Behind a computer versus real life

[Brian Fein]

Oh, COME ON!  It wasn't THAT bad.  I think it had a lot to do with lateness.  I get very aggressive when I'm late.  I try to make up for lost time by driving faster.

[SportsChick]

That much is true. But hey, we got to Cold Stone

[Brian Fein]

That much is true. But hey, we got to Cold Stone

and if I drove the speed limit, we'd have gotten there just in time to see them hang the "Closed" sign on the door.  You're welcome.

[Sunstroke]

Oh, COME ON!  It wasn't THAT bad.  I think it had a lot to do with lateness.  I get very aggressive when I'm late.  I try to make up for lost time by driving faster.

I have to agree with this...I tend to drive reeeeeally fast when I'm running late.

That much is true. But hey, we got to Cold Stone

I had my first-ever visit to Cold Stone this weekend (got the Cheesecake Fantasy) and can agree that getting to that deliciousness seems like a sensible reason to haul a little ass.

[BingeBag]

I haven't been to this board in a few weeks, main reason. I don't feel any actual sports talk is happening in the sports forums. I go to forums, not to push all my viewpoints down other people's throats, but to learn things I wouldn't have from say ESPN. People are too busy bickering at each other to get any real info across. I guess maybe a lot of people have run their course here (including me) that have changed what this site used to bring to the table. Too much EGO, not enough INFO. It happens at every message-board, I have been too. The Marlins board did the same thing.

You guys are all cool guys, sorry to seem like a prick for bringing this up.

[stinkfish]

But this is a board that is designated for non sport stuff.

[CF DolFan]

Exactly.  Good looking out, Maine. 

Ok thanks ... then it doesn't hurt as much! 

Oh, COME ON!  It wasn't THAT bad.  I think it had a lot to do with lateness.  I get very aggressive when I'm late.  I try to make up for lost time by driving faster.

I was just kidding ... I'm no longer afraid to think about it.  The therapy has finally paid off! 

[BingeBag]

But this is a board that is designated for non sport stuff.

I don't feel any actual sports talk is happening in the sports forums.

[landlocked]

I am pretty much the same guy wherever you find me.I am more reserved on this board than in real life because the printed word is more easily mistaken for what it is not when one cannot hear the way a thought is spoken.I tend to have a sick and sarcastic sense of humor which is sometimes mistaken for bitterness or hate when written down.I do not take myself or everyday life too seriously because most of the day to day stuff we do is so much tedium and red tape.

[stinkfish]

Binebag, have you tried to initiate anything recently in the sports boards? If you throw something out ther, people will bite.

[Dave Gray]

I don't think I'm the same in computer vs. real life, but I don't think I should be.

I'm different at home vs. at school vs. at work vs. around kids, etc.

This is a message board meant for discussion.  Part of the benefit is that you are free to talk how you really feel with certain protections.  I wouldn't talk about Jesus to strangers at a bar, but I wouldn't talk to them about what I ate for lunch either.  I don't think it's required that you exercise the same cautions online.  It's a different medium.

At the same token, I understand other people's views are online, as well.

You can bring up Jesus on here...whatever.  But if some geek off the street came up to me and started chatting about Jesus, I'd tell him to get the hell away from me.

I have a general respect for the people around me, but situation dictates some of that.

[JVides]

I think I'm pretty similar in real life and behind a computer.   I tend to be honest and speak my mind, and I tend to make fun of those that act like fools whether they're in front of me or in cyberspace.  I'm also quite at ease discussing almost anything with total strangers. 

I can also come off as someone who talks down to people when making an argument in real life, something I've been nailed for on this board, too.  It's usually unintentional...

I try to think "would I say this if I were standing in front of this person in front of mixed company?" before clicking on the "Post" button.

[raptorsfan29]

For me personally, i am a bit on the shy side. I'm not much of a talker, i write more then i talk so that should be a clear indication that i am sort of different in real life than on the board. (nobody better make fun of me for this) I  stutter from time to time, I don't have a severe case of it, but it's there. I guess for the past few years it has kind of made be drawn away from doing things i have wanted to do and kept me isolated from life, like for instance the places i would want to go. So i guess my stuttering has been more crippling to my life then i thought.

But everything that i believe, think or post on this board, is what i really belief, or  think n real life. I probably wouldn't get into a argument with anyone on this board in person with any of the things that i have talked about on this board. Just because i don't see the sense in it. 

I don't intend on acting like i know everything, I'm not the smartest person, but i know what i have said on this board is what i believe to be true, and if people like to argue with me about the "Bush not the worst president" comment, or "Carter worst then Bush" comment, well then i don't care, like i said, i know what i say is what i believe to be true, so that's all i care about. I don't care if you make fun of my grammar or spelling, I'm not here to showcase my spelling or grammar (if i was i would pay more attention to how i write rather then the message i am trying to get out), i am here because i like the dolphins, that's it. i will never make fun of a person for their grammar or spelling, because if i know what they are saying, then that's all i care about. I don't need to nitpick at everything, like some on this board do.

I make mistakes, but who hasn't. Like Maine said, if i perfect? no way, but I am real.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Maybe you should edit your statement to read:

"Will not personal attacked unless first attacked, or if I deem you a troll."

Or how about "Will not personal attack unless first attacked, or if TDMMC deems you a troll and you get attacked by ALL members"

Don't call me personally on something everyone is doing.

[Guru-In-Vegas]

For me personally, i am a bit on the shy side. I'm not much of a talker, i write more then i talk so that should be a clear indication that i am sort of different in real life than on the board. (nobody better make fun of me for this) I  stutter from time to time, I don't have a severe case of it, but it's there. I guess for the past few years it has kind of made be drawn away from doing things i have wanted to do and kept me isolated from life, like for instance the places i would want to go. So i guess my stuttering has been more crippling to my life then i thought.

But everything that i believe, think or post on this board, is what i really belief, or  think n real life. I probably wouldn't get into a argument with anyone on this board in person with any of the things that i have talked about on this board. Just because i don't see the sense in it. 

I don't intend on acting like i know everything, I'm not the smartest person, but i know what i have said on this board is what i believe to be true, and if people like to argue with me about the "Bush not the worst president" comment, or "Carter worst then Bush" comment, well then i don't care, like i said, i know what i say is what i believe to be true, so that's all i care about. I don't care if you make fun of my grammar or spelling, I'm not here to showcase my spelling or grammar (if i was i would pay more attention to how i write rather then the message i am trying to get out), i am here because i like the dolphins, that's it. i will never make fun of a person for their grammar or spelling, because if i know what they are saying, then that's all i care about. I don't need to nitpick at everything, like some on this board do.

I make mistakes, but who hasn't. Like Maine said, if i perfect? no way, but I am real.

Sure.  But I'm quite sure it was you calling someone ignorant that instigated the pointing out of your bad grammar.