Online Behavior

[Litvyak]

I'm not consciously "behaving out of character", but I'm much more sarcastic irl, among others.

 

[Sizzling Berry]

It depends if you mean online like here or online chat in gmail, facebook etc. When chatting I tend to behave pretty much the same as in real life. I tolarate longer pauses though.
If you mean this kind of online I give my opinions more freely via a computer.

 

[Jaguar]

It's probably a good idea this forum is moderated.
Otherwise, some people would find out what I really think of them.

 

[miss fortune]

I'm just lucky that tone and facial expressions don't fully translate in some cases

and I'm not saying when

 

[Othon]

I'm FEEL more open with deep thought, and I can articulate my thoughts better only because they're presented in writing.

The key word is feel; I'm not sure that I AM more open online as I often get the lazies ("I COULD think this out and put it into writing via two large paragraphs. . . Or I could not ^_^"). Obviously the latter isn't the issue in person, and the biggest hinderances are lack of eloquence and political correctness.

 

[JustHer]

I havent met myself in real life but I'd say im probably about the same.

 

[Quinlan]

I would never get into as many arguments with strangers as I do online. I'm more serious offline too.

 

[phthalocyanine]

i'm probably a lot less serious irl than here.

 

[Walking Tourist]

I sing more in real life. Online... um, I could sing while typing, but no one would hear me except for the cats and my mom (not my dad, he's getting deafer by the minute!).

 

[Charmed Justice]

I'm much more open about the inner workings of my mind here, my private thoughts and whatnot. I can indulge more, so perhaps I'm more energetic online.

 

[Thalassa]

IRL I'm more nurturing that I am here and I'm not as angry as some people imagine I am. Being on-line is more like a game to me a lot of the time.

I've noticed that most people are different in PM than they are publically, even.

 

[Snuggletron]

depends where I'm posting and what kind of population the message board is made up of. Just like in real life.

My 'persona' on this board is merely a skeleton of its real self, which is multidimensional and inconsistent. I also don't really care about my posts here.

this

and I don't have the benefit of "reading" the person I'm talking to while talking to them online... so figuring out boundaries and such can be a bit more difficult... I'm expressive in real life and I compulsively read other people's faces and movements as well... not to have that makes communicating more difficult

dat Se

 

[miss fortune]

I've noticed that most people are different in PM than they are publically, even.

yeah... I'm usually a bit smarter behind the scenes than in front of them...

the stuff I tend to elaborate on probably isn't the stuff that most people care to hear about anyways... like survey design and linguistic patterns!

 

[Lady_X]

i'm the same i think.

 

[Thalassa]

I havent met myself in real life but I'd say im probably about the same.

LIES!!!

 

[simulatedworld]

I care less about not offending people online.

 

[Lady_X]

I care less about not offending people online.

ha! ya know what...i actually think i'm the opposite. i think i trust my ability to say things a certain way irl much more than i do in print.

 

[Phoenix_400]

I'm about the same. I try to be a very much "what you see is what you get" type of person. I am a little less reserved online.

...And a little more articulate online since I don't have the southern accent to work around. (Ah dew type like ah talk every now'n again, just fer shits-n-grins).

 

[Salomé]

I'm much nicer in the flesh.

 

[JustHer]

LIES!!!

ORLY then how am i?