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<blockquote data-quote="Vacuum Elemental" data-source="post: 161970" data-attributes="member: 2789">It's Saturday morning and my kids are watching Disney cartoons.&nbsp; Using my interactive TV Guide on my digital cable box, I try to read the descriptions of shows before my kids watch them.&nbsp; Coming up next, a teenie bopper show called &quot;Lizzy Mcquire&quot;.&nbsp; Description?&nbsp; &quot;Lizzie holds an intervention for Gordo when he becomes addicted to the game Dwarflord&quot;.I decided to put my laptop down and witness what would be one of the harshest persecutions of my hobby from the mass media in several years.&nbsp; It wasn't just silly exaggerations of the geeky stereotypes of the hobby we know and love.&nbsp; Role playing was targeted as nothing but self destructive.&nbsp; &quot;Gordo&quot; suffered from lack of sleep (baggy eyes) and food.&nbsp; He lied to borrow money to buy accessories.&nbsp; He went from getting A's to getting F's.&nbsp; He abandoned his former friends (i.e. &quot;normal&quot; people).&nbsp; Using ritualistic chants he practiced sorcery that others were able to use successfully (placing hexes and turning off appliances remotely).&nbsp; Fortunately for &quot;Gordo&quot;, his real friends come to his rescue by kidnapping him, tying him up in his basement, ripping bandaids off of his arm and telling him how evil Dwarflord is.Just wanted to share this experience with everyone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vacuum Elemental, post: 161970, member: 2789"] It's Saturday morning and my kids are watching Disney cartoons. Using my interactive TV Guide on my digital cable box, I try to read the descriptions of shows before my kids watch them. Coming up next, a teenie bopper show called "Lizzy Mcquire". Description? "Lizzie holds an intervention for Gordo when he becomes addicted to the game Dwarflord". I decided to put my laptop down and witness what would be one of the harshest persecutions of my hobby from the mass media in several years. It wasn't just silly exaggerations of the geeky stereotypes of the hobby we know and love. Role playing was targeted as nothing but self destructive. "Gordo" suffered from lack of sleep (baggy eyes) and food. He lied to borrow money to buy accessories. He went from getting A's to getting F's. He abandoned his former friends (i.e. "normal" people). Using ritualistic chants he practiced sorcery that others were able to use successfully (placing hexes and turning off appliances remotely). Fortunately for "Gordo", his real friends come to his rescue by kidnapping him, tying him up in his basement, ripping bandaids off of his arm and telling him how evil Dwarflord is. Just wanted to share this experience with everyone. [/QUOTE]

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