Actually, you could argue it's a 21st century form of penpals

Communicating with people who you've never met, might well have no intention of meeting, yet are still interested in what they have to say.

Posted By: thebigfeller on November 9th 2007 at 13:26:03

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Social Networking. (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 9, 13:17:14
- Well it used to be the in joke on here for losers, but a lot use it now (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 9, 13:30:39
  - Most people i know do it now, i'm tempted to do a myface (General Chat) - Small, Nov 9, 13:52:25
    - Yeah but I did that with Hyves the Dutch one, and LinkedIn. Then I'm getting (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:54:08
  - I agree. I know loads of (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:36:21
    - Well, yeah, some saddos go on and look up women and go (General Chat) - pants, Nov 9, 13:41:01
      - ???? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:47:55
- Actually, you could argue it's a 21st century form of penpals (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:26:03
  - you've just described WOTB... (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 9, 13:45:41
    - But that's the thing. Many people who ridicule social networking sites (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:48:27
      - Thing i hate about them is all the "adding" and pretending you are friends, and photos (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:50:51
        
        But people who do that don't realise how sad it makes them look (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:54:37
        
        OK. I can't see what (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:56:15
        
        Football in this messageboard's case! Or very often, anything but football (n/m) (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:57:08
        
        ...is wrong with email if you are talking to a real friend. Why have to put messages on a (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:57:03
        
        If it's email, then of course it should be personal in a way writing on a website isn't (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 14:03:50
        
        I'm only on facebook so I can see mbk's latest lunacy. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 9, 14:05:31
        
        Or Tuds with his bent up face. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 9, 14:05:47
        
        ^^^^^THAT is reason alone (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Nov 9, 14:07:31
        
        People do pub arrangements and get married through this site (General Chat) - Small, Nov 9, 14:02:47
        
        Get married ??!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 14:10:42
        
        Well maybe not for that (General Chat) - Small, Nov 9, 14:16:57
        
        Not exactly - but didn't KoP say he met his wife through the Wrath? (n/m) (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 14:14:15
        
        If he is Creo then yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 14:21:40
        
        haha...You are the 2nd most active poster on here (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 9, 14:00:47
        
        Yes, but I have never met a single one of you. If I am being myself, and communicating wit (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 14:02:31
        
        Very often Steve, they're not (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 14:05:48
        
        they are friends and family on mine - met every one of them (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 9, 14:05:42
        
        Plenty do, from what I've seen! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 14:11:03
    - Not true. I'm not in the slightest bit interested in any of you tossers (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:48:16
      - righto (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 9, 13:53:34
      - clearly (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 9, 13:51:42
  - I guess you coulod. Still sounds waird to me though. Apparently (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 9, 13:32:15
    - I don't think it's supposed to replace social interaction CB. I may be on Myface but I (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 9, 13:36:01
      - Ah, well that's why I dunt use ut - (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 9, 13:39:54
- Get with the programme gramps. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Nov 9, 13:19:56
  - Gramps??? Shit when did that happen? (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 9, 13:21:06
- Sort of, but people didn't earn money from showing you an advert every time you spoke (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:18:46
  - Well no, they just sold you a drink instead (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 9, 13:20:14
  - I did. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Nov 9, 13:19:16
- Until political correctness was invented (n/m) (General Chat) - iwans_ex_dentist, Nov 9, 13:18:45
  - Strangest comment ever (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 9, 13:48:36
    - dunno... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:50:04
      - It's true in someways - but I wouldn't have said you were guilty of that really (General Chat) - Brandonio, Nov 9, 13:55:04
  - ????????? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 9, 13:21:31
    - I know (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:22:10

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