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Spelling correction needed

First sentence of the last paragraph for the “Psychology” section. Reads “ Escapism in gaming is a major factor in why individuals have falling in love with gaming.” Should be “have fallen in love with”. 98.110.108.179 (talk) 08:39, 8 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Defining "gamer": a "proactive hobbyist"?

A Google search for the phrase "proactive hobbyist" (and even "proactive hobbyist -gamer") finds that the phrase is exclusively associated with this article and pages quoting it.

What does it mean? As a native English speaker, I have only the vaguest sense - I think this phrase intends to separate the casual player of games from the proper gamer. But this phrase doesn't actually say that.

What is the gamer proactive about? If the word is to remain, that ought to be explained/defined. Otherwise, a different, self-explanatory term should be found. (Indeed, I wonder if "proactive" was originally a substitution for a word like "motivated" or "dedicated".) SSSheridan (talk) 10:47, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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metnal = mental 2603:8000:D300:3650:6402:F12:69AF:7EB5 (talk) 22:50, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 10:11, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]