RHP

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The Last Word!

December 14 2010

I would to think people can all have an opinion and the forums provide an opportunity for members to raise many topics which can be fun, argumentative, sexy and whatever adjective you can conjure up. As a realitive passive forum reader, I have noticed often when things become heated, people have disagreed (which is like real life) there seems to be a few contributors that like to have the last word or the one up man ship... does this refelct their 'real' life personality???? another thing... some people who are so outwardly sexual on here... are they like this in 'real' life? ponders

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  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Na...I am a shy little wall flower. Wouldnt say boo to a goose. Hide in my cave and rarely venture out. It is actually polite to respnd when it is your forum topic and I guess that can be seen as getting the last word in.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    shy little wall flower doesn't come to mind when I see your posts. Good on everyone to have an opinion... makes the forums interesting....

  • Mr_MrsJones

    Mr_MrsJones

    15 years ago

    Some interesting points to ponder. I think there are some posters on here who are genuinely speaking and acting as they would if you met them in real life. I hope I am one of those. There are others who might be faking it a little. The 'anonymity' of a place like this allows people to act in ways they wouldn't normally because they don't have to put their money where their mouth is. Then there are those with their tongue firmly planted in their cheek who get a real kick out of dropping a bomb and watching the outraged reactions. I am sure passive forum readers and the genuine people out there find this activity particularly amusing. I know I do!

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    im the same here as i am im real life im funny, bitter and twisted but im me roxxy

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    I think this forum projects just a slice of a person's personality. Say anything at all, and it gives something away about yourself, even if you are not being truthful.. the lie/exaggeration/embellishment tells us something. As for being overtly sexual, I think for the most part, that just comes naturally to some people and the freedom to express it openly in a forum is what is likely to draw a lot of people to this web site. As for the last word.... where to draw the line is always difficult isn't it? There's a point where you might think "I can't be bothered"... but there's also a point where you might think "there really is no value in continuing this".... I like the passionate subjects though... and who can resist looking at a train wreck....HugsStalky

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    There are certainly some threads that create strong debate. These can be emotional subjects with very heated posted(When does it become cheating). Naturally the person who started the thread will be very involved and often respond to most posts...are they trying to get the last word I tend to think not. Flirting is quite common, I think you are mistaking flirting for being overly sexual. I tend to flirt with most of the regulars and they flirt back with me. If it was in person I really can't see any of us being much different...it would just take one comment or flirt and then we are all off to the races. At time there are the odd thread raised that seems to be there just to confront every one...these threads can still be a lot of fun too. There is a serious side to the thread and I believe most of the people who post threat serious question with respect and respond accordingly. LC

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Quoting 'aniceone71'shy little wall flower doesn't come to mind when I see your posts. Good on everyone to have an opinion... makes the forums interesting.... You see how deceptive the internet can be?

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    i didn't think the internet was deceptive???? maybe time to retreat....hmmmmmm

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    (batting my baby blues) (fluttering the eyelashes) But of course it is. I am the shy, retiring spinster type!

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    No idea - I don't think I am outwardly sexual on the forums - well sometimes I do say some naughty things but not much. And I don't think I am outwardly sexual in real life. Well - only until I know someone well or at least for awhile. But I guess you can tell me what I am like on these forums. I mentioned to a few people recently that I was always nice to everyone on the forums - well from the way they spat their drinks out I assume that I am wrong in stating that. I was told to go back and read my posts again. (LOL) Interesting how others perceive you isn't it ! xx Meeka

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    I found the forums just after joining a couple of months ago. For a while I was happy just reading. Then a couple of posts came along where I noticed some posters were saying that they do one thing (very noble folk) and I knew for a fact that they actually did the exact opposite, so I pointed it out and discovered that I like to *chomp*. I dont have to have the last word, I dont do it for attention, I dont do it to one-up someone, just standing up for my dislike of liars and false do gooders as I do in my everyday life away from cyberspace. Maybe I am a superhero in Secondlife waging a chomping battle against injustice, who knows.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    outwardly sexual ????? what on a sex site ????? surely people wouldnt !! Really what ever happened to manners ??..............................................................................hehehehehe................................... frankly it depends entirely on what kinda mood im in lol............and i generally steer clear of the passionate argumentative threads........like in real life, I just wanna have fun......I deliberately avoid negative.................. ill save the intense discussions for face to face over a wine lol...um I guess Stalky that says im nonconfrontational (?? maybe a lover not a fighter ) :-)

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    woooo hooo love the sound of that....

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    It's a fact that people respond differently to the written word vs the spoken word. You can't understand the subtle intonations in a written verse vs a spoken one and things come across differently. Likewise people tend to be "braver" from behind a keyboard supposedly anonymous to everyone else and therefore often people take things further than they ever would in real life/face to face. Unfortunately, people also tend to think that they can get away with more and be less polite than they would in the real world. Now I'm not pointing fingers @ anyone - just stating facts based on 25+ years of experience in forums and the like. hugs Wayne x

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    the last say or the need to see your topic at the top... log in many times a day??? does this mean there is a certain amount of ego involved? should have preambled this one... not in any way meaning to offend!!!

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    Stalky... where would be the fun in that... as for embellishing the truth... now that can be emotive! I have always figured that whilst we can hide behind a screen and keyboard, I never understand people telling the little white lies to the down and out whoppers... if you are a genuine person you will get uncovered at some point and then you have nothing to fall back on to... notwithstanding, at my age am not that naive to think that people use this to their advantage to get a short term fix...

  • RHP

    RHP User

    15 years ago

    For some reason, Safari is not letting me reply with a quote from Niceguy but no matter. Wayne, I wholeheartedly agree with your view regarding anonymity. The ability to hide behind a nom de plume is a powerful thing allowing our id free reign to vent and make us feel better (which, according to Freud I believe, is the purpose of the id). Although, ego does have it's part to play making lions of mice as the consequences seem trivial, if not non-existant. On another note, while I may not be as flowery of word in person, I never pretend to be more than I am either here nor face to face. I have my own beliefs and opinions just as you have yours and while, on occasion, they may differ, I am willing to respect them and agree to dis-agree and to leave it at that. I have a strong sense of self-awareness on how I communicate and how others respond to me. I have also learned to value peoples’ differences and opinions. It is something I have learnt from past experiences that have made me who I am today (with a little help. To quote Nietzsche: If you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you). To quote the great sage Popeye, "I am who I am".