<p>So I was reading a thread recently and the user commented that (s)he recognized me and even went as far as to say (s)he was expecting me to comment because I have been active recently. Have any of you ever had this experience? And if so, do you think it is a positive thing to be a recognized as part of the community, or do you think this means you have been spending too much time on CC (which honestly I may have been, see previous thread on CC)</p>
<p>I never had this experience but you are spending way too much time on CC. If you enjoy responding on threads, don’t stop. You are contributing good answers to the community. </p>
<p>Someone I know IRL who knew I was active took the time to figure out who I was and told me. Didn’t bother me, it is a good friend who knows most of what I post out here that is personal anyway.</p>
<p>Depends. In the long run, what are you getting out of so much posting? As the saying goes, time is money. There’s a fine line between helping people out as a hobby, and (though it may sound harsh) wasting large amounts of time that could be going towards the important things in your life - such as your job, family, relationships, interests, education, etc. </p>
<p>I think you’ve answered your own question. You feel uneasy about how much you’ve been posting. That must mean * something * </p>
<p>Don’t worry about it until you have over 10,000 posts.</p>
<p>I’m sure it really helps out a lot of people, though. :)</p>
<p>I recognize you as well. You’ve commented on my thread once when I needed help and I appreciated that a lot 
I don’t know if it would be a good thing or not to be recognized as part of the community here, since -to me- it’s just the internet. But if you enjoy helping other people, then at least you’re getting something good out of it. Just as long as you’re being active in your personal life and not missing out a lot :]</p>
<p>@Hunt Lol, what do you do when you reach 20,000?</p>
<p>@shawnspencer I recognize you too because you have an avatar and psych is a good show.</p>
<p>I’m not following the question. By “recognizing,” do you mean “figuring out your real-life identity”? That would make me uncomfortable. </p>
<p>In fact, there have been a couple of posters whom I recognized as folks I am acquainted with in real life. I don’t like that. I’m not sure whether to say anything to them. Would love to know what others do in that circumstance. </p>
<p>Also, it makes me uncomfortable when people post enough identifying details that a bit of Googling will turn up their real-life identities. </p>
<p>On the other hand, if someone does recognize me, I hope they tell me so I can be more judicious about posting private details. I actually wish that cc would turn off the feature that allows past posts to be perused.</p>
<p>I guess you don’t mean in person but not sure. My own opinion, based on join date, number of posts, and that you are a college student is too much time, for your own good.</p>
<p>I had the experience of someone recognizing who I was in real life several years ago. Our kids attended the same college, and she was able to figure out who I was based on my mention of my kid’s gender, major and city. It did kind of bother me, so I changed my user name and started out again incognito. Much more careful now. BTW, my avatar is not my dog. ;-)</p>