alternate ID's

[ForeverAmen 0]

As I ponder...let me brainstorm here....

1) Low self esteem OR no sense of self

2) Superman/Clark Kent syndrome

3) Full of grandiosity (having an exaggerated belief in one's importance, sometimes reaching delusional proportions, and occurring as a common symptom of mental illnesses, as manic disorder) Source: www.Dictionary.com

4) Unhappy in life and profits psychologically and emotionally from the pain and embarrassment of others.

5) Cowardly

6) Malicious

7) Bored, not enough to do, not enough personal drama, lonely, outcast...um I think "no life" will suffice...(thanks Charles! )

I could go on.....

I must 'Co-Sign' on this! My favorite is #5.

[Simply_Uno 1]

I dont know the answer to your question OP but it bugs me too.

not only does it bugg the beegesus out of me, but its also cowardly backstabbing.

if you have a bone to pick with some one {esp. someone with whom you have an internet report (repore)} why not pm them instead of going this route?

and if you notice, these are the ones (trollers) that gets threads and cause dissention among folks and gets threads locked.

[Asante Maroon 0]

I dont know the answer to your question OP but it bugs me too.

not only does it bugg the beegesus out of me, but its also cowardly backstabbing.

if you have a bone to pick with some one {esp. someone with whom you have an internet report (repore)} why not pm them instead of going this route?

and if you notice, these are the ones (trollers) that gets threads and cause dissention among folks and gets threads locked.

TRUTH Serum!!!!

PREACH!!!!!

[ForeverAmen 0]

pick one:

a - someone has no life

b - someone is sitting out a suspension

c - both

Good selections.

[ForeverAmen 0]

I think we can all speak freely (I hope) While I agree with all of the responses, I wish to express a different point of view.

Why does someone feel the need to 'hide' from the beginning? IMO we (fellow VJ's) may have inadvertently 'forced' some people into hiding. Let's think about the last time someone who perhaps normally would stay in the middle, took a chance and put everything on the table. Thus really expressing what they were thinking. What happened? Did we reply with our own opinion, and simply agreed to disagree? Or did it turn into a cat fight in the middle of recess?

Please let me be clear in stating that I do not agree with alternate ID's. On the other hand, I simply wanted to address this from another perspective. IMO - as mentioned in the movie 'The Barber Shop' .... if we can't talk at the Barber Shop, where can we talk? Just my thoughts ...

Uno - if my comments are derailing your thread, please accept my apology in advance.

Boaz

[Zee Bee 61]

Coward is the one that sticks out to me.

I think when someone has been on here a long time, they have a "rep" if you will on the boards. If they feel that something they are going to say is going to "ruin their rep", then they resort to the alternate ID and in the new light of their anonymity they say whatever they want. Its a way of preserving their image.

Don't know if that makes sense

[LaL 418]

Alternate IDs are not generally tolerated on VJ. There are some instances where it is no problem at all (think perhaps an embarrassing or personal situation they wish to have anynomity for). If someone is trolling simply to stir up trouble - let the admin or mods know.

[natty bumppo 297]

Alternate IDs are not generally tolerated on VJ. There are some instances where it is no problem at all (think perhaps an embarrassing or personal situation they wish to have anynomity for). If someone is trolling simply to stir up trouble - let the admin or mods know.

and the non-mod (non-god like people) will be able to determine this how ...... ?

[Asante Maroon 0]

Coward is the one that sticks out to me.

I think when someone has been on here a long time, they have a "rep" if you will on the boards. If they feel that something they are going to say is going to "ruin their rep", then they resort to the alternate ID and in the new light of their anonymity they say whatever they want. Its a way of preserving their image.

Don't know if that makes sense

I understand what you mean...it's very clear

[LaL 418]

Alternate IDs are not generally tolerated on VJ. There are some instances where it is no problem at all (think perhaps an embarrassing or personal situation they wish to have anynomity for). If someone is trolling simply to stir up trouble - let the admin or mods know.

and the non-mod (non-god like people) will be able to determine this how ...... ?

if someone *suspects* this is occurring. At any rate - simple answer is to report it if a user perhaps is causing trouble.