and with that the goblin appeared

[Rum]

There are personas and personas. I personally am not conscious of having one here at all. I am more or less whoever or whatever I am elsewhere. Having met 20 or more members I think most of them are too with one or two exceptions.

We have one outstanding persona here, but he lives in the past and doesn't meet up with any of the rest of us in any case. So you have competition!

[fleamailman]

We all take up personas on the forum or IRL, some of us just go farther than others. When I'm alone, just me and the voices, I'm rather different than when other people are around. Some of that is due to my childhood, when appearing to be happy or even not miserable was an invitation to violence. Some is just me letting parts of me show and other parts remain hidden. Trust me, I know what to let loose and what to rein in.

"...no, it's not that we all take up personas here, it's that we are all personas to begin with, where each written word is a representation of that which we become by it, for you and I are not here, no only words only your screen are here where they mask the reality that writes them where within reason nothing that you write can be proved of disproved, at best you get to be believed now..." ventured the goblin, smiling "...ah yes, writers knew a thing or two about virtual reality long before this internet came alone, just they call it fiction..."

[fleamailman]

There are personas and personas. I personally am not conscious of having one here at all. I am more or less whoever or whatever I am elsewhere. Having met 20 or more members I think most of them are too with one or two exceptions. We have one outstanding persona here, but he lives in the past and doesn't meet up with any of the rest of us in any case. So you have competition!

"...me too, all the other goblin's I've ever met in dailylife say I'm very much like the goblin I am on forumland, just I can't prove it to you, I mean if internet identity could be proved, we'd have not need of passports and identification cards, why internet voting would be allowed too..." mused the goblin like the replies so far, adding "...yes, your forum feeds me well humans, you may hug me if you wish..."

[Rum]

As has been said, a large number of us meet pretty regularly in what you might wish to call 'real life'.

[Thinking Aloud]

As has been said, a large number of us meet pretty regularly in what you might wish to call 'real life'.

And what's more, we shag each other.

And get married.

And then shag each other some more.

[Bella Fortuna]

As has been said, a large number of us meet pretty regularly in what you might wish to call 'real life'.

And what's more, we shag each other.

And get married.

And then shag each other some more.

And sometimes things far worse!

[Thinking Aloud]

As has been said, a large number of us meet pretty regularly in what you might wish to call 'real life'.

And what's more, we shag each other.

And get married.

And then shag each other some more.

And sometimes things far worse!

"Do I know you?" he asked, biblically.

[Atheist-Lite]

Today I am an amazing collection of hopes and fears. Welcome to the replication beach Fleamailman.

[Rum]

As has been said, a large number of us meet pretty regularly in what you might wish to call 'real life'.

And what's more, we shag each other.

And get married.

And then shag each other some more.

And sometimes things far worse!

"Do I know you?" he asked, biblically.

It's been known one hears (and sometimes sees).

[fleamailman]

("...ah, but that does rather spoil it humans..." mused the goblin again, adding "...where here you could be whatever you like indeed, until medusa sees you that is, then you become known again set in all that reality and those constains that go with that reality too, and then what, just each time you meet up, one is older, one is more known, moreover, one has simply turned forumland into facebook by your meetups...", yet the goblin shunned all that, preferring instead to be ageless faceless and imaginative, saying "...ah no, I will never meet you humans, that would be like medusa's glare setting me solid in my reality for sure, instead wouldn't you want the eternal youth that here offers you now...")

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being anonymous the goblin wasn't sure if it was "social networking" as such, but he posted across dozens of forums daily, saying "...well, for me at least, facebook seems a writer's nightmare, something like "hi, my name is adolf, oh, and guess what, I hang out at walmats too, eat at mcdonalds where I do my internet, here's my photo, all my personal details, the films I like, my PSP3 games then, oh, and take at look at this, my heavy metal tattoo on my bum, and my signed poster of bing crosby himself, aren't I amazing, oh please do accept me as I have enough superficial paraphernalia, and whatever, for you to like me now"...", where perhaps the first thing a writer should actually be, is free from all that crap, just honest to himself each time..." simply the goblin was saying, that whenever he had grown close to someone on forumland, it had been solely on the merit of their words alone, for what else of them was really here now, they were, until they appeared in real life that is, just as anonymous as the goblin was, quite unable to prove anything then


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[fleamailman]

Today I am an amazing collection of hopes and fears. Welcome to the replication beach Fleamailman.

"...and not one without the other then..." mentioned the goblin knowing how much those high stakes in a gamble made the excitement all the more intense, adding "...me too, I'm very far aways from my norm by being here, where those writers I write with are rather like trolls then, save that the trolls know they are trolls too, but I digress somewhat, and thank you for welcoming me then, I'll be here should you to converse with me further..."

[normal]

The resident Norwegian wasn't even able to read a whole post written by the goblin. Regardless of that he replied to the thread

[Thinking Aloud]

("...ah, but that does rather spoil it humans..." mused the goblin again, adding "...where here you could be whatever you like indeed, until medusa sees you that is, then you become known again set in all that reality and those constains that go with that reality too, and then what, just each time you meet up, one is older, one is more known, moreover, one has simply turned forumland into facebook by your meetups...",

Many here were truly social with each other long before Facebook stole the monopoly on it, so no, we haven't turned anything into Facebook. And anyway, Facebook is pretty crap at communities. To many here, this forum is an integral part of real life, with real people, real ageing, real relationships, and real friendships; not an online fantasy world akin to a third-rate Second Life (which would rather spoil it, wouldn't it now?): I for one find that marvellously invigorating.

yet the goblin shunned all that

Whatever turns you on! As with all things, you get out of something what you put into it.

preferring instead to be ageless faceless and imaginative, saying "...ah no, I will never meet you humans...

Shame.

[fleamailman]

The resident Norwegian wasn't even able to read a whole post written by the goblin. Regardless of that he replied to the thread

("...no no, not to worry about it, I can sympathize entirely with someone having a low attention span now..." replied the goblin)

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the goblin wanted to support this site and therefore felt that some pictures were in order here, saying "...well yes, the pictures are there to help people with reading difficulties, whereas the texts are just there for those with mental problems, and for those with both I suppose I could link them to MTV if they so wished..."


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[normal]

I'm sure you're not as hideous as you think! There are a lot of ugly fuckers here, but we are all beautiful!