The Pox are fading, I can tell you that... barely anyone has them anymore, compared to how everyone in Whyville used to have them. If you have not got them yet you are lucky, although you never got to try the experience -- but who wants to be sick? That's ICKY!!!
But not just the Why-Pox are slipping, so is Whyville, in the latest issue -- I believe the March 21 issue -- there was an article that startled me! It was from a hacker! Yes, a hacker, he admitted to it. As I recall, he said that he had so many different names that no matter what, he would never be caught. He even cursed in the article and the editor still put it in there.
Then I thought "Well, maybe they are using it as an example not to give out your pass." But the further I scrolled down I realized there was no Editor comment, not like I had expected. If there were an Editor's Note then it would have explained that you should never give out your pass, but the editor said nothing! I know that Whyville would NEVER put cursing in their article, they never have before, in fact they always change words to make it sound good, but not in this article.
Is Whyville slipping? Will the editor PLEASE put this in the next issue and explain to me what is happening?
The Worried and Concerned Whyvillian,
B00TYBABE, a.k.a. hottchild
(that's booty with 2 zeros, not o's, in case you wanna why-mail me, and if you have any information PLEASE PLEASE why-mail me!)
Editor's Note: Many other citizens have expressed the same
worries as you have here, B00tybabe. SkUmBaG68 certainly made an
impression on everyone, and he/she said a lot of terrible things.
The fact is, I published SkUmBaG68's article because I hoped that
it would make clear to our citizens the dangers of giving out passwords.
SkUmBaG68 is not the only "hacker" out there, folks. Are you protecting
yourself properly? Because even your best friend might turn on you
and steal your clams, your face parts, your account. It's happened
before, it's happening now, and it will likely happen in the future.
The only thing you can do to prevent this is to NEVER, EVER give
out your passwords to anyone. As reprehensible as SkUmBaG68 is in
that article, he or she -- like many other people -- can put on
a pretty face when the situation calls for it. Can you see through it?
Yes, SkUmBaG68 cursed a little in his article, and we did publish it.
I felt it was appropriate -- that the shock value might make some
people listen who might not otherwise. Do you feel I shouldn't have
okayed that? Email the Times and let us know, so in the future we'll know
what you think.
In response to the flurry of emails about SkUmBaG68 (and the recent
rush of scam announcements), we have opened up a new section in the Times, called the Scam Alert! Section.
We hope this new source will help keep our citizenry even safer
and more informed!
Times Editor
