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[Synbios459]

Like do you talk/act like you do on GA as you do IRL? I don't really act that much different, infact I've introduced some friends to terms like "weaksauce" etc.

 

[MrAngryFace]

Id have to let people who have met me in real life speak. I cant say for sure.

 

[Mike Works]

I don't ban as many people in real life.

 

[SteveMeister]

Well, considering I post using my real name, it'd be kinda silly for me to adopt a "persona" for GAF.

 

[sprsk]

more drama in real life. more sex in real life. more actual gaming in real life.

 

[Wellington]

I pimp R&C a lot more in real life.

Scary isn't it?

 

[Tommie Hu$tle]

Pretty much the same. I do use terms like "weaksauce" and the like if it fits the situation.

 

[MIMIC]

I wouldn't call it a GA "life" for starters. All I do is post and respond. It's just something I do in the real world.

But to supply an answer to the thread topic: it varies.

 

[DJ Sl4m]

In person I'm all about working out, music and helping someone out if they need it.

Online I'm all about working out conversations, music production and remixing conversations, but when I'm stressed out I have a tendency to pick an arguement just for relief eventhough I usually speak from an angle I don't believe in because I know it's almost guarenteed replys This is true

 

[Mama Smurf]

I don't really call people down on things in real life like I would here. Either because I can't be arsed with the hassle or it's some guy who'd beat the crap out of me or whatever.

Otherwise pretty similar I reckon. People in real life have worked out who I am from what I post, people who know I come here I mean, and it's not like I post much personal information.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

What if I were to say I accidently sorta kinda transferred my brain to the Internet and this is actually who I am now?







Well, that would be kinda sad, wouldn't it? I mostly act like this I think?

 

[Mama Smurf]

In person I'm all about working out, music and helping someone out if they need it.

This is exactly how I see you online.

 

[Suerte]

Less gay probably in real life, yes, it's true.

 

[Date of Lies]

Almost exactly the same.

Except here I can express myself better and more clearly (because it's in writing).

 

[MonkeyBoy]

well i do share my personal opinions on GA, and i do post what i would say anyother day. i can't speak for every one but i do live different life styles and personalites in life. so the answer yes and no.

 

[ArcadeStickMonk]

Exactly the same.

I could preach about games and controllers forever and I'm generally perceived as a dick.

 

[White Man]

I mostly talk about books and music in real life, as well as philosophy if I could find an intelligent conversation partner. I'm kind of shy.

 

[DSN2K]

I talk alot of shit here and in real life, more here I must say

 

[Tommie Hu$tle]

I'm less talkative in real life, but my opinions and ways of speaking are more or less the same. Although I'd never use words like "owned" in real life.

I work with engineers. Generally the reference isn't lost on them.

 

[Escape Goat]

Im actually a hobbit in real life.

 

[fart]

i have terrible flatulence. i smell like a refried bean industry convention 24/7

 

[DJ Sl4m]

This is exactly how I see you online.

Really ? Wow, that's surprising to me.

I remember one time argueing with DarienA about an old guy busting his own ass and making a fool of himself in baseball, because I was stressed and worried about my grandfather who was in ICU at the local hospitol at the time.

Heck I knew I was wrong, but I needed the vent and was overly emotional about the ederlys potential for an untimely death I suppose.

My grandfather did get better then, but he was let go from the hospitol a few weeks ago with Hospice

Thanks man, that really makes me feel good, and trust me, as much as I've helped out in the workout threads, the forum has helped re-motivate me to get back working out regularly again.

 

[aoi tsuki]

Almost exactly the same.

Except here I can express myself better and more clearly (because it's in writing).

Ditto.

About the only time i'm different online is when i'm a 15-year old lesbian.

 

[Naked Snake]

I'm not as much of an asshole in real life as I am here.

 

[bishoptl]

I'm pretty much the same. Less swearing though, having kids will do that to you.

 

[DJ Sl4m]

I'm not as much of an asshole in real life as I am here.

But you're not an asshole on the forum, I can't speak for the chat room though

 

[DJ Sl4m]

I'm pretty much the same. Less swearing though, having kids will do that to you.

Yea ?

You ever paste a bumper sticker on your kids forehead saying "M3mb3r" ?

lol, sorry I couldn't resist that one........ :lol

 

[Naked Snake]

But you're not an asshole on the forum

I think a lot of people would disagree with you on that one.

 

[belgurdo]

I don't talk in real life, oddly

 

[AniHawk]

I swear a lot more. I'm a lot more opinionated, but I'm a lot less talkative overall. I'm just as sarcastic if not more IRL, but I have this "nice, quiet guy" thing around me I can't seem to shake.

Or maybe it's "crazy, quiet guy." I dunno.

 

[Dilbert]

I would hope that I'm funnier in real life.

 

[calder]

I'm pretty much the same - I'm as open and talkative (or not) here as I am normally. I do however think I'm a bit bitchier here than normal... I've definitely become less patient and more prone to dumb arguments here than I used to be. I'd like to blame the forum switch and claim the new layout lead to my jerking it up a notch or two, but really I think I just need to take a holiday from the forums for a few days.

 

[Bog]

Exact same.

 

[miyuru]

I think I'm more blunt/meaner online, but when I'm nice I'm just as nice as I am in real life, which is pretty nice.

That's right you punk bitches. STFU.

^_^

 

[Deleted member 1235]

Reasonably accurately I think. Although I think if I saw anyone from here in real life, I would probably say "That's not how I pictured you" which would probably happen to me as well I spose.

 

[Guileless]

I don't argue nearly as much IRL. I feel compelled to respond here when somebody says something especially poorly thought out or ill informed, but when it happens in real life I generally just move on without making the effort.

 

[Socreges]

I think mostly everyone is more belligerent here than in real-life. I definitely am. I don't bother with compassion if I can't see someone's face, I guess.

 

[Joe]

im really a mets fan.

 

[marsomega]

Interesting at some of the similarities between the GA persona and in person, and some of the GA personalities I like so that’s a good thing. In person, I don't have the chance to talk to anyone about nintendo, sega, sony, square, capcom, ATI, Nvidia, video cards, memory, tech demos, graphic art demos, etc... Not saying its a good thing. It kind of blows..


Only people I know I can talk to about that stuff are the sales clerk...shiver…I feel just as dirty as buying a 5200 Ultra 256...

 

[Chipopo]

I used to be a very exaggerated "persona" a couple years back, and I was far more popular because of it. Really, the forums allowed me to escape my parents divorce and my ever growing pile of undone homework. Now that I've come to terms with what was going on at that point in time, my urge to be a "forum regular" diminished and my posts are now far more accurate in reflecting who I am. I don't even make my posts flowery like I do in Emails, reports, and letters.

As such, noone's all that interested in them

 

[Fifty]

I'm a female off the boards.

 

[bjork]

Making an "online persona" is too much work.

So I guess you could say I'm just as lazy in person as I am on here, but I'm not up to portraying some image... I'm just me.

 

[Miguel]

I'm not nearly as obnoxious IRL as I am on IRC/GA

I just use the forum and chat as a way to channel my inner jerk.

 

[Blackace]

MAF's new avatar rocks!!!!!

 

[bionic77]

I'm not nearly as obnoxious IRL as I am on IRC/GA

I just use the forum and chat as a way to channel my inner jerk.

That's how most people on the internet act because they know there is pretty much no in hell they would get their ass kicked like they would IRL. The fear of a beatdown or going to jail makes people behave better then would otherwise.

 

[tedtropy]

By day I'm making posts on GA, by night I don my latex suit complete with artificial nipples cruising the street in my highly customized 4-Cylinder 'Tedmobile' in pursuit of reasonably priced beef jerky.

 

[suikodan]

I am exactly the same IRL, don't need the internet to express myself or to prove anything.

 

[human5892]

More or less exactly the same...the anonyminity of the Internet allows me to be a bit more confrontational than I normally am, as well as helping me articulate a bit better, but other than that I feel I represent my "real life self" here fairly well.

 

[MrPing1000]

im pretty much the same talking bollocks package where ever u put me

 

[Miguel]

That's how most people on the internet act because they know there is pretty much no in hell they would get their ass kicked like they would IRL. The fear of a beatdown or going to jail makes people behave better then would otherwise.

I don't go total asshole though. I'm just more annoying . Usually cause everyone I talk to in real life aside from my best friend doesn't give a rats ass about sports. So my sports whoring around here makes up for it.