Did u ever recognise someone u know on boards or did someone recognise u?

Realist2

if the average person on here, posts hundreds of posts, surely someone has recognised someone they know in real life, people give snippets of personal info about themselves, which if u add up the pieces, u might know them, or did someone recognise you?

scudzilla

no

cloud493

Yes a few years back. Don't think he frequents boards much anymore.

efb

Yeah, I had him killed

sullivlo

Yeah I recognise a few people from the real world on here. And I'm sure some recognise me.

conorh91

Yes, one girl I kinda know. Friend of a friend type thing.
Another is a friend who is a social justice warrior gone mad on a pc brigade, but wouldn't give a tramp the steam off his piss in real life:D

Ah no just kidding.
I'm not kidding.

greenfrogs

Yah I recognised one. I was friends with the poster boyfriend. It was strange as she used talk about him saying they were in a stable relationship and expecting a baby. He was telling me he was only with her because she was pregnant, he wasn't going to stick around etc. They are still together but I'm no longer friends with him. I feel sorry for her really.

jobeenfitz

greenfrogs wrote: »

Yah I recognised one. I was friends with the poster boyfriend. It was strange as she used talk about him saying they were in a stable relationship and expecting a baby. He was telling me he was only with her because she was pregnant, he wasn't going to stick around etc. They are still together but I'm no longer friends with him. I feel sorry for her really.

Don't be sorry for me, I got rid of that pri*k and sold the baby for a fortune. Everything worked out just great!

harry Bailey esq

I use my real name on here,so yeah,probably.

kneemos

I lik 2sav Leters 2.

Riesen_Meal

Yup,

Twice

I'm easily found....

Doyler92

I got kicked in the face recently and I thought it was too much of a coincidence to be from Boards.

Eugene Norman

How much information does the average poster ever give, except where they're living and maybe age?

mocha please!

It's happened me a few times yeah, I've been both the recogniser and the recognisee.

I don't make any particular attempt to keep myself anonymous on here so I don't really care if someone I know recognises me. If I recognised someone I knew, I'd probably not let on to them unless I thought that they recognised me too!

Grayson

Someone sent me a message asking me if I was a particular person from a particular place. They were bang on. They recognised me because over 10 years ago I used the name Grayson when playing a computer game in their house.

osarusan

A few people involved in Limerick FC might know who I am alright, from my posts in the thread in the Limerick forum.

beks101

I'm sure a few have recognised me & are just keeping the head down. My sister saw me browsing on the home PC a few years ago & I think a good friend of mine from college frequents a different forum.

I've divulged a bit of personal info over the years, wouldn't take Sherlock Holmes to put two and two together.

Ive recognised a few acquaintances from the various photo threads over the years, but haven't lived in Ireland for a good few years so the amount of people id know about the place would be limited

*Awaits PM from my sister

Ruu

Was sitting on the bus and heard 'fuck, just got banned from After Hours!'

That's when I was mobile modding. :cool:

fussyonion

I've never recognised anyone from Boards and I've never had anyone tell me they recognised me, but if they did, I would deny it!

Into The Blue

Why the need for secrecy?

Miaireland

I have recognised people from another forum board (long shut down), despite the fact they use different names.

Sugar Free

I've put in enough deliberately misleading information over my 1000 or so posts to hopefully prevent the casual sleuth from recognising me.
A dedicated person who has a hint of who I am to begin with may have better luck.

The only people I've recognised as such are from photo threads, rather than posts.

Sunnyisland

I know someone from here. don't know if they know i know I know them.

Standman

I saw that lad Galvasean at the cinema once. It was at that moment I realised that I spend too much time on boards.

Dr. Zaius Dr. Zaius!

My sister uses Boards too, she didnt know who I was until I told her my username.

Hi sis!

blinding

There are known ..knowns
and known…unknowns
and unknown ..unknowns

No ..I don't know any of the unknowns !

_Whimsical_

A few years ago boards did a love match calculator where they gave you your top ten potential matches from boards users, it was just a bit of fun. Anyway it turned out my number one match was my married next door neighbour at the time! I recognised him from an advert he had placed on adverts.ie which was linked to his profile in which I could see a picture of his back garden and mine on his listing and he had his name.:)
I never mentioned it to him obviously and I continue to hope he's never recognised me because I quite like this anonymity lark.:)

Sonics2k

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

A few years ago boards did a love match calculator where they gave you your top ten potential matches from boards users, it was just a bit of fun. Anyway it turned out my number one match was my married next door neighbour at the time! I recognised him from an advert he had placed on adverts.ie which was linked to his profile in which I could see a picture of his back garden and mine on his listing and he had his name.:)
I never mentioned it to him obviously and I continue to hope he's never recognised me because I quite like this anonymity lark.:)

That actually still exists!

http://www.boards.ie/love.php?match=hot

_Whimsical_

Sonics2k wrote: »

That actually still exists!

http://www.boards.ie/love.php?match=hot

Ha excellent, my neighbour is no longer on my list either,ala s. ☺

Buona Fortuna

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Ha excellent, my neighbour is no longer on my list either,ala s. ☺

Pity though really - kind of like a ride in the bank and not too far to travel

Son Of A Vidic

Realist2 wrote: »

did someone recognise u?

Yes and I ate their liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

Rubberlegs

No, I don't think so. I'd hate to be recognised! As far as I know I have only known 2 posters. One now closed account, and the other my sister who hasn't posted in ages.

MRnotlob606

Found a cousin on it.We even had an argument but they don't my true identity.

NachoBusiness

Recently enough recognized a Boardsie that I was pretty friendly with on Boards walking towards me on a busy street in City Centre. I recognized them as they have posted their pic in a couple of forums over the years (I have never done though). As soon as I seen them I instantly smiled that 'Ah what's the craic' kinda smile but I wasn't sure yet just where it was that I knew them from. They smiled back as I approached but more the forced 'Why the fcuk is this chap smiling at me' smile and then it dawned on me how I knew them and that they couldn't possibly know who the hell I was and so I did the only possibly thing I could think of that was to..... immediately look at ground and walk right past them with an intense feeling of mortification running through me. No doubt I left his head somewhat wrecked at what had just occurred. Sorry dude

TomBtheGoat

Nope and I hope I never do.

anncoates

Only once did somebody twig me and let me know. Thankfully I really like him. He doesn't post now though. Maybe others recognize me but nobody has ever let on.

I've recognized a few people myself but only because they're obvious, as in using similar names across various media or whatever.

Wanderer2010

I have a pretty good idea of who 3 or 4 people are over in the regional forums, just going by their posting style and comments alone. As for people recognizing me? I have absolutely no idea! I dont really hide who I am so its very possible for someone to identify me if they wanted.

MrWalsh

Yeah, a couple of times I've recognised people I know from what they posted. Haven't let on and no real interest in what they post so no big deal.

Think a few people have recognized me. Doesn't really bother me.