So I'm curious, and this pertains to both men and women here...
Does one's board persona have an impact on your decision to see someone or put you off from seeing them?
For example if someone writes something on here or their style intrigues me a bit, then I'm far more interested in seeing them...Before I ever met WU in person I always thought I would probably want to have really rough angry sex with him and slap each other around a bit
Guys- Do you get put off by providers that are constantly creating drama on the boards/attention whores etc..To the point that you wouldn't even consider booking them?
Ladies- Would you let someone who maybe has a more abrasive posting style (Example Wakeup) stop you from agreeing to a booking if they asked, or does their board persona have any impact on your decision at all?
Just curious...and bored..and hormonal..so humour me
Originally Posted by Valerie
Not real sure about this one. I have met people from these type boards that were complete assholes, that are really very docile and meek in person, who wouldn't dream of being the way they are online with people face to face.
It does say something about ones personality when you see their posting style. What they really harbor deep down inside comes out on an anonymous internet board. What they really think they wouldn't say to people in a social setting or face to face, but say so openly on an internet board.
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In psychology it is called the disinhibition effect:
Click Link to read the psychology of internet peronas:
http://users.rider.edu/~suler/psycyber/disinhibit.html
"While online people may feel they have more opportunities to present themselves as they would like to present themselves, particularly in the carefully composed text of asynchronous communication. They may have more chances to convey thoughts and emotions that go "deeper" than the seemingly superficial persona of everyday living. These opportunities are very valuable aspects of cyberspace, but not necessarily evidence of a more true self. What we reveal about ourselves spontaneously, often right on the surface for others to see but without our being consciously awareness of it, may be just as real and true".