Ganz is committed to keeping WebkinzNewz.com and its forums a safe place for its users. Each comment, topic and reply is moderated by our team to ensure that our posted rules and regulations are followed. Any of the below can result in a post not being approved and/or a member being banned:
DISCLOSING PERSONAL INFORMATION
• Sharing your own or asking for another member’s personally identifiable information such as: name, age, phone number, address, city, state or province, e-mail, etc
• Discussing, suggesting or agreeing to meet other members in person
• Sharing Webkinz World or Webkinz Newz account information (ie: password)
• Engaging in any activity that could disclose your or another member’s identity
DISCUSSING INAPPROPRIATE TOPICS
• Discussing boyfriends/girlfriends
• Discussing alcohol or illicit drugs
• Discussing illegal activities
• Discussing violent acts or topics
• Discussing sexual acts or topics
• Making false claims about being Webkinz World or Webkinz Newz staff (or their relative)
• Discussing other topics deemed unsuitable in Webkinz Newz
DISRESPECTING OTHER MEMBERS
• Engaging in any form of bullying or harassment
• Using mean/rude behavior or language
• Using racial or prejudicial slurs
• Making sexist remarks
• Discussing hateful social attitudes
• Mistreating Webkinz World and Webkinz Newz members in any way
• Engaging in actions that could affect other members’ enjoyment
ENGAGING IN DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOUR
• Making false claims about your personal safety
• Trying to force other members to trade items
• Engaging in spamming
• Abusing the Reporting Tool in any way
• Engaging in any other disruptive behavior
OTHER
• Running competitions with the offer of a prize
• Discussing profiles on other websites
• Discussing subjects not related to the Forum Topic
• Extremely long posts
• Being overly adversarial to Ganz and/or Webkinz.
• Encouraging readers to visit sites other than Ganz-owned sites.
• Asking members to trade with you via KinzPost. All trading activity should occur in the Trading Rooms. See additional rules for trading.
Thanks and enjoy posting on Webkinz Newz comment sections and Forums.
- The Moderation Team
I agree that sometimes long post can’t be helped.. Seems like the same people get there stuff posted while others don’t.. But the rules are to protect us. Just don’t see how the length of our posts matter.. And i’ve sent stuff to people who weren’t delux and needed items to complete their rooms. If i wasn’t delux i would love someone helping me complete my room theme..
I think that they know that People will have long post, i.e. Trade list/ P.S.F. (Pet Special Food) wishlist, but they probably want you to break into smaller sections instead of one long post so people can ask/comment on the post instead of taking up one Page and no one can reply to it. Maybe that’s way?
yeah true true. once i was putting a list of some people’s webkinz pet ideas, and i had to break it up, but i admit it WAS a teenseey bit long XD haha. and i just made a new account so friend me @ Expii, or my older ones Sophie091 and SophiePatM *KISSES*!!!
Hey Ganz,I would like to know what abusing the report tool is.Is that when you falsely /and or miss use the report tool?
You’re absolutely correct.
Thank you Ganz for creating ganz world! :D It’s such a fun place, and I’ve made many awesome friends on here.
Yea, I love ganzworld!!!
I agree Sweetcupcake. I made you as a friend as well as others. *Hugs*
Good and logical rules. What a number of people don’t understand is that there are adults that use this site as well as children. Unfortunately there are some bad apples. The rules are in place so people don’t hurt other people or take advantage of them. Webkinz World, and the other Ganz sites, are games and meant to be fun. That’s what it should be all about… for adults as well as kids.
Here’s a general rule of thumb, and it holds true for adults as well as kids. Don’t say or do anything that you would be ashamed to have your mother read.
lol my mum dosent use a computer that much she wouldn’t read anything here unless i showed her it
Thanks for the message, Ganz! I think most people don’t intend to make negative posts, but it never hurts to get a reminder. Maybe, if everyone reads their own posts before submitting them, a lot of issues could be prevented. Keep the posts respectful, like something you would like your grandmother to read. . . ;-)
thank you ganz. for this post, i have a question, when you go to the club house on webkinz. about almost everytime i talk to someone, it says this is not right well i forget the exact words it says , but i wouldn’t say anything out of the way, i can just say hello how was your day, or anything and i get a sign, so I don’t never say anything anymore to no one, except Miss Birdy i always say hello and thank her for her gifts, does this happen to others? thank you ganz.
ADULTS, DON’T FORGET THAT YOU ARE NOT COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER ONLY. MY KIDS MANY TIMES COMPLAINED THAT SOME WEBKINZ ARE VERY RUDE IN CLUBHOUSE AND TOURNAMENT ARENA, I AM ASSUMING THAT THEY HAD TO DEAL WITH ADULTS. AT LEAST NOT IN REGULAR CLUBHOUSE FOR KIDS. BE KIND!!!!!!!!!
Very interesting comment, though I fear the situation is in reality the reverse of this. Advice to parent: give it a try and see for yourself…Also, tell your kids to report…there is no excuse for rudeness in WW :)
Hi Moderation Team, I am trying to report a major problem in Webkinz right now. Many people in the Trading Room are scamming other people into thinking they have estore points when they really do not. I have already lost several items to these people and it is very upsetting. If it is possible for you guys to look into this and maybe create a way to safely trade estore points or to punish you if you do scam, it would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry to hear that magikpup1, I hear that many people do this type of thing, Maybe Ganz should look into it and create something for trading e-store points, but their probably not much they can do about it. Once you give away a item through KinzPost it is theirs (trust me it’s not fair I’ve been scam before, but not for e-store points). I would suggest that you avoid more of these types of “Trades” to avoid losing more items. Hope this Helps
Tough job you have Ganz!! THANKS:)
Yes, yes ,yes!!! :D Many THANKS!!!
WW moderators, I think you folks do a pretty good job, overall; you seem to use good sense and pretty good judgement. I appreciate that you realize, with such a wide age range of players, that there will be miscommunication and innocent mistakes, due to ignorance of double entendre and generational slang! How would we be warned, other than not being posted, if we seriously blundered, and were in danger? Thanks.