Edited sentence: "If you break Rule 12 and buy RuneScape gold you are directly...funding underground gangs who run Chinese sweatshops...".(See Gang Sweatshop for example).- Focuses on discrediting(where wrong) and interpreting (where unclear) the famous "Wage Slaves" 1up article (listed above).Another example of wild, misreported claims being taken as fact by the general public is this quote from Jagex, owner of RuneScape:.As a result, the term "Game Sweatshop" perpetuates unabated, with more and more people using it and allowing their active imaginations to fill in the blanks with images of hackers, Chinese gangsters, child labor, online fraudsters etc.Note that Jagex provides no proof that the people providing RuneScape gold to gamers are A) from China B) operating sweatshops and C) are gang members.Some people feel that Game Sweatshops do not exist, and others should quit referring to what does exist (MMO Virtual Providers or Game Workshops) as a type of sweatshop.Some people feel that because the general population allows the incorrect and deceptive use of the word "sweatshop" to slide on news sites, blogs, and forums, it creates a blinding fog of misinformation in people's minds so that they take great lengths to make sure anyone correcting those who misuse the word "sweatshop" are squelched.The sweatshop meme stops here.This article describes the flaws of the below cited 1up article, for example.Yet it appears people believe this type of information and even use it as a valid reference at places like Wikipedia.org where only true, unbiased information should be posted.when it comes to the topic of MMO Virtual Providers and Game Workshops