I think you misunderstood what I was trying to say. I'm sometimes not very clear about it though, it happens a lot. I believe a persons sense of humor is part of ones self. I realize not everyone has a sense of humor and is always serious all the time but that's just not who I am. I have a serious side and a witty sense of humor side. That is me being honest about who I am.

When you said "it's just not who I am" in another post, it seemed that you were saying you are not like you are here. If that is not correct then sorry for misunderstanding.

I definitely agree about the personal attacks. I've seen it happen against people I am friends with and it doesn't give me a good impression of those doing the attacking.

I can see how that is confusing! What I actually meant is that my silly behavior on here is not only who I am. This is why I never make very serious posts, my brain and fingers are never on the same page.

I'm a little OCD myself and have always been big on grammar, spelling and punctuation. Even when I text I could never use that abbreviated crap. I think the problem with that is that once you get used to using it so much, you will have problems in the future because you will have forgotten how to spell common words which may come to the light in the workplace.

for education!

No...yet I don't think it should be ignored. I don't let it bother me though.

Totally true. I put on different hats depending on where I post. More serious in the dating threads and the such. More silly in others. Its just different but that's not to say its not me in the slightest.

I am normally a quiet/shy gal who looks and listens more than being so lively and open. That's me.

I flirt all the time on here and it gets me into trouble. If I did that in life, hell I don't wanna think of it...

Mach, you're awesome all around!

Oh, good. I am not the only one who types out full words and uses punctuation when texting.

Sadly, some people I work with tend to let the abbreviations creep into the professional setting. We use IM often and some still abbreviate everything on there.

A lot of people here flirt a lot. Most know it's all in fun. It only seems to become a problem when someone takes it too seriously/gets upset because of it.

Hmmmhmm, or the ones you flirted with take it to mean you have feelings for them. Dunno that was even possible.

It doesn't matter to me. I need to know them personally prior to thinking one way or the other.

I will admit that I've made a few judgements about the way people portray themselves, online.
However.. I also try to remember that sometimes senses of humor/sarcasm etc is often lost in text.

Exactly! Things sometimes, or most of the times make perfect sense in our own heads but get lost in text!

I can sort of see that. I like to think I am the same in every thread, but of course some are more light hearted than others, and I post accordingly. I am not much into flirting heavily for the most part and tend to stay out of places where it is common, as I have little to offer in the way of it. I am not against it, it just always seems odd to me in online forums. Something I am just not used to.



I blame phones for this to. I see several resumes a day that do this sort of thing, and it always aggravates me. I can see doing it on the phone, I can see doing it on IM and even on some forums and such to some degree.. but not in any sort of professional papers, forms or writings. I tend to write out everything, and rarely abbreviate.



Yes, a lot gets lost in faceless text, but sometimes sarcasm and humor are used to hide all sorts of complexes.

In the end, it takes time to get to know someone, and I just always feel first impressions are the most important. Sometimes the way you present yourself in the first few posts, is how you will be perceived for the mainstay. Some of us do dig a little deeper, and get to know each other outside of the forum, so in those cases we get a better understanding of the person behind the name and not just how they seem to be here or there.

It isn't the phones, it's the people. Phones aren't forcing people to abbreviate or leave out punctuation.

I'm a lot like Patsfan.......I try not to take life too seriously.
Most of my thread answers are intended to be humorous or show my funny side.
I do comment some in the more serious threads but I am geared mostly to the wit!!!
But regardless of what I may post....you are seeing the "real" sides to....Me!!

I don't worry about not making sense. I advocate EVERYone say how they really feel. That's what I do mostly.

Yeah you're comp isn't broked then...

'tis hard having everything typed out perfectly on the phone, believe me I know. It'd take me 30mins to get out 2 sentences if I typed it in perfect grammar. The dumbest thing ever invented: auto-correct.