Do you find it annoying when users...

i bet i know who this is

Flutterhigh, is that you?

It really doesn't matter as you don't have to tell them who you are, they can guess all they want.

This post is dumb, you are dumb....and petty too!

Who gives a fucking big rat ass shit? It's just the internet.

The only time I recall anyone ever openly tried to guess one of my posts, they turned out to be wrong (*cough*cough* dappled)-and I did correct his assumption publicly so.....yes, I'm honest about it I suppose people may have guessed other posts were mine, even though they probably weren't, but I'd never know...because they're not my posts and I wouldn't have seen or read it. Actually....Someone asked me in the chat once if a post was mine, it wasn't, but I never read the particular post they were referring to. Still don't know what it was or why they thought it was me.

Actually THAT'S what bothers me most....if someone was thinking a post was mine and it wasn't.

If someone outright asked me if a post was mine, I'd have no problem confirming it (providing it wasn't something EXTREMELY personal), I'm a very honest person. The main reasons I use the anon feature is to separate MY replies from everyone else's to avoid confusion, and so that just in case a person has strong feelings towards me it would alter their reply, which isn't right but it would happen.

I personally never even attempt to guess, and even if I had an inkling, I still wouldn't let it affect my answer nor would I dare ask the OP if it was them.

I love to guess, and 9/10 I'm right. But I usually go on to comment about the content of the story.

If the OP wants to stay anonymous, they don't have to admit who they are. If the people don't appreciate the guessing, I suppose they can thumb down the comment. I honestly don't find it annoying at all. I think it's fun.

I wonder if this OP is annoyed because somebody correctly guessed who they were on a recent story? :P It's pretty petty to find such a thing annoying.

I don't particularly care. Some users have built up a reputation over time (such as tommythecat hating America and ItDuz hating women) and I see it as a way of being funny. I can see why you'd be uncomfortable, but I don't really pay any attention.

I do sometimes. I would like to think that most users aren't able to guess which posts are mine. If they were I know I wouldn't like it. It's the price you pay for getting too comfy here.

It's annoying. And honestly, it makes me feel a little oblivious and left out of the joke.

I can completely understand why people would feel uncomfortable with it.

However, I'm not a typical user. First off, I've little to hide. Second, if I post something that is misjudged or makes me look a tool (as I did yesterday), I don't feel the need to delete it to rewrite history and make me look like a great guy. I don't care enough what other people think. Third, I'm English and spell things a certain way (which is immediately obvious to anyone using alternative spellings). Fourthly, as well as being English, I've been told that I have a certain writing style or quirk or just plain insanity. I have literal tics (for instance, I use the word "genuinely" too often).

In short, I couldn't hide if I wanted to. Luckily, I don't want to. If I've posted something and people guess it's me (Nora and Spacey are both good at it), I'm genuinely flattered. Damn, there I go with "genuinely" again.

I do completely understand your position. I really, really do. Despite being the polar opposite of you. I think I'm the weird one here and most people feel the same as you do.

I know right? Super annoying. I suppose that's just a side effect of the low number of active users on this site.

Yeah, but mainly the ItDuz thing. It's really annoying for some reason. Maybe because it doesn't contribute to the OP's question after they spent time typing it or it just got old quick.

Society's a bitch.

I'm not that good at pointing out which users wrote which stories, so I don't do it... well, except for the "women bashing/men have it so hard" stories- those I almost immediately guess that they're written by ItDuz.

Yes and No.

Nah. I think its fun only problem is I'm left out of it. :/

I've figured out a fair few. I don't generally post on the story who I think th OP is, though, because it's irrelevant.

I have worked out one person who then (not realising I already knew who they were) has given me a clue to find out who they were so I guess they were ok with it. I didn't actually name them on the story, though.

Oh and I named an OP in a recent post that didn't go through moderation, but that user posts their stories on their profile anyway, it's very obvious who they are and they generally respond without the anon option on their posts.

Also, sometimes when I stalk people's profiles, their stories are visible. I try not to let knowing who they are influence my response if it's a serious post, or mention who they are on the post either.

I doubt people have worked out who I am when I post stories, if they have I don't think I'd care.

I've heard that you don't even have to guess, that some members know how to hack IIN and find out who the OP is for any story or poll.

Personally I find it somewhat flattering when someone guesses that a story is mine.

I can see the point that the OP is making though. If somebody wants to get the general opinion of a topic, but don't want anybody to know what they did/thought/like, then they might get quite annoyed when they are called out.

As for me, if anybody thinks a story is mine, feel more than free to go ahead and call me out!