Just an ovservation, but I have noticed several people on the boards sounding exactly alike in the way they post, what they post about, and specific views on certain topics.
There was a thread a while back about “Who is your favorite SDMB triad or triangle or something like that”
And it was about who you think could have different usernames, but are the same individual.
So, if I am not opening too large a can of worms, who do you think might be the same individual using different usernames?
**schizophrenic was used in the OP not as a label but as a discriptor of behaviour. People mentioned do not necessarily have schizophrenia…
Hmm. I look at style, post times, and post counts.
I’ve noticed when some people post, and others are not agreeing, someone commonly comes to the rescue. Of course this can happen and it can be completely legit, in fact most of the time I bet, but there are instances where the coincidence is just too thick. I find Lib and Poly tend ot have quite similar views. Then again, they are both quite ecclesiastic.
Schizophrenic’s can express multiple personalities, when in a fugue or delusional state. But that is not what the OP is about. And yes multiple personality disorder could have been used in the OP.
A sock puppet is when one person has more than one accounts (with different usernames), so when said person has a view on a subject and no one else backs them up, their “sock” chimes in with “Yes, yes! What they said was right! I agree!”
I think the people around here that “seem” the same on certain views are just showing an overlap (or “intersection” if you’re a big fan of Venn diagrams). On a certain topic they might say similar things (if not identical). But over the course of all their posting there are big differences.
A sock puppet is when one person has more than one accounts (with different usernames), so when said person has a view on a subject and no one else backs them up, their “sock” chimes in with “Yes, yes! What they said was right! I agree!”
I think the people around here that “seem” the same on certain views are just showing an overlap (or “intersection” if you’re a big fan of Venn diagrams). On a certain topic they might say similar things (if not identical). But over the course of all their posting there are big differences.
A sock puppet occurs when a person registers under multiple accounts. When the primary poster offers a controversial position, the sock puppet is there to chime in with “You’re Right!, You’re Right!” if no one else does.
Some people on this board are just very similar in their views. It would help if I could make a Venn diagram to show an “intersection” of opinion (I am a big fan of them). However, if you read all of the posts of each of the posters in question, then you will notice some distinctions.
