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MAVAV-It's sort of like MADD...

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I was browsing around and stumbled across an... Interesting... Website. Did a search here and didn't see that anyone posted it, so I decided to share.

http://www.mavav.org/

Mothers Against Videogame Addiction and Violence. Here's some samples.
FACT: Videogames have been proven to prevent the development of the proper social skills and interaction needed for a long happy and enjoyable life. Young gamers are prone to being burdened with depression and sadness all throughout their life
FACT: Health studies have found that even those casual gamers suffer from low self-esteem and self-pride compared to their athletic and more socially accepted peers in their same age group. Young gamers were found to be more likely to become lifetime gaming addicts and becoming social outcasts.
FACT: Hardcore gaming not only leads to videogame addiction and abrupt lifestyle changes, but to crime and felony as well. Hardcore gamers never buy computer videogames. Instead, downloading illegally copied videogames or “warez” is the only method acceptable by the underground. Buying a legit copy is grounds for abandonment by community groups. You may not be buying your child videogames, but they can illegally obtain them off the internet.
DANGER: Do Videogames make people violent?
Yes. What was once a debatable question, is now fact. New research has concluded that videogame violence and behavior related violence are in fact closely related.
There is also an article section which is apparently down for editing. With names like "E3: The Evil Entertainment Expo," it should be more interesting when they are back up.
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Just so you know, that site is a parody. Its run by an online gaming clan.
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Morat wrote:Just so you know, that site is a parody. Its run by an online gaming clan.
How can you be sure? Nothing on that site points towards it. With all those oddball watchdog organizations around, you can never know which are fake and which are real.
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Has that been confirmed because seriously MAVAV has been noted to be another :roll: watchdog organiztion filled with over paranoid mothers.
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Old news. It's fake.
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Post by Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi »

Yes, it's a fake, but I wouldn't be suprised if it's real, as such hasty generalizations and false cause fallacies are used in non-parodies.
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Penny Arcade more or less esposed it as a fake a couple months ago.
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FACT: Stupid parents are the main source of morals for a child. Shitty parenting leads to shitty kids.

FACT: Social unexceptance is caused by stupid parents like those at MAVAV pushing their kids to like sports and dislike other recreational activities. See also: Stupid Jocks

FACT: Stupid parenting and social outcasting leads to kids who need some form of escape, and criminal activity because of shitty morals. See above.

DANGER: Do video games make people violent?
No, various social factors, especially lack of proper morals, are the causes of violence. Hormonal instability caused by puberty is also a very large factor.
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The entire site was a hoax/school projet done by a College Communications Major. The idea was to create a site that would generate a 'net buzz' quickly and generate x-number of hits for their site. Needless to say the dude got an A, and is still confusing the hell out of people.
Its all bullshit, most of the information on it is complete fabrication and none of it should be taken seriously.
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Post by Peregrin Toker »

Sokar wrote: Its all bullshit, most of the information on it is complete fabrication and none of it should be taken seriously.
Like that site about the dangers of dihydrogen-monoxide?? (another name for water)
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