Posted by yesac on June 20, 2003, at 10:27:56
In reply to Maybe it's just me, posted by Dinah on June 19, 2003, at 16:05:55
About the name change - you are right, it has nothing to do with anything on the board. In fact, I wish that I hadn't felt that I needed to change it, and I gave it a significant amount of thought before doing so. The reason I decided to change it is because my name was much too obvious (it was my initials and last name) and I didn't want anyone who knows me in *real life* to happen upon it and start reading all my posts. I'm much more open on here compared to real life.
As for feeling like an outsider, it doesn't bother me as much as it would in a real social situation, but it does occassionally get to me. What I do is just pretty much ignore the posts that I don't understand or that seem to be directed at certain people. I try to be more open in my own posts so that anyone can feel comfortable with responding, and that's how I want it to be.
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