I do often wonder......

[PuterGeekGirl]

Ok, I asked a simple ? and its turned into another WD mellodrama.....

My question is this...


Is this how everyone treats others IRL? Is your real lives nothing but mellodrama such as this, or is it just easier to do so here cuz your able to hide behind text and its not face to face?

Just curious.....

[WebHead]

I think we all experience drama from time to time. Whether IRL or wherever. It's all part of life.

[PuterGeekGirl]

I think we all experience drama from time to time. Whether IRL or wherever. It's all part of life.

Yes it is, but here folks seem to push for it and keep it going no matter what, I guess thats more what I meant maybe.

Hah, maybe I have no idea WHAT I really mean

[Sunshine]

I've often found, at least in some instances, that the way you see people act in Forums, is how they WANT to act IRL. Most times people are way nicer IRL than the persona you see here.
Usually, the more outrageous the posting personality, the more subdued they are IRL.
There seems to be a small number of people (I being one of them) who are basically what you see online.

When I post, you're pretty much getting the real me. My opinions, or how loudly I say them, are, for the most part, the same as I am IRL. The only difference is, that I'm more able to express myself via e-mail, or posting, than I am verbally.

[King Grover]

ima gonna vote for the whole text vs. face to face3 thing. I ignore drama in my other life. some thigns are just not important. doin so here, is more for fun and entertainment and a way of venting about unrelated issues as well. are you still mad at me?

[Camaro80z]

I am pulling for the Andretti/Green team to win it all this year!


Oh wait, you are not talking about the Indy Racing League. Sorry.


I think that the drama has to play out here from time to time. We are able to get away with more here than in real life, so it can sometimes go too far.

It was not your fault it happened, you just happened to trip on the wire that opened the flood gates. Life goes on!

[WebHead]

What you see here is what you see IRL. I admit I am a bit shy when I first meet someone,.. but once I feel comfortable around them,.. then this is what comes out. Sad but true.

[gazzak]

I treat this place like the pub, like I'm with a group of friends and reply as I would if it were face to face with a beer or two. Sometimes it means an honest opinion, sometimes it's a wind up, sometimes it's what we would call talking b****cks for the hell of it. However, I find it much easier to express myself in the real world than with a keyboard.

As in real life you can get comfortable with some people and not be afraid to say what you really think. I've had "discussions" with friends that have had people looking at us as if we're about to start fighting, because we know each other so well that we know how far to push without causing insult. The difference here is that when that happens there's always another post to throw things into chaos, and it's quite fun to watch it unfold sometimes. I think a lot of arguments are quite meaningless to the actual people arguing but look much worse to someone reading the thread but not actively taking part.

The problems begin when people cannot seperate virtual and real life.

[Camaro80z]

I treat this place like the pub, like I'm with a group of friends and reply as I would if it were face to face with a beer or two. Sometimes it means an honest opinion, sometimes it's a wind up, sometimes it's what we would call talking b****cks for the hell of it. However, I find it much easier to express myself in the real world than with a keyboard.

As in real life you can get comfortable with some people and not be afraid to say what you really think. I've had "discussions" with friends that have had people looking at us as if we're about to start fighting, because we know each other so well that we know how far to push without causing insult. The difference here is that when that happens there's always another post to throw things into chaos, and it's quite fun to watch it unfold sometimes. I think a lot of arguments are quite meaningless to the actual people arguing but look much worse to someone reading the thread but not actively taking part.

The problems begin when people cannot seperate virtual and real life.

I must say that is very well said, and I agree (except I do not know what talking b****cks is.)

[TripleRLtd]

Yes it is, but here folks seem to push for it and keep it going no matter what, I guess thats more what I meant maybe.

Good question. I wonder myself sometimes.

[WebHead]

I remember as a kid there was a large clothing store we used to shop at call Bullocks. They were a huge Macy'sish type place. Not sure what happened to them.

[gazzak]

Talking b****cks is spending an entire evening in the pub talking the whole time about absolutely nothing in particular. It's an artform.

[PuterGeekGirl]

are you still mad at me?

Nah, its all good...I appreciate the honestly.

[WebHead]

bluetooth

[Ya_know]

Ok, I asked a simple ? and its turned into another WD mellodrama.....

My question is this...


Is this how everyone treats others IRL? Is your real lives nothing but mellodrama such as this, or is it just easier to do so here cuz your able to hide behind text and its not face to face?

Just curious.....

Look at you...the little drama queen...