Do you pre-judge, based on usernames?

[cuttsie 1,091]

My real name is too long to be used as a Forum handle, and most people cannot spell it, nor pronounce it correctly...so there

 

try us !!!!!!

[Racheltracy 10]

Hmm.. I guess its natural to form an opinion based on the info at hand.. and if the username is something unusual, a lot of people would jump to conclusion.

I guess I try to be non-judgmental.. but sometimes you cannot help it.

[L00b 441]

try us !!!!!!

Nice try

 

There's a few members on here, mostly active in the Business section, who know both my real name and me personally. Not counting all those (quite a few since '08 ) with whom I have dealt through the Classifieds section. That's enough.

[Cyclone 10]

I answered a post , My answer is that I believe we should all have the courage of our convictions.

Your answer is the opposite.

Both our answers are what a forum is all about.

Opinion!

 

I actually asked you a further question;

 

How can someone 'hide' behind a name. Would you know who I was if you knew my name was John Smith (assuming it was)?

 

Displaying a real name is nothing to do with courage and using a handle is nothing to do with hiding.

[pandorra 10]

I don't judge folk by their username unless it is an obvious wind up or political statement.

I do judge folk on their signatures, their posts and in inverse proportion to the amount of posts they feel compelled to make.

[Cyclone 10]

How do you know whether they feel compelled or not?

[pandorra 10]

How do you know whether they feel compelled or not?

 

They seem to have a need to always have the last word on every subject.

[Bypassblade 10]

My real name is too long to be used as a Forum handle, and most people cannot spell it, nor pronounce it correctly...so there

 

 

Genuine question LOOb, that would mean either you're English with a foreign name, or not English by birth, either way matters not to me. I read a lot of your posts and you come across as a successful, very educated individual.

 

Pete

[Alcoblog 10]

They seem to have a need to always have the last word on every subject.

 

No they don't!

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[DUFFEMS 56]

No they don't!

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Oh yes they do!

[Alcoblog 10]

Oh yes they do!

 

They don't!

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[Total Chaos 10]

I get pre-judged by a certain few on here.