Update to Roblox Groups

I feel like users 13 and under should be able to view the Group wall without the option to post messages. This way, they can also stay updated on the latest news and announcements regarding our project.

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That’s not true. I personally use it a ton for announcements, and there are thousands of old messages I enjoy looking back on. They could just improve it instead of removing it entirely.

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My game was gathering people around it for years, and the group wall was the main source of communication. My players talk to each other, suggest ideas and look for new friends to play with. That was our main advantage versus competitors who have similar games with no community at all. Now, with one update, which once again removing some feature providing no alternative, the years of work of my team can (and probably will) significantly fall apart. I believe with such changes, an alternative must be presented the same time as a feature is removed. I support the intention, but I am heavily disappointed with the way it is currently done.

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I’m pretty sure they’ve renamed it from ‘Exile User’ to ‘Kick User’ now.

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To be honest, for someone who has a game, this could be the last question you’d need to ask. You just add a UI where they can submit their suggestions—that’s literally it.

Also, how good of a feedback you’ll get from someone under 13 is debatable, especially when the majority is already 13+. You need to realize that the real issue here is much more serious than just younger kids giving you suggestions. There are a lot of documented videos about child safety on Roblox, and I recommend watching them.

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roblox be making everything 13+ :cold_face: :cold_face:

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Ban User from group seems like a needed addition to even make groups usable at all.

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This is horrible!!!

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Then that is their fault, not Roblox’s. How do you set your account to <13 on accident?

Personally, I think this is a great update because <13 are the people who usually get scammed (if you are 13+ then it’s your responsibility)

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Honestly this is a great addition, and if you really care that much about feedback, make or get an open source feedback system to put in your game.

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and thats why you pay attention when signing up

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you can chance your age to above 13 so it really doesn’t matter

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I think some of you guys are missing the point. The majority of users under the age of 13 will not contribute positively to a group wall. If you take into account the 1% that do, its not worth having that feature in place for them regardless. It enhances their saftey by restricting the amount of people they can message. Happy Days.

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“too lazy to add new things” and yet in this same announcement they mention a new feature in the works for communication on groups that users of all ages can use… where exactly is this laziness you claim exists?

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I should think it’s laziness to add proper alternatives instead of some cheap new thing that is 100 times worse than the previous feature.

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They have added something proper - users under the age of 13 cannot post on group walls?

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forums sound like not just a proper alternative to the group wall, but also one which will be far better and more flexible than it. I see nothing lazy about it.

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Alot of users lie about their age, and most parents set their kid’s birthday to the one of the parent’s birthday.

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Too lazy to create/rework new/old features instead of removing useful ones. There are multiple better alternatives here.

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Feel free to list a few, I am curious

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