becca333
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ORIGINAL: Brosco WOW - What a very interesting thread! I have only been here a short while and have the impression that a good number of active posters here are not only reallife, but also don't even believe that there can be any form of 'real' relationship online - then I find this thread about using online profiles to promote ones self to find a partner. I have never been to a munch where there was a bulliten board to post the profiles of the attendees. I have no idea what is in my profile - I am sure I filled in some basic stuff when I joined, but other than that, nothing. To some, that appears to make me shallow and not worth responding to - so be it. Online, I have found that profiles present the authors perception of themselves, and may be far from reality. To me it is very easy, if I want to get to know someone better, their profile is not the best place to go. I look at the other posts made by the person, and not only does that build a better picture of values, tastes and beliefs - but, over time. will show inconsistancies if they exist. A person would have to make one heck of a solo post for me to want to get to know them better from just that. Brosco You apparently want to judge people by the posts they make, and therefore I assume you want them to post honestly so you can judge their character. Then later you complain that people are posting in ways you don't like - ok, fine, they derailed a thread, but that shows their character, which is what you wanted, right? If everyone posted purely on topic and didn't editorialise or have a bit of fun now and then, how would you see their true selves?
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