# I don't think I deserved to be called a whore **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 1, 2006, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913 "2006-08-01T17:47:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Blanche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Blanche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blanche)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/1 "2006-08-01T17:47:14Z")
> **[How many people think I'm a sock-puppet, and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=382179)** > > I’ve been notified that I am the subject of much discussion on a message board devoted to criticizing another message board, and that a lot of people there appear to think I’m someone else. I’m curious as to how many people think this, if it was... I was told that I was being talked about at an off-site board, checked it out, and then posted a question in IMHO to get an idea about how many people thought I was a sock-pupped and why. I had it immediately closed, and shortly after had a note added where I was accused of “blatant attention whoring”. I wasn’t trying to drag off-site drama here, obviously the people who are reading my posts and linking to them from this other site are posters here, I was just wondering how common this is - whether a good percentage of the posters here are thinking I’m someone I’m else or whether it’s just a vocal minority. ---
**Author:** ![Blanche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Blanche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blanche)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/2 "2006-08-01T17:48:32Z")
> [@Blanche](#): > > [How many people think I'm a sock-puppet, and why? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=382179) > > I was told that I was being talked about at an off-site board, checked it out, and then posted a question in IMHO to get an idea about how many people thought I was a sock-pupped and why. I had it immediately closed, and shortly after had a note added where I was accused of “blatant attention whoring”. > > I wasn’t trying to drag off-site drama here, obviously the people who are reading my posts and linking to them from this other site are posters here, I was just wondering how common this is - whether a good percentage of the posters here are thinking I’m someone I’m else or whether it’s just a vocal minority. Sorry for the typoes, I guess I’m just a little shaken up by this. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/3 "2006-08-01T17:51:27Z")
None of us would post here if we didn’t want people to read what we had to say. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/4 "2006-08-01T18:03:56Z")
There is a rule… somewhere… about not dragging other message boards here, and not doing anything to start a “board war.” That said, I reviewed the rules and don’t see anything prohibiting what you did. I just sort of knew it was against the rules because I’ve been around awhile. Could someone explain this better than me? As for the attention whoring, well, it sort of struck me that way, too. I think any thread where you ask people to discuss your merits as a poster are by their very nature self-serving and do nothing for anyone other than you. Plus, calling anyone a sock puppet is against the rules, and you more or less invited those who may think you are one to break that rule. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/5 "2006-08-01T18:06:36Z")
The title of this thread is pretty misleading. There’s a big difference between being called a whore, and being called an attention whore. ---
**Author:** ![Blanche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Blanche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blanche)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/6 "2006-08-01T18:10:10Z")
> [@Beadalin](#): > > There is a rule… somewhere… about not dragging other message boards here, and not doing anything to start a “board war.” That said, I reviewed the rules and don’t see anything prohibiting what you did. I just sort of knew it was against the rules because I’ve been around awhile. Could someone explain this better than me? > > As for the attention whoring, well, it sort of struck me that way, too. I think any thread where you ask people to discuss your merits as a poster are by their very nature self-serving and do nothing for anyone other than you. Plus, calling anyone a sock puppet is against the rules, and you more or less invited those who may think you are one to break that rule. I wasn’t aware of the sock puppet rule, but I honestly wasn’t wanting a discussion of my “merits as a poster”, I was curious as to why they thought I was someone else, i.e. my writing style, similarities in interests, location, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Ensign\_Edison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/7 "2006-08-01T18:10:13Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > The title of this thread is pretty misleading. There’s a big difference between being called a whore, and being called an attention whore. Seriously. My bank charged me $1.50 to pull out this twenty. Now what am I going to do for the next fifteen minutes? ---
**Author:** ![Blanche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Blanche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blanche)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/8 "2006-08-01T18:11:54Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > The title of this thread is pretty misleading. There’s a big difference between being called a whore, and being called an attention whore. Regardless of context, I would not expect the moderators of the board to use the word “whore” or “whoring” in reference to it’s (potential) customers. I was a bit taken aback by it, I’m used to a more courteous tone when receiving official messages. ---
**Author:** ![Ensign\_Edison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/9 "2006-08-01T18:12:47Z")
> [@Blanche](#): > > Regardless of context, I would not expect the moderators of the board to use the word “whore” or “whoring” in reference to it’s (potential) customers. I was a bit taken aback by it, I’m used to a more courteous tone when receiving official messages. Well, that settles it. She’s definitely never been on this board before. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/10 "2006-08-01T18:15:18Z")
Who are you again? If starting a whole thread about what people think about you in any context isn’t attention whoring, I don’t know what is. If you want to know why people in some other place think something about you, go over there and ask them. ---
**Author:** ![JustAnotherGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@JustAnotherGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustAnotherGeek)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/11 "2006-08-01T18:25:00Z")
> [@Blanche](#): > > \ i.e. my writing style, similarities in interests, location, etc. i.e. to discuss _you_. You’re aking people to pay attention to you. That’s attention whoring. > [@](#): > > Regardless of context, I would not expect the moderators of the board to use the word “whore” or “whoring” in reference to it’s (potential) customers. I was a bit taken aback by it, I’m used to a more courteous tone when receiving official messages. \ Not around here, sister. But really, “attention whore” ain’t that bad. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/12 "2006-08-01T18:30:26Z")
> [@Blanche](#): > > Regardless of context, I would not expect the moderators of the board to use the word “whore” or “whoring” in reference to it’s (potential) customers. I was a bit taken aback by it, I’m used to a more courteous tone when receiving official messages. Fine, you are an attention slut. Bye. I’ll miss you. Whoever you are. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/13 "2006-08-01T18:31:17Z")
> [@Blanche](#): > > Regardless of context, I would not expect the moderators of the board to use the word “whore” or “whoring” in reference to it’s (potential) customers. I was a bit taken aback by it, I’m used to a more courteous tone when receiving official messages. Sorry, but “attention prostitute” simply doesn’t have the same ring to it. By the way, opening\*\* two self-centered threads\*\* - especially when the second is merely bitching about the first being closed - is indeed attention whoring. Congratulations. You \*do \*deserve it. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/14 "2006-08-01T18:31:37Z")
And really, starting one thread asking why people might think you’re a sock, which is shut down as being a bad idea and then opening another thread in the pit about it do make you look like an attention whoring, footwear accessorizing troll. Just something to think about. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/15 "2006-08-01T18:33:22Z")
In the two threads about you over there, there was only two posts (including an OP) that made a sock guess about you that I could see. The reason for the suspicion was clearly stated: your background and personality just seems too much a “perfect fit” here. Meh. Not very strong evidence and nobody seemed to care. You are unlikely to get a useful poll of who thinks you’re a sock and who doesn’t- social graces and the rules prevent one side from voting. There’s a reason people make these WAGs over in the snarkpit. You could always go to the horse’s mouth and ask opinions about yourself. (on preview- like hajario said) ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/16 "2006-08-01T18:34:56Z")
Yes, but what do you think about _ **ME?** _ ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/17 "2006-08-01T18:36:26Z")
> [@Trion](#): > > Yes, but what do you think about _ **ME?** _ _I don’t._ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/18 "2006-08-01T18:38:33Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > If starting a whole thread about what people think about you in any context isn’t attention whoring, I don’t know what is. By that definition, about 1/2 the posts each day are attention whoring of some form or another. ---
**Author:** ![Blanche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Blanche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blanche)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/19 "2006-08-01T18:40:35Z")
There are hundreds of posts with people talking about themselves on practically every forum here, yet when I do it, it’s attention whoring and the rats come out of the woodwork to call me names because of it. I’m glad this came to my attention before I saved up the money to buy a membership. You can go ahead and ban me now. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913/20 "2006-08-01T18:41:40Z")
Some people are not used to having strong words like “attention whore” used against them in real life, and get upset by them being used in this kind of virtual reality. So perhaps **Blanche** should have been decribed in more moderate terms, such as “attention-seeking”. On the other hand, if she is going to have a long and happy existence in a forum like this, she does need to grow a tougher hide. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-i-deserved-to-be-called-a-whore/366913.md?page=2)