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Anonymity is relative. There is a representation of everyone's persona here on FTP, whether that representation is reserved and controlled, or free and total. While one could see each avatar as a mask, and the words as if coming from nowhere, the words themselves are very much telling of the persona of the wizard behind the curtin. While clearly not face to face, this is a community. I try to see this as a blind community. It is as much a community as any other community, but it simply lacks in sensation. I cannot hear or taste or touch any other member. Does that make the other members less real?
I know that roachboy and Cynthetiq are real people to an extent. I could write a book about either of their post histories, and either book would be a complete character with likes, dislikes, storyline, facts, roads of trials, antagonists, friends, and conclusions (maybe even climaxes). Let's not downplay the importance of persona on TFP, because it's all we have.
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