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Post by anthony40 on Aug 30, 2016 16:44:19 GMT
I was semi-doxxed a few years ago, so the only thing you guys will see of me is my chest and part of my bedroom. Sorry.  semi-doxxed? Do not apologise 49thand48th. Posting a profile pic in this thread is, and will always be a voluntary exercise. |
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Post by anthony40 on Aug 30, 2016 16:45:25 GMT
I have finally joined in. I went with this picture because it is recent and the one of me dressed as an 18th century whore just seemed too theatrical! Do say hello! Hey, hey Snciole. Thanks for taking part! Great pic! |
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 30, 2016 16:52:16 GMT
anthony40, you're starting to sound like one of those online bots that is programmed to automatically reply the same thing to every person, just in a very slightly different way! I love it!  |
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Post by 49thand8th on Aug 30, 2016 16:54:01 GMT
I was semi-doxxed a few years ago, so the only thing you guys will see of me is my chest and part of my bedroom. Sorry. semi-doxxed? Do not apologise 49thand48th. Posting a profile pic in this thread is, and will always be a voluntary exercise. This is doxxing; I was partially: www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dox |
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Post by anthony40 on Aug 30, 2016 17:05:30 GMT
anthony40, you're starting to sound like one of those online bots that is programmed to automatically reply the same thing to every person, just in a very slightly different way! I love it! I know right, but I don't want to show anyone any favouritism. |
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Post by theatremadness on Aug 30, 2016 17:14:13 GMT
anthony40, you're starting to sound like one of those online bots that is programmed to automatically reply the same thing to every person, just in a very slightly different way! I love it! I know right, but I don't want to show anyone any favouritism. And a marvelous job are have done/are doing, too!! |
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Post by anthony40 on Aug 30, 2016 17:16:05 GMT
So..... can we (possibly) tempt you theatremadness to 'reveal' an updated profile pic?
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Post by andrew on Aug 31, 2016 1:59:58 GMT
It's really cool looking at threads now seeing loads of real people staring back at you. This has worked out really well.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 7:30:41 GMT
Some posts have become "easier" to read, or understand, now the identity has been revealed. For some, the opposite is true. I miss the inventiveness and choices of some of the previous avatars, and liked it when they changed every so often. You are lovely, andrew, but weren't you the swans? I loved those swans! I wondered what they meant to you, where you found the picture, were swans important to you... The faces have been interesting, but the element of mystery has gone now. I've always liked an element of anonymity in chat forums... I know the choice to post our photographs is ours, but it has felt a little like we should all follow suit. And I'm sure that wasn't anthony's original intention. It's interesting that since some people have posted their photographs, so some have additionally revealed their jobs... (In another thread, one poster revealed where another worked on a voluntary basis. It was done in praise of their role but I wonder if the person was 100% happy with this information being shared with us all.) What will people be revealing about themselves next? For all sorts of reasons, we should all be wary of how much we are sharing with complete strangers online. Because while we believe we are all (mostly) one big happy family most of the time, we are (mostly) just a "room" full of strangers, and that room expands with new strangers entering all the time... Just my own personal thoughts. That's all.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 9:50:34 GMT
I think some of us remember the internet at a time when we were all discouraged from revealing anything personal, our names, our towns, our jobs, our schools, anything at all that could be tracked back to us, for personal safety reasons. And others of us will have come to the internet in a time when we have been encouraged to use our real names and faces, for truth and accountability. And still others of us will be aware we're in an inbetween time, where we should be safe enough to reveal our names and faces, but at the same time should absolutely limit all other information in case it is picked up and used against us. I was definitely brought up in the "keep it secret, keep it safe" internet era, and now that I'm older, I'm perilously aware that a woman on the internet can receive quite viciously unwanted attention if she dares *gasp!* have an OPINION on something, so I won't be posting my face on here. And I fully understand why other people might not want to, but I don't think the people who are sharing are dumb, it's just all our own choices. (I do agree we should maybe limit ourselves to revealing our own personal information if we choose to, and not not revealing anyone else's without their explicit prior consent. ) |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 9:55:58 GMT
I think it's all relative. Personally I'm fairly 'public' online. The combination of being a reviewer with articles/blogs linked to my personal twitter and my previous academic role meaning my work and name/face were already linked online means I'm not too bothered about sharing here or in other places. BUT I also remember a time when as Baemax says, you were encouraged to keep your 'real' self hidden online.
Certain things like, if I were going to the theatre alone I probably wouldn't post ahead of time here, just as a general 'keep safe' precaution, that has nothing to do with people on here, just that information being on the wider internet.
All that said, it's never ok to reveal other people's details online, unless you know them well enough not to ask (by which I mean they are actually one of your best friends, even then check)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 10:05:03 GMT
I am so far behind the times that I don't have an image of myself or the means to create one.
However, to aid identification, I can reveal that many people have commented that I look like:
in 1980s: Nigel Havers
in 1990s: Jarvis Cocker
in C21st: my father
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 31, 2016 10:11:57 GMT
Well, it's only temporary for me. I'll be going back to BAU shortly  What never fails to astound me is the way some people have their Facebook profile open to the entire world to peruse. And the stuff they put on it! Staggering. Stay safe people! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 31, 2016 11:42:31 GMT
Ah, you preferred "Cabearet" TM. Right?
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Post by Michael on Aug 31, 2016 11:53:40 GMT
Ah, you preferred "Cabearet" TM. Right? I think Bearsies should be your next avatar |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 31, 2016 11:57:50 GMT
Ah, you preferred "Cabearet" TM. Right? I think Bearsies should be your next avatar Be careful what you wish for!  |
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Post by daniel on Aug 31, 2016 11:59:34 GMT
So if sat next to me, please have that shoulder ready to be cried on. Other Dan had a lucky escape! I had a VERY lucky escape |
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Post by d'James on Aug 31, 2016 12:01:50 GMT
I think Bearsies should be your next avatar Be careful what you wish for! I don't suppose you'll be wanting the Sister Act bear any time soon . . . |
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Post by Michael on Aug 31, 2016 12:08:27 GMT
Be careful what you wish for! Awww. A Bearsie cuddly toy. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 14:53:58 GMT
I think some of us remember the internet at a time when we were all discouraged from revealing anything personal, our names, our towns, our jobs, our schools, anything at all that could be tracked back to us, for personal safety reasons. And others of us will have come to the internet in a time when we have been encouraged to use our real names and faces, for truth and accountability. And still others of us will be aware we're in an inbetween time, where we should be safe enough to reveal our names and faces, but at the same time should absolutely limit all other information in case it is picked up and used against us. I was definitely brought up in the "keep it secret, keep it safe" internet era, and now that I'm older, I'm perilously aware that a woman on the internet can receive quite viciously unwanted attention if she dares *gasp!* have an OPINION on something, so I won't be posting my face on here. And I fully understand why other people might not want to, but I don't think the people who are sharing are dumb, it's just all our own choices. (I do agree we should maybe limit ourselves to revealing our own personal information if we choose to, and not not revealing anyone else's without their explicit prior consent. ) Or a man... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 15:00:08 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 15:02:21 GMT
My thoughts exactly!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 15:35:49 GMT
I only hope you know what you are "liking", george...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 16:27:03 GMT
I only hope you know what you are "liking", george... I just found the picture funny. What do you mean then? |
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Post by anthony40 on Aug 31, 2016 16:32:34 GMT
getting back on topic, is anyone else willing to share their profile pic?
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