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Originally posted by shaolin_Z P.S. Most of you guys (regulars) are cool and civil for the most part though. Don't want to rub anyone the wrong way.

But then again some might liked to get rubbed, ha ha ha ewwe sick...

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Originally posted by Lira I don't know if Psy-T walks funny (you know why I'm saying that ).

as of yet, no.. but check again after my birthday in late august

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Originally posted by Lira However, I recognise you. The avatar and sigs end up being like clothes, and the screen names give you some kind of unique identity, such as that of real life individuals. Sometimes you can even recognise a person by the way they write a post, and I was surprised when it first happened to me (Acid Junkie recognised an alter ego of mine, Delay Llama).

that's one of the main reasons i change my avatar and signature very rarely (if at all- as in the case of the avatar); as for writing styles, a lot of people can even be identified when they're attempting to avoid being recognised (cases in point: Radagast, Echo Of Silence, NRG2nfiniti, and more); i'd be disappointed to not be recognised based purely on my writing style.

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Originally posted by Lira The raison d'etre of this thread is not just an excuse to state the obvious though. What do you think is the difference between an on-line discussion, and the discussion you might have in real life, facing someone? What's the importance of body in communication? What, in a more apocalyptic approach, would happen if we all met?

an online discussion permits you:

• more time to re-evaluate your thoughts
  
• to phrase your words better
  
• to re-read the 'opponents' point aswell as any other related information as many times as you need (highly beneficial in my case, as my memory capacity is quite poor)
  
• to research the topic you're discussing as you're giving your opinion (being more educated)
  
• to detach from the discussion to keep your cool if needed (ashame not many use that ability)

an off-line discussion gives you:

• a lot more information to work with regarding the presentation and meaning of your 'opponent'
  
• quick responses
  
• the ability to determine whether you've 'won' or 'lost' the debate much sooner than in the online discussion
  
• ...err.. i think that's it

as to the importance of body, i'd say the emoticons we use in a discussion could be compared to it, except that the emoticons permit few nuances in comparison with the body's endless amounts of them. in other words, it gives you the ability to express yourself more coherently.


and finally, as to what would happen if we were all to meet.. i'd say we'd have a lovely social gathering.. until someone would turn on the news .

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Originally posted by Psy-T and finally, as to what would happen if we were all to meet.. i'd say we'd have a lovely social gathering.. until someone would turn on the news .

Ha Ha true, very true.

Regulars=social rejects

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Originally posted by metalgearsolid Regulars=social rejects

define society, define rejects, display evidence.

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Originally posted by Psy-T define society, define rejects, display evidence.

Mate, he's right

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Originally posted by George Smiley Mate, he's right

not as far as i'm conerned: i go clubbing often, i dj often, i get laid often, friends come over to my place all the time.. back in school i chose which social circle to belong to. nothing that suggests my being a social reject, quite the opposite in fact.

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People who own my ass: Citric Acid, Boomer187, Tribu, Sand Leaper,
Jackson, venomX, jamie, Renegade, Konjin, Akridrot, Miss Bliss.
Psy-T - Down The Rabbit Hole (400minute long acid set)

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Originally posted by Psy-T not as far as i'm conerned: i go clubbing often, i dj often, i get laid often, friends come over to my place all the time.. back in school i chose which social circle to belong to. nothing that suggests my being a social reject, quite the opposite in fact.

Alright I was only joking! God!!

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Originally posted by George Smiley Alright I was only joking! God!!

well, as i mentioned in my original post, learn to use body language properly (or in this case, emoticons)!

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People who own my ass: Citric Acid, Boomer187, Tribu, Sand Leaper,
Jackson, venomX, jamie, Renegade, Konjin, Akridrot, Miss Bliss.
Psy-T - Down The Rabbit Hole (400minute long acid set)

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Originally posted by LazFX But then again some might liked to get rubbed, ha ha ha ewwe sick...

In that case, I'm going to be very careful about how much I drink next time I see you spin.

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"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

i certainly wouldnt engage in any political talk. i like the luxury of being able to sit at a PC & think my replies over for a while. im like a turtle- slow, but i get there in the end

id make occrider take on renegade in some form of drinking quiz game

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^^ I agree. I'd probably avoid discussing politics with the PDD regulars if I were to meet them in real life (unless ofcourse they had a compatible world view with mine ). If we were all in the same place at the same time, discussing politics, all hell would break loose.

EDIT: Although, most of us Americans here (those of us who still care about our freedoms and liberties, I guess that makes many of us libratarians) would definetly bitch about how they're being taken away. (Like Occ, Groundhogboy, Trancer-X, Ogvh5150, stevieboy, and probably MisterOpus too)

EDIT2: And if I met Fir3start3r, I'd probably poke fun at Canada. jking

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

Last edited by shaolin_Z on Jun-30-2006 at 04:04