**Because of the publicity due to Brianna's death, this board's activity has been respectfully deactivated. For those who are seeking support or information because of a concern they have about online gaming, please visit the links listed at the end for support & information on the problems & effects of online gaming of any kind or name.**


REST IN PEACE

Brianna Cordell, 3 years old, 8/8/03
Tony Bragg Jr., 9 months old, 7/12/02

Suicides:
Shawn Woolley, 21 yrs
James Atwood, 19 yrs
18 Unnamed EQ players

Failed Marriages/Broken Families/Neglected Children/Loss of Friends/Job Loss/Failing Grades/Lost Months, Years

http://www.olganon.org/ (an organization and web site dedicated to helping those addicted to on-line games. We also welcome the gamer’s friends and family, by offering our support and sympathy.)**Moderated

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/EverQuest-Widows/ (the original SUPPORT GROUP for partners, family, and friends of people who play EverQuest or other online games compulsively...this is not a place to debate the "good" things about EQ or other online games)**Moderated

http://www.nickyee.com/hub/home.html (a comprehensive site, with many studies & surveys dedicated to the psychology of online gaming/MMORPG's)>>>1/17/03 Now Published: The Seventh Issue of the Daedalus Project