Who Are You?

[CamCamPup33]

Originally posted by dukedogsmom
I just wish I hadn't seen what was written. Ignorance is bliss. As for that person, I'll just have to stay away from them and have been practicing that recently.

[aly]

Originally posted by jazzcat
I'm pretty much the same here as I am everywhere else but I'm not as sarcastic online. I find my humor doesn't come off as well in type. I think you have to see my face and rolling eyes to know I'm joking.

I'm totally clueless about blogs and live journals. What are they?

I'm the same way too! I used to try to be sarcastic on the computer, but it didn't work out too well

Blogs are online diary/journal type things. If you do a search on PT for live journal or LJ, you will see lots of people here have them. Some even have the link in their sig.

[luckies4me]

I'm pretty much the same here except that in my LJ I can say whatever the heck I want and curse as much as I want without sore feelings. It's MY journal so I am going to say what I want etc. and there are certain things I just do not bring to Pet Talk.

[CamCamPup33]

Originally posted by luckies4me
I'm pretty much the same here except that in my LJ I can say whatever the heck I want and curse as much as I want without sore feelings. It's MY journal so I am going to say what I want etc. and there are certain things I just do not bring to Pet Talk.

Exactly..

[cali]

in RL I am VERY shy, and not outspoken in the slightest, I keep things to myself, and I dont trust anyone. however on the net I feel more confidant, otherwise I would ONLY lurk, and not one of you would know me at all. but I am the same on all boards since everyone else seems to be mentioning it, I honestly swear more on the net then in RL lol in other words a swear out of my mouth is VERY rare, people who swear every other word drive me insane because that just gets REALLY annoying!

[RubyMutt]

I voted for the second one.

I'm not at all "fake" or "different" on PT, I'm being completely genuine while I'm here, but there are sides to me that I don't show here. But that doesn't mean the PT side of me isn't really me. lol, am I making sense?

My LJ definitely is more like the real me I suppose

I'm MUCH more outgoing while online. Here, I love meeting new people and talking with my online buddies In RL I'm much more quiet and don't usually go out of my way to talk to people I don't know.

[wolf_Q]

This is the only message board that I frequently post at, though I do belong to others. I post the same way as I do here except I share more stories/pics here than I do other places.

I don't feel like I'm a different person on my LJ I just rant more...My rants are pretty much all concerning things happening outside of the online world though. I may swear a bit there but not much. I don't say certain words IRL so I don't say them on here either. I don't think that's totally an accurate perception of me though because all I do is complain on there and I do actually talk about other things IRL lol. Sometimes its just nice to rant.

I'll admit to talking about people on Pet Talk. I don't consider myself a two-faced backstabber or anything though, so if somebody thinks I am one then please let me know.

I really don't think I'm a different person online vs. IRL I just talk more online because I'm really shy IRL. And my pets are not imaginary, I swear!! (Isn't it sad that I had to mention that? )

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

I voted that I am totally differeny here than real life, because I am pretty shy in real life. I tend to be able to talk to people a lot easier and voice my opinion better to people I can't... erm... see?

[Amber]

I'm the same here, but Im more shy and non talkative in real life

[RobiLee]

I think that I am the same here as I am in person. I am just a bit more quite and shy in person. I'm working on that though and getting much better at being a talker in person also

This seems to be directed alot at the live journal thing and I have to be honest and say that I just don't get the point of live journals. To me a journal is private. MY thoughts, MY feelings. Just for me to talk about my day and emotions and only for me. I don't talk any different in my journal than I do here. Can someone tell me why they want to have a live journal and even advertise for people to read it and then talk bad about people and hurt their feelings. What is the point of all that unless you want to start trouble. Maybe its my age or something, but I just don't get it.

Robin

[Kfamr]

Amy & Robin -- I don't think either of you are what Val was talking about. Basically what she's talking about is people who say stuff about SEVERAL people on one site, yet act like perfect sweethearts and run to them with open arms on other sites.


As I said before.. some people just don't see people in their true form so always make me out to be some evil little child... In reality i'm nothing of the sort unless that's how I'm treated.

"Brooke" is an example. I got "yelled" at and sent PM's when I was dirty and nasty to her..... because no one, except fora few, saw how she was towards me. Anyways, before I go far off onto another subject.. I'll stop.

[captain]

Originally posted by Fox-Gal
I have to say I'm a little different here then in real life. I feel I have to be, in real life I'm a little more out going when it comes to stating whats on my mind. Here, I back off a lot, trying very hard to keep my mouth shut, Intill something really really hits a nerve, then the true me comes out.

As my friends in real life will tell you, I have no problems giving someone my opinion, when I feel strongly about something. Here, I learned that it doesn't work. I don't want this to be misunderstood, my friends say I state my opinions with respect to those I'm talking to. So I'm not a hard noes, I just hate when people think only in balck and white, so I try to show them some gray, nicely. I'm a little afraid to show some people here the gray side of life. Fights start to easy here.

But thats the only part of me thats a little different here, the rest is me.

Are we twins?
I am more outspoken when I am sitting opposite a person, because sometimes your opinions does not come across well in the "written word".
I tend to be abit of a "grey" person, because I can usually see both sides of the story .......

Great thread Val!!!!

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by RobiLee


This seems to be directed alot at the live journal thing and I have to be honest and say that I just don't get the point of live journals. To me a journal is private. MY thoughts, MY feelings. Just for me to talk about my day and emotions and only for me. I don't talk any different in my journal than I do here. Can someone tell me why they want to have a live journal and even advertise for people to read it and then talk bad about people and hurt their feelings. What is the point of all that unless you want to start trouble. Maybe its my age or something, but I just don't get it.

Robin

I *totally* agree with you. I cannot tell you how much I dislike LJ's.......to be honest. Its like the young and immature PT'ers' place to bash and curse PT'ers they don't like. I did not even know people here post such hateful stuff about others in their LJ's until several people here PM'd me about something someone was saying about me in her journal. I had never been more hurt in my life, and seriously wanted to do something about it, but to keep the peace at PT, I didn't say anything. I did vent about it to some of my friends in private, but I did not say anything on PT, only because I didn't want to start a fight. I have noticed some people do this LJ cursing a LOT, and it is incredibly hurtful. I would have appreciated it if that person would have PM'd me, and said whatever on my face, but to backbite about me like that, and use such hateful language was just sickening. I have never done that to anyone, and never will. I think its stupid posting about others in LJ's, and it is also stupid to post about others in your LJ, and then whine when others do the same to you. I'm just saying this as a general statement........not pointing it out at anyone in particular, because I have noticed several people doing this....not just one.

[neko1]

I'm pretty much the same...really shy, not talkative therefore I have no close friends, and slightly depressed....

[Kirsten]

I think I'm pretty much the same, more or less. Well, since this is a family board, I'm trying to avoid cuss words which I'm sometimes using on my own board (and in real life! LOL), but I think that's the only difference.

As for the life journals... I had no clue about them - and after all that's been written here, I think I better don't read them!

Kirsten