I disagree with most of this article (except the typing bit) but I don't agree with the people who say "runescape teaches nothing but typing speed" I think merchanting is one of the most educational activities in runescape. You get to invest in the runescape market for none to neglegible amounts of money and experiment. It teaches people about supply and demand etc. Like people know Dragon Chainmails are going to go down when dust devils are released etc. So they sell theirs off. I think thats a very useful skill and could guide people onto making real life money. (Stock Market Anyone?). Lets compare the Dragon Chainmail bit with something in the stock market. I think there was some law/act/something of the sort passed about online "pokering" and then the shares of companies which offered that service crashed (PartyGaming, 888) etc. So I believe it teaches you to recognise trends in the market and trends in general. (Quests without walkthroughs? A bit tenuous i know, can't think of anything else off the top of my head). I really believe that Runescape can help people in real life. (PS. i'm not in denial) (disclaimer: i may be wrong on some of the finer details but you get the point.... right?)