Comments on: Apology for someone using anothers account

Apology for someone using anothers account

acridrabbit — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 05:44:32 -0800

When someone else uses your MeFi account to post a typo-riddled, incoherent, inflammatory comment, maybe the best way to repair the damage to one's reputation is to apologize upfront.

I'm sorry. [more inside]

By: acridrabbit

acridrabbit — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 05:45:02 -0800

My husband really needs to get his own account, but til now I never thought I had to worry about it. I'm embarrassed that he posted so badly under my name. Please accept my apologies.

I've been here a long time. It's never been my style to post asshole-ish comments like his, and I want to make sure people know that it wasn't me.

By: crunchland

crunchland — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 05:52:26 -0800

divorce.

By: mcwetboy

mcwetboy — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 05:56:51 -0800

Somebody's in the woodshed.

By: revbrian

revbrian — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 06:01:24 -0800

I don't see anything abhorrent about the post.

By: mischief

mischief — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 06:10:57 -0800

Heheh, I wouldn't have even noticed that post if you hadn't mentioned it.

Or, did your husband post this Me-Talk thread as well?

By: stupidsexyFlanders

stupidsexyFlanders — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 06:36:07 -0800

I posted them both!

Really, that comment was one that 85% of MeFites would probably be proud to call their own. For better or for worse.

By: konolia

konolia — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 06:39:54 -0800

It would be worth a paypal account to get him his own account, if it were me. Once they get a taste of Metafilter, there's no going back...heh.

By: gottabefunky

gottabefunky — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 06:47:49 -0800

I'm using this one every time I say something stupid.

By: PinkStainlessTail

PinkStainlessTail — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 06:51:16 -0800

Once he has his own account, encourage him to establish his own identity. There's at least one poster who only shows up to support a relative's comments. Annoying as hell once you notice it (to me anyway), and maybe a little unfair in a "fake concensus" kind of way.

By: whatnot

whatnot — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 07:08:21 -0800

Now that you say that, I can see how out-of-character it was. Well, then, my neener-neener comment was intended for your husband. The sad thing is, that whole thread is kind of an asshole-a-rama. Thanks for clearing things up acridrabbit!

By: frykitty

frykitty — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 07:11:10 -0800

Wow, you're brave.

My husband and I are both mefites, but our styles are so different that I can't imagine having him post under my name, or vice-versa.

I wonder if there are other mefite couples who use the same account?

By: matteo

matteo — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 07:20:32 -0800

I don't see anything abhorrent about the post.

memo to acridrabbit:
If you divorce your husband, don't marry revbrian

By: dabitch

dabitch — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 07:35:47 -0800

...other mefite couples who use the same account?

does schizophrenia count? I think i've seen a few of them.

By: frykitty

frykitty — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 07:40:35 -0800

does schizophrenia count? I think i've seen a few of them.

Dabitch--don't take this personally, I see it all the time:

[mode: peeve=ON]

Schizophrenia is the illness where you hear voices and perhaps see people who aren't there. It is all-too-commonly mistaken for Multiple Personality Disorder, where you have more than one distinct personality. While they sometimes appear together, they are not the same thing.

Thank you for your understanding.

[end mode]

By: hyperizer

hyperizer — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 07:42:37 -0800

Weird that neu called you out on the post. Or are we supposed to be ignoring her?

By: hyperizer

hyperizer — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:12:10 -0800

Frykitty, I believe "Multiple Personality Disorder" has been renamed "Dissociative Identity Disorder."

By: konolia

konolia — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:34:41 -0800

Internet Mental Health.

I suggest all mefi'tes bookmark that link, for what I hope are obvious reasons.

By: Kafkaesque

Kafkaesque — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:38:26 -0800

Weird. That comment ws pretty much verbatim what they said on CNN that morning. Your husband isn't Paula Zahn, is he?

By: acridrabbit

acridrabbit — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:39:26 -0800

Hyperizer: I was not aware of neu's blog entry. Not too familiar with that member, but I'm guessing it's just that person's opinion being posted to that blog, you know? Why is that weird?

Anyway, my husband's post wasn't a divorcable offense by any stretch. But if he's going to post again I may ask him to at least let me proofread!

By: frykitty

frykitty — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:49:58 -0800

. Not too familiar with that member, but I'm guessing it's just that person's opinion being posted to that blog, you know? Why is that weird?

Oh, do I have a thread for you.

By: Frasermoo

Frasermoo — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:53:29 -0800

i can't even control myself let alone my missus.

By: thomcatspike

thomcatspike — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 09:18:55 -0800

I've noticed post that are clearly a male, then one day out of the blue they post something that is obvious from a female's ~~viewpoint~~ experience. What was the carnival attraction, halfwoman-halfman, this would be the tagline for this...........

By: timeistight

timeistight — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 09:22:11 -0800

But if he's going to post again I may ask him to at least let me proofread!

acridrabbit, why not buy your hubby his own membership? People here find multiple users on one membership confusing.

(You can still proof-read him, of course.)

By: quonsar

quonsar — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 11:52:28 -0800

that is the weirdest thing, if my wife ever posted under my account (scroll to bottom) divorce would be underway. oh wait, it is...

By: Shadowkeeper

Shadowkeeper — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 12:23:32 -0800

You gotta like a marriage that works on a system of "public shaming."

By: timeistight

timeistight — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 12:40:20 -0800

I have a feeling that the "public" part is a minor component.

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 16:03:19 -0800

Acridrabbit, I, in turn, apologize for being snarky to you in response to that comment. As a matter of fact, all 12 of the users who post as Joey Michaels do.
_{It just took so long to get the free membership.}