Have you ever found posts from someone you know IRL?

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Just wondering if you've ever found a thread and realised you know them in real life?

I'm always paranoid people will know it's me, just wondered how unreasonable that is - i.e. does it ever actually happen?

Yes, it happened to me recently - my name's Helen 😉 (hosting thread 😂)

I wonder this too op...

I have worked out one person but not someone I'm close enough to to mention it. I try to avoid her posts as it feels like a bit of an intrusion.

cat host your own BBQ you messy mare!!

No way.

Yes, but I haven't told them.

Yes.

Yes, it happened to me recently - my name's Helen 😉 (hosting thread 😂)

Is that thread still going?

Yes but I didn’t tell them. They’d already name changed by the time I realised so it didn’t seem helpful to tell them.

Yep one, literally last week because she had word for word posted the exact same thing in a Mums group I’m in with her on FB.

Yes! I recognised someone on here, an active poster, would never mention in real life though

Catinthetwat Of course you are 🙄

Yeah, sometimes I AS her just to keep up with the gossip.

I had the same username for 5 years then had a pm asking if it was me, I then swapped names which did annoy me a bit as I liked my original one.

I never post anything controversial but I like the anonymity.
I'm now much more vague.

Yes. (Have also read this question a couple of times over the years).

Yes

Yes. I was reading an old thread and this poster had exactly the same POV as me.
I then realised it actually was me under an old user name...

Made me smile. spit my tea, wake the baby, scare the ddog

Yes. PM'd them and told them in case they wanted to change name but they said no worries.

Oooh, interesting. This is why I name change so much. Due another one in a month or so.

I've recognised someone, or rather worked out she lived in the same very small town, and like oneyearnobeer I pm-ed just to let them know and give her the chance to change her name. She wasn't that bothered. I'm glad - her nn is one of the best on the site!

@oneyearnobeer out if interest why did you PM her?

I don't think anyone I know comes on MN and if they did they don't strike me as the sort of person who post.

I have, but only realised it as it was my sister, I'd come on to ask views on the same family thing she posted about and she'd worded it almost exactly how I would have (we are very, very similar people). I texted to let her know I'd seen it but she said she'd name changed for that thread anyway so it didn't matter.

I did know a few from MN that I talked to on fb, I have name changed quite a few times, I would hate anyone IRL to know its me, I like being hidden. A few RL friends have asked me my name I found that odd nosy fuckers

Yes, because she had asked me the same question at work the day before. It wasn't anything particularly exciting, though - and she didn't get any different information than I had given her already!!!!

I don't think I would really know if it someone I knew in real life.
However, I often click on thread titles about irritating colleagues to check that it isn't about me! Hasn't been so far (phew!)

Yes - my old boss posted a story about something that happened to her (word for word, kids were the same age at the time etc), she’s my old boss though so I wouldn’t say anything but it’s funny to see her posting on the days I know she’s in the office lol