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   Erik, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 3:24pm

   
   

   People who watch Fox News deserve every bit of fear mongered ignorance they are left with. They also deserve the nightmares about Brit Hume.

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   Fox

   

   TheDock22, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 3:24pm

   
   

   The article offers nothing in the way of proof that anything described in the article is a common occurrence, instead just offers scary words and conjecture not supported by facts: "You're going to see a lot more of these stories, unfortunately."
   
   Well it IS "Fox News" after all, which is an oxymoron. They want to entertain you without those silly facts getting in the way.

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   Anonymous Coward, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 3:24pm

   
   

   Want to hear a good joke?
   
   
   
   Fox News.

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   for a given value of 'true'

   

   claire rand, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 3:32pm

   
   

   well it is true, they *may* kill you, after all i'm sure eating too many won't do you any good. or if you sharpen the discs they are dangerous.
   
   see they are not lying at all...

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   Re:

   

   Anonymous Coward, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 3:32pm

   
   

   lol that actuall was funny

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   Re:

   

   Anonymous Coward, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 3:32pm

   
   

   lol that actually was funny

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   Anonymous Coward, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 3:51pm

   
   

   Are you trying to tell me that 'The Onion' isn't a credible source?

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   Re:

   

   ChurchHatesTucker, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 3:54pm

   
   

   The Onion isn't a credible source for the present.
   
   When it comes to the future, however, it's surprisingly accurate.

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   I thought it was: Faux News

   

   Haywood, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 3:59pm

   
   

   At least that is the conjecture on the street.

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    Great Job Fox 'News'

    

    B, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 4:01pm

    
    

    Although I don't like World of Warcraft, I'm going to have to defend it in this case.
    There are, what, 8 million+ people playing WoW? And of those 8 million people they found a few cases of violence. If you take a sample of people 8 million large of course you're going to find rapists, killers, pedophiles, and other strange people. And that's only counting the WoW fanbase, not all the other MMOs they added to the mix.
    It would be like finding someone with AIDs who is a murderer and then claim that AIDs makes people vicious murderers.
    Oh, and I like how they through a MySpace incident in the mix just to boil blood.

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    Re:

    

    Sean, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 4:10pm

    
    

    Isn't fear-mongering what got us Dubya? Twice! Whether you personally believe it or not, enough people do to drive ad revenue. Unfortunately, we all get what they deserve.

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    Overcast, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 4:11pm

    
    

    I agree - compare percentages of WoW players who commit criminal acts.. as opposed to... well, let's say politicians?

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    Masnick is the Sensationalizer

    

    DontDisMyGame, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 4:11pm

    
    

    I would be the first to jump on this bandwagon, but I read the article and I just don't agree. I think the author of the post has an axe to grind regarding games getting blamed for violence, and jumped a little too soon to lump this article in with others that really do blame gaming for the ills of the world. I only see here an article attempting to point out the fact that online communities do tend to lull people into letting their guard down, and in the end that can lead to tragedy. We just need to be aware (and make our families aware) that you can't trust someone you meet in an online community.

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    Re: Great Job Fox 'News'

    

    DontDisMyGame, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 4:12pm

    
    

    I agree 100%.

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    It's Fox

    

    Paul`, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 4:20pm

    
    

    It's Fox 'News', of course everything that comes from them is sensationalist crap to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

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    Axes and grinding

    

    SH, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 4:24pm

    
    

    Sounds like the folks responding here are the ones with axes to grind. The article being referenced is a popcorn piece. You can find them on ANY news service, not just Fox. The reporter put some minor cooincidences together and created this article. It's not fearmongering, it's just a 'Hmmm, wonder where this is going' kind of thing. It never gives solid stats nor implies a growing trend. Some of the comments of the persons in the article are interesting and purely opinion, presented as such. All in all, this is just popcorn and reacting to it shows me more about the responders than the article does about any threat of MMORPG gamers.
    
    FYI, I play WoW regularly, but not compulsively. I also have a life so I can see both sides of it. I agree with the jist of the article, it bears watching but no serious scrutiny at this time. It's not prevalent enough. Lets see if the same is true 5-10 years from now.

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    Re: Axes and grinding

    

    B, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 4:32pm

    
    

    "such Web sites have a unique environment that could be a breeding ground for criminal minds"
    
    Are you sure that article was that innocent?

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    Well, maybe

    

    Alfred E. Neuman, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 5:01pm

    
    

    if the games being played are the ones played by the Drew family.

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    Business

    

    Robert, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 6:11pm

    
    

    Neil Cavuto and Fox Business News is going to have the owners of sites like www.GamerTex.com to be fair and balanced...
    
    Didn't there used to be a law about corporations like FoxNews?

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    For once the Faux news folk are right...

    

    Kayla, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 6:21pm

    
    

    but for the wrong games. Can anyone say Left Behind??? Don't forget the fact the military uses games and simulators for recruitment and training.

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    Re: Re:

    

    Anonymous Coward, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 6:30pm

    
    

    Erik and Sean,
    Sitting in a tree,
    K-I-S-S-I-N-G...

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    Fear Mongering?

    

    Just Me, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 7:45pm

    
    

    I'm all for jumping on the band wagon to attack Fox News, and I am a WoW player so I was a little riled-up when I saw the headline...but I gotta say - this looks a little on the tumpred up side.
    
    Yes the Fox article is sensationalism, but that's getting to be expected everywhere.
    And to be honest the title of *this* article looks pretty sensationalist in itself.
    Fox = Online Game Meetings Sometimes End Tragically, but Phenomenon Remains Rare
    Techdirt = FoxNews Fear Mongering: Online Games May KILL You!
    
    I didn;t really get that message from the Fox article. They were *somewhat* suggestive, but I think I have to side with #16. Not much of a story here.

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    Here we go again.....

    

    byte^me, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 7:53pm

    
    

    First, I have to disagree with all the people slamming Fox News. This is the era of tabloid news. It seems just about everybody who does news goes for whatever is sensational and will get people's attention. Fox News, CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, even PBS, they all pull the same crap. Hard serious news doesn't matter.
    
    It's just the the recent shootings. You can't read anything about the shootings in Colorado without them making a connection to the incident in Omaha, eventhough there is no real connection between them. (Other than people were killed by those EVIL guns! Sheesh.....)
    
    That being said, this is just like back in the 80's when everyone was having a fit over people who played Dungeons and Dragons. Because a few people lost touch with reality and did bad things, the *GAME* was evil. Give me a break. It's just a game and so is WoW and EverQuest.
    
    Now go away and leave us alone or I might have to get medieval on your ass......

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    Fox news...

    

    Trevlac, Dec 10th, 2007 @ 10:32pm

    
    

    Moar liek Faux News amirite?

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    Disappointed with Fox

    

    Bob Jones, Dec 11th, 2007 @ 4:35am

    
    

    They clearly missed the actual story ... games won't kill you - thats nonsense that even BBC Panorama wouldn't touch.
    
    The actual story is they might be used by Terrorists, Mexicans or Gays to learn how to kill you in your sleep!

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    Please read TFM!

    

    Anonymous Coward, Dec 11th, 2007 @ 6:48am

    
    

    Online Game Meetings Sometimes End Tragically, but Phenomenon Remains Rare

    OK... so just by reading the title I can see this is a bogus complaint... FOX and Newscorp are hardly perfect, but if that headline is considered fearmongering, then we are in big trouble...

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    Re: Please read TFM!

    

    Chronno S. Trigger, Dec 11th, 2007 @ 7:20am

    
    

    To all the people trying to protect Fox
    
    "A 2-year-old girl nicknamed "Baby Grace" by detectives was found dead in October in a locked box in Texas — allegedly the victim of a beating murder at the hands of her stepfather and teenaged mother, who met playing the online fantasy game "World of Warcraft.""
    
    Read the F'n article. This is all out fear mongering. I'm not saying Fox is the only one, but I am saying that they are.

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    Anonymous Coward, Dec 11th, 2007 @ 8:08am

    
    

    Sounds exactly like the technique used in Global Warming scare stories!

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    Misleading

    

    BTR1701, Dec 11th, 2007 @ 10:06am

    
    

    I particularly enjoyed the slight of hand that Fox News played regarding the couple that killed their infant baby. First they state that these two degenerates met each other playing World of Warcraft, then they describe how they killed the kid, implying that the online game had something to do with the killing, when in fact the killing happened months later and had nothing to do with the video game or the internet. But since they met each other online, I guess that makes the internet responsible for their actions.
    
    I suppose that means if you meet someone online, then the internet is responsible for everything you do with that person for the rest of your life.

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    you lost me

    

    chris (profile), Dec 11th, 2007 @ 11:56am

    
    

    i read "fox news" in the title and stopped reading.

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    Re: Masnick is the Sensationalizer

    

    Lee, Dec 11th, 2007 @ 12:02pm

    
    

    I do not Trust or belive you.
    
    :)

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    Ppl are stupid...

    

    Suckers.., Dec 11th, 2007 @ 5:54pm

    
    

    Foxnews is the only credible mainstream news out there. Even hardcore liberals quietly admit that the majority of media cheers for the left - so if you believe otherwise you are simply a tool...

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    Anonymous Coward, Dec 11th, 2007 @ 6:07pm

    
    

    So a media outlet that "cheers for the right" magically becomes credible?

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    Ppl are stupid, I'm just lazy..

    

    Suckers, Dec 11th, 2007 @ 7:20pm

    
    

    Fox is neutral; it's the obvious liberal bias from other networks that skew reasoning.
    
    Which brings about the ridiculous comment by Anonymous Coward and snowballs to a misinformed clusterfudge which every liberal thereafter tries to keep alive in hopes that their misguided opinions aren't proven equally ridiculous..

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    laughing at the fox apologist

    

    Anonymous Coward, Dec 11th, 2007 @ 8:42pm

    
    

    fun to watch ppl come out and defend fox news
    
    i particularly like these last couple claiming it's a cedible and netrual news source
    
    even the people working there wouldn't make that claim
    
    good stuff - keep trying guys, you may convince yourselves but absolutely no one else

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    laughing at the fox apologist

    

    Anonymous Coward, Dec 11th, 2007 @ 9:20pm

    
    

    ok i opologise but its still funny cedible and netrual news
    
    i particularly sometimes think before i type but not less often than brown
    
    i just picked a boogy and thats prettf funny evem mom things so its the same thing as this
    
    good stuff, vote to keep me in the jean pull..

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    It's obvious

    

    Derek (profile), Jan 4th, 2008 @ 8:56am

    
    

    News reports radical stuff = people read = reporters keep their jobs
    
    How many of you read this because it labeled "World of Warcraft"? If it had not said that, a lot of people would not read it, cause its the same old bad news we get every day, and we cant read it all.
    
    By reading the article, you are playing into their hands and assuring that more articles like this are published.

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    To all Fox News bashers

    

    Jose Pedro, Nov 16th, 2009 @ 5:26am

    
    

    This could be a little exagerated article, but, who hates Fox News or are a atheist or a lousy democrat whom has the syndrom of Jihad denial, you all deserve the president you voted, good luck in you 24 series in reality with your country (Fox one more time predicting the future) =)

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