If I won the lottery, I'd pull a bunch of the regular BBSers together and we'd go descend upon T'bonz's house in a massive meet-up.
Friendship Outside of the BBS
- Thread starter Yeoman Randi
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Well Yeoman Randi doesn't know this but I plan to meet her sometime in the next year if I can. I know we would end up having way more fun than we should. And a certain Trek-Bear loving Mister has to come too.We can all cuddle together and watch "Six Feet Under".
And Randi... if your son happens to be there I can't promise I won't kidnap him. You may think I am joking but I am not. I think he is cuter than a basket of puppies.
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THIS I WOULD LOVE!!!! We could cuddle and cry and console each other. (Still waiting for the library to call me with the last ep. gah!)
LOL "a basket of puppies". You have the BEST expressions.
I've definitely avoided people who wound up being stalkers or otherwise not the kind of people I would want in my real life, by keeping my distance online. The big advantage of keeping your distance is that if something DOES go south, then the potential damage in terms of real-life harm is mitigated.
That said, I do think we could do more with remembering that there IS a real person on the other end.
That said, I do think we could do more with remembering that there IS a real person on the other end.
I've definitely avoided people who wound up being stalkers or otherwise not the kind of people I would want in my real life, by keeping my distance online. The big advantage of keeping your distance is that if something DOES go south, then the potential damage in terms of real-life harm is mitigated.
That said, I do think we could do more with remembering that there IS a real person on the other end.
A real person that you are apparently content to assume is a stalker until proven otherwise.
A real person that you are apparently content to assume is a stalker until proven otherwise.
Oh, now THAT sounds familiar...
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That's right, I didn't tell you. We missed Futurama last week.
Alidar Jarok moved to our place (last week, I think). Into my previous apartment too, I think. Of course, I found this after the fact, so no refer-a-friend bonus for me.
That reminds me, there might be a mini-meetup on Friday for dinner with mimic, Alidar and Lindley on Friday.
For me, real life and BBS life are totally separate. I post online when I have gaps of opportunity when I'm not interacting with real people. I wouldn't be adverse to a BBS friendship but I don't see it happening simply due to time constraints (e.g. the real world uses up most of my free time).
Mr Awe
Mr Awe
Way to keep me in the loop. No Futurama for you!
That's right, I didn't tell you. We missed Futurama last week.
Alidar Jarok moved to our place (last week, I think). Into my previous apartment too, I think. Of course, I found this after the fact, so no refer-a-friend bonus for me.
That reminds me, there might be a mini-meetup on Friday for dinner with mimic, Alidar and Lindley on Friday.
Yes, in fact, I have. That same evening. Got back to my computer (after returning to my lodgings) and asked: Was that you? She said, yes. I said: Woah. That's about it, really.
Well, like I said, she was busy. So I figured best to leave well enough alone. I mean, what the hell was I gonna say? "I'm Mr. Laser Beam"?And I wasn't entirely sure it was her, either. Figured it'd be safe to wait till I got to a computer and could ask personally.
Honestly, if the story unfolded as you state, it's not a big deal. Stuff like this happens. A funny coincidence.
Mr Awe
Way to keep me in the loop. No Futurama for you!
That's right, I didn't tell you. We missed Futurama last week.
Alidar Jarok moved to our place (last week, I think). Into my previous apartment too, I think. Of course, I found this after the fact, so no refer-a-friend bonus for me.
That reminds me, there might be a mini-meetup on Friday for dinner with mimic, Alidar and Lindley on Friday.
Hey, I told you eventually.
No, don't give me that look! My hand, I can't control it--- ahhhh!!!
See, I never understood this logic. I've always treated this board like we're just a bunch of people sitting in a large room. I assume everyone here is a person and treat them as such.
Sure, online and real life are different, but I give everyone the benefit of being a person and not words on the internet until they give me a reason to prove otherwise.
Otherwise I would have missed out on hanging out with a lot of cool people. Especially the NYC crew, who most of us have all become really good friends in real life.
Having our meet-up in the center of New York City I guess helps too, hard to get more populated and crowded then that. The added bonus is that if anyone ever shows up dressed like a Klingon I can also just walk away just as easy!
See, I never understood this logic. I've always treated this board like we're just a bunch of people sitting in a large room. I assume everyone here is a person and treat them as such.
Sure, online and real life are different, but I give everyone the benefit of being a person and not words on the internet until they give me a reason to prove otherwise.
Otherwise I would have missed out on hanging out with a lot of cool people. Especially the NYC crew, who most of us have all become really good friends in real life.
Having our meet-up in the center of New York City I guess helps too, hard to get more populated and crowded then that. The added bonus is that if anyone ever shows up dressed like a Klingon I can also just walk away just as easy!
Yeah, I feel the same way. I don't talk to people online just so I can have a bunch of "Internet friends." They are all potential real-life friends, as far as I'm concerned.
In fact, were it not for meeting people online, I would not have had a place to live when I first moved to New Jersey. I also would not have met some really cool people in Texas, Oklahoma, Alaska, Ohio, and (of course) NY/NJ/PA.
I'm the opposite, I guess. No real interest in mixing this place with real life. I get on well enough with a few of you, and I guess I wouldn't mind meeting a few people (some because they seem alright, like we'd get along well, and some because I feel that they should be getting mocked in person as well as online 
), but just not interested in more.
I've got enough RL friends that I'm not really looking to fill a void, just kill a little time chatting with like-minded people. I dunno, things could change, just not looking for more out of this place right now...
), but just not interested in more. I've got enough RL friends that I'm not really looking to fill a void, just kill a little time chatting with like-minded people. I dunno, things could change, just not looking for more out of this place right now...
Me too!
If it weren't for online peeps, I couldn't have couch hopped when I went to Florida this year.
Some of my best friends I met online first.
^ I don't get that either. I am the same here as I am in "Real Life" so why not be friends outside of the message board. What you see is what you get in my case.
See, I never understood this logic. I've always treated this board like we're just a bunch of people sitting in a large room. I assume everyone here is a person and treat them as such.
Sure, online and real life are different, but I give everyone the benefit of being a person and not words on the internet until they give me a reason to prove otherwise.
Otherwise I would have missed out on hanging out with a lot of cool people. Especially the NYC crew, who most of us have all become really good friends in real life.
Having our meet-up in the center of New York City I guess helps too, hard to get more populated and crowded then that. The added bonus is that if anyone ever shows up dressed like a Klingon I can also just walk away just as easy!
I think I kinda get it. The people I friend in RL tend to not share my "nerdier" interests. I don't consider myself a die-hard trekkie or anything, but most of the people I know in RL tend to not have anything to do with sci-fi, internet memes, computer games, etc. Which is fine, because that's only one part of my life, and that's a part I can share with people online.
So when I went to w00tstock awhile back in Chicago, I thought it was awesome that there were all these RL people laughing at the same jokes, wearing the quirky tshirts, etc. But I realized that while I didn't really know any of these people, I got the feeling that it would be difficult for me to hang out with most of them in RL. I don't really know why, it's not like they were offensive or anything.
I guess while it's good to treat everyone like a potential friend, I can see why some people might want to keep some interests separate. And two people who get along well online may not have the same chemistry in person, which could be disappointing.
I, apparently, get color lessons.
I've met entirely too many people from this place in real life, and I'm fortunate enough to call a few of them real friends. I used to regularly meet with Top41, jkladis, Raoul the Red Shirt and AlphaMan (when we all lived in the Chicago area), I've also encountered mrcoaster, The Leafman, Spock's_Beard, Jenna, PKTrekGirl, AstroDee, TV's Frank, Misfit_Toy, Maestro (oh, did we ever have encounters when we lived near one another ), and, of course, I was at Spaceman Spiff's wedding.
(We hugged. It was manly.)
), and, of course, I was at Spaceman Spiff's wedding. (We hugged. It was manly.)
Actually I was really flirting with your friend. Your boobs just happened to get in the way. *big squishy hug*
