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<blockquote data-quote="Paul Cardwell" data-source="post: 60666" data-attributes="member: 2625">Original B.A.D.D.ad&amp;dgamer's query of 18 February 18 as to whom got rid of the original B.A.D.D. It was a combination of Mike Stackpole of GAMA's Industry Watch Committee, CAR-PGa (the committee for the advancement of role-playing games, an international network of researchers) and thousands of gamers spreading the truth about RPG in whatever forum they could find at the time.Pat Pulling had given up on the cause after her dog and pony show bookings dried up, several years before her death from cancer.The other major group, NCTV (national coalition on television violence - what RPG and TV have to do with one another we are still trying to find!) sort of committed suicide when its head, Thomas Radecki gave up his medical licence for &quot;improper sexual activity with a female patient&quot; rather than risk trial for what the euphemism really means, rape under color of psychotherapy.The groups limped on under a couple of successor heads before disappearing entirely.&nbsp; There is a group under that name, but we can't find if it is yet another successor or an entirely different group.&nbsp; At least they stick almost entirely to TV issues and have not mentioned RPG at all.Anyone is welcome to join CAR-PGa, by the way.&nbsp; The dues are non-monetary, being documented work for the cause.&nbsp; Full information can be found at &lt;theescapist.com/car-pga&gt; and all, members or not, are invited to participate in our discussion group at &lt;yahoogroups.com&gt;While it started out that way, we are not just a game defense organization, but research all aspects of the games including use in school curriculum, psychotherapy, improving the state of the art in rules and playing techniques, etc.&nbsp; Most of that is in our monthly Newsletter, $10.00 per year North America, $13.50 rest of the world.Paul Cardwell, CAR-PGa chair</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Paul Cardwell, post: 60666, member: 2625"] [b]Original B.A.D.D.[/b] ad&dgamer's query of 18 February 18 as to whom got rid of the original B.A.D.D. It was a combination of Mike Stackpole of GAMA's Industry Watch Committee, CAR-PGa (the committee for the advancement of role-playing games, an international network of researchers) and thousands of gamers spreading the truth about RPG in whatever forum they could find at the time. Pat Pulling had given up on the cause after her dog and pony show bookings dried up, several years before her death from cancer. The other major group, NCTV (national coalition on television violence - what RPG and TV have to do with one another we are still trying to find!) sort of committed suicide when its head, Thomas Radecki gave up his medical licence for "improper sexual activity with a female patient" rather than risk trial for what the euphemism really means, rape under color of psychotherapy. The groups limped on under a couple of successor heads before disappearing entirely. There is a group under that name, but we can't find if it is yet another successor or an entirely different group. At least they stick almost entirely to TV issues and have not mentioned RPG at all. Anyone is welcome to join CAR-PGa, by the way. The dues are non-monetary, being documented work for the cause. Full information can be found at <theescapist.com/car-pga> and all, members or not, are invited to participate in our discussion group at <yahoogroups.com> While it started out that way, we are not just a game defense organization, but research all aspects of the games including use in school curriculum, psychotherapy, improving the state of the art in rules and playing techniques, etc. Most of that is in our monthly Newsletter, $10.00 per year North America, $13.50 rest of the world. Paul Cardwell, CAR-PGa chair [/QUOTE]

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