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Listed below are comments made by Le_Foot between Thursday, 13th November 2008 and Saturday, 17th January 2009.

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Australian Open all hours 1:11pm on 17 Jan 2009 This doesn't quite make up for all the popular sport coverage the BBC isn't broadcasting but I suppose it helps.
Wild about 'Arry 6:53pm on 14 Nov 2008 Lots of sarcasm and poor jokes as always...

> The carling cup is a mickey mouse cup, and it's a joke that you can enter the UEFA cup by winning it.

>Didier Drogba should be banned for a while. Think, if that coin hit and injured and innocent supporter... Also with the amount that he is paid every week you would expect him to be slightly professional on the football field.
Your experiences of Online Game "addiction". 10:11pm on 13 Nov 2008 In my opinion, and experience, game addiction is a very serious problem in our society, and maybe even more of a problem in the future. There's a reason why games such as "World of Warcraft" and "Everquest" are also known as "World of warcrack" and "Evercrack" respectively. Ultimately, the addiction can wreck your life. Yes, I think that being addicted to a game is just as dangerous as being hooked on drugs.

For about 5 years, I was addicted to the MMORPG Runescape (which is apparently not as addictive as WoW). Initially I played no more than one hour a day, but after a few weeks of playing that increased to about 5 hours a day (and even longer on weekends). Instead of going out and engaging in social activities I would stay at home and play on the computer, not because I found it more of fun, but because it was a huge habit. This took place in my mid-teens, an important time of growth, so I think it to have had an damaging effect on my social skills (at least for a short while).

Some claim that it is a very social activity. I strongly disagree with this claim. "Raids", and all sorts of other ingame activities cannot compare to the experience of real life. You cannot "socially grow" by clicking a screen and typing, even if others are doing the same. Ultimately, if you spend too much time playing computer games in a room, you will not be able to adapt to being social with the outside world.

Academically, I was also effected by game addiction. I remember playing alot during study leave for my GCSE's, and although in the end I did relatively well, it was alot worse than what I was predicted. The same goes for my A levels.

Thankfully, I managed to gradually lower the amount I played, and now I don't really play any games whatsoever.

I think a big responsibility lies with the game makers. Game makers are only really interested by the money the game makes. A fun, but an easily completable game is not effective because customers will not carry on suscribing. Conversely, an addictive game will make alot more money. Game makers make games to make money - the thousands of peoples lives who are damaged socially and academically is a mere necessary inconvenience for them.

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