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  • Firetree
  • 0. Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 06:56:13 PM PDT
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so scientists reported in Lancet Infectious Diseases that wow is a good model for infectious disease spread: true story

BBC Story
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6951918.stm

The untapped potential of virtual game worlds to shed light on real world epidemics
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf

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  • Earthen Ring
  • 1. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 06:58:34 PM PDT
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WoW is not a disease a disease is a sickness in your body, WoW is a video game.

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  • Firetree
  • 2. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 06:59:09 PM PDT
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WoW is not a disease a disease is a sickness in your body, WoW is a video game.


disease model...
as written
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  • Ravenholdt
  • 3. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 07:00:14 PM PDT
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  • Ursin
  • 4. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 07:00:27 PM PDT
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Alert teh interwebs now!
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  • 5. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 07:07:06 PM PDT
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when did this happen? and I bet no rogue over level 66 would've died

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  • Durotan
  • 6. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 07:08:50 PM PDT
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so scientists reported in Lancet Infectious Diseases that wow is a good model for infectious disease spread: true story

BBC Story
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6951918.stm

The untapped potential of virtual game worlds to shed light on real world epidemics
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf



That is so ancient...
2 years come september
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  • 7. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 07:09:35 PM PDT
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We should have another violent outbreak.
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  • 8. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 07:10:46 PM PDT
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Some people who pass themselves off as scientists just because they have some degree actually spread unscientific views in rigged studies pandering to interest groups, shaming the names of actual objective scientists.
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  • Firetree
  • 9. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 07:11:20 PM PDT
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That is so ancient...
2 years come september

no one ever said that scientists were quick on the uptake
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  • Firetree
  • 10. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 07:12:21 PM PDT
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Q u o t e:
Some people who pass themselves off as scientists just because they have some degree actually spread unscientific views in rigged studies pandering to interest groups, shaming the names of actual objective scientists.

your server name fits well with this quote
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  • 12. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 07:14:27 PM PDT
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so scientists reported in Lancet Infectious Diseases that wow is a good model for infectious disease spread: true story

BBC Story
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6951918.stm

The untapped potential of virtual game worlds to shed light on real world epidemics
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf




Nice reading comprehension. It just describes what happened shortly after Zul'Gurub was released and people were porting back to cities while infected with corrupted blood.
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  • 13. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 07:14:54 PM PDT
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If its a disease, then dont play...or maybe your to addicted to the game yourself and cant help it? Then go get help
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  • 14. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 07:16:24 PM PDT
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Misleading title

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  • 15. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 07:17:35 PM PDT
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This is what the article is talking about:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7050182960948355019
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  • Firetree
  • 16. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 07:20:22 PM PDT
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If its a disease, then dont play...or maybe your to addicted to the game yourself and cant help it? Then go get help

lol..
nice troll
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  • 17. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 07:33:53 PM PDT
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lol..
nice troll


Im the troll? Your the one that started this stupid pointless thread for people that are so addicted to the game (like you) they think its a disease, pathetic
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  • 18. Re: Scientists: WOW is a DISEASE..!!   08/20/2007 07:35:38 PM PDT
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I forgot to add, WoW is not a pill, it is not an infection that gets in your body, its yourself, you make yourself addicted, this is a video game, it is not a drug
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