Phoenix32890 wrote:dlowan wrote:That pisses m eoff....kinda because it feels like a community, and it makes you feel dumb when you are being manipulated like that...it is nasty, methinks.
However, since there is nothing I can do about it, I won't waste time worrying about it.
But I think it is not a civil thing to do.
No, it is not civil. But how does one REALLY know about anyone on an internet forum? For me, it is only when a person has a "track record" with me, over time, that I can be secure that there is at least some element of truth in what the person is saying. But unless a person really screws up, and contradicts him/herself over time, one really doesn't know.
Anybody remember Aunt whatserface from Abuzz? She was the Pampers lady who had kids of different ages in every post.It her case, the deception was so blatant, it was laughable.
Lol! Nah, you can't be sure at all...and generally it hardly matters at all, does it? In fact, specifically it hardly matters at all!
But the idea of someone carefully crafting characters to watch the reactions and confuse people just got my goat for a bit, that is all.
Actually, I can see a reason for wanting a separate persona for some things...it is just the idea of creating them, and sitting back and watching the reactions that I do not like.
But, wotthehell.
And, as Craven says, these identity hunts are nuts, except the folk who make no attempt to hide who they are is kind of funny. Or the fella who didn't realise he had switched in mid thread. THAT was funny.
) ... or why they bother!
