Posted by Dinah on October 6, 2003, at 14:37:04
In reply to Re: Hi Bob- can we chat?, posted by Dinah on October 6, 2003, at 14:23:07
Dr. Bob. Just an example.
Poster Fred just arrived on the board. Unknown to me, Poster Fred is really Poster George. My previous relationship with Poster George has been less than stellar. (Just using these names from Harry Potter, so any resemblence to real posters is purely coincidental). Poster Fred receives my welcome and subsequent replies with silence or icy coldness. If I didn't know it was really George, I'd feel pretty hurt and upset and confused about what I had done wrong.
I know this is going to happen on the internet. But it's different when it has your official sanction. Don't ask me how, but it just is.
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