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Teen arrested for making suicide threat to a GM
wowinsider.com - 1/7/2009
Teen arrested for making suicide threat to a GM
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After a 17-year-old in Fairfield, Ohio told a GM "he was suicidal and the game was the only thing he had to live for," the Blizzard rep called 911, and the kid was apparently arrested, according to the Middletown Journal . We've seen this before -- Blizzard won't put up with suicide threats -- ...
Teen Makes Phony Suicide Threat to Blizzard Rep, Gets Arrested
gamepolitics.com - 12/31/2008
Teen Makes Phony Suicide Threat to Blizzard Rep, Gets Arrested
— gamepolitics.com — 17-year-old Ohio gamer found himself in hot water after he allegedly threatened to commit suicide while talking... to a Blizzard rep about an online game (presumably, World of Warcraft). The Middletown Journal reports: The teen was having an online ... (more) Teen Makes Phony Suicide Threat to Blizzard Rep, Gets ...

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Account security mythbusting
— wowinsider.com — So, you might have noticed the increased number of warnings and advice from Blizzard regarding account security... lately. They've even popped up in the game itself, as a server message when you first log in. Needless to say, this has caused no dearth ... (more) Account security mythbusting

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Blizzard employee offering a lifetime pass to raise money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
wowinsider.com - 12/31/2008
Blizzard employee offering a lifetime pass to raise money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
— wowinsider.com — Here's a cool way to donate some money to charity and have a chance at probably the... best prize a WoW player could want. Katherine Allen is a Blizzard employee (our own Michael Sacco, formerly known as "Belfaire," says she's a friend) who's raising ... (more) Blizzard employee offering a lifetime pass to raise ...

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The best of WoW Insider: December 30th, 2008 - January 6th, 2009
Joystiq — ... News WoW Insider's predictions for 2009 It's a new year, and we've got some new expectations for the game. Account security mythbusting A former Blizzard CM lays the truth out on what's up with account security. Teen arrested for making suicide threat to a GM Kid didn't want Blizzard to ban him, said WoW was all he had to live for, got the cops called on him. Queue queue moar noob Server queues plague the servers yet again. WoW Moviewatch: The Craft of War: ...

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