Talk:Mothers Against Videogame Addiction and Violence
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Is MAVAV a "spoof" organization? Please provide a cite for this. -- The Anome 13:44, Oct 28, 2004 (UTC)
I can't prove it absolutely however please have a look at the following link: Spoof?
I wrote the original part of this article thinking it wasn't a spoof, but the more I read their website the more I began to think it was, it isn't very well written for a start and some of it is too inflammatory. The answer is I am not sure. What do you think?
- The cnn article says it's a spoof. http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TECH/01/07/hln.game.internet.hoaxes/ and it contains quotes like "Developers profit and continue to take advantage of today's youth with cute, loveable, addictive, and recognizable franchise characters. A practice and strategy similar to those used by the tobacco industry."
and "the majority of the responses were sent in by feral young children".
- It's hard to idenfity as a spoof because it contains things that many people actually believe. If worried parents actually made a website, it would look very similar, although more of the links might work.
- The 'spoof' element is exaggerating them to be the 'fastest growing threat to our young people' and comparing video games with the tobacco industry.
- This page should not be deleted because Mavav.org seems to have gained a lot of public attention. Kappa 15:37, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)
MAVAV is definitely a spoof, and definitely NOT a candidate for speedy deletion. It was done by a grad student for a research paper, IIRC, and it got a ton of press on the Internet. If you think it's not notable, please VfD it. I'm removing the speedy tag. There was even a Penny-Arcade comic about MAVAV. Rhobite 15:40, Oct 28, 2004 (UTC)
[edit] VfD debate
For the vfd debate related to this article see Talk:Mothers against videogame addiction and violence/delete -- Graham ☺ | Talk 12:55, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC)
It better be fake, or all the nerds will make some sort of Xbomb and teach them some.
