Poll: Have you met up...?

[AdmiralWolverineLightningbolt]

Yeah, I met this guy on IRC that was looking for some pot, so I met up with him and sold him some. He's a nice guy.

do you live in south east england?

 

[Entropy_kC]

I went to i34 (it's a LAN in England if you didn't know) with two of my real life friends, and some guys one of my friends knew from being in the same clan.

I've never met up in a 1 to 1 meeting though, I think that's where it starts getting a little dodgy.

 

[SecretTacoNinja]

Please don't stab me. I bleed.

I wouldn't. I'm not keen to use my frst aid skills.

Ok, if anyone plans to stab me can we do it near a hospital? And try not to get any of my organs, I may want to use them if I survive.

Lol, no one's going to stab you. Not from our group anyway.

<__>

<_<

Yeah... no-one...

I'm planning to meet someone I'm talking to on MSN (he's from T'scapist). He doesn't sound like a thirty year old rapist so we're probably going to meet at some point. \o/

Also: Escapism London 09 woo!

 

[cleverlymadeup]

but one my other friends (and probably my best friend) doesn't like the idea of me having met a guy online, especially one 3 (i was 17 he was 20) years older than me. She gives out all the usual arguments about being raped and what not, but has kind of accepted it by now, and has even (to a degree) befriended this guy for herself.

your female friend is a douche to say the least, the whole excuse of "oh someone might rape me" is a cop out and one of the worst excuses since "oh i think of you a friend"

if anyone pulls that with me when i know them online i just say "well you can rape and murder me just the same" and that usually leads to some funny outcomes, if they still say "no i won't meet you" i stop talking to them cause frankly they aren't a friend

As long as you take the proper precautions, you should be fine. Make sure someone knows where you are going. If possible, have a friend go with you when you go to meet the person, even if they leave after you meet up. Have some way of protecting yourself in case the person does turn out to be a crazy (mace, defense training, etc.). Carry your cell phone or borrow someones. And just generally find out as much information ahead of time as possible. Where you'll be, if anyone else will be there, what you'll be doing, etc. The more you're informed and the more other people know, the safer you'll be. Oh, and have fun too.

again while it's good in theory there's a TON more reason to do that when going out with a friend you know than with someone off the internet. most murders and rapes are done by people you know, not by complete strangers and there's tons of crime stats to back that one up. when people go missing the first people they ask are their relatives and most of the time they find out it's a family member that's done it.

as for me i have met a ton of people off the internet and i've never had an issue, sure those that were jerks online tended to be jerks in person, even tho they claimed they weren't. i've never been in a situation were i am worried about my safety tho, i don't even bring friends along simply because it can make things even more uneasy as instead of just one person they are kinda familiar there is now one or more people they have no clue who they are and it tends to make them even more defensive and threatened

honestly if you have been talking to someone for a while you should have a pretty good idea who they are and how they act

 

[Fairee]

Please don't stab me. I bleed.

I wouldn't. I'm not keen to use my frst aid skills.

Ok, if anyone plans to stab me can we do it near a hospital? And try not to get any of my organs, I may want to use them if I survive.

Lol, no one's going to stab you. Not from our group anyway.

<__>

<_<

Yeah... no-one...

I'm planning to meet someone I'm talking to on MSN (he's from T'scapist). He doesn't sound like a thirty year old rapist so we're probably going to meet at some point. \o/

Also: Escapism London 09 woo!

Ooh how and when are you getting there?

 

[Evilbunny]

Yeah, I met this guy on IRC that was looking for some pot, so I met up with him and sold him some. He's a nice guy.

do you live in south east england?

Nah, I live in northeast United States. Sorry.

 

[Simriel]

Escapism U.K! CAN I HEAR A WOOT?

 

[Fairee]

Escapism U.K! CAN I HEAR A WOOT?

WOOT WOOT! Escapism UK is gonna rock! A whole weekend of doing random stuff! Yay!

So much better than Escapism Sydney. Pfft, just meeting for an afternoon.....

 

[traceur_]

No but I do intend to meet you fine folk if we ever have an escapism in brisbane or somewhere close.

 

[sky14kemea]

ive already met up with all the people on another forum (dont worry im only loyal to 2) and they were all really nice, we went to see a film and have a chinese buffet
the only pinch of salt is i already knew they were safe because my cousin's friend is the only who founded the forum...

but this year im going to Escapism UK =D it should be awesome

Escapism U.K! CAN I HEAR A WOOT?

WOOT WOOT! Escapism UK is gonna rock! A whole weekend of doing random stuff! Yay!

So much better than Escapism Sydney. Pfft, just meeting for an afternoon.....

WOOT WOOT WOOT!

 

[Duck Sandwich]

Even if I had enough friends close to where I live, there's still the conundrum of me not having a car. The Escapist meetup does sound like a fun idea though.

 

[SecretTacoNinja]

Please don't stab me. I bleed.

I wouldn't. I'm not keen to use my frst aid skills.

Ok, if anyone plans to stab me can we do it near a hospital? And try not to get any of my organs, I may want to use them if I survive.

Lol, no one's going to stab you. Not from our group anyway.

<__>

<_<

Yeah... no-one...

I'm planning to meet someone I'm talking to on MSN (he's from T'scapist). He doesn't sound like a thirty year old rapist so we're probably going to meet at some point. \o/

Also: Escapism London 09 woo!

Ooh how and when are you getting there?

I might be going to visit friends in London around that time. ^_^
It'll be by the Tube probably.

 

[Simriel]

Escapism U.K! CAN I HEAR A WOOT?

WOOT WOOT! Escapism UK is gonna rock! A whole weekend of doing random stuff! Yay!

So much better than Escapism Sydney. Pfft, just meeting for an afternoon.....

All I need to know is the info and I can book tickets to get there.

 

[deathless14]

no, but my dad has

 

[Drummerstixz]

It seems you took the necessary precautions when doing this so i dont see anything wrong with it...i meet a few people from Myspace and XBL, but then again im a pretty big guy with tai kwon do experience lol.

 

[sorry user name taken.]

A stab vest helps. Well that's my plan for Escapism UK & SmilingKitsune.

I highly doubt anyone on the Escapist is a serial killer/rapist.

I still haven't found a decent excuse to wear it yet...

I could bring a knife and give you a reason to wear it

Please don't stab me. I bleed.

I wouldn't. I'm not keen to use my frst aid skills.

just use resident evil herbs or eat a hot dog...




...what...it works in games

 

[Fairee]

Please don't stab me. I bleed.

I wouldn't. I'm not keen to use my frst aid skills.

just use resident evil herbs or eat a hot dog...




...what...it works in games

Lol, true.

But I do know first aid. Part of my job. Working with kids, it's kinda compulsory now.

 

[Fraeir]

I've gotten to befriend some of the best people I know through the internet, and our small community of pure win is passively saving up for having a meet in Canada.

Also, I kinda crush on a girl I know online, whom I haven't gotten to meet in person yet, but hopefully I'll get to in not too long : D

So, planning to!

 

[Sixties Spidey]

Planning to.

Going to meet with you lot at Escapism UK

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. When's it going to be?

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

Planning to.

Going to meet with you lot at Escapism UK

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. When's it going to be?

Check with Ago Iterum, he's the King of Escapism UK. You must refer to him as "Your Highness" when you talk to him.