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Soldat_Louis
02-05-2007, 09:09 PM
Remember John K. Rosemond (http://rosemond.com/index.php?action=website-view&WebSiteID=389&WebPageID=9891) ? The family psychologist who said that video games were "nefarious devices" ?

In fact, Rosemond has been slamming video games (not only violent ones, but video games per se) since the early 1980s, and had been criticized for it, even in his own journal, The Charlotte Observer. I just need to insert here that The Charlotte Observer is a Newspaper in Charlotte, NC and is NOT Rosemond's personal journal. The language Soldat is using is incorrect. Rosemund may write editorials in the Observer but he does not own The Charlotte Observer.He then wrote in last June a parent's story (http://www.arcamax.com/parents/s-83154-865590) supposedly proving that he was right. I've seen this story in former GP forums, and Kotaku had a story about it. (http://kotaku.com/gaming/fud/videogames-are-nefarious-devices-178865.php)

And now, guess what ? He's back against video games !

On his website, he wrote a column recommending cold turkey against video game habit (http://rosemond.com/index.php?action=website-view&WebSiteID=389&WebPageID=13765) and reported a story of parents who had won over their teenage son's addiction. This column has been published under different titles on various newspapers and sites, including The Charlotte Observer. And once again, he talks about "nefarious devices".

Once you finish this column; go see some readers' reaction (go on his website, then click on "People are talking" link).

Well, anti-games still exist. Although this one can't beat Boris Johnson.
Kincyr
02-05-2007, 10:38 PM
the link to the responce got filtered and wont work.
Anjin-San
02-05-2007, 11:11 PM
But you can't deny his musical TALENT:

http://www.indiebandz.com/BoBoTunes/index2.htm

Err...actually, go ahead. You have my permission.
KN
02-06-2007, 08:33 AM
The readers opinion links contains a part of Jack Thompson's phone number, which is why it got filtered :S
Soldat_Louis
02-06-2007, 09:38 AM
I deleted the link.
Garrett
02-06-2007, 12:30 PM
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On his website, he wrote a column recommending cold turkey against video game habit (http://rosemond.com/index.php?action=website-view&WebSiteID=389&WebPageID=13765) and reported a story of parents who had won over their teenage son's addiction. ...

The letter sounds fishy to me, like it was made up. The story states that the kid mellowed out and got relaxed with his parents sometime after they took his computer away. Later, he brought a "friend" over.

So what this tells me is that he started taking drugs, and brought his pal junkie over to do more drugs in his room. That would make the "story" more real.
kurisu7885
02-06-2007, 04:41 PM
The letter sounds fishy to me, like it was made up. The story states that the kid mellowed out and got relaxed with his parents sometime after they took his computer away. Later, he brought a "friend" over.

So what this tells me is that he started taking drugs, and brought his pal junkie over to do more drugs in his room. That would make the "story" more real.

Sounds like it to me.
Soldat_Louis
02-14-2007, 12:57 PM
And on his last column, John Rosemond strikes back ! (http://rosemond.com/index.php?action=website-view&WebSiteID=389&WebPageID=12972)

It seems that he gets attached to video games, don't ya think ?
Tollwutig
02-14-2007, 02:07 PM
I just need to insert here that The Charlotte Observer is a Newspaper in Charlotte, NC and is NOT Rosemond's personal journal. The language Soldat is using is incorrect. Rosemund may write editorials in the Observer but he does not own The Charlotte Observer.

I added a comment in the original post to correct some language in there regarding The Charlotte Observer
Soldat_Louis
02-14-2007, 02:37 PM
I just need to insert here that The Charlotte Observer is a Newspaper in Charlotte, NC and is NOT Rosemond's personal journal. The language Soldat is using is incorrect. Rosemund may write editorials in the Observer but he does not own The Charlotte Observer.

I added a comment in the original post to correct some language in there regarding The Charlotte Observer

OK, I apologize for the incorrect language and the misinterpretation. In fact, it's a translation fault. In French, there's an often a confusion when talking about membership and ownership. The French word "propre", translation for "own" in this case, is used in several different cases.

Talking about the press, it's frequent that in France, when a journalist refers to the journal he writes in, he says "mon journal" and even "mon propre journal" if he wants to insist on the fact he writes in it. And litteral translations in English are "my journal" and "my own journal". But it absolutely doesn't imply he owns the journal, even with the use of the word "propre".

Now, to come back to Rosemond, I was thinking in French : "il avait été critiqué même dans son propre journal", and I wrote litteral translation English of this sentence : "he had been criticized even in his own journal". But I only meant he had been criticized even by his colleagues in the journal he wrote in, not that he owned this journal.

So I'm sorry for the confusion. I'll be more careful next time I translate my thoughts. :o
Tollwutig
02-14-2007, 04:50 PM
OK, I apologize for the incorrect language and the misinterpretation. In fact, it's a translation fault.


It's no problem, I probably wouldn't have known it if in fact The Charlotte Observer wasn't my local Newspaper, and is typically rather moderate bordering conservative.
Grahamr
02-14-2007, 08:26 PM
He's a male Liz wooley. Except...he hasn't lost any children, has he?

At least Wooley has a method to her madness......