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Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: space-time
Date: August 12, 2019 07:39PM
someone know knows your real name, address, tel number, and who could contact you/your family if you don't post in a long time?

or someone who could get in tough with you if this place go down and we need to regroup somewhere else.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/12/2019 08:18PM by space-time.
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Re: Do you have a "focum buddy"?
Posted by: NewtonMP2100
Date: August 12, 2019 07:43PM
....for when things get 'in tough'......??


.....so we all need to get a f*** buddy [ what is a 'focum' buddy....forum? ].....????


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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: Racer X
Date: August 12, 2019 08:19PM
Yup.
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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: Speedy
Date: August 12, 2019 08:49PM
Nope, they’ve all been banned.


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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: DinerDave
Date: August 12, 2019 08:56PM
It seems that most prefer to be keyboard friends, That is you are familiar with the nickname, the general location of residence and personality, and that's where the line is drawn. Doesn't seem as though there is much want for face to face, having a coffee or adult beverage, etc.
I have tried a couple times to get a few together and chill at a backyard BBQ or restaurant, but no takers.
That said, there are several forum members that I read all their posts, as they are interesting and have interests similar to mine.

Dave


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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: Grateful11
Date: August 12, 2019 10:25PM
MattKime and I are FB friends and there's others that know how I am through posts on here and CaringBridge due to the loss of our son 8 years ago.


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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: RAMd®d
Date: August 12, 2019 10:27PM
No.

There are members of various forums whom I hold in high regard, largely because of their demeanor on forums, I think them to be decent people in face-to-face conversation.

But as to personal information, I tend to keep most of that to myself.

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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: GeneL
Date: August 12, 2019 10:33PM
This question fits with my thought in posting for support.
I felt that, based on the number of folks who showed up for the luncheon, there should be at least a few who could pitch in person to assist me now.
Apparently not...


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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: Frank
Date: August 12, 2019 10:40PM
Davemchine is a good friend. Met him through the forum and have enjoyed his many family visits to Kauai. If other forum members are visiting the Garden Isle I'd enjoy meet ups.
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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: C(-)ris
Date: August 12, 2019 10:55PM
Yes, I've met quite a few previous and current members over the years.


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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: GGD
Date: August 12, 2019 11:45PM
I'm sure OWC Larry met many of us at their MacWorld Booth over the years.
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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: Thrift Store Scott
Date: August 13, 2019 12:59AM
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DinerDave
It seems that most prefer to be keyboard friends, That is you are familiar with the nickname, the general location of residence and personality, and that's where the line is drawn. Doesn't seem as though there is much want for face to face, having a coffee or adult beverage, etc.

I can't speak for everyone but in my case a big part of that is that I have either never heard of or have little if anything in common with the few forum members who live within driving distance of me.


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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: Filliam H. Muffman
Date: August 13, 2019 01:58AM
I have met with at least a dozen people but most of them were as members of the other earlier place. I have bought and sold items with a few more, so it is possible that someone could track me down if I stopped posting for some reason. None are currently people that I converse with frequently outside of the forum.


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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: N-OS X-tasy!
Date: August 13, 2019 02:45AM
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GGD
I'm sure OWC Larry met many of us at their MacWorld Booth over the years.

Some of us even went drinking with him after the show.


It is what it is.
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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: wave rider
Date: August 13, 2019 06:01AM
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N-OS X-tasy!
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GGD
I'm sure OWC Larry met many of us at their MacWorld Booth over the years.

Some of us even went drinking with him after the show.

I enjoyed that martini he bought me…


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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: RecipeForDisaster
Date: August 13, 2019 07:29AM
I don't think there's a ton of us in New England, but I'd definitely like to meet ... I think I've only met Catzilla.
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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: TLB
Date: August 13, 2019 07:29AM
Not me. I shared my IRL persona with folks during the mini-Leader project and had several dealings with Spearmint and a few others, but otherwise I'm the guy in back lurker. Just barely here and not missed when gone.
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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: cbelt3
Date: August 13, 2019 08:45AM
A few know my email address. My wife and my sister know my login here... I share stuff with them on occasion.
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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: voodoopenguin
Date: August 13, 2019 09:43AM
A little difficult to meet up with other forum members being the token Brit here. Having said that just over 11 years ago I did see JJ and his wife when I did a charity walk. I believe he was posted over here for a while.

Paul
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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: NewtonMP2100
Date: August 13, 2019 09:54AM
....F buddies are great is you don't want any emotional attachments.....


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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: graylocks
Date: August 13, 2019 10:53AM
no but i'm pretty sure if something happened to me my son would come on and let y'all know. he's aware how much time and energy i've spent here over the years. in fact, just yesterday he asked me about jimmypoo and microchip13.

where is microchip, btw?


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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: NewtonMP2100
Date: August 13, 2019 10:58AM
....college and probably some well paying, high profile tech job......???


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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: Robert M
Date: August 13, 2019 11:16AM
Hi everyone,

Only one or two members know my real name and have my basic contact information. I've spoken to a couple of members over the phone, too. That's about as far as I'm ready to go for now. However, I can assure you that if anything were to happen to me, my wife would absolutely get in touch with you. I made sure she has the appropriate access and knows who to contact before posting anything into the forum itself.

Robert
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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: Thrift Store Scott
Date: August 13, 2019 12:09PM
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graylocks
where is microchip, btw?

I was wondering the same thing just the other day. Despite his fascination with what I consider to be the ugliest generation of Nissan Z-cars (ah youth... my first car crush was a purple '66 Pontiac Bonneville), he had the makings of a true car guy and I'm always happy to see more of those/us around.


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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: N-OS X-tasy!
Date: August 13, 2019 12:49PM
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Robert M
Hi everyone,

Only one or two members know my real name...

M A V I C? smiley-laughing001


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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: GGD
Date: August 13, 2019 01:13PM
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Robert M
Only one or two members know my real name

Robert

It's not Robert? Had us fooled all these years.
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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: GGD
Date: August 13, 2019 01:20PM
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Thrift Store Scott
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graylocks
where is microchip, btw?

I was wondering the same thing just the other day. Despite his fascination with what I consider to be the ugliest generation of Nissan Z-cars (ah youth... my first car crush was a purple '66 Pontiac Bonneville), he had the makings of a true car guy and I'm always happy to see more of those/us around.

I had lunch with him several years ago when the company he had been working for in college in Colorado got bought by a larger company and relocated to the SF Bay Area. His plan at that time was to take a year off from college and work for them in the Bay Area. I assume / hope that he did go back and complete college and is now working somewhere in the tech industry.

Here's the thread he posted back then about it.

[forums.macresource.com]



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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: Robert M
Date: August 13, 2019 04:47PM
GGD,

Just like my taste in music, i’m full of surprises. smiling smiley

Robert
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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: Don C
Date: August 13, 2019 05:16PM
I am working up to completing my "what you need to know" papers and contacting the forum is one thing that I will include ... when I get around to it.

Really do need to get around to it!
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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: bfd
Date: August 13, 2019 05:59PM
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Don C
I am working up to completing my "what you need to know" papers and contacting the forum is one thing that I will include ... when I get around to it.

Really do need to get around to it!

Print and cut out.



Sorry, couldn't resist.
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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: Drew
Date: August 13, 2019 06:53PM
I'm wondering how my wife would pass word to you all of my demise. Maybe I should ask my son to do it. smile smiley
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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: Mike Johnson
Date: August 13, 2019 11:49PM
Lol no. I've been here since before dealmac made us create accounts but honestly if I died tonight nobody here would even notice. Which is fine.
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Re: Do you have a "forum buddy"?
Posted by: NewtonMP2100
Date: September 15, 2019 07:35PM
....these days everyone has a f*......buddy.....no big deal....sometimes more than one.......


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