Do any of your 'IRL' friends know you post here?

TNGL · 31 Dec 2017 at 14:50

I go out of my way to ensure that nobody I know IRL knows I post here. The reason being I feel it would make me more accountable for what I post and limit my discussions. I also don't know how my friends would feel knowing I regularly suggest pooing through another's letterbox as a solution to most problems.

However, I did once ask a question here, which I also asked a friend, who then Googled said problem and realised I was a member of these forums but that's about it.

Am I being peculiar?

danoliver1 · 31 Dec 2017 at 14:54

NO I dont have any IRL friends only make believe ones.

Ayahuasca · 31 Dec 2017 at 14:56

I post knowing that I could be held accountable in the future for any of it so it wouldn't really bother me if anyone did know me from the big scary real world.

NewGamer11 · 31 Dec 2017 at 15:04

How would you know? Do you say, “Hey, do you post on OCUK? No? Yeah, I don’t either.”

Also could they guess your username?

VincentHanna · 31 Dec 2017 at 15:10

Yep, not sure he still uses it though.

Em3bbs · 31 Dec 2017 at 15:15

A couple of ex colleagues post here (one sat behind me and found out I posted here). A good mate of mine I've known for about 25 years posts here and I'm also friends with a few others I've met over the years and we go out for beers regularly in town.

Rroff · 31 Dec 2017 at 15:21

Don't think any of my friends know or care aside from 1-2 from a gaming perspective that I also know IRL for one reason or another.

Some of my family know and/or have accounts here though don't think they've posted here in years. Some people I work or have worked with as well though not sure how many can associate me IRL and username - there are two regular posters here I've worked with IRL.

Tunney · 31 Dec 2017 at 15:25

Real life... friends...? :confused:

LewisRaz · 31 Dec 2017 at 15:41

They do but never come here. Wouldn't bother me if they did

NoobCannon · 31 Dec 2017 at 15:56

If i started calling people i dont talk to on here “irl” think id have to shoot myself!

Fuzz · 31 Dec 2017 at 16:05

I knew some OcUK people once....
many years ago now, seems a lifetime since I've either interacted here or indeed in the scene with which we met.

G-MAN2004 · 31 Dec 2017 at 16:06

Nope. The only person that knows is my dad because he told me about the forums in the very first place.

Lopéz · 31 Dec 2017 at 16:38

Fuzz said:
I knew some OcUK people once....
many years ago now, seems a lifetime since I've either interacted here or indeed in the scene with which we met.

I’ve met you, and many others from OcUK, and you’re right it feels like a lifetime ago.

Rilot · 31 Dec 2017 at 16:40

Yup. All of them do.

DampCat · 31 Dec 2017 at 16:56

A few.

Sometimes i'm terrified if im looking at OCUK on my phone in public someone will call me out. Online me and IRL me are pretty different.

Devrij · 31 Dec 2017 at 17:00

Yeah a few colleagues are members as well. I just assume that when you post something on a public Internet forum that you should probably ask yourself if you'd be happy for anyone to see that post.

Trusty · 31 Dec 2017 at 17:27

Forums are socially unacceptable, don't you know?!

Yeah, you get far better discussion in here than any other social media alternative. People that post about political opinions and have like 2 people chipping in with an opinion, literally, what is the point. "oh good, well we solved that, didn't we."

d_brennen · 31 Dec 2017 at 17:45

None of my IRL friends give a monkeys about computer stuff as long as they work

TheSwede · 31 Dec 2017 at 19:36

G-MAN2004 said:
Nope. The only person that knows is my dad because he told me about the forums in the very first place.

So, it is a family tradition for you then ?

robfosters · 31 Dec 2017 at 19:54

My family knows I post here.

You lot are just known as Rob’s geeky friends in my house.