Do IRL people know you go on PC?

Started by Skip Class May 5th, 2015 4:29 AM
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Skip Class

previously zappyspiker, but rainbow keeps trying to get me to skip class

Age 28
Female
New Zealand
Seen July 7th, 2021
Posted July 24th, 2020
4,713 posts
14.8 Years
When I first joined PC and forums, I used to keep it a somewhat secret that I went on forums on the fear that they'd read anything that I wrote. Eventually people from my class/ friends from college would see me on PC sometimes during break or lunch, but never really commented about it.

These days I know a couple of my friends know I go on forums in general, but I know they wouldn't go searching or will actively go on the forum themselves. My parents know about my forum life, but don't really care nor won't go looking either.

Do you have any friends, parents or any kind of people in general who know you go on PC? Or is it something you keep to yourself?


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Foxrally

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Seen 1 Day Ago
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2,783 posts
10.1 Years
I don't necessarily tell all my friends "hey guys I go on this Pokemon forum" but my close friends do know I roleplay quite a bit on here since I tell them about my awesome characters XD
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Hybrid Trainer

Age 28
Him/Them
«UK»
Seen 4 Weeks Ago
Posted January 27th, 2022
2,096 posts
14.5 Years
Pretty much what foxy said, I don't exactly hide it from people but at the same time I don't brag about it. Even when I spent every second of my spare time on here I'd still keep quiet about it unless someone asked what I was doing.

Sylphiel

Between your fantasy and my reality
Seen March 28th, 2023
Posted January 9th, 2023
13,114 posts
18.5 Years
My husband knows that I'm on this forum. He doesn't really care, the most that will happen is that he might make a comment to me about it (such as "anything going on with your forum?") if he happens to glance over while I have this open in a tab.

But he's the only one. I don't recall telling anybody else about it and I would prefer to keep it that way. I even took steps to make sure what I was browsing couldn't readily be identified as a pokemon forum if I was out on a computer that wasn't my own (such as a school computer). Not even my family knows I'm on here. :B I think.

Her

Age 29
Seen 3 Hours Ago
Posted 1 Week Ago

Lycanthropy

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Age 26
any
Clan of Fools, Waterdeep
Seen December 14th, 2022
Posted December 14th, 2022
11,033 posts
9.3 Years
I used to had it in the beginning, but over time I started to care less about keeping it secret. I'm not explicitly telling this to all my friends, but I think a few of them know. Furthermore my parents do (I think) and by younger brother used to lurk here for some time until he recently made an account too.
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Hikamaru

Age 30
Female
Australia
Seen January 24th, 2019
Posted September 4th, 2018
50,214 posts
12.2 Years
My mother and brother have seen me looking at PC (and even Tumblr), but I try to shove them away because they are mean to me and I don't want them knowing about my internet life. My brother in particular is extremely evil (in fact, so sneaky he became evil) and bullies me about it. No-one else in real life knows I go on here, and I want it to be that way because I like to not leak my online identity.
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moon

they/them
Seen 13 Hours Ago
Posted 2 Days Ago
37,443 posts
15.5 Years
My mother and brother have seen me looking at PC (and even Tumblr), but I try to shove them away because they are mean to me and I don't want them knowing about my internet life. My brother in particular is extremely evil (in fact, so sneaky he became evil) and bullies me about it. No-one else in real life knows I go on here, and I want it to be that way because I like to not leak my online identity.
I understand you. My siblings have seen me hanging around PC and I kinda don't want them to look. I sorta think my sister could actually join too, if I showed her this place properly though. But like you, I kind of want to keep this private. PC is my oasis! The place where nobody irl needs to know what I'm like or what I do. It's soothing to have this place.
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Shak

Male
UK
Seen March 15th, 2023
Posted March 14th, 2023
944 posts
8.3 Years
I'm generally quite open about it. I LIKE POKEMON. Anyone who knows me well knows this. My brother knows, my college friends know, my other friends know. Tbh though, I guess I don't discuss pokemon much on this forum, I just have fun in the role-play corner, which to me is just co-writing a story anyway.
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ShinyUmbreon189

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Age 31
Male
Chicago
Seen December 17th, 2022
Posted July 7th, 2019
1,461 posts
11.2 Years
Nope lmao. Even if people did I wouldn't be worried about them looking for posts I made or what I had to say. My irl name and alias names is different than my online forum name, besides I got many. There's too many members on PC for someone to find me.

gimmepie

Age 27
Male
Australia
Seen 1 Day Ago
Posted 1 Day Ago
My family know I visit a forum. That's about it.

I don't really tell people about PC, it's my escape from real life so I don't want people finding me here for one thing. Besides half the people I know would just give me crap for being here and whilst their opinions don't bother me I can't be bothered dealing with them.
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Kotone

someone needed a doctor?

Female
somewhere ;]
Seen June 29th, 2018
Posted June 14th, 2018
2,787 posts
14.1 Years
my parents and my boyfriend know i have an account on here. that's all.

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Meganium

memento mori

she/her
Houston, TX
Seen February 1st, 2023
Posted February 1st, 2023
My older sister knows I go on here, and knows I'm a mod. She's the only person I know so far that knows I go on a Pokemon forum. ;P
No one IRL even knew I had an online life until just recently. I was browsing PC on my tablet and set it down on the table without closing the PC tab. My mom uses my tablet sometimes so she went to and saw PC open. I was logged out so that was good. She doesn't know my username or anything and didn't even make a comment about it. Maybe she doesn't even know what forums are? Regardless I am an adult and don't really care if my family knows now as opposed to when I was a teen. The worst they can do is think I'm weird lol

Christos

Male
Seen April 16th, 2020
Posted December 16th, 2019
6,355 posts
17.2 Years
No one IRL even knew I had an online life until just recently. I was browsing PC on my tablet and set it down on the table without closing the PC tab. My mom uses my tablet sometimes so she went to and saw PC open. I was logged out so that was good. She doesn't know my username or anything and didn't even make a comment about it. Maybe she doesn't even know what forums are? Regardless I am an adult and don't really care if my family knows now as opposed to when I was a teen. The worst they can do is think I'm weird lol
I wouldn't assume you're a forum regular just by seeing you browse a forum, you might be looking for help on a game, hacks etc.

I joined the forums when I was 13 and started working on a ROM hack so of course I had to explain to my dad why I was using the dial-up so much and who all the people on MSN I had were. :p I also used to show ROM hacks to my brother. I recall telling a few of my friends as well back then too.

I don't think anyone knows I'm still on this forum anymore, and I really wouldn't tell anyone unless I knew they enjoyed Pokémon as well.

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Candy

Age 26
Female
In OJ Land
Seen 6 Days Ago
Posted August 22nd, 2020
3,813 posts
14.2 Years
My brother and sister knows that I frequent PC. They tend not to care anyway, since they know I've been frequenting forums since 2008 anyway lol. My parents don't really know about this place as well.

As for irl friends... All I say is that I frequent an online forum. I never specifically mention PC at all. They may see me open a tab on mobile and that's it. Well, at least for the non-Pokemon fans.

Considering that I got a few folks I met at VGC tourneys, of course I tell them that I browse PC. I mean, most of them do if it's only for the ROM hacking lol.
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Aether★

Age 32
Male
Monaco
Seen December 29th, 2021
Posted December 3rd, 2020
2,910 posts
12.8 Years
Most of people I know don't have any idea there exists something like Pokemon and internet discussion forums, and most of them just don't care about this kind of stuff.

No, IRL people don't even know what am I doing on my laptop.