DieRuhe: You know what they say about those who protest too much...
Just...wow. So now mmo's are a gateway to drugs, prostitution, underage sex, and... what, killing puppies?
Quite an interesting opinion you've got there.
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The point I'm making is that game developers, more and more, are forcing gamers into a social environment if they wish to continue their gaming hobby.
Sure, most of us here are middle aged men and I'm quite sure pedo's would be more afraid of themselves getting raped by us...but not all age demographics are appropriate to constantly be online.
Some kid based areas on the net aren't so bad but you still want to discourage less interaction in that fashion.
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deneric: To be fair, this same idea could be used to discourage your children from going to school.
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School is a bit more monitored and the people the kids interact with are in person.