Poll: The Internet and you.

[Ossian]

I was wondering when it comes to being online in general, gaming, foruming, or whatever. Do you find your personality to reflect:
Your true self (IE that bastard you are inside but don't let anyone see)
Your desired self (IE being social, outgoing while shy otherwise, or a real leader of a community while normally you are a follower, etc)
Or do you just act like your normal self in the real world and online.

Myself, I am who I desire to be. I create who I want to be online, this isn't lying or fantasy, I mean I just am nicer, I'm helpful and completely more social; though I find almost everyone is as far as being more social.

What about you?

 

[Marter]

I am really close to the same person online and off. I'm a bit nicer online though, that is definitely something that I have noticed. Only a little bit though.

 

[Sulgoth]

At least you added a 'don't care' vote

 

[Tartarga]

I'm much more open sociable on the internet. In real life I hardly talk to anyone I don't know but over the internet I have conversations with complete strangers. So I guess that would fall into the Who I want to be category.

 

[RaphaelsRedemption]

I find I'm exactly the same - a bit pedantic, very careful in choosing my words, and a bit hesitant to give my honest undiplomatic opinion.

I like to think I'm nice the whole time

 

[theComposer]

I'm pretty much the same person online as off. I can be a little more open and true to myself with the veil of anonymity the internet provides, however. It's a small difference though.

 

[Ossian]

At least you added a 'don't care' vote

That is a bit vague, is there a problem with my question? I'm open to feedback. I added that for my own kicks and for people that like to push random buttons.

 

[WorldCritic]

I'm more or less the same person online as I am offline.

 

[crudus]

I am much more of an asshole in real life. As I like to put it "I troll real life". I am perfectly nice and socially acceptable on the internet though.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

I'm a sometimes helpful douchebag in both real life and on the internet.

 

[Death on Trapezoids]

The internet is the great equalizer, the remover of preconceptions, the destroyer of stereotypes. On the internet, there is no rank, no age, no face to make assumptions from, no body type, no accents, no mannersims to stereotype.
All you have to go by is a username, an avatar, perhaps a gender. All there is is the raaw personality of the other person, wiht none of the traditional social constraints between you and them. In other words, You see them as they see themselves, not as how you would expect someone of that appearance to be.
Ther is a sense of layin' it bare, a sense of "Here I am, in all my glory, all my folly, all my strengths and flaws. Love me, hate me, just don't troll me."

This isn't always a good thing.

Butt it allows diversities in friendships, companionships, and relationships in general that would otherwise be impossible due to traditional social and societal limitations.

/rant

Here, I am who I want to be.

 

[Ossian]

The internet is the great equalizer, the remover of preconceptions, the destroyer of stereotypes. On the internet, there is no rank, no age, no face to make assumptions from, no body type, no accents, no mannersims to stereotype.
All you have to go by is a username, an avatar, perhaps a gender. All there is is the raaw personality of the other person, wiht none of the traditional social constraints between you and them. In other words, You see them as they see themselves, not as how you would expect someone of that appearance to be.
Ther is a sense of layin' it bare, a sense of "Here I am, in all my glory, all my folly, all my strengths and flaws. Love me, hate me, just don't troll me."

This isn't always a good thing.

Butt it allows diversities in friendships, companionships, and relationships in general that would otherwise be impossible due to traditional social and societal limitations.

/rant

Here, I am who I want to be.

Wow, that was great. Tis truly a deep way of putting it. It what I feel most of the time. I don't have to worry about people looking at my appearance, tone of voice, or social class I am in.
My words are what I am, and in that I have complete control over what people percieve me as. In a sense I'm creating the person I want the world to see, who I am.

 

[Death on Trapezoids]

The internet is the great equalizer, the remover of preconceptions, the destroyer of stereotypes. On the internet, there is no rank, no age, no face to make assumptions from, no body type, no accents, no mannersims to stereotype.
All you have to go by is a username, an avatar, perhaps a gender. All there is is the raaw personality of the other person, wiht none of the traditional social constraints between you and them. In other words, You see them as they see themselves, not as how you would expect someone of that appearance to be.
Ther is a sense of layin' it bare, a sense of "Here I am, in all my glory, all my folly, all my strengths and flaws. Love me, hate me, just don't troll me."

This isn't always a good thing.

Butt it allows diversities in friendships, companionships, and relationships in general that would otherwise be impossible due to traditional social and societal limitations.

/rant

Here, I am who I want to be.

Wow, that was great. Tis truly a deep way of putting it, and is what I feel most of the time. I don't have to worry about people looking at my appearance, tone of voice, or social class I am in.
My words are what I am, and in that I have complete control over what people percieve me as. In a sense I'm creating the person I want the world to see, who I am.

Yeah, I wrote that awhile ago during a bout of insomnia-fueled something. Glad it's finally found its place.

 

[Jfswift]

I tend to be a little more open online, and in gaming a little more aggressive then I would be normally (except when driving ). Case in point, I reached a level in WoW where I was comfortable and competent enough to lead my own parties into instances (as warrior). I just feel less restrained online.

 

[FalloutJack]

I am who I am. I'm not pretending to be someone of the personality I display here.

Now, if only I had the damn powersuit...

 

[Drakmeire]

I tend to be an exaggerated version of my normal self and will "test" people online with constant obscure references and nerdy jokes or just singing into my headset. if the people are good sports and have fun I will tone it down and treat them with respect, if they freak out and fly off the handle then I will ignore them or get most of the room to turn against them.
I'm a very nice person and well treat others with respect but I never take anything seriously and some people get annoyed by that.

 

[RatRace123]

I hadn't given it much thought, but I guess I act like myself... only with more snark.
Being able to carefully compose what I want to say usually involves adding more sarcasm.

None in this post though.

 

[HassEsser]

Depends:
On Facebook or forums like this, I am my normal, every day, real-life self.
On 4chan I might be an ass, or I might be a helping anon; it depends on the thread.
In Team Fortress 2 or Counter-Strike Source, if I am in an unfamiliar server, I am an ass who swears and makes racial slurs every other sentence. If I am in a server of people I know and like to play with, I am my normal, every day, real-life self.

I am the whole spectrum in one.

 

[Ragsnstitches]

Online? Hmmm... I'd say I come across a little more intelligent then in real life as I have time to think about responses. I'm pretty bad at anything on the fly.

I'm quirky in reality and online and generally get into the same discussion online or offline.

So I am as you see me now... albeit a little slower mentally :/

 

[Nouw]

Yes I guess so, in some situations more of my self than outside. Because when you express your true opinions in the real world, you end up having no friends...

Being a bit more realistic and serious though, I guess I'm more or less the same person except since Anonymity comes in, I might do some things differently. What that is, I have no idea.