OT - Are you someone else online?

purch

I am always who I am.

I don't need any new friends.

mewbie_2

purch wrote: »

I am always who I am.

I don't need any new friends.

You've come to the right place then.

chucky

despite being accused of having multiple usernames i only have one and only post on another couple of sites and am who i am.

i'll let have mizzbizz have her 15 minutes. obviously in need of attention :rolleyes:

Snooze

chucky wrote: »

despite being accused of having multiple usernames i only have one and only post on another couple of sites and am who i am.

:rotfl: :T

I believe you Chucky. Thousands wouldn't, mind.

Rob

chucky

Snooze wrote: »

:rotfl: :T

I believe you Chucky. Thousands wouldn't, mind.

Rob

i was going to add that it was usually the least intelligent posters that accused me of it - i was right... :T

Afriend_2

chucky wrote: »

i was going to add that it was usually the least intelligent posters that accused me of it - i was right... :T

Take that back chucky. I have never accused you of being someone else.

Snooze

chucky wrote: »

i was going to add that it was usually the least intelligent posters that accused me of it - i was right... :T

:rotfl:

I'm still not convinced that you haven't participated in a bit of 'sockpuppetry' in your time on here . You have that look about you :cool:.

Rob

fc123

Bootski wrote: »

I know of many that would post online with various identities, thats what the web is about to half the users isn't it?

I just post as I am though won't be heard until I'm accepted as part of the forum - like real life. There are people that are familiar to others online and resond to eachother on a regular basis, they tend to dominate most forums but you have to ask to they ever go out for a walk or read a book, or indeed have any other people in their lives???

You can often tell by the amount of posts they've written over, sometime many years - people are rewarded for this in the amount of stars they get, often akin to staircasing. ie the longer you've been on and the more you've contributed - the higher up you are and more renowned.

That doesn't mean to say you are any the wiser, more popular nor more interesting than new comers.

Socially, it's an interesting observation

I disagree with the above a bit.

Thing is with forums it's the written word so suits some personalities better than others in terms of communicating with their fellow humans.

Without wanting to get into any lengthy debate (as it's Sunday), in Real Life one is judged by how one looks initially, or how one presents or appears to others.

To some of the heavier, economics gurus on this site, my views would be totally invisible to them in Real Life Land because of what I do and how I look.

The whole star thing isn't that impt. as it depends on how long one has been a member.
You do get familiar with people though, but that is just normal...though, I agree, when one first posts somewhere, it takes a while to be accepted....but that's the same in real life.

mewbie_2

fc123 wrote: »

I agree, when one first posts somewhere, it takes a while to be accepted....but that's the same in real life.

Oh I know. When I first came here everyone seemed to think I was a right annoying little idiot, full of ego and posting up my @ss 'jokey' posts. Now they know I am.

SingleSue

Bootski wrote: »

I know of many that would post online with various identities, thats what the web is about to half the users isn't it?

I just post as I am though won't be heard until I'm accepted as part of the forum - like real life. There are people that are familiar to others online and resond to eachother on a regular basis, they tend to dominate most forums but you have to ask to they ever go out for a walk or read a book, or indeed have any other people in their lives???

You can often tell by the amount of posts they've written over, sometime many years - people are rewarded for this in the amount of stars they get, often akin to staircasing. ie the longer you've been on and the more you've contributed - the higher up you are and more renowned.

That doesn't mean to say you are any the wiser, more popular nor more interesting than new comers.

Socially, it's an interesting observation

I was once a newcomer to this board and at first didn't think I would belong as I am not a home owner or even a person who wants to own but after trying other boards where my particular sense of humour doesn't quite work (people think I am being serious which 90% of the time, I am not!), I found this board had fellow warped and weird humour people in it.

So it felt like home and here I stayed, only to venture out when it's a full moon into the mortgage board (ok a bit more often than that to be honest).

To me a new member is the same as an old member....if I find them funny or informative, it doesn't matter one jot if they have one star or five stars.