Fake Profiles / Fake Persona

[johnny.5]

hi all does it matter ?
we don't really know ho is posting on here .
well a few of us know personally at least one other member
however some just make up profiles and deliberately troll
but in the scheme of things does it really matter ?
and to put into some perspective some post get a lot more sympathy for a lost pet than others get for lost relatives or serious mental issues

[pixie374]

I can't see any need for it. I did change my name, for a genuine reason, but deactivated the previous account and when I changed my mind, had to go for a similar one as I couldn't get the first one reactivated. I think it depends more on what is posted than who it is.

[ummmm]

Not really until they start flooding the site and putting people off posting.

[johnny.5]

that would make you pixi then
and you ummm
but sometimes it does get funny

[-Talbot-]

Like Pixie says, it is pointless.


Hans

[ummmm]

Lol

[jourdain2]

I'm just me.

[Peter Pedant]

// but in the scheme of things does it really matter ? //

well in the long run we are all dead - Maynard Keynes

a few people from uni have identified me - I have to say I was shocked. oh hold it I have worked out how they did it.... On the Law thread - the usual suspects are virtually sure than no one has taken our advice.

[ as in 100% of people who ask "I dont need a will do I?" and we all chorus 'o yes you do!' - they never get a will written]

[bednobs]

peter i would imagine that anyone who knew you in real life would probably recognise you from your posts :)
i have had 4 different accounts
i stopped using the first one because someone was being vile to me.
i made a new account when i was going through some personal trauma, and people were so nice, i just didnt want to be asked about it, so i made a new profile
i had a new account once when i was suspendered which i presume is still active
and i have this one.
The second one was approved by the ed when i emailed and asked him if i could post as someone else for a while

[hereIam]

So what does it matter if, in your opinion, some posts on pet loss get more sympathy than posts on lost relatives or mental issues. People who lose a pet and come on here to talk about it are grieving and therefore they need our help. You have to have a pet and be a pet lover to understand. Should we ignore them then ???

[Khandro]

Love of a pet can be greater than the love of a relative - there isn't much you can do about that.