How do you know if someone you know isn't on WP...

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....unless you asked them, that is. This is a rhetorical question, by the way. It's a question to make you wonder, not to exactly give a logical answer to.

But I just had a thought. What if somebody I know, like a close friend or even a relative, is actually a member on WP but neither of us knew each other were a member? I don't talk about WP to other people, but I bet I'll be quite surprised if I had somebody turn around and go, ''oh, I go on that too, I've been a member for X months/years''. And it doesn't always have to be an Aspie either - there are some NT members here with an Aspie relative. You never know, my own brother could be a member here and neither of us know that each other is a member, but rant about each other on here. I might have replied to him going ''tsk, your Aspie sister sounds like a jerk'', or he might have replied to me going ''tsk, your NT brother sounds like a jerk''.
I talk about my thoughts, feelings and perspective of the world a lot, but it still wouldn't scream out my personal identity if a friend or relative or mine ever read it online.

It was just an interesting thought I had. Not that I'm worried about it or anything. It just made me think and smile. You never know.

I think anybody I know in real life would recognize me in a heartbeat, because I'm exactly the same here. However, that would be really cool to find out that somebody you know in real life is also somebody you post with on here.

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I'm giving it another shot. We will see.
My forum is still there and everyone is welcome to come join as well. There is a private women only subforum there if anyone is interested. Also, there is no CAPTCHA.

The link to the forum is http://www.rightplanet.proboards.com

Check on their computer when they're not watching?

Hey Joe, you might be surprised to discover I'm really your uncle - John. It's OK, I won't tell anyone.

All of my family members know about this site. I just hope none of them ever come on to see what I'm writing, because they'd know who I was, and who I was writing about, right away...

I think a lot about that. I'm actually a bit paranoid about that. I have been very honest about myself here on WP though I don't reveal certain facts about myself because I would hate to be identified here on WP by someone I know IRL. When I use WP I try to hide the computer/mobile screen.

EDIT: wrong spelling fixed

I actually have an uncle called John.

i would get one of those wrongplanet messager bags if i didn't have a messager bag already.

I've only told my psych about this site. So far, I have met nobody who's on this site in person, yet.

A few people in my life already know about this site, so I wouldn't be surprised if they made accounts here.

I'm pretty sure nobody I know is on WP because where I kive nobody even knows what asperger's is, and to most people here autism is just the "sitting-in-the-corner-rocking disease". I'd actually be glad if somebody else knew about it.

I have fears that someone I know could be on WP without me knowing it.