tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962276924342174960.post716816115484504576..comments2023-10-18T10:25:47.859+02:00Comments on Emergent Patroller: Blog Banter 37 - Drifting out of touchEmergent Patrollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01210394924909245177noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962276924342174960.post-35746525555704682772012-07-19T19:32:58.138+02:002012-07-19T19:32:58.138+02:00Thanks for the sentiment. It is not all that heavy...Thanks for the sentiment. It is not all that heavy. In some ways it is also nice to keep things seperate, work, private life, paying EVE. I can (and in many ways have to) be a different person in each field. <br /><br />Also, apart from meeting nutjobs, I have made the experience in the past that things never are quite the same after you met people you have known online. People are often very different from how you imagined them to be or how they act in the online environment, and in a way I like having those imagined personalities as part of my life.<br /><br />Who knows, maybe one day I will step out of my self-imposed isolation.Emergent Patrollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210394924909245177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962276924342174960.post-6587847693864146022012-07-19T16:19:21.570+02:002012-07-19T16:19:21.570+02:00It's a shame you feel you need to take the ste...It's a shame you feel you need to take the steps you do. In my experience Fanfest and other pub-meets have been a really positive social experience. I don't think gender is really a concern, Diana Dial (of EVETimeCode.com) is often there and is like everyone's big sister - she never has any trouble. There are a few other women I've seen at Fanfest and they seem to enjoy themselves. My wife even came for part of it this year and enjoyed herself (notwithstanding one spaceship nerd's brave but rude attempt to get my wife's phone number right in front of me, but that's another story).<br /><br />I think the more "real" EVE becomes, the more "human" the experience becomes too. If anything, having a real-life presence fortifies your position.<br /><br />That said, the world will always have broken people who don't understand or care about community and decency. They're in every walk of life, but an individual shouldn't ostracise themselves from the friendly majority for fear of meeting a nutjob.Mat Westhorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553980835026556794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962276924342174960.post-79228587401032646052012-07-16T22:28:11.409+02:002012-07-16T22:28:11.409+02:00I just read yours ... very nice. Had to read some ...I just read yours ... very nice. Had to read some parts twice to understand them completely, but once i got it, things were very clear.<br /><br />The whole threat against Mittani's wife thing happened on an EVE-Radio show, and he also talked about it on another program, althought I don't remember which one. Could have been Lost in EvE, Fly Reckless or Voices from the Void.Emergent Patrollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210394924909245177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962276924342174960.post-27560340069424912672012-07-15T23:36:37.751+02:002012-07-15T23:36:37.751+02:00Great post, EP. I just got my BB entry in and now ...Great post, EP. I just got my BB entry in and now I'm reading through all of those before me. I didn't know about the threats on Mittens family. That is insane!Firstlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982739246256279545noreply@blogger.com