Those of you who've poked Night Elves in filthy little grottos on RP servers (you and you...and you, yes I can tell just by looking at you) are not so innocent, says Dr Janet Hall, a Australian "specialist" in sexual and relationship difficulties.

"Is cybersex considered cheating? Yes," she says, emphatically. "As soon as secret, intimate, emotional or physical information is shared, it's cheating."

People who don't view it that way, says Dr Hall, need to "re-commit to their relationship and agree with boundaries that will be constructive and not sabotage their future". As with any bad habit, such as smoking and gambling, cybersex addicts, she believes, need a "structured plan to prevent the behaviour and overcome the need".

The quick slide from people who cyber to "addicts" is symptomatic of yet another sensationalist wad of "journalism". I am quote-happy this post, but come on. Eliza Gauger

Flirting with danger [The Age, via Joystiq]

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