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Old 26th May 2007, 20:59   #1
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Adam Mapleson - PCGamer, reallife hero, and multiplay lan attendee!

Adam Mapleson is the fellow who was shot whilst thwarting an armed robbery in Rayleigh, Essex the other day. The BBC carried a story where his dad made a statement, and mentioned Adam was a keen pc gamer. As all keen PC gamers aspire to attend an iseries lan i wondered....

so i bashed his name into google and....

he showed up in the clanforge player logs from i27!

under the gamer tag Choronzon, playing in the CS:S tourney

The BBC says he's 24, from essex. Anyone from MPUK able to have a shufty into his booking ID and confirm if Adam and Choronzon are one and the same?
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Old 26th May 2007, 21:01   #2
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Was he testing to see if he would respawn irl?
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Old 26th May 2007, 21:17   #3
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From the i27 attendance list.

Adam Mapleson Choronzon [A.E]� Essex United Kingdom Yes

Thanks to web archives :P
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Picture of him on news with his Multiplay lanyard on
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Old 26th May 2007, 21:32   #5
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/c...nbwm=1&nbram=1

link to him on the news with it on
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Good linkage
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wizzo needs to give him free lan entry to next i-series for being pro.
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Old 26th May 2007, 21:35   #8
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I only live about 5 mins from that station... heard about it yesterday but never would i think it was a lanner of all people!
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Hope he pulls through. He's awake but hmm .. gunshot to the chest.
If he makes it, we need to make him a cake with "wallhack" on it.
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Old 26th May 2007, 21:48   #10
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huge respect for this guy.
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Its people like him that make you remember that there are still forces of good in this world.

Its heart warming.

He really does deserve free lannage.

And I hope he fully heals so I can meet him hopefully.
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I just saw the news (noticed the MPUK lanyard). It's such a shame that something like this has happened, I hope they catch whoever did it.

He did indeed attend i27 and i28 under the nick Choronzon.

I don't know him personally, but wish him all the best and, fingers crossed, a speedy recovery.

For those of you who may wish to read more...
Article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/6695325.stm
Video Clip: http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/new...tm?bw=bb&mp=wm
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hope they get the ppl that did it
clue for police it not these two




sorry if this in bad taste
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Mad props to this guy, he put his life on the line to help two total strangers...I doubt many people could do that tbh.
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fair play this man.

this isnt the guy who was an ex copper, who had been to previous lans etc?

the name rings a bell
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Yeah really hope he pulls though, see if we could send him a big get well card or something.

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Much props to the guy, hope he recovers soon
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Respect! It takes balls to put yourself before another - especially in a sitatuation like this my only conclusion is your balls are the size of:
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Indeed respect to the guy!
and i agree free larn for a hero!
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You have to hand it to him, it takes a brave man to get stuck in on the ultimate eco round.
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He clearly needs free LAN entry and a special certificate for foolish rushing.

Hope he recovers ok, would be good to shake his hand and get him a beer.
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Hope he pulls thou
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some sort of card would be a nice idea, showing respect etc.
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So I shoot Swyft he can get in for free? I'm not sure this is the best way to run a discount scheme
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yeah but you get in on a public service award Neon
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Huh... they said on the news something about him having a Facebook page, and being an IT worker, and my first thought was 'I wonder if he's a lan attendee'.

Seems I was right.

He did a very brave thing though - he deserves recognition for that.

Me - I'd have been fleeing at full speed. But then, I am a coward.
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yeah i say well done to him!
He done a great thing and i can only hope he recovers soon so he can attend i31, where i'm sure he will get a heroes welcome and a pint off me for sure
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