Abusing paintboard now lol we are upset. We are adults. If you see or go somewhere you don't like then leave.
It just another way for them to drive us all out.
I will never spend money again. I hope that their goal because they simply greedy and ruined it slowly after 2016 and fast as possible now.
Why invest more.
Nope.

Outcome is to deal with ppl as reported if ppl to childish to just avoid what they dont like and enable them again but this some sideways way drive up prices without board sales ect. Greed always the reason. They don't conduct themselves with ethics anyway. Don't trust a thing they say. It about money. Everything about money. All the crap they take and all this invo updating and invo no better lol. What we needed is a way see what in or out store anyway. We could have some unvaultings for Sunday sales it all just discusting now. Whatever when they act like this I do not spend money, they don't create anything cute anymore anyway. I see another vacation or fairy theme im out for good. I hope they are happy what a joke. Their loss I wont spend a penny until or if it fixed lol. Why would i you can't sell anything without the boards lol. Honestly I don't care close the game whatever. All money I spent it close fast anyway. Never again. I sell junk in ah until it closes.

Star (187630740) wrote:Outcome is to deal with ppl as reported if ppl to childish to just avoid what they dont like and enable them again but this some sideways way drive up prices without board sales ect. Greed always the reason. They don't conduct themselves with ethics anyway. Don't trust a thing they say. It about money. Everything about money. All the crap they take and all this invo updating and invo no better lol. What we needed is a way see what in or out store anyway. We could have some unvaultings for Sunday sales it all just discusting now. Whatever when they act like this I do not spend money, they don't create anything cute anymore anyway. I see another vacation or fairy theme im out for good. I hope they are happy what a joke. Their loss I wont spend a penny until or if it fixed lol. Why would i you can't sell anything without the boards lol. Honestly I don't care close the game whatever. All money I spent it close fast anyway. Never again. I sell junk in ah until it closes.

You have a right to be upset --we all are

let me try to smooth this over a tiny bit - not too much because honesty you made good point

but the laws are changing rapidly connected to this sort of abuse and while when I started it was an adult game; it is listed and rated as a teen venue

as such human nudity is out of the question on anything

because BVG lets us have a lot of free rein and counts on players to police themselves ... they didnt do much -- and it dont think it was a wide spread issue. As bvg put it a few spoiled it for the rest of us -

so imagine you head to work the officers of the court show up with legal papers stating that they are collecting information for a possible legal action - why and what do you do and how much time do you have to make those choices

this is simply a guesstimation - but I would guess given they did something they didnt want to do and hurt alot of loyal fans in the process. Very innocent people that never knew those boards were there were deeply hurt by this action ... so my guess is they didnt just decide for giggles to do it....and we will be told more as they are able to and it unfolds

but anyone and everyone that knew and said nothing - those that took part and support all this -- those are the folks we might want to focus our frustrations on. I hate to say it; but it was our community that let us down - not bvg .... most of us play more then on game; we know the rules we know adult behavior only belongs behind age verified servers and yet they push and pushed. Could have been organized to hurt BVG, it's possible. I'm not ruling it out; they lost their income source; and revenge is their fav method of control.

So all the art done by my friend Sussu who no longer plays this game that i boiught from her years ago is now gone forever because someone recently drew a dirty picture and removing all paint board art was your solution?

i broke my wrist so cannot use my normal hand to express what i think about this. probably just as well. But i will be bqck iin US tomorrow and will get someone to reply for me. use your imagination for now.

Adeline (113719515) wrote:So all the art done by my friend Sussu who no longer plays this game that i boiught from her years ago is now gone forever because someone recently drew a dirty picture and removing all paint board art was your solution?

i broke my wrist so cannot use my normal hand to express what i think about this. probably just as well. But i will be bqck iin US tomorrow and will get someone to reply for me. use your imagination for now.

ouch sorry about the hand .. I will use both of mine in the fine finger salute -- because youre right ! a few spoiled if for the rest of us ... and BVG might have been able to stay on top of it; but we cant second guess that ... but we know for sure who to blame; those doxxing, breaking tos, and more then that - if it was just tos; they would have spend a few days and kicked them off - we have to wait

in the mean time -- I can promise you more then one of us would like to flip off a entire slew of folks that might have prevented this .... me and my fingers are headed out -- I just dont want anyone to think their feelings on this arent valid - because they are. There is more emotion and heart break in this then i think we are even seeing yet

You know, I am an older player. I like traditional decor. I don't know how to code. Gee, I thought we were all here to decorate and dress up. I have NO idea what Beatrice just said. I know she said a lot, but what did it mean?

Beatrice (178761483) wrote:

Adeline (113719515) wrote:So all the art done by my friend Sussu who no longer plays this game that i boiught from her years ago is now gone forever because someone recently drew a dirty picture and removing all paint board art was your solution?

i broke my wrist so cannot use my normal hand to express what i think about this. probably just as well. But i will be bqck iin US tomorrow and will get someone to reply for me. use your imagination for now.

ouch sorry about the hand .. I will use both of mine in the fine finger salute -- because youre right ! a few spoiled if for the rest of us ... and BVG might have been able to stay on top of it; but we cant second guess that ... but we know for sure who to blame; those doxxing, breaking tos, and more then that - if it was just tos; they would have spend a few days and kicked them off - we have to wait

in the mean time -- I can promise you more then one of us would like to flip off a entire slew of folks that might have prevented this .... me and my fingers are headed out -- I just dont want anyone to think their feelings on this arent valid - because they are. There is more emotion and heart break in this then i think we are even seeing yet

years and years ago Polygon did a halloween witch of me and that is gone too!!! And . all the art i had that Teddy Pink did. We used to have auctions of her and Sussu's work - Andrew attended somne of them. This is hateful. i am in germany where i fell on the 7th - finally getting flight back to .uS tomorrow. Came here on 6th so had no idea about this

My beautiful lhasa apsos have passed and now my paintboard of them in front of one of my homes is gone too.

barbara (5109872) wrote:With everything happening in this world I dont blame Yoworld for taking away the boards, even though for so many of us they were wonderful to use for nice pics etc. Once you start seeing the boards were being used for personal, political beliefs it became no fun. I use this game for relaxing, having fun. It was great having this one really awesome thing on here for years, its just sad that we are losing it because people couldnt follow the rules.

So, are you saying this was because of political boards & personal beliefs in the game from players? And you seem to know the rules on what specifically can and cannot go on the boards because I dont see that rules on politics? Please direct me & others to these BVG rules. Personally I dont do politics, I dont care for either side but have seen political boards or at least art and images on here political wise-- and what do you mean politics-- YW has a white house on here with Obamas picture in a frame and more lol and masks. And this game is full of personal views and sexual preferences diversity and everything else where have you been under a rock?. I bypass ignore what I am not interested in and go about my day- if my friends are in politics, some are- or have a board of such -----how is it ruining my day & game? This would be something to find out ------that this had soemthing to do with the boards disabled du eto political art lol as someone just the other day had a hissy over paint board artists producing Trump art---by requests from many they were selling like hot cakes it looked like and you know what I did? Nothing, I continued to enjoy my game. But someone threatened to report after seeing the boards that also had pride month and other diversity the paint board artsist would make Biden as well they dont care tehy sell a variety least the ones I know personally. Is Diversity not allowed on here? Since when? Diversity belongs to ALL not only some or not only for some. ALL. People worrying about what other people are doing in the real world ---let alone worry about such ridiculousness on here over a political board or art - well they kill the joy for others usually. Nobody cares what you didnt want to see, you didnt have to see could just stay in your homes stare at the walls or visit your friends that dont have boards that might upset you. Go to Vinnys! Go have a coffee. Go fishing. lol Its that simple.

My whole game was based on boards my galleries my events MANY tours, many themes and scenes my showcases my 25+ room avatar shop selling my grandson memorial, Pictionary with friends. Hundreds or rooms scenes themes wrecking ball went through no way I could ever clean up BVGs destruction no compensation. Keep the apologies and excuses and all the rest. My game was obliviated everything I have done or do or would have done-- gone poof. Im not so easilyy enetertained like some I guess decorating house after repiticious house with all the restyled items I needed more of substance and I did my own thing on much --many of us do and thats why we did imaging and paint boards 90+% part of our game. You obviously were not affected nor your game was killed off dead, so frankjly my dear, I just dont give a dam* how you feel its not about you. VIP subscription canceled. All the yocash deals Ive invested into this game a dthen some and time no more, now me and my closest group of friends rare planning my Bon Voyage party soon. My departure. They will wave me off as I sail away acros the blue sea into the sunsetNothing to stay on for no gaming- its gone. Years playing thsi account and an old account i recovered thsi year I had lost access to started all over in 2020 from scratch and now this yall wnat me to start all over a 3rd time on thsi game lol not going happen. A lot invested $$$$ time heart and therapeutical and enjoyment. An end of an era, end of a chapter just like that and not only for me. Impacts will be felt eventually from this blow. Im sure with all the cancellations of memberships and I see many say not buying yocash anymore and some are leaving nothing left to stay for. Bravo! Way togo! That flourishes the game eh? What did somel think would happen after this huge blow obliviating a portion of players whole gaming. Its been fun but the party for some.... is over. The day BVG killed the game for a few.

What are we singing? Ive so had the urge lately to hold hands and sing Na... Na...Na... Na... Hey...Hey..Heyyyy......song.

Robyn VIP (8132649) wrote:Should we hold hands and sing?

Nita (114766277) wrote:You know, I am an older player. I like traditional decor. I don't know how to code. Gee, I thought we were all here to decorate and dress up. I have NO idea what Beatrice just said. I know she said a lot, but what did it mean?

It means the sh*t hit the fan and seems knows more than we do, hmmm

Obviously BVG found some images on some paint boards that they couldn't accept as an organization, and that mattered more than the player satisfaction of every single player using them for fun. Whatever it is so sensitive that they cannot disclose the actual reason behind it. And any guess as to what it is, is just as valid as any other guess. But no player knows for certain - not even my know it all azz.

So our options are the same as they always are. Deal with it or move on. You can vent if it makes you feel better, but it's obviously not changing. BVG has said they will be doing something to try to compensate us for the losses, but we aren't getting paint boards back. For that matter, I doubt we get anything like them back. We can't be trusted to post self created content within the game.

It's an awful thing for Yo to endure. I enjoy paint boards and how they were used to extend creativity in decorating. I will miss that very much. I too have some that were gifts or purchases from Yos that are no longer in this world. I was super angry at first and spit some venom, but I am resolved that whatever caused it, was serious enough to warrant the decision. BVG has too much to lose to do it just to irritate the chit out of all of us.

I have made it to Acceptance in the grief process. I hope you find it too.

Chill (126579776) wrote:Obviously BVG found some images on some paint boards that they couldn't accept as an organization, and that mattered more than the player satisfaction of every single player using them for fun. Whatever it is so sensitive that they cannot disclose the actual reason behind it. And any guess as to what it is, is just as valid as any other guess. But no player knows for certain - not even my know it all azz.

So our options are the same as they always are. Deal with it or move on. You can vent if it makes you feel better, but it's obviously not changing. BVG has said they will be doing something to try to compensate us for the losses, but we aren't getting paint boards back. For that matter, I doubt we get anything like them back. We can't be trusted to post self created content within the game.

It's an awful thing for Yo to endure. I enjoy paint boards and how they were used to extend creativity in decorating. I will miss that very much. I too have some that were gifts or purchases from Yos that are no longer in this world. I was super angry at first and spit some venom, but I am resolved that whatever caused it, was serious enough to warrant the decision. BVG has too much to lose to do it just to irritate the chit out of all of us.

I have made it to Acceptance in the grief process. I hope you find it too.

NOPE. I have had way too many losses in the last 6 years and this one stings too much. Yes some of my boards were of dead pets. Some were gifts my Hootie friend Jen made of our HootieHog group in our owl+hedgehog costumes (several of those people have since passed), many more were specific ones I had commissioned her to make for me -- esp the personal ones of my Scraps character & the ones for my Wizard of Oz train & of Elmer the Elephant. I know I had some others scattered amongst other properties, most images were of things not made in YW. One example was my "Surrender Dorothy" sign in the sky above my Oz train. I had a couple of recent boards that Skull made for me. All gone. I had an Easter mural of the Old Rugged Cross. Gone. My Hootie friend Jeffy also had a Wizard of Oz tour (a huge, elaborate, beautifully done one) & many other tours. He had hand-drawn some pictures in tribute to his father. All those are gone. He estimated at least 80 properties of his are "ruined." He was also hurt before that by all the vaulting because he's one of the picto artists (create images out of assorted in-game items). I have many other friends whose tours and tribute rooms are empty. There's no price that can repay this.

Sw33tCandy NF2G (170644823) wrote:

Nita (114766277) wrote:You know, I am an older player. I like traditional decor. I don't know how to code. Gee, I thought we were all here to decorate and dress up. I have NO idea what Beatrice just said. I know she said a lot, but what did it mean?

It means the sh*t hit the fan and seems knows more than we do, hmmm

wasn't me ... but imma avid reader. Didn't take long to start to piece some of this ... reports on discord of doxxing etc.

It doesn't matter what we think. If it was done to protect a grown person or child, if it was due to any gross pics or politics well so be it. Whatever the reasons all that matters is what Andrew said they (HAD) to do it!!! "HAD" is the key word, so no matter what we say it will NOT change that decision it (HAD) to be done. Hackers are everywhere doxing info, so if that is the case I'm sure they feel it was a must.

I understand venting it's understandable, but anything that is said here is just speculation to FACTS we know nothing about the real reasons. There is only one way anyone could know the why's is they'd have to be involved in some way.

JulieHootieScraps (108384802) wrote:

Chill (126579776) wrote:Obviously BVG found some images on some paint boards that they couldn't accept as an organization, and that mattered more than the player satisfaction of every single player using them for fun. Whatever it is so sensitive that they cannot disclose the actual reason behind it. And any guess as to what it is, is just as valid as any other guess. But no player knows for certain - not even my know it all azz.

So our options are the same as they always are. Deal with it or move on. You can vent if it makes you feel better, but it's obviously not changing. BVG has said they will be doing something to try to compensate us for the losses, but we aren't getting paint boards back. For that matter, I doubt we get anything like them back. We can't be trusted to post self created content within the game.

It's an awful thing for Yo to endure. I enjoy paint boards and how they were used to extend creativity in decorating. I will miss that very much. I too have some that were gifts or purchases from Yos that are no longer in this world. I was super angry at first and spit some venom, but I am resolved that whatever caused it, was serious enough to warrant the decision. BVG has too much to lose to do it just to irritate the chit out of all of us.

I have made it to Acceptance in the grief process. I hope you find it too.

NOPE. I have had way too many losses in the last 6 years and this one stings too much. Yes some of my boards were of dead pets. Some were gifts my Hootie friend Jen made of our HootieHog group in our owl+hedgehog costumes (several of those people have since passed), many more were specific ones I had commissioned her to make for me -- esp the personal ones of my Scraps character & the ones for my Wizard of Oz train & of Elmer the Elephant. I know I had some others scattered amongst other properties, most images were of things not made in YW. One example was my "Surrender Dorothy" sign in the sky above my Oz train. I had a couple of recent boards that Skull made for me. All gone. I had an Easter mural of the Old Rugged Cross. Gone. My Hootie friend Jeffy also had a Wizard of Oz tour (a huge, elaborate, beautifully done one) & many other tours. He had hand-drawn some pictures in tribute to his father. All those are gone. He estimated at least 80 properties of his are "ruined." He was also hurt before that by all the vaulting because he's one of the picto artists (create images out of assorted in-game items). I have many other friends whose tours and tribute rooms are empty. There's no price that can repay this.

You're a 1000percent correct...it's a loss for every player. Huge loss that I hope we can in some way recover from. But until we know, I'm trying to give bvg the benefit of the doubt. We know from what was said we paid for the crime of the few. Yup. Now we both know that if there had been time they could have cleaned up those accounts....but in the end. That might not stop it ... I'm trying to see it from the side of the guy fighting those who openly stated their goal is to see bvg closed.

will they get rid of the alphabet petals as well?
i mean, if we can write anything we want with those petals, those could be used against ToS as well right? (doxing)

i'd like a new way to create words, not lying on the sand/ground, but used against a wall as a sign of various specifications (color/size/translucent bg, etc).
i wish they could somehow make a way to create signs and avatar npcs (others have suggested this in the past).

that is, IF this game can survive such devastating losses.
my losses were so insignificant compared to most of you posting in this thread,

my heart goes out to all who lost their images and years of work and memories

Captain T (111117986) wrote:

Beatrice (178761483) wrote:

FriDa (2719650) wrote:THIS IS WRONG! We paid money for the boards and money for the artists that design them. This is the same as us paying money for a couch and you taking it back because someone abused the couch??!! Why do we have to pay the price of others who brake the rules? BVG you are going down the wrong business road. You are also abusing us by stealing what we paid for in your game. I have as of today and after 16 years in this game LOST ALL RESPECT OF YOUR COMPANY!

try to remember as much as you can .. hoping they will compensate you correctly

it's ok to be frustrated, I had a little cry yesterday - because I realize just what amazing part of our world is now gone.

And it was taken from us; but not by BVG I dont feel they had a choice in this

this Frida is where u get to thank those players that have worked endless hours in the pursuit -- that is to pull BVG under water. They broke the rules, were given the correct treatment and the resentment they carry has not endded These players are in other games you play as well - some are good at coding and make honest money in some platforms and in others they simply bend and break the rules.

those who created this mess did it with intent; BVG im sure as we speak are looking for ways to assure legally they are unable to do this again to us (the reasoning behind not really being able to tell us more - they themselves are now in a legal battle and cant)

So know, we all feel your pain. Yoworld has many many great and wonderful people. So you might never meet. their joy is in their homes and their small circle. There use to be alot of people like that; I'm hoping we can create a welcoming culture that see's a return as players life's allow - lets be honest, sometimes real life just gets in the way of a few hours of relaxation

Hang in there ok please, lets give them a chance to try to explain and help us (like me non techy sort of non code person ) understand just why and how we are going to move forward into our 'brave new world'

It's still skeptical, in my opinion. Paint boards existed a little bit later since BVG took over Yoville from Zynga, when was around maybe 2015-2016. If the misuse of the Paint boards were really critically influential to the community, why did the judiciary entities had to wait around 8-9 years to do such legal action, until June 2024, instead of banning paint boards immediately at that time?

Besides, if this is really a legal decision from the lawyers/judiciary court, BVG should show us the legal letter from the lawyers or even the prohibition from the judiciary court, if such a judgment has already made, telling us directly that this is a legal decision. By doing so, at least they can clarify their decision. We can all understand BVG's dilemma of disabling PB. However, in their explanation on the forum, it was just too vague, and the disabling of PB was all of a sudden. They had not given us any notice or warning before they disabled the PB. They're just making people angry and desperate. More hatred has been made to the people.

I don't know the law in the US coz I'm not a US citizen. Anyone understands US law law, please feel free to correct my thought, if I misunderstand how the lawyers take legal action / judiciary court make judgment in the country.

"It's still skeptical, in my opinion. Paint boards existed a little bit later since BVG took over Yoville from Zynga, when was around maybe 2015-2016. If the misuse of the Paint boards were really critically influential to the community, why did the judiciary entities had to wait around 8-9 years to do such legal action, until June 2024, instead of banning paint boards immediately at that time?"

Because a specific serious crime that had not occurred before now occurred and/or the crime that now occurred was brought to the attention (now) of law enforcement or resulted in a current lawsuit and/or because what occurred now was significant enough of some kind of cybercrime or criminal/civil offense that brought forth legal action and/or even if unreported, the cybercrime threatened the data of BVG even without legal action. Not every abuse amounts to anything requiring legal action or a complete threat to the entire company. Not every abuse is noticed even if criminal and even if criminal might not be reported. Because it happened this time, this time right now, if it is something of sorts that has been speculated.

(Typing this with serious body inflammation and pain so hope it made sense.)

Loie (9730540) wrote:will they get rid of the alphabet petals as well?
i mean, if we can write anything we want with those petals, those could be used against ToS as well right? (doxing)

i'd like a new way to create words, not lying on the sand/ground, but used against a wall as a sign of various specifications (color/size/translucent bg, etc).
i wish they could somehow make a way to create signs and avatar npcs (others have suggested this in the past).

that is, IF this game can survive such devastating losses.
my losses were so insignificant compared to most of you posting in this thread,

my heart goes out to all who lost their images and years of work and memories

If this a required legal action as a number of us guess at, they likely had to immediately remove all the PB medium because it involved:

A. Some ability for something to be uploaded to BVG via PB that was hacking exploit code threatening BVG data (the person who mentioned it before or anyone else who understands this stuff better than merely X led to Y please explain like i am toddler).
B. Some serious crime resulting in law enforcement or court ordering BVG to immediately, and entirely, remove the medium that contains old code that cannot be remedied and that cannot be monitored site-wide per every account and every paint board.

It is entirely possible that they might be weighing in things like eggs or petals etc depending on what the abuse was that involved PB, if those also use old code that cannot be remedied. It would be nice for them to give us some current up-to-current-code items that can be used in the same way PBs/eggs/petals are used but without any serious potential for serious level abuse. They could even make those items FREE or for low-cost coin.[/i]

Beatrice (178761483) wrote:

JulieHootieScraps (108384802) wrote:

Chill (126579776) wrote:Obviously BVG found some images on some paint boards that they couldn't accept as an organization, and that mattered more than the player satisfaction of every single player using them for fun. Whatever it is so sensitive that they cannot disclose the actual reason behind it. And any guess as to what it is, is just as valid as any other guess. But no player knows for certain - not even my know it all azz.

So our options are the same as they always are. Deal with it or move on. You can vent if it makes you feel better, but it's obviously not changing. BVG has said they will be doing something to try to compensate us for the losses, but we aren't getting paint boards back. For that matter, I doubt we get anything like them back. We can't be trusted to post self created content within the game.

It's an awful thing for Yo to endure. I enjoy paint boards and how they were used to extend creativity in decorating. I will miss that very much. I too have some that were gifts or purchases from Yos that are no longer in this world. I was super angry at first and spit some venom, but I am resolved that whatever caused it, was serious enough to warrant the decision. BVG has too much to lose to do it just to irritate the chit out of all of us.

I have made it to Acceptance in the grief process. I hope you find it too.

NOPE. I have had way too many losses in the last 6 years and this one stings too much. Yes some of my boards were of dead pets. Some were gifts my Hootie friend Jen made of our HootieHog group in our owl+hedgehog costumes (several of those people have since passed), many more were specific ones I had commissioned her to make for me -- esp the personal ones of my Scraps character & the ones for my Wizard of Oz train & of Elmer the Elephant. I know I had some others scattered amongst other properties, most images were of things not made in YW. One example was my "Surrender Dorothy" sign in the sky above my Oz train. I had a couple of recent boards that Skull made for me. All gone. I had an Easter mural of the Old Rugged Cross. Gone. My Hootie friend Jeffy also had a Wizard of Oz tour (a huge, elaborate, beautifully done one) & many other tours. He had hand-drawn some pictures in tribute to his father. All those are gone. He estimated at least 80 properties of his are "ruined." He was also hurt before that by all the vaulting because he's one of the picto artists (create images out of assorted in-game items). I have many other friends whose tours and tribute rooms are empty. There's no price that can repay this.

You're a 1000percent correct...it's a loss for every player. Huge loss that I hope we can in some way recover from. But until we know, I'm trying to give bvg the benefit of the doubt. We know from what was said we paid for the crime of the few. Yup. Now we both know that if there had been time they could have cleaned up those accounts....but in the end. That might not stop it ... I'm trying to see it from the side of the guy fighting those who openly stated their goal is to see bvg closed.

"Yup. Now we both know that if there had been time they could have cleaned up those accounts....but in the end. That might not stop it ... I'm trying to see it from the side of the guy fighting those who openly stated their goal is to see bvg closed."

What do you mean? Who are the who that openly stated this?