Do you have problem speaking up as who you really are?

• www

  5 Feb 04, 20:33

  anonymity.
  
  that is one of the most attractive things about Internet.
  
  one can choose to speak up, screw up and get away unidentified.
  
  take sgforums for instance. one can simply register with a weird nick and start sharing their deepest fantasies, provoking many around here and vanish subsequently without being identified as who they actually are.
  
  apparently, most of these people wouldnt dare to speak like that in real life and the odds is that they wont dare to show their real identity.
  
  do you find such people a loser?
  
  also, there is another category of people who choose to hold more than one nick.
  
  he or she might be someone u knew for quite a while, to the extend of seeing him/her before. however, there are times when he/she chose to speak up using another identity, so to avoid risking the reputation of their original nick, probably for political reasons and etc.
  
  do you do that? what do you think of the people described above?
  
  how many of you actually speak up as who you really are?
• the Bear

  5 Feb 04, 20:34

  people know who i am...
  
  and i pretty much am the same in real life...
  
  uhh.. anonymity? i stand by what i say
  
  and if i screw up, i'm going to apologise... and move on
• sillyme

  5 Feb 04, 20:37

  I try to. I don't want to be labelled a fake or a coward.
  
  But sometimes, we have things we do not want people to know.
• eutjin

  5 Feb 04, 20:44

  good topic
  
  i think it's a good thing. these ppl are probably quiet ppl, or really goody-goody ppl with a devil inside of them. they have lots of questions, or have lots of things that they would like to do in real life, but don't dare to do it.
  
  rather than letting their feelings or thoughts build up inside them, they have an avenue to show their inner self. well ...... of coz, some of them irritate others. but, i prefer them irritating others on the internet than in person.
  
  hmm ..... taking sgboy2004 as an example (sorry!! ), for all your know, he's a really charming, quiet boy in person. and ah ma could be sibeh chio for all you know (i'm sure that's what stoner is thinking!!). apologies for the use of nicks, but just trying to quote real life examples
  
• True_Xerion

  5 Feb 04, 21:03

  Originally posted by www:

  anonymity.
  
  that is one of the most attractive things about Internet.
  
  one can choose to speak up, screw up and get away unidentified.
  
  take sgforums for instance. one can simply register with a weird nick and start sharing their deepest fantasies, provoking many around here and vanish subsequently without being identified as who they actually are.
  
  apparently, most of these people wouldnt dare to speak like that in real life and the odds is that they wont dare to show their real identity.
  
  

  trollz & flamebait .... very common in all forums & msg boards be it local or overseas, best solution is to ignore em and let the topic die, these ppl usually leave once no one is there to 'entertain' them.
  
  

  Originally posted by www:
  how many of you actually speak up as who you really are?

  I'm me, me and only me, not all will/may agree with what i feel or have to say, but then no-one lives life like I do, so there!!
  
• audlenelee

  5 Feb 04, 21:30

  Originally posted by www:

  take sgforums for instance. one can simply register with a weird nick and start sharing their deepest fantasies, provoking many around here and vanish subsequently without being identified as who they actually are.
  
  ...
  
  also, there is another category of people who choose to hold more than one nick.
  
  do you do that? what do you think of the people described above?
  
  how many of you actually speak up as who you really are?

  *gasp*
  
  how'd u noe?
• www

  5 Feb 04, 21:36

  Originally posted by audlenelee:

  *gasp*
  
  how'd u noe?

  the double standard treatments from the regulars.
  
  if you notice carefully enough, the response from some of the regulars to a thread started by a secondary nick and an unfamiliar nick is entirely different.
  
  it is like you know that this secondary nick belongs to someone you know and perhaps only you know. apparently, your feedback to his or her posts would be different as compared to someone whom you dont know at all.
  
  and no, i didnt find out from someone else if thats what you are thinking.
• the_don

  6 Feb 04, 06:58

  
• weidev

  6 Feb 04, 08:06

  i believe in being honest...
• wuming78

  6 Feb 04, 08:15

  Originally posted by www:

  apparently, most of these people wouldnt dare to speak like that in real life and the odds is that they wont dare to show their real identity.
  
  do you find such people a loser?
  
  also, there is another category of people who choose to hold more than one nick.
  
  he or she might be someone u knew for quite a while, to the extend of seeing him/her before. however, there are times when he/she chose to speak up using another identity, so to avoid risking the reputation of their original nick, probably for political reasons and etc.
  
  do you do that? what do you think of the people described above?
  
  how many of you actually speak up as who you really are?

  alternate reality.
  
  we try to live lifes here and espouse fantasies tt r highly unlikely to happen in reality, and say things we find hard to say, share imaginations tt u cant share in life.
  
  all cos we noe there is no responsibility attached.
  
  think the real test is to speak ur mind in the real world and not behind the veil of anonymity.
• Ah Ma

  6 Feb 04, 08:48

  i tink online no need to be so honest everyting aso say true tings........~~~
  
  alot of ppl gt many nicks....too .bo liao...or dn wan destroy their reputation or gt other tings they dn wan ppl in real who know them to know for advise...be it an aunt agony Q or bar Q....
  
  for some is for entertainment use -> evil clown?
  wes brown?-> mayb tat person lost password :twisted
  
  some who nv meet b4 mayb are mysterious then dn wan tell the truth...actualy most of us in forums mostly talk cock n craps...no serious topics...only pass time nia....
  
  in real everyting will be different liao.....e.g online we say Laugh out loud....imagine in real someting is v funy...and we reply "Laugh out loud".... and i tink in forum is easier to scold ppl cos no see tat person....face to face. ...in real if met the most is keep quiet...dn tink will have any kpkb goin on...
  
  tink online i always take chopper chop chop chop ..in real if i realy do that i kana in mata chu liao....bt in real i m more fierce..
• Ah Ma

  6 Feb 04, 08:56

  Originally posted by eutjin:
  good topic
  
  i think it's a good thing. these ppl are probably quiet ppl, or really goody-goody ppl with a devil inside of them. they have lots of questions, or have lots of things that they would like to do in real life, but don't dare to do it.
  
  rather than letting their feelings or thoughts build up inside them, they have an avenue to show their inner self. well ...... of coz, [b]some of them irritate others. but, i prefer them irritating others on the internet than in person.
  
  hmm ..... taking sgboy2004 as an example (sorry!! ), for all your know, he's a really charming, quiet boy in person. and ah ma could be sibeh chio for all you know (i'm sure that's what stoner is thinking!!). apologies for the use of nicks, but just trying to quote real life examples
  [/b]

  red & blue: very true....
  Green:Wrong.I sibeh taiko
• laurence82

  6 Feb 04, 09:00

  Originally posted by Ah Ma:

  i tink online no need to be so honest everyting aso say true tings........~~~
  
  alot of ppl gt many nicks....too .bo liao...or dn wan destroy their reputation or gt other tings they dn wan ppl in real who know them to know for advise...be it an aunt agony Q or bar Q....
  
  for some is for entertainment use -> evil clown?
  wes brown?-> mayb tat person lost password :twisted
  
  some who nv meet b4 mayb are mysterious then dn wan tell the truth...actualy most of us in forums mostly talk cock n craps...no serious topics...only pass time nia....
  
  in real everyting will be different liao.....e.g online we say Laugh out loud....imagine in real someting is v funy...and we reply "Laugh out loud".... and i tink in forum is easier to scold ppl cos no see tat person....face to face. ...in real if met the most is keep quiet...dn tink will have any kpkb goin on...
  
  tink online i always take chopper chop chop chop ..in real if i realy do that i kana in mata chu liao....bt in real i m more fierce..

  So in real life Ah Ma jaga toilets, with PC at the cash counter, posting at sgforums as well as scolding people who misaimed at urinals? Talk about a new age ah soh *clap clap*
  
  
• _attitude_

  6 Feb 04, 09:35

  hehe no i don't but when i speak ppl dn't understand wat i'm t\rying to say
  
• KittynMeow

  6 Feb 04, 09:42

  I'm basically me, myself and I.....
  Some who know me from other forums would know I always talk like this, online or offline... and i always use the same nick, unless it's taken (like in sgForums, my nick is different from what i use in other forums)...
  
  I don't see why should one put on a front in real life and reveal their inner devils or inner self only online when there is anonymity... it's a sad way to live your life if you can't be honest about yourself and be happy...
  
  and I believe that there will be a day when your identity can be revealed... and whatever you post online will catch up with you.... so why take the risk??
• Ah Ma

  6 Feb 04, 09:44

  Originally posted by laurence82:

  So in real life Ah Ma jaga toilets, with PC at the cash counter, posting at sgforums as well as scolding people who misaimed at urinals? Talk about a new age ah soh *clap clap*
  
  

  and washing toilet bowls too
• wuming78

  6 Feb 04, 09:45

  Originally posted by Ah Ma:

  and washing toilet bowls too

  i tot she would hire ppl to wash mah. where got dirty own hands one?
• laurence82

  6 Feb 04, 09:50

  Originally posted by wuming78:

  i tot she would hire ppl to wash mah. where got dirty own hands one?

  Toilet syndicate?
• FireIce

  6 Feb 04, 10:29

  u know wat........im actually a 32 year old man here to prey gays
• choco B

  6 Feb 04, 10:44

  Do you have problem speaking up as who you really are?
  
  I don't voice out everything that runs through my head even in real life, so why should internet be any different To a certain extent everybody is wearing a mask when interacting.
  
  I think if we were all brutally honest with each other, we'd all be enemies
  
  Some people like to play-act online, pretend to be the bastard or b|tch... or vampires and etc. I don't like it when their intent is to stir trouble in the forums. But admittedly they're free to do anything they want. It's all harmless as long as you choose your friends wisely.
• shan_cai

  6 Feb 04, 10:54

  I believe forumers here haf already met mi, im juz like wat u c on dis forum... Juz b urself... Can socialise better. I like 2 b myself coz i feel comfortable...
• X-men

  6 Feb 04, 11:03

  X-men IS X-men
  
  I think some forumites here also know, if I not happy with what you did, I pm you to tell you that but I won't hold anything against you after that. I just make my point clear to you.
  Likewise, if I made a mistake, I apologize.
  
  Those know me personally will know, what kind of a person I am.
  
  Cheers
• IamAngeline

  6 Feb 04, 11:06

  Just be natural..
  
  There's nothing to hide. If free and want to, go outing if not stay in as a forumite..
  
  afterall, trying to be another person instead of urself is a very tiring thing to do...
  
  just cheer and laugh along!
• s|nNeD

  6 Feb 04, 11:07

  i am wat i am... on screen, off screen... simple...
• wuming78

  6 Feb 04, 11:08

  Originally posted by IamAngeline:

  afterall, trying to be another person instead of urself is a very tiring thing to do...
  
  :

  except if u haf schizophrenia!