Poll: Your presence on the Escapist.

[Raggedstar]

Hah, presence? I barely exist. I'm mostly a lurker (and I do enjoy reading the forums), and when I do come out and chat, I largely blend in. I've only really had 2 or 3 PM conversations in several years too.

A lot of people here I recognize though.

 

[TheEvilCheese]

Well I recognise - to varying degrees - pretty much everyone in the thread, many of you I feel I know a fair bit about as I've probably seen thousands of your posts and have quite a memory for that sort of thing.

As for myself? I lurk. 99% of threads I read get no response because someone has put my point across more eloquently and comprehensively than I ever could. Lately the only responses I make are when I'm really really bored. Like right now.

 

[Frission]

I guess it would depend on the section and I'm not a good judge of forum fame. Personally, I would prefer no fame over infamy.

I do want to know the 6 people who chose the top two options though.

 

[Euryalus]

I recognise everyone on the first page.

Me? I am what I am.

The real question is for good reasons or bad reasons? I always want to make a thread where somehow you get the whole picture from people. The good and the bad... What? I like catching people talking shit about me for some reason >.>

99% of threads I read get no response because someone has put my point across more eloquently and comprehensively than I ever could. Lately the only responses I make are when I'm really really bored. Like right now.

Ditto. Especially for me since I feel I get to places late!

 

[b3nn3tt]

I'm pretty sure next to nobody here knows me. I've been posting less frequently lately, mostly because I haven't felt invested enough in most topics to actually reply to them. Also, I'm pretty sure that my opinions generally aren't controversial enough for people to actively argue against them, which probably makes my posts somewhat unmemorable.

That being said, I do recognise quite a few people in this thread. While I don't post that much, I read through quite a few threads, and there are definitely people who post frequently enough for me to recognise them.

 

[CrazyCapnMorgan]

I'm kind of a nobody around here, I'll admit it. I'll post the occasional funny thing (or at least attempt it, anyways) every now and again, maybe with a spoiler'd edited youtube clip to help illustrate my point, but all-in-all I'm just your average mid 30s, 6 foot 225 pound ninja. I lurk rather well out in the open, it seems.

Also, if anything topical relates to something that one of my top 5 comedians/social critics has said in the past, you can jolly well expect me to have a youtube clip for that, too.

 

[Rahkshi500]

I'm not well recognized here, mainly due to still being relatively new here and having a lack of an avatar, and even though I have been more active lately, I still don't think I'm that well known here by other people.

 

[Sizzle Montyjing]

I have a shitton of posts, but all made a few years ago in chat groups for the most part. Now i mostly lurk around, so I pretty much don't exist anymore. I've also calmed down a lot, so I no longer say such stupid shit, which used to make up a good 85% of what I said. It's more a 63% mark now.
I doubt any of the newer people would recognise me.

-sinks back into the filth from which he came-

 

[The Goat Tsar]

I'd say approximately no one knows who I am. I mean I barely post so it's to be expected.

I think one guy complimented my avatar once. Which was nice.

I doubt many people recognize me because I lurk more than I post but i've been here a while and like to think someone might occasionally recognize my avatar.

You lurk more than you post? You joined after me and have posted a lot more.

GET ON MY LEVEL, SON.

 

[404notfound]

I expect no one to recognize me due to the very, very selective manner in which I lend my opinions or voice to a thread (50~ posts in 5 years and 1 week), usually only posting if I feel my opinion brings up a new point of view or discussion point, otherwise I just read threads that interest me/ take part in polls without always posting.

But hey, I could be surprised though and someone might recognize my avatar or something.

I'd say approximately no one knows who I am. I mean I barely post so it's to be expected.

I think one guy complimented my avatar once. Which was nice.

I doubt many people recognize me because I lurk more than I post but i've been here a while and like to think someone might occasionally recognize my avatar.

You lurk more than you post? You joined after me and have posted a lot more.

GET ON MY LEVEL, SON.

Well this is awkward

Edit for context: I have about 90 badges, almost double my total posts.

 

[BeerTent]

I like to think that people see my avatar and think, "Oh, it's that HANDSOME ROGUE again. Here to bring comedic delight to us yet again!"

The reality is that there's probably a tiny handful of people who think. "Oh, that retard has an opinion this time. Whatever." While everyone else just skims by.

I like my fantasies more. More-so because I get on Escapist binges now and then and just sit here like this place is the new Facebook that's not terrible, and other months I don't even touch the website.

Also, @Zhukov ... I like your posts...

 

[Something Amyss]

The real question is for good reasons or bad reasons?

You're on my revenge list You seem like a decent person though I don't remember anything particularly splendid or horrible about you. You pop up in enough of the same threads that you have name and avatar recognition, though.

Though you used to have a different avatar, I'm pretty sure. If I'm wrong, maybe I'm off on the avatar recognition.

 

[Phasmal]

I only tend to get noticed when I'm being grumpy about something, which probably makes me look a bit grumpier than I generally am, but I'm cool with it.

I notice most of the bigger named Escapists, but I'm not one of them. I'm just watching. through your window with binoculars.

 

[The Lunatic]

I imagine some people are starting to recognise me.


Likely for terrible reasons.

 

[Pink Gregory]

Well, a lot of people do seem to assume that liking Metal Gear in the first place prohibits someone from being reasonable.

I'd rather have my strange, strange Japanese bullshit than anything 'conventionally' good. But I don't feel the need to validate my own opinion against others. And it's not like I don't like the conventionally good things.

Basically, I don't have polarised opinions, which isn't quite this forum's forte

 

[JoJo]

at the moment I'm more of a lurker with other things distracting me at present.

You post like a 80 times a day for a month and then disappear completely for another usually yeah? XD

Yeah, I tend to become obsessed with a hobby or site for about a month or two, then let that fall into the peripheral while focusing on something else before eventually moving back to the original thing after some time has passed. I expect the Escapist will be back in the vogue soon

 

[Euryalus]

The real question is for good reasons or bad reasons?

You're on my revenge list You seem like a decent person though I don't remember anything particularly splendid or horrible about you. You pop up in enough of the same threads that you have name and avatar recognition, though.

Though you used to have a different avatar, I'm pretty sure. If I'm wrong, maybe I'm off on the avatar recognition.

I'm the guy that's just kind of there in the story? Great xD

But it's fair. I'm too lazy to type out fiery or passionate posts.

I was the clown head for awhile, then the Majora's Mask with the fire around it for awhile... Actually I'm surprised you recognized the name over the avatar.

 

[Zombie_Fish]

I expect no one to recognize me due to the very, very selective manner in which I lend my opinions or voice to a thread (50~ posts in 5 years and 1 week), usually only posting if I feel my opinion brings up a new point of view or discussion point, otherwise I just read threads that interest me/ take part in polls without always posting.

But hey, I could be surprised though and someone might recognize my avatar or something.

I'd say approximately no one knows who I am. I mean I barely post so it's to be expected.

I think one guy complimented my avatar once. Which was nice.

I doubt many people recognize me because I lurk more than I post but i've been here a while and like to think someone might occasionally recognize my avatar.

You lurk more than you post? You joined after me and have posted a lot more.

GET ON MY LEVEL, SON.

Well this is awkward

Edit for context: I have about 90 badges, almost double my total posts.

Allow me to introduce [user]WanderingTaoist[/user]:

[ul]
[li]Date of first post: 8 Aug 2006[/li]
[li]Date of last post: 7 Oct 2008[/li]
[li]Number of posts: 17[/li]
[li]Average number of posts per day from first post to last: 0.0215. Gets even smaller if you measure it based on their join date and the last time they were online.[/li]
[/ul]

I have yet to see anyone post less frequently than that.[footnote]And yes, I did the maths on your posts too: 0.03 posts per day from join date to today.[/footnote]

 

[Ferisar]

Nope, doubt I exist. Not really a problem though, decently sized forum, and I tend not to frequent the one hyper-active part of it. Forum Games or whatever? Either way, eh. I just like reading the things and reading other people's the things. All the things.

Also, I'm probably in every Blizzard article comments' section at this point.

 

[Euryalus]

at the moment I'm more of a lurker with other things distracting me at present.

You post like a 80 times a day for a month and then disappear completely for another usually yeah? XD

Yeah, I tend to become obsessed with a hobby or site for about a month or two, then let that fall into the peripheral while focusing on something else before eventually moving back to the original thing after some time has passed. I expect the Escapist will be back in the vogue soon

So we won't be able to tell if you're dead or just learning card tricks until a few months later?