On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:50:45 -0800 (PST), "Dewi (Abergele)"
 wrote:

>> I notice you slither away from the issue of nonaddicted users.

>How can one be non addicted????????????????????
>If you do it once and want to do it again then your addicted.

I suggest you find out what the word "addicted" means.

If we were to use your definition, it would mean that you are addicted
to everything that you have chosen to do a second time.

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Cynic

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:56:44 -0800, Dewi (Abergele) wrote:

> Addiction was a term used to describe a devotion, attachment, dedication,
> inclination, etc. Nowadays, however, the term addiction is used to
> describe a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some
> specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the individuals health,
> mental state or social life.

Is there nothing one can be addicted to with harmless consequences?

Or do you consider addiction to be harmful?

-- 
Phil Stovell, Hampshire, UK

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:56:44 -0800 (PST), "Dewi (Abergele)"
 wrote:

>> >If you do it once and want to do it again then your addicted.

>> I suggest you find out what the word "addicted" means.

>> If we were to use your definition, it would mean that you are addicted
>> to everything that you have chosen to do a second time.

>absolutely, unless I don't...or try and avoid doing it a second
>time...
>
>---------------------
>Addiction was a term used to describe a devotion, attachment,
>dedication, inclination, etc. Nowadays, however, the term addiction is
>used to describe a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in
>some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the
>individuals health, mental state or social life.
>---------------------
>
>Is that the same as your definition?

Almost.  I would not exclude things that do not have any harmful
effect.  If you believe that that definition would encompass people
who indulge in an activity more than once, you need some serious
schooling in English comprehension.

FYI, having a *compulsion* to do something does not mean, "I quite
enjoyed it and wouldn't mind doing it again."

-- 
Cynic

On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:01:19 -0800 (PST), "Dewi (Abergele)"
 wrote:

>> >Addiction was a term used to describe a devotion, attachment,
>> >dedication, inclination, etc. Nowadays, however, the term addiction is
>> >used to describe a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in
>> >some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the
>> >individuals health, mental state or social life.
>> >---------------------
>>
>> >Is that the same as your definition?
>>
>> Almost.  I would not exclude things that do not have any harmful
>> effect.  If you believe that that definition would encompass people
>> who indulge in an activity more than once, you need some serious
>> schooling in English comprehension.
>>
>> FYI, having a *compulsion* to do something does not mean, "I quite
>> enjoyed it and wouldn't mind doing it again."

>Bingo, you know your onto nothing when you pick up on their english,
>lolol.

If you think for a second that that was what I was doing, then you are
another candidate for remedial English comprehension classes.

-- 
Cynic