How much do you trust people on Forums?

[Little Blue]

I have a history being quite gullible offline, and I'm sure that extends to online too... As long as it makes sense, I'd probably believe it...

[Dr. Casey]

I think you're all a bunch of rapist serial killers.






Eh, I trust most people, online or off. Sure, people lying about their gender isn't unheard of, but just because it attracts a ton of controversy doesn't change the fact that they're in the vast minority. People are generally honest and this carries over into their Internet usage.

[Reles]

For some reason I seem to trust people more on the Internet than I would in person, because the things someone can do to you online is sort of limited (unless if they show up randomly throwing pebbles at your window). But overall I'm entirely trusting online when it comes to a lot of things. I have let several EoFFers call me before and a few instances where I've given out my address.

But I've felt that when I'm with my friends hanging out, I get to be a little over protective and mother them, because a lot of my friends don't have the best judgment when it comes to meeting new people. In fact, one friend of mine in particular is attracted to the worst guys ever. But I guess I base my trust on whether or not I get the feeling that that person seems okay and usually my feelings are right on with that sort of thing.

[Araciel]

dunno...this subject of online/offline is difficult...in my experience, people are less inclined to be truthful online...for what reason i don't know....but i could put a picture of anyone in my profile and say it was me...how would you know it wasn't?

[Martyr]

dunno...this subject of online/offline is difficult...in my experience, people are less inclined to be truthful online...for what reason i don't know....but i could put a picture of anyone in my profile and say it was me...how would you know it wasn't?

I'm not less truthful online.

But I consider that to be a character flaw. Anybody online should be online to hide away from their true selves, not to broadcast their true selves among an entire world of strange readers who are hiding their true personas.

The world of online is exciting because we interact with normal people and normal lives and normal stories, and all of them exaggerated and altered into an exciting kind of story filled with beautiful women and heroic men and outstanding stories of heroic intentions, and it's all eerily underlined by fear, failure, angst, self consciousness, self pity, neediness, hatred, hackeing, thievery of wealth and identity, and even murder.

The internet is a beautiful woven blend of the real story and the false story. Both are real. Both are false. It's like driving through a wealthy neighborhood and seing a beautifully manicured mansion, admiring it without knowing that inside a husband is cursing out an adultress while their son shoots heroin upstairs.

(SPOILER)I would write an essay on this, but I'm not getting paid or graded for it, so the line is drawn here. Sorry I'm not a better artist. Or line drawer

[Araciel]

very interesting...too bad you won't write that essay

[The Captain]

Martyr, your post sounds like the beginning of a college thesis or at least a darn good screenplay or novel.

Though I must admit, I do disagree with one crucial point, as I view my online and offline persona to be one and the same. I try to be the same person in both places and hope that all of it comes together as an accurate view of who I am. Obviously, I have more creative outlets offline because here I am restricted to just words, but my thoughts, opinions, ideals, etc, don't change from one place to another. Rather than try to enhance my image or heighten it, I just try to improve and build on it.

Maybe it's just me, who knows?


Take care all.

[The Real Dark Messenger]

I am incredible naive, so I will like to trust that everyone is telling the truth... sadly, that is rarely the case.

[Dr. Casey]

No, people telling the truth online isn't rare at all. The Internet isn't that much of a sh*thole. You must be listening to too many horror stories.

[Mirage]

I only trust about 8 people that I have never met in person. Only three of them are at this messageboard.

[Christmas]

Fool's gold is where the new HATE ON DEVIL MAN forums now and no, that dude/gurl tell too much lies for anyone to believe him/her.

Back on topic: I only trust all those people on my IGNORE LISTS.

[Loony BoB]

2: Devil Man is not a second account, but a 5th account. "His" first account was originally set up in 2004 and is one "he" still uses from time to time. "His" second account was banned in 2005 but accounts 3, 4 and 6 are still being used today for pretty bad purposes (links to porn hidden in edited messages and user notes).

Can you please provide the usernames so I can verify such antics.

[~*~Celes~*~]

I pretty much trust people until I have a reason not to.

[Timerk]

Have ya'll ever seen the movie Hard Candy?

It's a good one.

[Owen Macwere]

I pretty much trust people until I have a reason not to.

Yes, that's what I do too. Better be careful sometimes.