Hello.

I have been thinking about something recently (surprised?), and after mulling it over I have deemed it necessary for publication on PM...

It seems to me, wherever my travels may take me on the Internet, one thing always seems to stay constant - My membership in certain web-based communities.

I first joined one in university, when I got hopelessly addicted to Muds and coding for muds (fortunately, it was a habit that got me kicked off my course and forced me to join the real world and find a job - for which I am ever grateful). I slowly became a member of a large online community, enjoying varied discussions from politics to chicks, whilst killing each other with big swords.

I thoroughly enjoyed this sense of being a part of something, whilst still remaining fairly anonymous and thus maintaining a certain confidence that is only bred through anonyimity. I have since left mudding behind, due to things like a fiance and a demanding job, but I still like to be a part of some community or other when I can, hence PerlMonks.

Ok, the actual crux of my meditation is this : No matter where I have visited, no matter what type of online community I have joined, I always end up meeting a nemesis. Going back to the mudding story, the first person I realised I clashed with (web-personality wise) was some guy who called himself Zag. What an arsehole he was. We used to hate each other so much it was ridiculous. We'd never met before, and knew we never would, but we could not stand each other. For all I knew, he could be some 13 year old kid sitting at a terminal in Norway, but I had this image of a vicious, overweight, 40 year old net-nerd whose arrogance surpassed any other :).

All through the years, there would always be a Zag for me. And true to tradition, I have found my Zag at PerlMonks. To my credit {g}, he/she will remain un-named. It just amazes me that this phenonmenon has always reared its head no matter where I go.

So, I am asking you, have you experienced the same, or I am just anti-social?

Azatoth a.k.a Captain Whiplash

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In reply to Thoughts On Web-Personalities by azatoth

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