I had a discussion about this forum with my son. Do you agree with his thinking?

If the poster is being honest about themselves I think that you can get a pretty good feel for a person by following their posts over a period of time but of course sometimes we can be wrong.

Like me for instance, it may seem like from some of my posts that I'm somewhat outgoing but in person I actually tend to be quite, reserved and kinda loner-ish.

But in the immortal words of Popeye.........

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I agree with Bea, that it would be like a class reunion, ackward but them more familiar. I know for myself, I am, in real life, a bit of an introvert and quiet. Because of how I am in real life, it may be harder for me to get comfortable at first, but then it would lighten up. I feel I would be seen as someone who stays on the sidelines, without a lot to say, but interested anyway. Does this make sense?
 
Marie5656 said:
I agree with Bea, that it would be like a class reunion, ackward but them more familiar. I know for myself, I am, in real life, a bit of an introvert and quiet. Because of how I am in real life, it may be harder for me to get comfortable at first, but then it would lighten up. I feel I would be seen as someone who stays on the sidelines, without a lot to say, but interested anyway. Does this make sense?
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Yes, it does to me.
 
Marie5656 said:
I agree with Bea, that it would be like a class reunion, ackward but them more familiar. I know for myself, I am, in real life, a bit of an introvert and quiet. Because of how I am in real life, it may be harder for me to get comfortable at first, but then it would lighten up. I feel I would be seen as someone who stays on the sidelines, without a lot to say, but interested anyway. Does this make sense?
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Marie,yes,it makes sense to me,how I feel too Sue
 
The people who post the most would be recognizable at a party, not the others including me.
I am who I am but you have no idea of my appearance.
We would not be total strangers but not acquaintances either.

If such a party was held, hardly anyone would go, I think. They would RSVP
then not show up.
 
exwisehe said:
I feel just the opposite of some of these posts. I don't think we know each other from reading the posts. That's why I think it would be fun to meet each other.
I'm sure there would be a lot of surprises, because we would meet someone and then say after hearing their voice and getting a feel for their personality: "You are not like your posts at all, but I'm glad to finally meet you in person."

Pick a city and give the date, place and time, and I'll try to be there. I love to take trips and meet "new" people. In honesty, I don't think anyone really knows me by reading my entries, just like they probably don't know you either. I am nothing at all like I sound when I write something (I am shy and sometimes intimidated by trying to express myself "on paper").

It would be nothing at all like a high school reunion. I knew all of the high school "celebrities" and always felt that I could not "measure up" and I live on the wrong side of town. Only a few of my friends from those days really know me, because I was so shy, and sadly the ones who knew me are gone now. At reunions I feel like a stranger.
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Just suppose... no one had ever posted a current picture here, and in the meetup no one was allowed to wear a name tag, or identify themselves. Then I agree with you.

There are a handful of members I would recognize quickly, because whatever subject they post about here has a similar theme, or tone. I think it would take a lot of conversation to identify even some I've known for a long time. Not likely to get into the type of conversation that would be helpful, at least not the first day.

It would surely be interesting.
 
We may not know what each of us physically looks like. But once we open our mouths; it'd be easy figuring out who we were. Let's face it, we are a bunch of geezers. There's very little incentive to not be what we really are. None of us always remember where we left the car keys. I am extremely comfortable being in this group.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
We may not know what each of us physically looks like. But once we open our mouths; it'd be easy figuring out who we were. Let's face it, we are a bunch of geezers. There's very little incentive to not be what we really are. None of us always remember where we left the car keys. I am extremely comfortable being in this group.
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errrrm we ladies are not Geezers... *yikes* lol
 
Victor said:
The people who post the most would be recognizable at a party, not the others including me.
I am who I am but you have no idea of my appearance.
We would not be total strangers but not acquaintances either.

If such a party was held, hardly anyone would go, I think. They would RSVP
then not show up.
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No I don't agree...every forum meet I've been to, almost everyone has shown up... some might excuse themselves early if they feel it's not for them, but mostly everyone who RSVP's do go...
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
I think by now other members pretty much know quite a bit about me by my threads and posts and my interests. I don't pretend to be someone who I'm not and I don't think other members do either.
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Well Ruth I believe you both are correct, in that for the most part this forum garners older adults that for the most part have absolutely no reason to not be truthful. However like everything in life there are those who #1..pray on older people and will do or say anything to first win their trust then their money #2..some people even older adults never could tell the complete truth and always embellish their self worth because it makes them feel better about themselves.

That said if one comes to this forum with an open mind
and a desire to just communicate about our lives
I believe with a modicum of caution
it is a great place to meet other like-minded people.
 
I've met up with a couple of people from forums and as someone else said it was awkward at first. I was surrounded by younger people and they acted older than I did. I did like most everyone but some were like their profiles and messages others very different.
Bottom line was that everyone was nice even if we didn't click.
 
I have probably mentioned this before,but about ten years ago a group of us from a Classmates forum got together for three days in Reno. While it might sound like we knew each other from school,most of us didn`t. We may have just ended up on that school`s boards for some odd reason or for some,went to that school but many years apart. We had a blast. We ranged in age from 40-70 but you would have never known we weren`t all the same age. We all became very good friends-one woman would even sent birthday gifts to my grandkids. Sadly,we have lost three of them-all before their time. The rest of us still stay in contact via FB, as Classmates no longer has message boards.
 
I’m a member of an Australian simply living forum/ craft /chat forum, they have regular meet ups .

I intended going to a meet up in the state of Victoria at the end of this month ( I live in South Australia ) But Im having surgery soon and have my pre opp appointment on the same date as the meet up .( I was even offered free accommodation to,stay with 2 different ladies for two nights each ) as I intended catching a train over and back

I have met 5 South Australian members in a previous meet up in Adelaide .( 2 hour drive from where I live )
The Forum has members from all over the world and many of the overseas members have also met.

Allot of the members grow their own vegetables / fruit and preserve the produce, at the meet ups the very generous members will take small craft items or the fresh and or preserved veg/ fruit ,plants cuttings / chicken eggs / honey ect to swap or give to other members ...
 

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