Online Personas

[steveo]

Das Boot

[Marmora Man]

steveo Wrote:

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> Das Boot

Spot on - and this is what I was looking at:

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Otta, you are a doll on here and in real life.

I too am consistent. A cow in all incarnations.

[steveo]

Was it nuclear?

[Marmora Man]

steveo Wrote:

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> Was it nuclear?

Powered - not armed.

[????]

I have a slight persona on the EDF which has toned down over time..

I'm more polemic, contrary, 'right wing', non-consensual and proleetrian than I am in real life...but keep it stum

Facebook I am pretty much who I am but steer clear of contraversy - ie politics/drug references etc for all sorts of reasons including family (including my own kids not that far away)

Twiiters - just tweeting would be shame enough. Hate the place and tweets etc. Yet to read any tweet that has mede me think, laugh or think wow what a cool person/tweet etc etc. Really is the worse of social networking imo. Sorry SJ!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

As an aside, I loathe Facebook and Twitter - I don't get and don't want to, but have to admit that as a tool for spreading the word in an emergency, it is bloody marvellous.

[LadyDeliah]

I think who I am on here is a small part of who I am in real life. Most people are multi-faceted, so one forum is unlikely to reflect all their nuances. The EDF is good for community stuff, but less useful for intelligent debate on controversial subjects because of the trolls and aggressive posters.

I hold it down on here, because I'm a bore when I get on one about politics and can't be arsed with the arguments. Twitter is my release in that regard and sometimes Facebook.

[Otta]

I like facebook for sharing pics of my kids with family and friends who live far away. I do use it quite a lot, but refuse to get involved in any of the stupid apps.

I've never bothered with Twitter, although it's great that it gives the likes of Joey Barton unlimited rope with which to hang himself.

[LadyDeliah]

Lol, yes Facebook is good for keeping up to date with my family and old friends who are spread around the globe, but I block all the stupid apps and my privacy settings are pretty high.

Twitter is my access to news, politics and law.

EDF is my access to community and gives me an insight into the minutia of middle-class angst!

Edited to say, I personally preferred the EDF a couple of years ago, before it got swamped by twee, middle class posters who seem to be obsessed with dog crap, dogs, scary looking people and other garbage that has turned me off from reading it very much.

[*Bob*]

LadyDeliah Wrote:

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> Edited to say, I personally preferred the EDF a

> couple of years ago..

It peaked in 2007.

[StraferJack]

As I recall it was a bunch of (in your eyes) twee middle class posters complaining about dogs that got you started posting on here in the first place?

then v now - it's uncanny!

If the forum is worse now, it isnt't because of tweeness or people of any class - it'll be because ... well that'll start another debate so I'll save it.

[Otta]

Ahh, everything was so innocent then.

[LadyDeliah]

I don't know what you're talking about Sean, I mean Strafer!

[LadyDeliah]

And come on, be controversial, say what you think man!

[El Pibe]

Gosh, how lovely, it has it all. A polite Huguenot, people trying to stay on topic, alan dale removing all his posts, Ted Max being witty AND a lounging!!

And all those lovely lost posters, the place just isn't the same without Sean McGabhann, keef and snorky is it.

*wipes tear of joy

[Jeremy]

And a few posts by James - remember him?

And of course SimonM... gone but not forgotten!

[RosieH]

Heh, LadyD - I especially enjoyed the part about CWALD's dog being under her control!

[MrBen]

I remember being at one of the "old" drinks, having a really good chat with someone before they asked who I was on the forum. When I explained, their smile kind of faded and their face soured. The conversation died and they made their excuses and left.....

I think that says it all.

[maxxi]

The burning question re on-line personas (and not the "I remember when it was all fields around here" outlook of certain senior members) is why SO many have changed theirs over the years.

Is it boredom with a hastily chosen persona? A game (arising out of more boredom) where you have to guess who so-and-so is now? A rebirth after a banning? The desire to disassociate oneself with previouly held views? Multiple personalities?

I ask because the new personas of those who have changed are (it would seem) quickly and easily recognised/known by their contemporaries; indeed at the forum drinks I went to a year or so ago, among the things pointed out to me was "That's so-and-so, he used to be whtshisname, and that's thingy who used to go by the name of thingamajig" and so on.

I ask merely for information. And because it's Friday. And I'm really borrrrrrred.

[woodrot]

maxxi Wrote:

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> The burning question re on-line personas (and not

> the "I remember when it was all fields around

> here" outlook of certain senior members) is why SO

> many have changed theirs over the years.

>

> Is it boredom with a hastily chosen persona? A

> game (arising out of more boredom) where you have

> to guess who so-and-so is now? A rebirth after a

> banning? The desire to disassociate oneself with

> previouly held views? Multiple personalities?

>

> I ask because the new personas of those who have

> changed are (it would seem) quickly and easily

> recognised/known by their contemporaries; indeed

> at the forum drinks I went to a year or so ago,

> among the things pointed out to me was "That's

> so-and-so, he used to be whtshisname, and that's

> thingy who used to go by the name of thingamajig"

> and so on.

>

> I ask merely for information. And because it's

> Friday. And I'm really borrrrrrred.

being banned doesnt help

[Otta]

I had Keef deactivated because I was just pissed off with arguments and stuff, and thought I needed and enforced break.

Created Otta just to use for the sometimes useful Family Room sections, but quickly got drawn back in. Never tried to be a different persona though.

[Otta]

Oddly though, Keef seemed a lot more popular than Otta :-/

[maxxi]

Otta Wrote:

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> Created Otta just to use for the sometimes useful

> Family Room sections, but quickly got drawn back

> in.

Just when I thought I was out...

[LadyDeliah]

Evolution!

Plus trying to wrongfoot opponents who would normally dismiss my views with their knee-jerk reaction to my name :-)