Real personalities, are you the real "you" here?

Sigmar · 08-25-2002, 01:51 PM

Nice friendly open minded people on forums-obnoxious rude and arrogant on chatrooms.

Ever encountered this before? I have, people who you thought you knew adopt a whole new persona.

Are you the real you on the forums? Are you hiding any certain charateristic you posess to make you seem more appealing to onlookers, so that you might "fit in"? I know a user on an other forum who's a real jerk who expresses what he thinks,it might not be what you want to hear but it's him and his opinion. For that I respect him because he says what he thinks despite the risk of unpopularity. Sure it's nice to have an all time friendly atmosphere in forums but not if it comes at the cost of true indivduality. I've felt on a number of occasions if this person is really as friendly as he makes out to be or if someone is holding back.

Am I encouraging flaming? No.
Am I being a idiotic bigot? I hope not.

I admit to modifying my personality win certain situations (when confronting a troll I do not react as I would want to but as the TOS state I must).

Are you acting like the real you?

What is your opinion on this matter? I'm curious as to what others believe.

Sazerac · 08-25-2002, 01:52 PM

I can assure you that I'm just as crusty in real life as I am here.

-Saz

Attalus · 08-25-2002, 01:56 PM

Like Saz, I am crusty, and opinionated to boot.

Chewbacca · 08-25-2002, 01:57 PM

I yam what I yam and thats all that I yam....

I'm a yam! [img]smile.gif[/img]

johnny · 08-25-2002, 01:58 PM

I think so, in real life i talk all the time, sometimes maybe a little too much. Same thing here.

And in chatrooms i'm the same as here, i don't have the need of putting up some masquerade.

Iron_Ranger · 08-25-2002, 02:01 PM

Actually yeah I Do come off a little bit diffrent here then I do in RL, dont know why.

08-25-2002, 02:03 PM

I am as much me here as I am anywhere [img]smile.gif[/img] Real life or cyber I am just me...or as Popeye put it..I yam what I yam and thats all that I yam. [img]smile.gif[/img]

08-25-2002, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chewbacca:
I yam what I yam and thats all that I yam....

I'm a yam! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Dang, you beat me to the Yam.....didnt see your post before I made my previous post [img]smile.gif[/img] For being on opposite sides of so many issues we have similar thoughts [img]smile.gif[/img]

Jerome · 08-25-2002, 02:09 PM

*shrugs* I don't know how I come across here, so I coulden't tell you.

Sigmar · 08-25-2002, 02:09 PM

See people I was expecting these replies, no offene to anyone but you aren't going to say "Well I'm a jerk in real life and I act nice here so I can make friends". (not mocking anyone here, or being intentionally rude)

So let's take this in a differant direction, have you ever encountered anyone who seemed OK in forums but acted completely differant in chatrooms or in real life.

Sorry for confusing you folks.

[ 08-25-2002, 02:11 PM: Message edited by: Sigmar ]

08-25-2002, 01:52 PM	#2
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 60 Posts: 7,387	I can assure you that I'm just as crusty in real life as I am here. -Saz __________________ "And all my days are trances, and all my nightly dreams, Are where thy grey eye glances, and where thy footstep gleams, In what ethereal dances, by what eternal streams..."

08-25-2002, 01:56 PM	#3
Attalus Symbol of Bane Join Date: November 26, 2001 Location: Texas Age: 75 Posts: 8,167	Like Saz, I am crusty, and opinionated to boot. __________________ Even Heroes sometimes fail...

08-25-2002, 01:57 PM	#4
Chewbacca Zartan Join Date: July 18, 2001 Location: America, On The Beautiful Earth Age: 50 Posts: 5,373	I yam what I yam and thats all that I yam.... I'm a yam! [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ Support Local Music and Record Stores! Got Liberty?

08-25-2002, 01:58 PM	#5
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 58 Posts: 16,981	I think so, in real life i talk all the time, sometimes maybe a little too much. Same thing here. And in chatrooms i'm the same as here, i don't have the need of putting up some masquerade. __________________

08-25-2002, 02:01 PM	#6
Iron_Ranger Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 18, 2002 Location: Where Eagles Dare Age: 36 Posts: 1,391	Actually yeah I Do come off a little bit diffrent here then I do in RL, dont know why. __________________ <br />[url]\"http://www.bratgirlcentral.com/cgi-bin/ouapforum/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi\" target=\"_blank\">Once Upon A Paper</a><br />Living on a razors edge<br />Balancing on ledge<br />Living on a razors edge

08-25-2002, 01:51 PM	#1
Sigmar Unicorn Join Date: May 17, 2001 Location: N/a Posts: 4,222	Nice friendly open minded people on forums-obnoxious rude and arrogant on chatrooms. Ever encountered this before? I have, people who you thought you knew adopt a whole new persona. Are you the real you on the forums? Are you hiding any certain charateristic you posess to make you seem more appealing to onlookers, so that you might "fit in"? I know a user on an other forum who's a real jerk who expresses what he thinks,it might not be what you want to hear but it's him and his opinion. For that I respect him because he says what he thinks despite the risk of unpopularity. Sure it's nice to have an all time friendly atmosphere in forums but not if it comes at the cost of true indivduality. I've felt on a number of occasions if this person is really as friendly as he makes out to be or if someone is holding back. Am I encouraging flaming? No. Am I being a idiotic bigot? I hope not. I admit to modifying my personality win certain situations (when confronting a troll I do not react as I would want to but as the TOS state I must). Are you acting like the real you? What is your opinion on this matter? I'm curious as to what others believe.

08-25-2002, 02:03 PM	#7
MagiK Guest Posts: n/a	I am as much me here as I am anywhere [img]smile.gif[/img] Real life or cyber I am just me...or as Popeye put it..I yam what I yam and thats all that I yam. [img]smile.gif[/img]

08-25-2002, 02:09 PM	#9
Jerome Knight of the Rose Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Scotland Age: 38 Posts: 4,418	shrugs I don't know how I come across here, so I coulden't tell you. __________________ Psychos do not explode when hit by sunlight, no matter how crazy they are!

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