I have a feeling that most people who hang out on internet chatrooms or forums like this one tend to be people who in real life tend to be looners and quiet people. They can not really express themselves in real life, so they go to internet forums and express themselves.
what do you guys think ?
Re: Are most people on this forum, quiet geeks and looners in real life ?
Yes WE are Loooners…
…we want to be from computer geeks to Fashionable chics…:D…:halo:
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I spend my whole life talking to people. Going out, talking, dancing. My only regret is that I do not spend enough time by myself. I am far from being a loner and my articulative and communicative skills are hardly "weak" in either world, real or interactive.
The internet is full of people, you really think that this many loners exist?
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no i dnt consider myself a a loser. honestly i love this forum because sumtimes ppl have really serious issues tht u can tlk abt wheres in* "real life" *as u call it.. it might be hard to find ppl who have gone thru it already..and how they worked stuff out/ handled the situation. like theres alot of moms here too tht are really mature and good with advice... oyea and u can probably tell by looking at urself for answer to this question lol
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I have a feeling that most people who hang out on internet chatrooms or forums like this one tend to be people who in real life tend to be looners and quiet people. They can not really express themselves in real life, so they go to internet forums and express themselves.
what do you guys think ?
Yes there are a few weirdos here and there but not all of them are. There are plenty of people here who are productive: they are raising families, working for their communities, etc. Many others may simply be getting educated on matters of politics, culture, religion, house hold matters, fashion, relationships, or to find advice on any of the above matters. Some come to find songs or just participate in mindless banter after a hard day's work as a mean's of relaxing. And yes, some actually do find friends/spouses here...it doesn't make them more pathetic or you better...
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it may have been true for internet in its early days, but with so many ppl online now.
i recall when using internet or even using email was considered geeky and all.
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most of the people posting in the day time is usually from work, :D
so not a geek but kaam chor.
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^ very well said Mr fraudia
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Its funny how many of the replies imply that being a loner or a geek is a bad thing or that loners and geeks are weirdos and losers!
I dont think loner or geek is a negative description, I happen to be a bit of both. I dont know about the majority of internet people but I do know that I like the people I correspond with online. I cant say the same for "real" life lol! I love my family and have a couple of friends but other than that, I like to keep my socializing to online where I can go socialize when I want to, for as long or as short a time as I want. And if I dont like whats going on, I can sign out and go on with life without offending anyone. You cant have it that way in "real" life yeah? Long live geeks and loners!
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I think its a fantstic way of talking to ppl from all different walks of life who a lot of the time , live very different lives to urself. I think the fashion and wedding forums are fab. The life and relationships forum cover topics that r very real and i think its interesting reading ppls responses.
In the "real world" i havnt got the time to go and check out latest fashions in the asian designer stores. I havnt! Not with the job i do and looking after my daughter. Ppl post fab fashion pics and make up ideas and u can actually learn stuff from other ppl and get cool ideas. How does that make any1 a geek or a loner? Thats just a really silly assumption.
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looners? quiet? maybe, in a society where socialising means going out to drink alcohol...and dancing in clubs half naked! superficial relationships...we're supposed to seem more than to mean, but I mean, and I think internet is where those who want to mean more than to seem are hanging out these days!
I am quiet because I prefer to shut up when people are badmouthing or saying bull****s. I am quiet because I prefer water or juice than alcohol at the pub/club
So I prefer to meet friends over here online: on forums, or through adds, chatting over msn, as it's cheaper than phone, but do not replace it with the dearest ones.
I am not looner, as I meet in real most people I like, even if I have to travel thousand of miles for this! I hang out also with my uni and work friends, but being alone sometimes is the only way to find onselef at peace, and think deep. Mixing too much with others is not sane, it makes us loose connections to our inner self, and can lead to all sort of mental problems...
the key is to have a balance with socialising and loneliness, real life and mental one (i mean internet is not virtual, but only mental...there are true persons behind their screeens!!!!!)
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HUM sab ajeebo ghareeb log hain, lifelesss log, kya kerein, no1 likes us in real, so we come here, mil baith ker rotey dhotey hain…
kya ker saktey hain…kahin to fit hona hai na… we dont know how to connect with the real world:(
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^ i agree with my wife :(
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^thas y we met on here 
in the REAL world…bus:hinna:
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exactly!
we are very he weird to be called joothas too
but, on a serious note, no we dnt have to be geeks to be on this forum, it’s just abt flooders 
kiddin
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Re: Are most people on this forum, quiet geeks and looners in real life ?
I have a feeling that most people who hang out on internet chatrooms or forums like this one tend to be people who in real life tend to be looners and quiet people. They can not really express themselves in real life, so they go to internet forums and express themselves.
what do you guys think ?
fully agree with you, is tarah kay logo ko text badmash kaha jata hai :D aur gupshup un say bhara para hai
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Parissenoor, has v. well said what she said, in the context of on line communication with people.
we are mostly young Pakistanis - women and men, studying or professionals,
and we can in fact us GS as a way to build strong connections with people from different educational and fields, to make something really concerted in efforts to improve issues that we discuss and concern our broader society.
people meet in real life and they can be perfect or not perfect.
looners and geeks are terms that do not define young Muslims and Musalimahs.
however, we can be intellective and religious in our discourse, academic and practical in tone and supportive arguments, alert in business and political topics, and share truthful, sagacious, pithy or really good ideas.
& some can have a bite in their tongue in cheek humor. & that is alright as long as it is sophisticated.
older age group can help younger ones get some advice by listening to what they have suffered.
as a group, we can gain insightful perspective and come to consensus.
the very basis of our religion's social principle - after Quran and Hadith, that we must consult each other as responsible members of a functional and disciplined society - on line or off line.
since our writings are a portrayal of who we are, even if we use a name other than our real names, we have an obligation to be decent and identify our selves as young educated women and men.
also while on line at GS, we have a trust on this particular forum's mgmt integrity, so that they see to it that no one says anything in appropriate to anyone ever.
we are defined by how we speak, and come across. we are not face to face, so we are actually observing limits of interaction.
May Allah always make us interface with decent people, since we do not know who we are communicating to. Amen.
if our thoughts and words are powerful and transparent enough that someone like-minded can pay attention to, and begin to communicate and share ideas, it leads to confidence in community awareness and leadership skills to some extent, at the very least.
we all have particular ways in which we think, and if a healthy discussion unfolds it only makes it more useful.
yes, there can be a limit on the time people in general should spend online. of course we have other things to do in our every day lives.
i always feel that we give respect to something we do, and our actions make the difference of a behavior, respectable to not worthy of respect.
so, in one concrete way, i would hope no one is looking for cutting time here especially since most of us do not believe in frivolous spoiled talk that is a waste of time.
consultation has a social aspect and labeling each other as geeks or looners, will not be conducive to good cross exchange of ideas.
we have a duty towards each other to be helping and helpful, and prevent each other from doing anything wrong.
we must also observe confidentiality when someone shares their personal problems with the rest of us and offer help and a perspective that can help them feel empowered.
with that, safety and productivity in thoughts shared here can come about, only when we know that we take GS to be a healthy community of primarily Pakistani Muslim youth who is living abroad or back home and are here to gain insight as to how the rest of the people our age think. non Muslims and non Pakistanis are welcome as long as as they are nice and friendly.
if we do not trust in what we do, we will not be able to do anything in life, let alone sit in front of a machine, read text, and respond intelligently.
it is my dua that when we communicate as Muslim women and men, we think to ourselves that we must respect ourselves & respect each other.
i hope most of you will concur with me.
dushwari
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interesting topic . people who come to this forum have alot of time in their offices etc . they make good use of it :halo:
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Can't generalize, but it does take a different kind of a person to regularly post on a discussion board.