Eavesdropping

Aliantha · 12-08-2006, 05:40 AM

When you finish looking at the Cellar for the day and turn your computer off, isn't it nice to come back the next day and find all these fresh posts? See what's been said while you're gone. Check out the new threads and find out if anyone has responded directly to you.

But don't you think it's a little bit like eavesdropping sometimes?

Sometimes people say stuff on forums that they might not have said anywhere else, and sometimes it's really personal.

I sometimes feel like I'm eavesdropping.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-08-2006, 05:56 AM

I always go to the IOtD and images section first. I'm a peeping Tom.

Aliantha · 12-08-2006, 06:10 AM

I try not to post anything there anymore...just in case I swear by accident.

hideouse · 12-08-2006, 06:19 AM

I do feel a bit like an eavesdropper. I do get a vicarious pleasure reading the the things folks share with the world here, and I am a bit jealous of their liberty to do so.
I do not feel I have that same liberty for reasons having to do with my employer and my family.

Hoof Hearted · 12-08-2006, 10:54 AM

I don't feel it is eavesdropping at all.
For me, forums are a public place to come and connect with fellow peoples, see what is going on and what everyone's opinions are on the various subjects.
Eavesdropping would be viewing other people's PMs.

DanaC · 12-08-2006, 11:03 AM

I'm with hoof on this one.

Sundae · 12-08-2006, 11:11 AM

Agree too.

Not that I would be able to stop myself if it was eavesdropping - I'm so damned nosey and it's come back to bite me more than once.

bbro · 12-08-2006, 11:50 AM

I think it would be more eavesdropping if all you did was lurk. That way it is kind of like you are picking up someone else's phone signal, but not saying anything

DanaC · 12-08-2006, 11:54 AM

*lurks*

wolf · 12-08-2006, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

I sometimes feel like I'm eavesdropping.

Legally speaking, I don't think that you can evesdrop in a public forum.

dar512 · 12-08-2006, 01:00 PM

"The Cellar don't have no eaves, and that's a fact." -- Sam (sort of)

bbro · 12-08-2006, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

*lurks*

Still doesn't count!! REGISTERED USER!! WE SEE YOU!!:p

DanaC · 12-08-2006, 01:53 PM

*shakes fist in the air* damnit, I always did suck at hide-and-seek.

bbro · 12-08-2006, 02:14 PM

Not sure about the seeking part, but you definitely suck at the hiding part

DanaC · 12-08-2006, 02:15 PM

*grins*

12-08-2006, 05:40 AM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Eavesdropping When you finish looking at the Cellar for the day and turn your computer off, isn't it nice to come back the next day and find all these fresh posts? See what's been said while you're gone. Check out the new threads and find out if anyone has responded directly to you. But don't you think it's a little bit like eavesdropping sometimes? Sometimes people say stuff on forums that they might not have said anywhere else, and sometimes it's really personal. I sometimes feel like I'm eavesdropping. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-08-2006, 05:56 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I always go to the IOtD and images section first. I'm a peeping Tom. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-08-2006, 06:10 AM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I try not to post anything there anymore...just in case I swear by accident. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-08-2006, 06:19 AM	#4
hideouse Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 91	online voyeurism? I do feel a bit like an eavesdropper. I do get a vicarious pleasure reading the the things folks share with the world here, and I am a bit jealous of their liberty to do so. I do not feel I have that same liberty for reasons having to do with my employer and my family. __________________ If you need a straight line, I've usually got a few to spare.

12-08-2006, 10:54 AM	#5
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	I don't feel it is eavesdropping at all. For me, forums are a public place to come and connect with fellow peoples, see what is going on and what everyone's opinions are on the various subjects. Eavesdropping would be viewing other people's PMs. __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

12-08-2006, 11:03 AM	#6
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I'm with hoof on this one.

12-08-2006, 11:11 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Agree too. Not that I would be able to stop myself if it was eavesdropping - I'm so damned nosey and it's come back to bite me more than once. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-08-2006, 11:50 AM	#8
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	I think it would be more eavesdropping if all you did was lurk. That way it is kind of like you are picking up someone else's phone signal, but not saying anything

12-08-2006, 11:54 AM	#9
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	lurks

12-08-2006, 01:00 PM	#11
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	"The Cellar don't have no eaves, and that's a fact." -- Sam (sort of) __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

12-08-2006, 01:53 PM	#13
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	shakes fist in the air damnit, I always did suck at hide-and-seek.

12-08-2006, 02:14 PM	#14
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Not sure about the seeking part, but you definitely suck at the hiding part

12-08-2006, 02:15 PM	#15
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	grins

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