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shardian:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on July 06, 2007, 03:06:12 pm ---
Hey, you're the one who puts up walls.  I would make that exchange, though.  I get tired of doing all the work on the house/etc by myself.

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You do realize the wall will be about 8' high at the highest point, would be about 100 linear foot, and each block weighs ~75 lbs, right? ;D

ChadTower:

I used to lift things heavy enough that I'd throw up afterwards.  For fun.  I'm a sadist like that.

RyoriNoTetsujin:

--- Quote from: shardian on July 06, 2007, 02:48:54 pm ---
There are people on here I feel I know to a point. Well enough to invite over to play some games, have a cookout, sure thing!
Personally, I present myself on here as the person I really am. I would say that most people on here are the same way. Us "High posters" as some people like to call it, have shared personal pictures of family and such on here. I like to think of this board as a brother(and occasional sister)-hood.

So I guess my point is, sometimes you get to know people BETTER thru just text than in person. I personally put walls up when I meet new people in person. I get social anxiety, and clam completely up. If I can get to know someone thru email correspondence or forum usage first, odds are I'll act normal face-to-face around them.

I guess that was the point you were trying to work to.

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Actually, now that I read your reply, I realize that actually wasn't my original point at all, but I appreciate the perspective you've offered. :) 

Personally, I depend on face-to-face interaction, but then again I've been trained to; paying very close attention to body-language, vocal inflection, kinesthetic response - and to be as internally open and honest as possible.  (Pffft... actors. ::))  Even moreso; I've been trained to be wary of text in particular simply because it is so open to "interpretation."  That's why writing something like </sarcasm> is ironic and funny.  How else are you supposed to tell what exactly someone is saying in their writing?  Emoticons?   :dizzy:

That said, you do bring up an interesting point.  Time and the occasional moment of trust are perhaps the only ways to really get to know someone.  I guess the sad thing is; you can never truly know.

All right, enough existential rambling and topic-hijacking from me... besides, it looks like you guys are doing the latter just fine without me!  :laugh2:

CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: RyoriNoTetsujin on July 06, 2007, 02:21:33 pm ---However, consider this; do any of us feel like we "know" someone on this board?  I'd venture that the answer is yes.  Know them well enough that you would you meet them in person?  Well enough that you'd let them into your home?

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Yes. Yes (and have). Yes (and have).

(note that only the first answer actually applies to trannyq ... in his case, I know him well enough to know that the remaining answers would be thunderous NOs).

Chris G:
A couple of people I've met on here (and about whom I would have answered Yes to these questions) later on proved to be jackasses, which has made me a little jaded.  I know it's wise to have some skepticism when you're talking about the online world, but IRL I'm fairly trusting (very low "Shardian walls") of people, so it kinda sucks.

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