I would like to encourage a few people here to take this test . You know who you are, and we know who you are by your posting times.

Rodos :-P

Internet addiction, huh?  Maybe I could google it…

We.are.not.amused.

;-)

Rod, if you can sell me a drug that will put a 19 mth old to sleep instantly (not fatal, no long-term effects, just a little snooze you understand, and not be traceable when DOCS comes calling, I at least will be halfway to a solution…

[quote author="Gordon Cheng"]We.are.not.amused.

;-)

Rod, if you can sell me a drug that will put a 19 mth old to sleep instantly (not fatal, no long-term effects, just a little snooze you understand, and not be traceable when DOCS comes calling, I at least will be halfway to a solution…

sounds like much the same excuse I use when I’ve not done my hebrew homework ;-)

[quote author="Gordon Cheng"]Rod, if you can sell me a drug that will put a 19 mth old to sleep instantly (not fatal, no long-term effects, just a little snooze you understand, and not be traceable when DOCS comes calling, I at least will be halfway to a solution…

Maybe its the light from the screen or the clicking of the keyboard thats keeping him/her awake.  Try moving away from the computer <grin>.

My brother used to drive around the streets. We did controlled crying. Sometimes (as you well know) nothing works. The good news it its not permenant, they move onto something else every year to keep you weary. Although standing in the wind and rain watching soccer today was not so bad.

Rodos

I scored 44, so I am with Jasons ranking. One thing I did find slightly ironic and perhaps you will to is this quote.

Visit our Virtual Clinic which provides direct and affordable on-line counseling.  For less than the cost of one therapy session, you can receive compassionate, knowledgeable, and high quality service to treat Internet addiction

So let me get this straight, you actually have to spend time on the net to visit this virtual clinc to be enabled to get off the net????????????

craig

41, higher than I would like.

I don’t think it is a good test in one respect, which is that it doesn’t allow you to answer “never” (score 0). If they allowed that I would be subnormal, which accords with what my friends tell me about the rest of my life. :-(

(I know, I know, you are all reading this and laughing incredulously. But believe it or not, these interchanges are keeping me focussed on my work and giving me some brill ideas for Briefing articles. Luke has got me doing some gofer work for him, so hopefully it all squares up eventually)

<edit>Hey, I just realised that what I just wrote has the potential to sound very patronising. So, just a few extra comments to add into the mix.
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1. I could be lying about my results.

2. You may be being too hard on yourself.

3. Anyone who has done Research Methods 1 at uni knows that the first refuge of the dodgy statistician is to start a scale at a point other than 0. This test doesn’t let you score less than 20. Classic way of manipulating results.

4. Following on from 3, why won’t they let you answer Never (= 0)?

5. I’m with Craig in being cynical. They will make money if you do badly enough to feel guilty and sign up for their (net-based!) counselling. Together with 3, and 4., there is enough circumstantial evidence to suggest that this test draws in air at a very fast rate.

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Mind you, we are all sinners in need of repentance and we can all fool ourselves (Jer 17:9). But I’d rely on the Bible for that revelation, rather than this test.

39. You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.

Maybe my score will be different in the morning… later morning, that is!

:P

Han,

you stole my timeslot!!!!

Hi, my name’s Nunc, and I am an average internet user… average. av- av-

Oh bother. Nup. Addict here, regardless of the fact the test gave me a score of 41 and told me I am in control…

*snort*