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Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3150
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 8:34 pm: | 
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http://www.netaddiction.com/resources/internet_addiction_test.htm
I received a 31
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. |
Wendy
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Username: Wendy
Post Number: 2463
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 9:22 pm: |
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Yeah, and I'll call you in the morning. |
Nohero
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Username: Nohero
Post Number: 5376
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 9:32 pm: |
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I can quit anytime I want. |
Eats Shoots & Leaves
Citizen
Username: Mfpark
Post Number: 3328
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 8:55 am: |
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I love it--a website that directs you to a VIRTUAL CLINIC to deal with your website addictive behavior! |
Case
Citizen
Username: Case
Post Number: 1533
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 9:37 am: |
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How often do you block out disturbing thoughts about your life with soothing thoughts of the Internet?
How often do you feel preoccupied with the Internet when off-line, or fantasize about being on-line?
Have you ever become physically intimate with your mouse, keyboard, trac ball or other pointing device?
OK, I made that last one up... but I have to say, these are scary questions.
I got a 28, by the way.
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greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 7643
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 10:41 am: |
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37
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.
Wow. I guess I don't have to feel guilty about how much time I spend online at work anymore. Either that, or maybe we're just doomed as a society............ |
The Soulful Mr T
Citizen
Username: Howardt
Post Number: 1898
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 11:06 am: |
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39....more than Monster? Can't be right... |
greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 7650
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 11:22 am: |
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Denial is part of addiction. We need to know how he answered the questions. |
Hank Zona
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Username: Hankzona
Post Number: 5577
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 11:31 am: |
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29...but I have safety valves in place...like the friend of my wife's who tells her when she thinks Ive been posting too much (if youre reading...Hi!) or the neighbor who told me she hasnt seen me posting much lately (either she is right or she's missed some sections...and if youre reading...Hi!).
I think a very interesting thing that cant be factored in is the MOL dynamic...most online communities dont run so closely parallel to a real actual community as MOL does to life in Maplewood/South Orange...there is a lot of legitimate time cross-over (a lot not so legit either too, of course). |
Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3165
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 1:25 pm: |
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I think that when I answered some questions, like the ones below, I chose Does Not Apply, since rarely doesn't mean, this doesn't effect me.
3. How often do you prefer the excitement of the Internet to intimacy with your partner?
6. How often do your grades or school work suffer because of the amount of time you spend on-line?
8. How often does your job performance or productivity suffer because of the Internet?
9. How often do you become defensive or secretive when anyone asks you what you do on-line?
10. How often do you block out disturbing thoughts about your life with soothing thoughts of the Internet?
11. How often do you find yourself anticipating when you will go on-line again?
12. How often do you fear that life without the Internet would be boring, empty, and joyless?
15. How often do you feel preoccupied with the Internet when off-line, or fantasize about being on-line?
18. How often do you try to hide how long you've been on-line?
19. How often do you choose to spend more time on-line over going out with others?
20. How often do you feel depressed, moody, or nervous when you are off-line, which goes away once you are back on-line?
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Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 14224
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 4:24 pm: |
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Before I take the test, what do you think my score will be? It won't be good; that's for sure.
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The Soulful Mr T
Citizen
Username: Howardt
Post Number: 1907
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 4:26 pm: |
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Tom, the test isn't so much about HOW MUCH you use the web but rather how much that use interferes with your work, our relatonships and your mental health. |
Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 14226
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 4:32 pm: |
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Yeah, but with a score of 57, the answer to the critical question isn't very good.
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The Soulful Mr T
Citizen
Username: Howardt
Post Number: 1908
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 4:33 pm: |
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57? Man, you need some kinda 12-step program or sumpin'! |
Pippi
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Username: Pippi
Post Number: 2189
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 5:20 pm: |
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I took the test and got a 29
As I was taking the test I wondered why there was no answer "never". Then I realized "Does not apply" means never, so I went back and took it again and got a 23:
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. |
sac
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Username: Sac
Post Number: 3430
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 10:03 pm: |
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41 |
Jersey_Boy
Citizen
Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 804
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 10:16 pm: |
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42, but I put "rarely" when I would have prefered to say, "never." "Does not apply" seemed like a poor alternative.
Also, I neglect my e-mail BECAUSE I'm on MOL. I've actually said, "No I didn't get your e-mail, you should have just posted it on MOL."
That should be an additional 10 points.
J.B.
I can't believe I scored higher than Monster. |
Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 4999
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 10:26 pm: |
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31.
Tom did you really get a 57?  |
Jersey_Boy
Citizen
Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 807
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 10:34 pm: |
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JTA,
I think you cheated. 31? Too many, "Does not applys" I think. Try it again.
J.B. |
Ligeti Man Meat
Citizen
Username: Ligeti
Post Number: 660
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 6:56 am: |
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Ligeti 11
Rastro 62
Mr. Big Fat Poppa 56
Case 109
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