Posters who start a bunch of new threads within an hour of joining...

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 5:07pm

Sock puppet or just annoying?

[AlexanderB]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 5:09pm

Okay, comprendo, I'll calm down.

[DAME]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 5:27pm

At this point.. who cares.. this board is always so dead lately.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 5:28pm

Maybe you should come around more often to liven it up.

[Kalimba]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 5:35pm

Well not only that, but their ability to start posting on the O/T board immediately. I didn't know what the O/T board was at first.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 5:58pm

...are justhavingfun.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 5:58pm

Alexanderb...would you like to take the Offcial BWW "I Am Not a Sockpuppet" Questionnaire?

[RetroBoy]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 6:04pm

If he/she's a sock puppet does that mean he/she has a hand up their @ss.
Updated On: 12/10/07 at 06:04 PM

[AlexanderB]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 6:07pm

Haokay, questionnaire away.

[romantico]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 6:44pm

I miss TAKA!

[smartpenguin78]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 6:48pm

How is it hard for some people to find the off-topic board? The links are right beside the main board links. Admittedly it was not always this way, but it was never hard to realize their were "on-topic" and "off-topic" boards.
I am sure I visited both my first day here.
Of course it was 4 months or more after that before I posted, and I may have started a dozen threads in my time here.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 10:01pm

I don't really mind because I know they are just being enthusiastic and happy that they found a place where they can share their love of theatre and "talk" to people who understand. mom

I'm not referring to sock puppets- just genuine posters who are new and eager to get involved. I wanna believe in the best of people Updated On: 12/10/07 at 10:01 PM

[jaystarr]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 10:09pm

IMO-

1. Sock puppets dont start posting on OFF TOPIC right away.
2. Sock puppets post "hi" ..i'm new here" thread..
3. Sock puppets does not start/originate a thread.
4. Sock puppet does not dip right away into political theme threads
5. New poster does not have avatar- he/she still has to figure that out.
6 . and there's no such thing as lurking around... new posters here are usually into theater and their main instinct is to ask question about a certain play or musicals.

J*

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 10:12pm

athletic supportive pseudo maternal figure is a sock puppet.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 10:12pm

And here I thought he was nice. I feel so used.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 10:31pm

Papa- I hope you didn't mean me as I am definitely NOT a sock puppet- very real here! Jane2 and AngActing have met me in person! Just checkin'- mom

[Ida Noodleman]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 10:35pm

If you buy into the sock puppet paranoia and the belief that every new person is a sock puppet, it appears that there are only about 5 or so "real" people that ever participate here. the rest are multiple peronalities and reincarnations of old posters.

[DG]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 10:41pm

Someone only cares about this nonsense if they think this amounts to anything.

And if they do, they have more to worry about than 'sock-puppets'.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 10:43pm

Riiiiiiiight, DG, because you've so transcended all this nonsense. We get it, we get it.

[DG]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 10:48pm

Oh, please Namo, we both know I haven't transcended anything.

But, honestly - getting worked up over this crap?

Please.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/10/07 at 11:16pm

Ida--you are SUCH a sock puppet, you're not just sitting on someone's fist, you're also sitting on schpilkes.

[vbplayer]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 3:41am

schpilkes lit.=pins: anxiousness

BWW is scaring me these days.

[Ida Noodleman]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 7:11am

"Someone only cares about this nonsense if they think this amounts to anything. And if they do, they have more to worry about than 'sock-puppets'."

That's just it. I don't understand the level of concern that goes into this sock puppet obsession. Maybe it's just that I personally view a message board as a fun diversion and not a major part of my daily life. I can't imagine the researching the claims made by every new person who comes along or pouring through old posts trying to find similarities. It must take an enormous amount of one's time.
I post on a few different message boards related to various interests and hobbies that I have and, interestingly enough. this is the first one I've seen where people are so threatened by every new person who joins.

[tazber]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 7:18am

I find it creepy to be having a conversation with a poster who may be someone I've had previous exchanges with before, but is now acting like a completely different person.
I know it's the net and it can't be avoided (hell, I probably am talking to people like now and don't know it), but when I am aware of it you can bet I don't want to chat with that person.

[Ida Noodleman]

Posted: 12/11/07 at 7:25am

That makes sense, but you never who you're talking to anywhere on the internet. I think you can safely assume that nobody on a message board the same as who they would be in person. So, I just respond to the online character as I see fit. I can't imagine being so concerned about who they may "really" be that I would let if effect me to any degree. If the online personality says something I don't ike or I discover they are just creating trouble, I simply move on an ignore them.