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Post-A.net Meet Syndrome

Queso From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (3 years 3 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 524 times:

There's something wierd going on here.

As some of you might have seen in the BHM Meet - The Adventure Begins Part 4 (by ANCFlyer Nov 4 2006 in Non Aviation) thread, we had a little get-together in BHM this weekend (first one I had attended BTW) and I met a lot of great people with whom my only contact before was discussing things in this and "other" forums.

Now, since I have been back home for a little while, I have read some of the things that the people I met have posted and I can hear their voices actually speaking the things that I see them posting and "see" their mannerisms and attitudes while I am reading!

Is this common? Has it happened to you? Should I seek counseling?

Maybe I can get rich because I was the first one to identify and describe this dysfunction! PAMS!

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ANCFlyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (3 years 3 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 514 times:

Quoting Queso (Thread starter):
Should I seek counseling?

No, just put down the Jack Daniels and get a good night's rest.

silly

USAFHummer From United States, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 63
Reply 2, posted (3 years 3 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 514 times:

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Quoting Queso (Thread starter):
s this common? Has it happened to you?

Yep!!!

Quoting Queso (Thread starter):
Should I seek counseling?

If you can find a therapist who treats PAMS, then by all means Wink

However, since you are the founder, I think you might have a hard time with that!

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BMIFlyer From United Kingdom (England), joined Feb 2004, 8170 posts, RR: 71
Reply 3, posted (3 years 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 472 times:

Quoting Queso (Thread starter):
Is this common? Has it happened to you? Should I seek counseling?

Yes, Yes, Yes Wink

Lee

Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own

Thom@s From Norway, joined Oct 2000, 11794 posts, RR: 55
Reply 4, posted (3 years 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 426 times:

Quoting Queso (Thread starter):
Now, since I have been back home for a little while, I have read some of the things that the people I met have posted and I can hear their voices actually speaking the things that I see them posting and "see" their mannerisms and attitudes while I am reading!

Have you met live people before? Wink

Thom@s

"Not all who wander are lost" - J.R.R Tolkien

BMIFlyer From United Kingdom (England), joined Feb 2004, 8170 posts, RR: 71
Reply 5, posted (3 years 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 399 times:

Quoting Thom@s (Reply 4):
Have you met live people before?

I believe it was his first meet Wink

Lee

Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own

Miamiair From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (3 years 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 384 times:

Quoting Thom@s (Reply 4):

Cut him some slack will ya?

If not, you will be volunteered to be the offical target holder at 15 yards...

DesertJets From United States, joined Feb 2000, 6919 posts, RR: 29
Reply 7, posted (3 years 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 374 times:

I believe the lay term for "Post a.net meet syndrome" is HANGOVER.

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Ilikeyyc From United States, joined Dec 2003, 1373 posts, RR: 23
Reply 8, posted (3 years 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 340 times:

Quoting Queso (Thread starter):
Is this common? Has it happened to you? Should I seek counseling?

Yes, the same thing is happening to me as I read this thread. Just be sure to not spend a lot of time on a.net and you'll be fine.

Fighting Absurdity with Absurdity!

JGPH1A From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 9, posted (3 years 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 325 times:

Quoting Queso (Thread starter):
Should I seek counseling?

Yes, but that would be more of a general observation, rather than specific to this thread. Smile

It's good to put faces (as deeply unpleasant and disturbing as they may be) to names, although calling people by their real names and not their username can be a bit of a strain at first.

Srbmod From United States, joined Mar 2001, 14241 posts, RR: 62
Reply 10, posted (3 years 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 315 times:

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Quoting DesertJets (Reply 7):
I believe the lay term for "Post a.net meet syndrome" is HANGOVER.

It took me several days to get over the LAS Meet. I didn't drink for several weeks afterwards either.....

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CastleIsland From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 11, posted (3 years 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 295 times:

Quoting JGPH1A (Reply 9):
although calling people by their real names and not their username can be a bit of a strain at first.

Hell, Ian still calls me Logan at meets.

PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 7967 posts, RR: 66
Reply 12, posted (3 years 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 289 times:

Quoting Miamiair (Reply 6):
If not, you will be volunteered to be the offical target holder at 15 yards...

Do you not know how far Norway is from the US? Wink

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ANCFlyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 13, posted (3 years 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 289 times:

Quoting CastleIsland (Reply 11):
Hell, Ian still calls me Logan at meets.

Nicer than what the rest of us call you wink

Swatpamike From United States, joined May 2004, 555 posts, RR: 1
Reply 14, posted (3 years 3 weeks 2 days ago) and read 269 times:

Hello all

Quoting JGPH1A (Reply 9):
although calling people by their real names and not their username can be a bit of a strain at first.

This is funny as ANCFlyer and I talked about this while waiting for people to show up for breakfast on Saturday.

Cheers

swatpamike

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DL021 From United States, joined May 2004, 11075 posts, RR: 97
Reply 15, posted (3 years 3 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 250 times:

Quoting CastleIsland (Reply 11):
Hell, Ian still calls me Logan at meets.

Beats calling you assmonkey...... Wink

Quoting ANCFlyer (Reply 13):
Nicer than what the rest of us call you

beat me to it!

Is my Pan Am ticket to the moon still good?

Thom@s From Norway, joined Oct 2000, 11794 posts, RR: 55
Reply 16, posted (3 years 3 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 237 times:

Quoting PlymSpotter (Reply 12):
Do you not know how far Norway is from the US?

Neither do I to be honest... But I don't really care either. As long as their president doesn't know where we are, I feel safe.

Quoting Miamiair (Reply 6):
Cut him some slack will ya?

NEVER!

Thom@s Wink

"Not all who wander are lost" - J.R.R Tolkien

STLGph From United States, joined Oct 2004, 8042 posts, RR: 32
Reply 17, posted (3 years 3 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 234 times:

It does sound strange, but it really is a small bit of a culture shock of sorts coming back home, especially when you travel off somewhere you've not gone before. You basically transplant yourself from one point to another and immerse yourself in the local flavor of the town/place and follow the local who is your trusty guide leader. And if you're all in a strange place...like Las Vegas (!)...then it's a case of the blind leading the blind. For a couple of days your schedule revolves around these people and basically every moment is spent being around these people with little or no personal or private time like what you get at home.

And what really causes all of it is the fact that you've gotten used to someone's rhetoric online and you've spent the past couple of days piecing what you know about them together with how they actually are in person.

Quoting Srbmod (Reply 10):

It took me several days to get over the LAS Meet. I didn't drink for several weeks afterwards either.....

Lightweight.

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Gilligan From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 18, posted (3 years 3 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 228 times:

What I find most enjoyable about PAMS is that I can look at just about any post from someone I have met and see it in a completely different light. I have a much better understanding of when they are kidding and when they are serious.

BTW, I had dreams last night of Gavin being bitten by a monkey, what does that mean? biting

Queso From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 19, posted (3 years 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 204 times:

Quoting STLGph (Reply 17):
And what really causes all of it is the fact that you've gotten used to someone's rhetoric online and you've spent the past couple of days piecing what you know about them together with how they actually are in person.

Quoting Gilligan (Reply 18):
What I find most enjoyable about PAMS is that I can look at just about any post from someone I have met and see it in a completely different light. I have a much better understanding of when they are kidding and when they are serious.

You've both written very insightful posts and they nicely summarize my experience with N1120A. I won't look at his posts any more as being meant to inflame others, but rather because of his perspective he sees things from a completely different angle than I do. Even if it is the wrong angle! Smile

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