Yeah gigablade77, we know there's bad stuff out there (let's not forget the whole micro$oft chat forums chain of events).
But the reality is this: People don't want to be limited to playing against the computer.
I've got younger bro's who play on bnet, and I'm sure they're not alone!! Besides, it's not only restricted to games - EVERYTHING on the net can be a potential unsafe environment.
Just look at Mike2, he's 11 and browsing on these forums.
I love Nintendo's games, but refuse to buy a GC - I feel as though the platform is built to satisfy unmovable parental-control limitations, of which online gaming is falling victim.
Anyway, moving onto a lighter topic, your friend is SOOOooooo lucky to be playing in WoW Beta! As for me I'm in Australia... we always get access to things last, and get left out of all the testing/beta phases...
~sob~ Why Blizzard... why...?