[onexsoul]

Originally Posted by Ryuuzaki

As far as I'm concerned, they are. People say it doesn't count. They say any friends you make online don't count. This is not true last I checked, MSN counts as socialization, so why can't forums and mmos?

Socializing is the act of interacting with others, meaning that at this moment, I am socializing with you guys.

Anyway, what are your views on this?

ok yea it is because people get emotionally attached to people they meet online
heres a story for you... just to prove my point

Megan Meier was an overwieght girl and these girls in the neighborhood loved to pick on her. She had a myspace. Some girls from the neighborhood made a fake myspace account and posted a picture of a hot guy. "He" messaged her and called her pretty and was a sweetheart to her. They were talking for a few months and "he" was so nice. These girls then decided that they had had enouh fun with making her feel like she was a somebody, so "he" said "he" didnt want to talk to her because he heard she was mean to her friends (she had no friends) she was confused and hurt and she told "him" that that wasnt true. "He" told her a lot of mean things and all these girls got on their myspace and posted bulletins aobut her, calling her vulgar things. She really thought this guy had liked her and he wasnt even real... she never found out he wasnt real. She went up-stairs and hung herself. She had ben struggling with depression since 3rd grade (she was in 8th) and now, THREE months latter, the parents are JUST finding out why she committed suicide.

just to let you no that YES it is socializing because people become emotionally attached to people online.