i'm not telling you weirdos my real name... i enjoy the false sense of security i get from hiding behind an alias and an avatar of an extremely hot guy i found on the internet.
Screen Names & Real Identity
- Thread starter JoeyA
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JoeyA said:Travis,
Sometimes it is kind of hard to know what people are saying because you don't always get the inflection or tone that they would like to communicate.
Case in point is your last sentence.
I don't know if you are referring to ME, someone else or yourself.
How would one become known as some Internet know-it-all-blowhard?
Only refering to myself there, Joey, sorry if that wasn't clear. I suppose I find it handy to hold on to a little shred of anonymity, just in case I were to vent inappropriately on some pet peeve. That would be the easiest path to blowhard-dom, but I'm not accusing anybody!
I don't claim to be any sort of expert and for the most part would rather lurk and absorb, but if I think of a particular point in some debate that's not being addressed, I may toss in an opinion.
Well, the folks at DCC Az room know my name.
Most people I've pmed know my name. WADR, I
don't see why everybody needs to know who I am.
The people who I want to know who I am, know who
I am.
You do have a good point though, Joey, and I've noticed that
most of the flamers on NPF don't appear eager to tell who they
are.
Most people I've pmed know my name. WADR, I
don't see why everybody needs to know who I am.
The people who I want to know who I am, know who
I am.
You do have a good point though, Joey, and I've noticed that
most of the flamers on NPF don't appear eager to tell who they
are.
No, I haven't made the effort yet, Rudy. But I will. I'm a wee bit stacked up at the moment. Thanks again, podna.VIProfessor said:
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Travis Bickle said:
Well, I doubt if anyone would ever consider you a blowhard, Travis. I am always interested in knowing what other people think. While it is not likely to change my mind on strong opinions, on things where I haven't made up my mind, posts from people like you can help me make up my mind.
I can see a problem with how I reply to some of the threads and posts where I might respond a little inappropriately. Hopefully, I will review my offensive posts before posting it. Most of the time, I just let them fly.
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Scipio, Cato, Centinel, Brutus...damn cowards! 
JoeW said:
I'm glad you've never had any really serious problems with people stealing your identity, but one of my closest friends recently had his stolen, and the hassles for him have not been inconsequential.
Last I heard, something like 1/3 of New Yorkers have unlisted phone numbers. I wonder why? Perhaps they've watched too many movies, or maybe witnessed too many crimes.
Some years ago, I was called for jury duty. Everybody went into a pool, and had to be available for a full week. If someone wasn't picked to serve on one jury, their name went back into the pool. I'll never forget when the judge in a criminal case first asked the 24 potential jurors whom among them had either been a victim of a crime or a witness to a crime. 18 hands went up. The case was a drug case, and the two accused men were in the courtroom watching everything. It was somewhat uncomfortable. I wonder what might have happened if jury tampering had taken place.
Unfortunately, our society has become quite anonymous, in several different respects. People who want to retain their anonymity don't necessarily have anything to hide; they might just wish to maintain their privacy.
Ever wonder why covert federal government agents in the US want to maintain their cover? And why it's against the law to disclose who they are?
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Mr. Wilson said:
See post number 43 on this page:
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=17442&page=3&highlight=anonymity