Forrest,

The issue isn't knowing another's address rather the personality.
personally I have absolutely no interest in stalking anyone as described on several posts the consequences of giving out that information can be dire.

I was more interested in the personality.
Some OLOers play mind games in the mistaken assumption that their weaknesses, failings, real thoughts are hidden.

My point was to point out that they're not in many way the moment we express anything it reveals something about us, whether we intend it or not.

Unlike the TV series single issues (points) are just indicators but not necessarily ipso factor. However, no matter how clever we are or aren't, over time the true us peeks through. It is an act of extreme delusion or naivety to assume otherwise.

for that reason I tend to dispense with the need for a perfect memory and be me, wart and all. Safe in the relative knowledge only but the most enthusiastic would *want* to find me, what would it gain?

I simply wondered how many other people felt that the personality egg was impermeable. Yes, another trait, Gross curiosity but then again that's not a secret either.

"for that reason I tend to dispense with the need for a perfect memory and be me, wart and all. Safe in the relative knowledge only but the most enthusiastic would *want* to find me, what would it gain?"

It's certainly ironic though, how even if we're as straight-forward and honest as we can be, half the time the response from the fictitious cyber-skeptics is that we must be full of BS. Once again just goes to show how thesedays truth truly is stranger than fiction, eh?

I agree examinator, it is possible to 'know' someone from these sort of sites.

However, while we may divulge information about our thoughts, feelings, values and dislikes, we must be careful not to divulge too much personal information that may give too many clues to our actual real address or whereabouts.

There are too many sickos and conmen in this world, and probably also on this site to allow us to give too much information on such a public site.

Belly

Ah hah, now that I know both your name and your town, you'd better make sure you keep in my good books!

No more insulting remarks about those 'out of touch, radical, silly Greens', hey?

And BTW, hopefully you know me well enough by now to know that this comment in no way poses a threat to your safety. :)

Yes I do Bronwyn, now do not tell anyone, keep it between us ok?
Without big changes next state election?
Look for a bloke under your table at the polling booth putting one hand out for a HTV.

When I read the first post I was reminded of the Carly Simon song supposedly about Warren Beatty “Your So Vain”….

But examinator’s “poster” is most likely a composite.

“So how much do you think you know about the personalities of others (not necessarily OLOers)? How much do you think they know about You? WHY?”

I don’t bother to assess, research, analyse or pretend I need to know anything about the personalities of most of the others I come into contact with, unless their personality can influence my life, simply because I have better things to do with my time.

For instance I have a high degree of interest and knowledge of my wife’s personality, because she matters. Likewise the personality of those who I call my friends matters but so to do the personality’s of those who can influence my employment and income.

I do correspond and have met some OLO posters, there are others I would sincerely like to meet and still others I would never wish to be within several kilometers of. All that says about me is I am like most other people who exercise personal choice.

Some might proclaim an insight by interpreting my log on name… but the only thing really evident from that is I have an unfettered sense of political incorrectness.

Some might like to stereotype me based on my political beliefs but when my beliefs are libertarian, it becomes far harder to define/qualify what is in essence “individuality” and all its eccentricities, versus the crushing “uniformity” of the left.

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