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Post by anonrefugee on Jul 26, 2016 3:14:00 GMT
Off topic, but because it has been mentioned multiple times ~ do people really think men can't use big words / know internet acronyms / use a message board?! I'm really surprised at some of the posts that have basically said it can't be a man because they used bigger words or know how to quote on a page. Millions of people use Reddit or Tumblr, etc, there are dozens of message boards for fantasy football or other sports or hobbies. Is it really that big of a shock that some of those people are men? I posted that I thought bil's posts seemed off. I didn't mean it how you took it. My thought was he seemed inconsistent with his spelling. Almost as if it were someone misspelling things on purpose. He also used the word catty (spelled caddy) and honestly that did seem to me to be a strange word for a man to use. Apparently I was wrong and he really does exist. So I'm not the greatest detective obviously. I always say that my DH who is the absolute worst speller in the world is one of the smartest men I know. I know plenty of men that use internet MBs so that wasn't part of my reasoning. Sorry for the confusion. I thought catty (caddy) was an odd male word choice too. In fact caddy seemed more likely, and for a brief moment I wondered if it was golf slang. This is an odd time to have a dyslexia awareness PSA. But it's somewhat common for them to misspell or mistype small words, yet be correct on the large ones. I've been told it's because they're concentrating, or stopping to focus on the big words. If he was rushing to respond it could easily happen. Not saying he is dyslexic, but bad spelling can be explained in a number of ways that have nothing to do with intelligence. This is all so strange.
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Rainbow
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Post by Rainbow on Jul 26, 2016 3:17:42 GMT
This thread is sad.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Jul 28, 2016 15:16:53 GMT
Yeah, put me in this camp. The grammar, phrasing, length of posts, message-board savviness. Nuh-uh. SaveHonestly, I think bil is Anabella! Based on what? Annabella is articulate, uses correct grammar etc. BIL does not. Except one post that sounded completely different, which I am guessing might be SIL. Figuring out how to quote and use this board... not difficult. The quote button is right there easy to see. I don't know who outed Carblover or who BIL is... but let's not go on a witch hunt.
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Post by gar on Jul 28, 2016 15:25:24 GMT
I don't think anyone was. No one had posted for 2 days and it had thankfully fallen off the first, even second, page.
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Post by myshelly on Jul 28, 2016 16:52:03 GMT
I don't know. Something feels off to me about bil's posts. The phrasing and misspellings seem not right. He has used phrases that most men I know would not use. Also the spelling almost looks like someone trying to misspell on purpose. I might be wrong; but something just doesn't ring true for me. If it is real I feel badly for Carblover. Yeah, put me in this camp. The grammar, phrasing, length of posts, message-board savviness. Nuh-uh. SaveI don't understand this "message board savviness" argument. This board isn't unique. It isn't difficult to use. It's self explanatory. Anyone with any internet use experience should be able to come here and instantly post and quote. I'm more than willing to bet my nine-year-old could come in here and immediately post and quote.
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Post by ginacivey on Jul 28, 2016 17:47:53 GMT
Yeah, put me in this camp. The grammar, phrasing, length of posts, message-board savviness. Nuh-uh. SaveI don't understand this "message board savviness" argument. This board isn't unique. It isn't difficult to use. It's self explanatory. Anyone with any internet use experience should be able to come here and instantly post and quote. I'm more than willing to bet my nine-year-old could come in here and immediately post and quote. but would she use the word 'appease' ?
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Jul 28, 2016 18:04:51 GMT
I don't think anyone was. No one had posted for 2 days and it had thankfully fallen off the first, even second, page. sorry I guess I did that. Someone referenced it another thread I was away last week, and didn't realize it had fallen off the first page.
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Post by papersilly on Jul 28, 2016 18:06:14 GMT
wow, I can't believe how much this thread deteriorated after I first read it. I swear, you never know who threads will turn out around here and this is proof of it.
reading some familiar Peas sling it at each other is kind of tough though. it's like watching your parents fight.
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julieb
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Post by julieb on Jul 29, 2016 2:32:10 GMT
Oh my gosh... this is crazy. Who has the time to go find someone IRL and screw with it? We come here to vent, get advice and laugh. The person that outed the OP is pathetic.
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Post by bil on Jul 31, 2016 14:39:54 GMT
Party went great btw!
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Post by julieb on Jul 31, 2016 15:28:09 GMT
Go away.....no one cares.
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