shrooma Posted July 11, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 11, 2014 eh? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Ford Posted July 11, 2014 #2 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Because some people realize how ludicrous some of what they claim to have seen and do not want people to know who they are IRL. I know they could just make up a persona but its probably easier to just remain anonymous. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted July 11, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted July 11, 2014 hi George. notice how we have an anonymous user in our midst....? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted July 11, 2014 #4 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Oh, you mean as in 2 members, 2 guests, 1 anonymous users , well, I suppose some people like to be mysterious or Engimatic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted July 11, 2014 Author #5 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Because some people realize how ludicrous some of what they claim to have seen and do not want people to know who they are IRL. I know they could just make up a persona but its probably easier to just remain anonymous. . but how about on a new thread? such as this one? surely, there's no need to hide behind a persona? if you can't be yourself, what's the point? seriously, what would be the point..?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted July 11, 2014 #6 Share Posted July 11, 2014 'Anonymous' simply means that a user's online status is hidden - you can't see that they are currently online. It's a very common feature on most Internet forums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonKing Posted July 11, 2014 #7 Share Posted July 11, 2014 My main reason for doing it is to see people post topics like this,it's nice to give people something to talk about....My little contribution to the world....Your welcome.. (Insert pompous/smug emoticon here) haha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted July 11, 2014 Author #8 Share Posted July 11, 2014 'Anonymous' simply means that a user's online status is hidden - you can't see that they are currently online. It's a very common feature on most Internet forums. . i know Saru- i'm not THAT old! it's the 'why' i'm not getting. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Posted July 11, 2014 #9 Share Posted July 11, 2014 why does it bother you .... is the bigger question for me.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted July 12, 2014 #10 Share Posted July 12, 2014 To avoid ear-biters. (talkative person demanding your attention when you're not in a chatty mood) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Smoke aLot Posted July 12, 2014 #11 Share Posted July 12, 2014 You got me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyomotor Posted July 13, 2014 #12 Share Posted July 13, 2014 why does it bother you .... is the bigger question for me.... Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean that they're not after you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted July 13, 2014 Author #13 Share Posted July 13, 2014 why does it bother you .... is the bigger question for me.... . it doesn't "bother" me per se, i'm just curious as to why people would go to all the trouble of setting up an account just to remain anonymous? why come to a public forum to hide yourself?! . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patient Zero Posted July 13, 2014 #14 Share Posted July 13, 2014 It's a convenient way to hide from the NSA. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughter of the Nine Moons Posted July 13, 2014 #15 Share Posted July 13, 2014 . it doesn't "bother" me per se, i'm just curious as to why people would go to all the trouble of setting up an account just to remain anonymous? why come to a public forum to hide yourself?! . Your real name is 'shrooma'? People sign in privately because the don't wish to be on the users list. Maybe they want to read the board quietly or maybe they think that their online activity is no one elses business. Or maybe they just feel like it. Either way it's a moot point if a member chooses to post because a post is there for all to see. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted July 13, 2014 Author #16 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Your real name is 'shrooma'? Maybe they want to read the board quietly or maybe they think that their online activity is no one elses business. Or maybe they just feel like it. . so why enter a public discussion forum? it would be like going to a restaurant just to watch people eat, instead of eating yourself, or going to a justin beiber gig when you can't stand the noise that the creepy little sod makes.... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted July 13, 2014 Author #17 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Your real name is Shrooma? . no, it isn't. 'Shrooma' is my user name. if, when i registered, it asked me for my real name, instead of a user name, i would have entered 'Nicholas Terry Percival'. but it didn't.... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughter of the Nine Moons Posted July 13, 2014 #18 Share Posted July 13, 2014 . so why enter a public discussion forum? it would be like going to a restaurant just to watch people eat, instead of eating yourself, or going to a justin beiber gig when you can't stand the noise that the creepy little sod makes.... . Because some people like to control their involvement in an online setting. When a member who is viewing privately chooses to enter a discussion, the post is public. Personally I'm far more curious why you even care whether others choose to appear online or not? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted July 13, 2014 Author #19 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Personally I'm far more curious why you even care whether others choose to appear online or not? . you seem to be confusing curiosity with giving a s**t Dotnm. i don't "care", i just wondered why. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughter of the Nine Moons Posted July 13, 2014 #20 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Temper, temper. It's obvious you do care because I gave you plenty of reasons of why people choose to view discussion forums privately. You just don't seem to like them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Posted July 13, 2014 #21 Share Posted July 13, 2014 If you live in a big city, you are anonym until you give your name and start a conversation. First you observe the situation and when you feel like joining in you reveal yourself, so it is more natural to be anonym than to walk around and yell your name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted July 14, 2014 #22 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Surely the answer is obvious. It's these gentlemen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticStrummer Posted July 14, 2014 #23 Share Posted July 14, 2014 . it would be like going to a restaurant just to watch people eat, instead of eating yourself . No, that would be more like people who read the forums but never comment, whether they created an account or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted July 14, 2014 #24 Share Posted July 14, 2014 No, that would be more like people who read the forums but never comment, whether they created an account or not. There's plenty that do that, and it's not necessarily sinister, a lot of people spend time browsing forums to find out things and to get the feel of it to decide whether or not to participate. I sometimes do that, and i'm not sinister or creepy. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted July 14, 2014 Author #25 Share Posted July 14, 2014 No, that would be more like people who read the forums but never comment, whether they created an account or not. . you mean those people stood outside, with their faces pressed up against the glass...? . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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