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  1. katielamborn

    katielamborn What's a Dremel?

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    Do you think you spend too much time online?

    Has Facebook, Twitter or online gaming had a negative effect on your life?

    My name’s Katie Lamborn and I’m looking for people with a story to tell for a radio documentary on internet addiction for the BBC World Service.

    I’d also love to hear from anyone who had been treated for any sort of online addiction.

    If you live in the UK and would like to share your story please get in contact.

    Katielamborn@me.com
    Katie_lamborn@yahoo.co.uk
     
    katielamborn, 4 Jan 2011
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  2. Guest-16

    Guest-16 Guest

    Got any references, Katie?

    This is the internet, after all, I could sign up and call myself Katie Lamborn..
     
    Guest-16, 5 Jan 2011
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  3. Teelzebub

    Teelzebub Up yours GOD,Whats best served cold

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    Interesting if true.
     
    Teelzebub, 5 Jan 2011
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  4. Mattmc91

    Mattmc91 Minimodder

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    surely it'd be a BBC e-mail and not yahoo/me?
     
    Mattmc91, 5 Jan 2011
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  5. Blarte

    Blarte Moderate Modder

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    Nar you suit Wendy more ...:thumb:
     
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  6. memeroot

    memeroot aged and experianced

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  7. saspro

    saspro IT monkey

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  8. Panomama

    Panomama I once signed up on uniform dating

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    Nah - Gillian :thumb:
     
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  9. DeadP1xels

    DeadP1xels Social distancing since 92

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    Im so addicted

    Im considering taking up cocaine to get me off the net
     
    DeadP1xels, 5 Jan 2011
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  10. Teelzebub

    Teelzebub Up yours GOD,Whats best served cold

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    Yeah cocaine's much better and cheaper maaan sniff sniff :hehe:
     
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  11. jhanlon303

    jhanlon303 The Keeper of History

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    She does a bunch of reports for something called KentOnline. video of her doing weather report on YouTube.

    john
     
    jhanlon303, 5 Jan 2011
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  12. Teelzebub

    Teelzebub Up yours GOD,Whats best served cold

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    Yea Katie Lamborn does but theres no proof that its her though posting.
     
    Teelzebub, 5 Jan 2011
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  13. Parge

    Parge the worst Super Moderator

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    Another journalist with nothing to write about trying to cook up a story off the back of the Panorama documentry. I very much doubt she'll have a single new thing to add to the debate.

    Next.
     
    Parge, 5 Jan 2011
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  14. Ola.l

    Ola.l What's a Dremel?

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    I can almost see it:

    "Addicted to computers and modern tech, this anonymous group of shut-ins calling themselves "Bit-tech" respond to any form of outside communication with hostility and suspicion. "
     
    Ola.l, 5 Jan 2011
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  15. dancingbear84

    dancingbear84 error 404

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    How long is too long? Besides in today's society surely a better focus for a documentary is for those people who spend less than 2 hours a day online. I'm online from when I wake up to when I go to sleep, either on my phone, at work, laptop, desktop, Skype..... mmmmm internet :thumb:
     
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  16. knuck

    knuck Hate your face

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    It was done here in Montreal. Radio Canada came to a friend of mine (and other random people, though I don't remember how they got a hold of them) and asked them what gaming was and all. Then they filmed then playing WoW and some other games. In the end, on tv, they presented them as video games addict even though they weren't. Never trust the media
     
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  17. DeadP1xels

    DeadP1xels Social distancing since 92

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    I dunno sometimes i find myself away from the pc and strange things happen....

    Suddenly shakes, sweaty palms and the undying urge to pull out a tactical knife and stab the annoying person infront of me....
     
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  18. Jipa

    Jipa Avoiding the "I guess.." since 2004

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    Too much? Yeah quite likely.

    Enough to tell that's the wrong way to approach people on forums? Oh yes.
     
    Jipa, 5 Jan 2011
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  19. GreatOldOne

    GreatOldOne Wannabe Martian

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    :rolleyes:

    Everyone knows Richard's 'weekend name' is Loretta. ;)
     
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  20. Throbbi

    Throbbi What's a Dremel?

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    Ah, so the banhammer gestated in a box eh. Who'd have thought.....

    It's not all bad with online gaming etc. though. Two people who met through my guild in LotRO a couple of years ago are now getting married.

    I probably wouldn't mind getting involved in such a documentary but i doubt my own personal cynicism and sarcasm would add much to the proceedings.
     
    Throbbi, 6 Jan 2011
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