find kid s/fs with high laffs. Sometimes I also x kids younger than me or just way to immature and anoying. But a tip for adults is I think to atleast give some kids chances because some kids are actually very mature and are not like most kids! PLEASE GIVE US A CHANCE!!

Post ur opinions

[Slate]

I really don't care from the age, i even don't always ask. A lot of times i ask only when someone ask me that too... I have a 6 year old friend, and 10, 14, 29, 40, more than 50 and a lot more ages... And evryone is ok. No one make me to be angry, except one friend but he is not sf and i don't know how old he is... I don't see why someone need to sceard, we are only playing...

[Lil' Lily Twinklepop]

Some grown ups feel more comfortable only making sf with other adults.
See Icy's thread for the flip side :]
Lily

[crimson dynamo]

I have had some SFs that are kids. The thing that bothered me the most with them is that they ALWAYS called me to help them on their task. ALWAYS.

So, what is the problem with that? I have my own tasks to work not just your tasks. I am trying to get my laff points higher also.

Another thing they did, they would ALWAYS teleport to me. Without asking. Without looking to see if I was in COG HQ or Dreamland, possibly places they might not need to be. So, here I am fighting a level 9 cog in dreamland then the child would TP to me with their 34 laff mouse and I would have to keep them fulll of laff instead of taking out the cog.

I am still friends with some children because they do not play like that. If you play like what I listed above, then I give you the X.

My advice,

Always ask the big toon if they can help you first. If they ask you what task you are working on tell them. If they say NO, then do not beg, just say thanks and good luck. And go on your merry way.

More advice, always select sell or cash tasks from the HQs. Most toons are working merits or cash bucks to fight VPs and CFOs. If you have one of those tasks, more than likely I would help you.

It is not hard to get your toon to 103 without any friends. I have done it. Now, I realize you are kids and need instant gratifcation, but you must realize that the person on the other end is trying to do their stuff because they have tasks to do, just like you.

If your bossbot task does not mesh with me selll bot task, I really do not want to be there. Because I am accomplishing nothing and just wasting my time.

[Mangla]

Originally Posted by crimson dynamo

I have had some SFs that are kids. The thing that bothered me the most with them is that they ALWAYS called me to help them on their task. ALWAYS. ... I am accomplishing nothing and just wasting my time.

While all that is true. There is another side you have to keep in mind. I will state this as nicely as I can. Adults are subject to rules. Law bots do not take kindly to kids and adults talking together on the internet IN SOME RARE CASES. So instead of taking a risk, the adult wil just not talk to kids except in speed chat, and in some cases not at all. So there are many reasons to not have a kids a friend.

Flip side - Not having an adult as a friend means talking about whatever you want without having one of those mean adults correcting your grammar, asking you to please be quiet, or giving you the "back in my day" speech. Becuase you see, back in my day, the kids had more respect as we walked to school uphill both ways in the snow with only potato sacks to wear and bare feet!

[dustinmu8655]

Well as I said I am not a 34 laff mouse I am a 115 dog and I work pretty dang hard to get that far. Now I wanna make a shoutout to my adult s/f on open John (Baron Von Rattletrap,and Lefty Picklenoodle) Now he has helped me get this far and we helped each other all the time! So u dont have to be so self centered cause it is not bad to help other toons.

[Captain Comet Thunderboom]

Originally Posted by dustinmu8655

Well as I said I am not a 34 laff mouse I am a 115 dog and I work pretty dang hard to get that far. Now I wanna make a shoutout to my adult s/f on open John (Baron Von Rattletrap,and Lefty Picklenoodle) Now he has helped me get this far and we helped each other all the time! So u dont have to be so self centered cause it is not bad to help other toons.

I don't think crimson dynamo is implying being self centered. My toon is 107 laffs. He's finished all his tasks, has 60 fish, about 10 trophies in GSW, and is a Glad Hander in Sellbot and a Penny Pincher in Cashbot. Now that I've finished the main part of the game, my primary focus is getting those Hollywood and Robber Baron suits. Later I'll finish up the loose ends, like fishing and such.

I have several friends on my list who play exactly how crimson has described. They pester you constantly. There are times I'm hearing the 'pssst' sound before my game screen has even appeared. If you refuse to help them because you need merits, or you are going for that last fish, they get upset. The point is, high laff toons are also on the game to have fun. If they are working on tasks that don't match a low laff toons tasks, then if they continually help them work on their tasks, the high laff toon gets nothing done.

On the flipside, if I'm feeling in the mood for a change of pace, I'll snag some Apprentice tasks or some tasks to defeat buildings and help some lower toons finish their tasks. I particularly like to help some in Daisy Gardens get their keys, I know how frustrating it was for me to do it.

I work 40+ hours a week. Nights and weekends are all the time I have to play, and thus what time I get to spend on the game is minimal at best and thus I want to take advantage of it to get what I want done. I can't do that if I'm constantly being pestered. Balancing between helping out others and advancing your own toon becomes difficult, and sometimes sacrifices have to be made.

[auntiejen]

well seems to me they took the time to become SF so something must have seemed appealing like the high laffs they both had and what a waste of time to get x'd after you just became sf with someone regardless of their age, and I am a 'cold caller' and will teleport to toons on my list in times of bordem, cuz tag ur it!

[Slate]

Originally Posted by crimson dynamo

I have had some SFs that are kids. The thing that bothered me the most with them is that they ALWAYS called me to help them on their task. ALWAYS.

So, what is the problem with that? I have my own tasks to work not just your tasks. I am trying to get my laff points higher also.

Another thing they did, they would ALWAYS teleport to me. Without asking. Without looking to see if I was in COG HQ or Dreamland, possibly places they might not need to be. So, here I am fighting a level 9 cog in dreamland then the child would TP to me with their 34 laff mouse and I would have to keep them fulll of laff instead of taking out the cog.

I am still friends with some children because they do not play like that. If you play like what I listed above, then I give you the X.

My advice,

Always ask the big toon if they can help you first. If they ask you what task you are working on tell them. If they say NO, then do not beg, just say thanks and good luck. And go on your merry way.

More advice, always select sell or cash tasks from the HQs. Most toons are working merits or cash bucks to fight VPs and CFOs. If you have one of those tasks, more than likely I would help you.

It is not hard to get your toon to 103 without any friends. I have done it. Now, I realize you are kids and need instant gratifcation, but you must realize that the person on the other end is trying to do their stuff because they have tasks to do, just like you.

If your bossbot task does not mesh with me selll bot task, I really do not want to be there. Because I am accomplishing nothing and just wasting my time.

I agree with you in all, except the last part. Whatever if they are childs or not or how many laff they have, you are not wasting your time when you help to your friends. If your friend need your help and you can help him, so why not? I don't say that if you do a task or someone wait for you and you can't come you need to leave your task, but if you don't do nothing or if you gonna do something that can wait, so i think you need help to your friend, because he is your friend, and this is what friends do. Is not nice to be a friend only when you accomplishing something (but maybe i just didn't understand you, because my english is bad and i don't understand all the words).

[Popcorn Peppermuffin]

Originally Posted by Slate

I agree with you in all, except the last part. Whatever if they are childs or not or how many laff they have, you are not wasting your time when you help to your friends. If your friend need your help and you can help him, so why not? I don't say that if you do a task or someone wait for you and you can't come you need to leave your task, but if you don't do nothing or if you gonna do something that can wait, so i think you need help to your friend, because he is your friend, and this is what friends do. Is not nice to be a friend only when you accomplishing something (but maybe i just didn't understand you, because my english is bad and i don't understand all the words).

BINGO! I remember what it was like to be a low laff toon. I am sure that many of the toons I called for help did not benefit from the task. I have no problem helpinf a friend (or non friend) with a building if I have the time. Finishing a task a day later won't kill me. With that said, I agree that picking sellbot or cashbot tasks makes it easier to say YES.

Also picking DEFEAT xxx COFS ABYWHERE also makes it easier for me to say YES. My fondest TT memories are of a 100+ toon running by while my 50 laff toon was atanding alone in front of the building. When he stopped and said "Would you like some help?" I remember thinking what a great place Toontown was.

Popcorn

[dustinmu8655]

Well I am gonna answer my own question. Yes that is wrong. I dont care what adults say but I think it is exactly the same as descrimination. And adults think there disturbed? Well try being a kid everytime wanting to s/f with someone always ending up being a adult! It is VERY freaky. And now all I say when I make a new s/f is ur a adult right? Before I even ask there age. I am going to estimate about 70% of people on toontown are adults! And 40% of those adults descriminate kids! Its madness!

[Mister Snappy]

The very first time this happened to me, my initial reaction was, that's rude, it's a kids game, you should be accepting of having kid secret friends. But the more and more I look at it, the less and less i care if adults want to only be friends with other adults. I have xd A LOT of people from my friends list, and the ones who are kids I usually x because, well, they never be quiet, and I'm sure adults feel that many kids are immature and by being annoying they are taking away from their playing experience, which is the last thing you want playing a game that is purely for enjoyment.

[MysticDragonstar]

Originally Posted by Captain Comet Thunderboom

I don't think crimson dynamo is implying being self centered. My toon is 107 laffs. He's finished all his tasks, has 60 fish, about 10 trophies in GSW, and is a Glad Hander in Sellbot and a Penny Pincher in Cashbot. Now that I've finished the main part of the game, my primary focus is getting those Hollywood and Robber Baron suits. Later I'll finish up the loose ends, like fishing and such.

I have several friends on my list who play exactly how crimson has described. They pester you constantly. There are times I'm hearing the 'pssst' sound before my game screen has even appeared. If you refuse to help them because you need merits, or you are going for that last fish, they get upset. The point is, high laff toons are also on the game to have fun. If they are working on tasks that don't match a low laff toons tasks, then if they continually help them work on their tasks, the high laff toon gets nothing done.

I have a friend (not a s/f) who "psst" me as soon as she sees me coming on-line.
Most of the time I don't mind helping her, she's in Daisy Garden and we all know how hard some of those tasks are, BUT if I'm in the middle of something please, please, please don't keep bugging me to help you when I'm up to my bunny ears allready.
Right now, I'm trying to get that Love Letter from the Lone Sharks in The Burrr, but I keep getting interrupted.

Originally Posted by Captain Comet Thunderboom

On the flipside, if I'm feeling in the mood for a change of pace, I'll snag some Apprentice tasks or some tasks to defeat buildings and help some lower toons finish their tasks. I particularly like to help some in Daisy Gardens get their keys, I know how frustrating it was for me to do it.

Same with me. My first toon had no help and I was trying to learn to play by myself.

Originally Posted by Captain Comet Thunderboom

I work 40+ hours a week. Nights and weekends are all the time I have to play, and thus what time I get to spend on the game is minimal at best and thus I want to take advantage of it to get what I want done. I can't do that if I'm constantly being pestered. Balancing between helping out others and advancing your own toon becomes difficult, and sometimes sacrifices have to be made.

Try playing with a six year old and a 3 month old.
For me it's Toontown or the crummy Daytime TV.

Captain Comet Thunderboom what time are you on?
I saw you're in West Virigina, I'm in Louisiana.
The only problem is to you I'm a low laff.
Miss Nutmeg, my rabbit is only a 57 laff, but going up fast.

[Super Max Superspeed]

Well im a kid and i got my 64 like you do dustin, and usually i tell people i got a 118 and a 107 and a few other toons around 40-100 and i think i've only been x-ed once cause i was a kid and i am the same age as you. you see its really the adults know that they really wouldnt want their kid being friends with an adult they know over "toontown" and i know because the peson who x-ed me told me that, and i think its most adults reason for x-ing kids, not cause they are immature...

[MysticDragonstar]

Look Mangla said it best,

Adults are subject to rules!!!

I would get a little worried when I would get e-mail from kids over a cartoon a few years ago.
I don't want their parents freeking over their kid talking to a strange adult they don't know.
I would freek if my sons were doing that. Okay?

Having said that,
I know this is a Disney game and that other adults are on, so I hope I would not freek over one of them having an adult s/f.
Even though that will not happen for a few years.
One is 6 years old and the other is only 3 months.