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consentida · 01-29-2004, 08:16 PM

Since you've registered at SO?

How have you changed as a person? What have you learned? Has SO changed the way you think?

I was thinking about this the other day. And I realized that I've learned a lot from the people here and stuff that has happened here. And I've opened up a lot too. By meeting people from all walks of life here on the boards I've also become a more open minded person as well.

How about you guys?

Kay Scarpetta · 01-29-2004, 08:25 PM

Since I've been here, I'm like a totally different person. I look back on my posts and think "wtf?" I've matured as a person; I'm older now.

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 01-29-2004, 08:51 PM

I sure type differently.

I feel so stupid looking back on all my old posts. I was such an idiot. I think I'm way more mature.

Rhiannon · 01-29-2004, 08:55 PM

I really haven't changed much. I don't post a lot and I don't have any friends on here...most of the time I just post my opinion.

Brian · 01-29-2004, 08:59 PM

I've changed. The first year I posted here I posted sporadically. I did a lot of reading but didn't speak up very often.

I never look at my old posts anymore because I have made posts over the past several years that I would call stupid posts. I wouldn't mind deleting them if I had the power to. I was 15 when I registered here and I feel different nowadays at 18. When June hits, It'll mark my 3rd year here. I can't believe it has been that long.

TJL · 01-29-2004, 08:59 PM

I haven't changed a bit.

If I have, let me know and I'll stop.

Liza · 01-29-2004, 09:44 PM

I know I've changed. I've become much more aware of things that are happening all around the country and all around the world. When things happen, like the fires in California or the blizzard in New York, I think of you guys and I come online to make sure you're all alright. My world isn't just where I am or where I live - and it's really helped me open my eyes and become a better-informed and more open-minded person.

Also, in case you didn't notice, I have become very politically active since I came on here. All the way back on that "Attack Iraq" thread - I'd never really been political before that. I'm now minoring in political science as a direct result. So thank you Fleet, even though we never agree, you have been a positive influence

dawsongirl · 01-29-2004, 09:51 PM

I don't know. It's kind of hard to say how this online experience has changed my real life living. I've learned a lot of things from people...but that's not really changing.

david&maddie4ever · 01-29-2004, 09:56 PM

Well, when I look back on my old posts, I always notice that I wasn't really writing to anybody...it was more like I was writing at people. Now, I make my posts more personal, and it's better.

SO also used to be my secondary board. I was a very regular at the CMT boards, but that's long gone. Now, this is my number one online priority.

Oh, and my typing has definitely improved!

~Lauren

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 01-29-2004, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by david&maddie4ever
Well, when I look back on my old posts, I always notice that I wasn't really writing to anybody...it was more like I was writing at people. Now, I make my posts more personal, and it's better.

Ooooh that's good! I agree with that.

EricIdlefan · 01-29-2004, 11:27 PM

I am a very, very, sensitive person who takes things personally and wants the " I don't get mad I get even!!" approach and wanted to bash people on the net since I don't see them face-to-face. But ever since the thread has been tamed, I want to be more friendlier and careful with what I write and also more importantly what I say!!

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 01-29-2004, 11:31 PM

I guess I matured a little, and am more open on the boards than what I was before. Plus, I don't use stupid words like "u" and "r" instead of "you" and "are" did I ever do that? I think I did...ah, well, don't anymore. It's so stupid.

*Marilyn Monroe* · 01-29-2004, 11:48 PM

I know that I didn't know how to do anything on a computer at all before I came here. (i.e., photo editing software...what?)

My typing has gotten lots better. I, along with everyone else, look back and think, 'Oh my God...what was I thinking?!?" Oh well.

Ewan's My Man · 01-29-2004, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kaffeine Kay
Since I've been here, I'm like a totally different person. I look back on my posts and think "wtf?" I've matured as a person; I'm older now.

me too

Krisalicious · 01-30-2004, 12:14 AM

This is a really good topic. I've changed a lot since I first came here in June of 2001. A lot.

Well for the most obvious thing, I don't type.....

like this anymore!!!!!! U know what I mean with those excessive exclamation points!! Do you remember?!?!?!??!?!!?!? Yeah I think so!! LOL!! In like every post!!! And I don't put "lol" after every single post anymore!!!

.......yeah.

Also, I don't feel the need to reply to every single topic I see anymore. I only reply when I feel that I should. When I first came, I thought it would be cooler if I replied to every post I say (

) I was just so stupid back then and would try to be funny at times but looking back at those awful, awful old posts of mine, I'd say I failed horribly...for example:

Quote:

Originally posted by Sitcomsgrl89:
WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD???? To run away from you!!!!!!

LOL thats what u say to your enemy!!!

Its HILARIOUS rite.......

oh god

And I used to say OMG!!! a lot too. Oh the horrible days of being 12. And I remember sometimes in 2001 when I made a post and no one would reply for a long time, I'd bump it up myself. These days, it would get annoying if someone kept on doing that. I don't post nearly as much as I used to (I think when I first registered I reached 200 posts in a week or so) but I've changed so much since then.

01-29-2004, 08:16 PM	#1
consentida oh, you pretty things Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2002 Location: New York Posts: 3,841	How have you changed... Since you've registered at SO? How have you changed as a person? What have you learned? Has SO changed the way you think? I was thinking about this the other day. And I realized that I've learned a lot from the people here and stuff that has happened here. And I've opened up a lot too. By meeting people from all walks of life here on the boards I've also become a more open minded person as well. How about you guys?

01-29-2004, 08:25 PM	#2
Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	Since I've been here, I'm like a totally different person. I look back on my posts and think "wtf?" I've matured as a person; I'm older now.
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01-29-2004, 08:55 PM	#4
Rhiannon oh, snap! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Jul 19, 2002 Location: middle of nowhere Posts: 11,097	I really haven't changed much. I don't post a lot and I don't have any friends on here...most of the time I just post my opinion.
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01-29-2004, 08:59 PM	#6
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	I haven't changed a bit. If I have, let me know and I'll stop.
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01-29-2004, 09:56 PM	#9
david&maddie4ever ...the hard way... Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2003 Location: ...staring at my calendar, counting the days until the release of Moonlighting on DVD... Posts: 3,580	Well, when I look back on my old posts, I always notice that I wasn't really writing to anybody...it was more like I was writing at people. Now, I make my posts more personal, and it's better. SO also used to be my secondary board. I was a very regular at the CMT boards, but that's long gone. Now, this is my number one online priority. Oh, and my typing has definitely improved! ~Lauren
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01-29-2004, 08:51 PM	#3
AllIWantIsYourClutch peaceout. Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 02, 2001 Location: Illinois. Posts: 53,424	I sure type differently. I feel so stupid looking back on all my old posts. I was such an idiot. I think I'm way more mature.

01-29-2004, 08:59 PM	#5
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	I've changed. The first year I posted here I posted sporadically. I did a lot of reading but didn't speak up very often. I never look at my old posts anymore because I have made posts over the past several years that I would call stupid posts. I wouldn't mind deleting them if I had the power to. I was 15 when I registered here and I feel different nowadays at 18. When June hits, It'll mark my 3rd year here. I can't believe it has been that long.

01-29-2004, 09:44 PM	#7
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	I know I've changed. I've become much more aware of things that are happening all around the country and all around the world. When things happen, like the fires in California or the blizzard in New York, I think of you guys and I come online to make sure you're all alright. My world isn't just where I am or where I live - and it's really helped me open my eyes and become a better-informed and more open-minded person. Also, in case you didn't notice, I have become very politically active since I came on here. All the way back on that "Attack Iraq" thread - I'd never really been political before that. I'm now minoring in political science as a direct result. So thank you Fleet, even though we never agree, you have been a positive influence

01-29-2004, 09:51 PM	#8
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	I don't know. It's kind of hard to say how this online experience has changed my real life living. I've learned a lot of things from people...but that's not really changing.

01-29-2004, 11:27 PM	#11
EricIdlefan USA 250th! Forum Addict Join Date: Oct 12, 2003 Location: East TN Posts: 68,236	I am a very, very, sensitive person who takes things personally and wants the " I don't get mad I get even!!" approach and wanted to bash people on the net since I don't see them face-to-face. But ever since the thread has been tamed, I want to be more friendlier and careful with what I write and also more importantly what I say!!
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01-29-2004, 11:31 PM	#12
Pleasant Tomorrow Member Forum Addict Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 69,525	I guess I matured a little, and am more open on the boards than what I was before. Plus, I don't use stupid words like "u" and "r" instead of "you" and "are" did I ever do that? I think I did...ah, well, don't anymore. It's so stupid.
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01-29-2004, 11:48 PM	#13
Marilyn Monroe Diamonds... Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 24, 2001 Location: Where gentlemen actually prefer brunettes Posts: 4,811	I know that I didn't know how to do anything on a computer at all before I came here. (i.e., photo editing software...what?) My typing has gotten lots better. I, along with everyone else, look back and think, 'Oh my God...what was I thinking?!?" Oh well.
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