I am very, very nervous about this change. I remember the bad ol' days when people got lured into the wildy through various cons and deceptions. I am also very keenly aware that the community has wanted this very badly - as evident by the current polling results - and most of us are mature enough to look out for ourselves, or at the very least to pick ourselves up and move forward if we do something naive and stupid.
I am going to offer one suggestion: for your youngest players - the ones limited to quick chat - you might consider blocking them from the wildy. If they can not enter the wild, they can not be victimized - and developmentally speaking they are easier to trick, even restricted to quick chat: "Can you lead me to location:...," "Follow me to ...". You might also consider leaving the trade limits on them - at least outbound - so they don't get tricked out of valuable items.
Other than that, caveat aleator.
26-Dec-2010 03:05:14