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Spotting people who you know in RL on MN - What is the MN etiquette?

104 replies

TheBlonde · 19/02/2007 22:03

I'm sure it's been done before but what is the accepted MN etiquette when you spot or think you have spotted someone you know in RL?

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SherlockLGJ · 19/02/2007 22:09

Wait until you are alone, and say UCM is that you ???

malaleche · 19/02/2007 22:08

I spotted someone but she hasnt posted for a while and i didnt say anything to her. I've been trying to spot my sister but i obviously dont know her very well or id have worked out her username by now. Msybe she just lurks and doesn't waste all evening posting nonsense like me?

twinsetandpearls · 19/02/2007 22:08

I mught cat them, but I woudl only do it if they were posting quite neutral happy go lucky stuff.

If for example I ahd posted thatI was sleeping with my husbands twin brither ( to pick a random example ) it would be a bit creepy if I got a CAT saying I knwo who you are!

NotQuiteCockney · 19/02/2007 22:03

People tend to ask on MN later, ime.

I've been spotted a few times. And once someone imagined they'd spotted me, but it wasn't really.