… That is a picture…
…of a person I don’t KNOOOOWWWWWW.
OK, enough musical theater.
Twice in the last week I have refrained from responding to a poster because I did not like his/her name.
Am I the only Doper who finds cutesy, self-subsuming names abhorrent? The names like “KaylasMom” or “JefferysBitch”?
This is a forum where we are free to choose an identity, and yet some people insist upon subsuming their identities to those of their children or SO’s.
Am I alone here?
I didn’t choose a screen name that subjugates me to another. Farmer Oak is, admittedly, a sap and a loser by most definitions (q.v.“Far From the Madding Crowd” by Thos. Hardy,) but I felt it fit me better than “CrystalsEx” or “JessicasUncle”.
Why do so many people feel it necessary to define themselves by their relationships to others? More importantly, why should such people be taken seriously?
Wow, that is well… sad. I know many dopers are intelligent human beings, but still, FarmerOak, this is a hack internet bulletin board. It’s not meant to be taken So seriously. This isn’t the rocket science convention is it?
Because these people Do have opinions still, no? You don’t have to take anyone seriously, and if someone wants to be anonymously known as “Tony’s Little Ho”, then more power to 'em.
Man, this thread really is making me feel self-conscious. Makes me regret having named myself after the stapler on my desk. It IS a kick-ass stapler, though.
Appartently, to FarmerOak my opinion is worthless anyway. …So none of the preceeding meant anything, JSYK.
And EVERYONE has an opinion. Increasingly, people are encouraged to EXPRESS their opinions, even if they are stupid opinions, or stupid people expressing stupid opinions.
And you named yourself after a GOOD (not GREAT) stapler. Be proud!
But forgive me when I can’t take you seriously when you insist upon identifying yourself as “MomOfJoshua”. Frankly, if you have to identify yourself in reference to Joshua, I’m more interested in hearing from Joshua than I am from you.
I’m not my resume. I’m not my job, I’m not how much money I have in the bank. I’m not the car I drive. I’m not the contents of my wallet. I’m not my fucking khakis. I’m the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world.
Count me in the ‘petty’ camp if you will-- I’ll deliberately ignore people who post with abbreviations such as ‘u’ and ‘4’ for “you” and “for”.
“y r u not w8ing 4 me?”
Because I hope you suffer a debilitating brain aneurysm, you freak. (Calvin always had the best retorts.)
Hi my name is Carina & I’m my dogs’ mom. (gak. OK.)
Seiously…why would you discount someone because they identify themself as bonded to someone else important? I mean, I don’t particularly care for cutesy handles either, but abhorrent seems a little strong.
There are posting styles I find annoying, but I look at content more than style if the subject is interesting.
LNO: man, you’ve got it down! That sums it up right there Fight Club style.
I indeed am not my fuckin’ khakis…
Yeah, I see what you mean FarmerOak… those people probably didn’t put the time or thought into their name cause they wanted to get to the good stuff asap!