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And you thought YOU were addicted to the Internet............*~Kysta~*

  Author:  30986  Category:(News) Created:(9/20/2007 6:15:00 PM)
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BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese man dropped dead after playing Internet games for three consecutive days, state media said on Monday as China seeks to wean Internet addicts offline.

The man from the southern boomtown of Guangzhou, aged about 30, died on Saturday after being rushed to the hospital from the Internet cafe, local authorities were quoted by the Beijing News as saying.

"Police have ruled out the possibility of suicide," the newspaper said, adding that exhaustion was the most likely cause of death. It did not say what game he was playing.

China, worried about the spread of pornography and politically incorrect content, has banned the opening of new cybercafes this year and issued orders limiting the time Internet users can spend playing online.

In April, President Hu Jintao launched a campaign to rid the Internet of "unhealthy" content and make it a platform for Communist Party doctrine.

 

 

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Date: 9/20/2007 6:19:00 PM  From Authorid: 28848    wow  
Date: 9/20/2007 6:22:00 PM  From Authorid: 64365    very interesting...thank you for sharing. HUGS  
Date: 9/20/2007 6:23:00 PM  From Authorid: 26203    Poor thing I know how he feels...I remember years ago, when I first arrived here, I went for 36 hours straight in the chat room..never again, but I did lose weight lol I hope no one else tries this....there must be more to it...I wonder if he drank any water..  
Date: 9/20/2007 6:24:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 30986    I know. I feel bad for him, but didn't he at least ONCE think...hey, I need to go eat or sleep or something. Sheesh!  
Date: 9/20/2007 6:26:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 30986    I wish they'd said what he was playing, but they were probably worried about the lawsuits or something.  
Date: 9/20/2007 6:44:00 PM  From Authorid: 53052    i'm thinking he was playing something highly addictive like WoW (world of warcraft)  
Date: 9/20/2007 6:46:00 PM  From Authorid: 15394    hmmmm weight loss and the chat room...hmmm 36 hours and loss of weight!! I'm in !!!! LOL  
Date: 9/20/2007 6:59:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 30986    LOL..um..Jungabel, didn't you READ my post. Ya know, the whole possible DEATH thing???  
Date: 9/20/2007 7:00:00 PM  From Authorid: 63998    What kind of guy plays a game for three straight days O.o...  
Date: 9/20/2007 7:03:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 30986    I was reading through other stories about computer addicts (I love google!) and One guy actually had his CHAIR converted into a toilet so he could keep his top score in HALO.  
Date: 9/20/2007 7:14:00 PM  From Authorid: 63644    Yeah.. I think he was playing WOW (world of warcraft)  
Date: 9/20/2007 7:20:00 PM  From Authorid: 62679    my guess is WoW or one of the Final Fantasy games  
Date: 9/20/2007 7:24:00 PM  From Authorid: 62146    he was playing WOW maybe?  
Date: 9/20/2007 7:25:00 PM  From Authorid: 19586    I am just picturing how much my butt would hurt from sitting...  
Date: 9/20/2007 7:45:00 PM  From Authorid: 5886    I'm thinking China may have fabricated that one as a further excuse to restrict internet usage there. What better way than to convince people that its dangerous? Of course I could be wrong, but still the story gives no details about the actual physical cause of death (exhaustion from just sitting there?). If this is real, then that man was truly an addict.  
Date: 9/20/2007 7:55:00 PM  From Authorid: 16671    I heard about this its nuts!!  
Date: 9/20/2007 8:58:00 PM  From Authorid: 63011    That's crazy!  
Date: 9/20/2007 8:58:00 PM  From Authorid: 51292    Its always crazy to hear stories like this, I agree with the others though..it was probably WoW.  
Date: 9/20/2007 9:18:00 PM  From Authorid: 61847    Wow, sad. And I seriously thought I was bad...  
Date: 9/21/2007 6:15:00 AM  From Authorid: 32070    Dang! I read a few weeks ago that a couple had their kids taken away for severe neglect from being on the computer so much..grrr...  
Date: 9/21/2007 6:30:00 AM  From Authorid: 64414    that is just....scary!  
Date: 9/21/2007 9:54:00 AM  From Authorid: 64498    I read about this and wondered if maybe he had a brain anyerism or something but to tell you the truth at first I thought it was a joke but when I read it I realized how serious it was... Very sad - Bunny  
Date: 9/21/2007 3:53:00 PM  From Authorid: 58308    Wow! O.O Interesting to say the least.  
Date: 9/22/2007 4:42:00 PM  From Authorid: 63121    Woah o.O  

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