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Say My Name aka Be Prepared
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Say My Name aka Be Prepared Or more accurately, don't get into a pissing match with me unless you are prepared to be held accountable to the same standards you claim to believe in. I say this because a friend of mine got into a pissing match with me about something innocuous but I don't think they were prepared for the conversation as well they thought they were. I like to use terms of endearment online, rather than address people by name, but that is because I think that online communication lacks a certain closeness as opposed to real life conversations. Apparently after three years, this has become an issue with a friend of mine, to the point where they made a definite issue of wanting to be addressed by their name. They were quite clear about this and refused to joke around, saying they "have a name" and that they would like for me to use it. So I apologized to them for not using their name and offered to let the issue go for the evening. That would have been the end of it except for one thing, when they said good bye, I noticed that no point in the conversation had they even tried to address by my name, nor by any other generic term... and that was when I had to point out something. After they had gone out of their way to make it quite clear that a person should be addressed by their name, I asked them what my full name (only my first one) was? It turns out they didn't know it. Interesting because only a few months ago, they were looking at my ID at a meet and greet, and yet, for someone who made it clear that it is IMPERATIVE that one should address people by names, after this time they didn't know mine. Apparently I didn't rank high enough in their opinion for them to take the 2 minutes to learn mine. And surprise surprise, they had no response... Gee, how hypocritically convenient for them  Now 19 times out of 20, I don't care what type of mangled hash people choose to make of my name, but seriously, if you are going to go out on a limb and make it some particular point of pride and moral high ground to engage in some type of claim or engage in a particular type of behavior, like addressing people by their proper name, then have the same courtesy to at least learn the names of the people you claim to be friends with. .C |
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a few years ago, when i started on here...i left someone i knew very well by their real name (first name only)... he didn't have a face pic although he had a infamous dick pics...nothing really to identify, or pinpoint but, but due to his profession, he asked me politely that i don't use his real name online on this site.. i agreed...and since then, i made it clear, not to blurt out anyone's name on this site... .C
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a few years ago, when i started on here...i left someone i knew very well by their real name (first name only)... he didn't have a face pic although he had a infamous dick pics...nothing really to identify, or pinpoint but, but due to his profession, he asked me politely that i don't use his real name online on this site.. i agreed...and since then, i made it clear, not to blurt out anyone's name on this site...
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Treat people the way you want to be treated. Don't ask them to do anything you're not willing to do yourself. Seems pretty simple to me. *sigh* I think some people just want to have something to be annoyed about. In other news, I have officially changed my name to Trouble Frost, so you'll now be using my name even when you think you're not.  Do not seek an external refuge, but be a light unto yourself. "Be the change you want to see." HalfNekkid Wednesday Peekaboo
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