[Closed] What do others think of you?

Do people really care what others think of them on an internet forum?

I think anyone I know will tell you I act the same in real life as I do here

Apparently someone thinks I am AWESOME, they kept putting it in the tags. The reality is I don't really care what people think, in general, about me.
I have good solid friends who clearly have a good opinion and that's what matters to me.

I havent got a clue, I doubt anyone actually has an opinion (on STW)

i have no idea what other users think of me. I was indirectly accused of being a bully on here yesterday which made me smile and frown in equal measure.

I think that perception of your online persona rests upon how well you can project your personality through a keyboard. Nothing to do with how smart you are though.

I'm the same person in real life as I am on here - only fatter 🙂

I'm a muppet in both worlds.

I couldnt give a toss what people think of me, either on here or in the real world. As long I have the love and respect of my wife and daughters, that's more than enough for me. I dislike most people anyway, as I'm sure probably comes across...

'socially awkward sex pest who spends too much time in the internet'

Applogies Phil, I wasn't sure it was you, I'm pretty sure I consistantly called you philofconsequence for ages though.

"awkward argumentative get who spends too much time on the internet"

I definitely polarise opinion both here and in real life.

think anyone I know will tell you I act the same in real life as I do here

😯 My commiserations.

😉

Being only an occasional poster I doubt whether people even recognise my name let alone have an opinion of me.
In the real world, similar to don simon, I have a great bunch of friends who are all equal no matter what our social/ career standing is. I couldn't give a chuff if there are some people who don't like me.

loddrik, didn't you say on here that your wife thinks you're vile?

allthepies - Member

think anyone I know will tell you I act the same in real life as I do here

My commiserations.

Oi! 😛

Interesting that it's assumed I meant what people think of your online persona... I originally meant in real life but neglected to make a point of it! My fault.

Me:
- Online... People probably think I'm [s]a bit of[/s] an idiot who doesnt take the threads seriously.

- Real life... Very organised and plans ahead to the point of probably sapping some of the fun out of things by worrying about as many possible outcomes as my brain can think of. Hopefully people think I'm a nice guy who'll go out of his way to help people... but reluctant to ask for help when I need it as it would mean admitting I cant handle everything in the world.

- Actual self.... Same as the "real life" description as above I suppose, I'm incredibly honest about myself, my weaknesses and my experiences when I'm with my close friends. Very unlikely to ask for help as I don't like the feeling of not being able to cope, help or be completely independent. Bit of an extrovert when around new people, subconsciously to stamp a bit of perceived authority on the room so people don't treat me like I'm stupid at the start of a relationship... but I quickly open up and try to be as honest and "real" as possible.

- real life... very organised and plans ahead to the point of probably sapping some of the fun out of things by worrying about as many possible outcomes as my brain can think of. hopefully people think i'm a nice guy who'll go out of his way to help people... but reluctant to ask for help when i need it as it would mean admitting i cant handle everything in the world

Gutted. I was hoping real world Phil actually does punctuate his conversations with people by holding up pictures of lolcats.

I knew what you meant Phil.

I've at times in my life been utterly shocked at what people, even some who think they're close to me, have decided 'I am like' as a person.

I'm probably not that different to what I'm like on here, probably.

Ability to kill a thread conversation stone dead in a few words is replicated in the real world, yes.

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[i]Bit of an extrovert when around new people[/i]
Just grabbing onto this and some cod psychology, I think extroverts may be more often concerned at how other people perceive themselves than introverts and thus the responses you'll get to the question you posed may vary as much by personality type than how people perceive themselves.
Or something like that.
Though I'm not convinced that cod share the same thought processes in the first place to be truthful.

ian munro, is it sustainable cod?

I'm not even sure it's cod, might even be all pollocks.

One symptom of clinical depression is having the same opinion of yourself as other people have of you.

Though I'm not convinced that cod share the same thought processes in the first place to be truthful

Dunno, they seem to deal with things in the same way.
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Angry, intolerant, screw loose.

Yep, I think they've just about got it. I've mellowed with age though 🙂

Nah, that's a load of pollacks Ian.
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rOcKeTdOg - Member
ian munro, is it sustainable cod?

I am seen as being well organised (I generally get given the tasks that involve sorting things out), very laid back (not fazed about things, just get on with it) and quite out going (I will talk to anyone, can make conversation, etc.).

I am in fact, horribly disorganised and do everything last minute (or not at all and make excuses). I am a terrible worrier but keep things to myself so as not to burden other people. I am also very shy but force myself to not come across that way both for my job and becuase that is the persona I would like to have. I am very concious about what people think of me and how what I do affects them.

Rather sad isn't it?!

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my little sister tried to clean the fish i was given by a neighbour by "doing what mummy does" and pouring bleach into the bowl.

goldfish dont like bleach

So that's Hot tea, and bleach so far this month.
Do you think there's money in a book titled?

"What goldfish don't like."

When I was a kid we had a goldfish called Engelbert (which is a cool name for a goldfish before anyone raises an eyebrow).
One morning I came down and Engelbert wasn't in his tank, which was atop of the music centre. Looked around the unit - no fish, underneath - no fish, then finally spotted a little lifeless tail sticking out of an LP.
It was the best of Des O'Connor.
What a way to go.

We had a goldfish that lived for like 100 years or something.
Our cat got it for us out of a neighbours pond. Came home from school and it was lying there on the backdoor step, chucked it in a bucket, it floated upside down for a while then twitched for a bit then was okay. Had awesome cat bite scars on its torso an' everything.

DILLIGAF.

should've started a goldfish thread 😀 band member had a "cartoon goldfish" as we called it, it was HUGE.... the length of a 500ml bottle of water and appropriately fat and in proportion with that length!

A few years ago went for an interview for a job as a van driver, a job i was already doing asa standby, got asked by the manager woman, "if you died tonight , what do you think your workmates would say about you next day and for the next few weeks."

The same.

I step on all you maggots.

😆

p/s: not good at pulling ... tend to run out of conversation. Opening line usually is "do you come here often?".

"if you died tonight , what do you think your workmates would say about you next day and for the next few weeks."

They would say "He really shouldn't have punched that HR woman - she was only doing her job"

I definitely polarise opinion both here and in real life.

TJ, I don't think you divide opinion on here... 😉

Yes he does.

waster, weirdo, nutter, brave.

Charming, rugged, perverted, pinhead.

A pinko, tho someone on here once accused me of being Tory.

[i] if you died tonight , what do you think your workmates would say about you next day and for the next few weeks.[/i]

Can I have his laptop?

Personally I'd be testing out his chair, but then I've got one of the highest spec'd PC's in the company already.

I really don't think I want to know! 😳

But then self-deprecation is my thing.

funny, talented, disagreeable, oddity. And that's just what my friends in the mirror said.

Daily Mail reading, intolerant, atheistic zealot and hypocritical, ranting Thatcherite clone...

I'm guessing that some people think I'm an attention whore.
Couldn't be further from the truth.

iDave, she does sometimes, but I don't think they are mutually exclusive.

lol at the tags, what is it about anonymous forum users that makes them hate a bit of honesty? 😆

One of the major benchmarks in my development as an adult is that I realised that there was no way I could know what other people think of me and that I should just do my own thing. On the whole, I think people like me more for this realisation...

god

One of the major benchmarks in my development as an adult is that I realised that other people had thoughts too. On the whole, I think people like me more for this realisation...

I know I talk too much but people seem to like me enough when they get a word in edgeways.

WHO?

if you died tonight , what do you think your workmates would say about you next day and for the next few weeks.

Daresay they would be well chuffed, can't stand me and the feeling is mutual
Don't suppose they will have to worry too much more once the discipline case is sorted and I have gone

Apparently somone thinks I'm an 'eejit'. 🙂

I feel quite flattered actually.