anyone else think this is really wierd.

[jimmyjammer]

Last night I went into a chat room on yahoo, and as soon as I went into it, a guy with the name 'warlock' said 'hi steve' into the chat, which is my real name. Thinking he was probably talking to someone else I kind of shrugged it off. No one answered and no one in the chat was even talking. He said Hi again with that wierd laugh smiley into the main chat. I kind of got freaked out and private messaged him asking if he was talking to me. He didn't say nothing but requested that I voice chat with him, and I declined and got the hell off yahoo messenger. Should I be worried? I am always kind of freaked out about demons and the dark spirits and worried they will try to get me. Maybe he was talking to someone else I hope.

Under the name I was under, only my best friend knows that name, and he wasn't online, and this guy was in the chat before I came in, he didn't follow me in there.

edit: and can anyone give me some kind of comfort. They can't really hurt me can they. Is there anything to do that I can protect myself. I am paranoid and have a lot of anxiety, I think I am going to be put on medicine.

[floonine]

Don't forget that the name steve, or the occurance of meeting people who like to pretend to talk to people they might not know, is common. There is always a chance that he got lucky with the name. Sure, that possibility might be very unlikely, but hey, its a possibility.

Of course, your best friend, unless you know exactly where he was at that time, could have been playing a prank on you and was actually in the chat room with you.

I don't think that this should be anything to worry about, but I understand the paranoia. If this person knows your first name by some strange coincidence, there really isn't much he can do with just your first name. No worries mate.

[jimmyjammer]

I keep thinking he was probably talking to someone else. A few minutes after he said 'hi steve' a man with the screen name steve_(somethin) came in the chat. Still wierd. Especially with the name warlock (male witch or demon).

I am also worried because as a child I used to play the ouija board and have interest in it (however nothing happened). I'm worried a spirit is following me from that but I doubt it.

[bryan2766]

He could of trojaned your computer and be watching what you do, and following you into chats and trying to freak you out.

[Asshole Lover]

dont worry about. prolly your bud

[jimmyjammer]

well it surely wasn't my bud, the guy was in the chat before I got there. and my friend wasnt even online. i'm not going to worry about it though, probably a wierd coincidence.

[Stare At The Sun]

I dont think i demon would go into a chat room, no offense, lay off the fundamentalist bible shit, seriously, someones just fucking with you, no demon..

[Psivage]

Maybe your name was in your profile or he knows you from another board or something.

[Nimbletoe]

Steve is a pretty common name... don't worry about it.

[MacGnG]

it coulda just been a friend messin with u

[WhoaitsZ]

'hi steve' = common phrase to strange.

like 'hi bob'

i'd not worry about it.

[meff]

OT: A warlock is not a 'male witch' ... a male witch is, just that, a male witch. It's a common misperception, though a warlock is a traitor and a liar, often messing with people.

[Munku]

You're paranoid man. Nice forum choice. Dont go back to yahoo.

[Hrothgar]

Yeah steve is a pretty common name. Now if he would have said hi Dikembe and your name was Dikembe...leave the lights on.

[Munku]

Or Marvin. Marvin is such a pimp name.

[GakFace]

I still think it could have been your friend. How do you KNOW he wasn't online? Its rather easy to have more than one name, and you said yourself that only HE knew about that name. So I assume you have more then one, and this one is your anonymous name... wouldn't it sound logical if your friend had one of those names too? Perhaps the one you ran into is your friend's anonymous name as well.

Aside from that, did he say "Hi" everytime someone entered?

He coulda been randomly luck, Psychic, WhackJob, or just your friend. My bet is the first or the last (although your friend might also be a whackjob ).


As for the name 'warlock'........ I've played video games with someone using the name of GOD, it never made me wonder.. "Did I just frag God?" Its just a name, maybe he's a fantasy role-player, or gothy, or had a name that he could use to fit into chats. Think nothing of the name, until they prove to you otherwise. I really doubt you look at my name, and wonder if my face is constantly covered with Nickoledean Gak, (not how the name was derived mind you) but that is the name. Thus my point.

[GoldenOuroboros]

I think demons can only really hurt you if you let them.. or if you believe that they can therefore giving them a weakness in you to exploit. Just have to build up your armour...

[spurswood]

maybe it was the spirit of a dead relative tryin to talk to you.
Or maybe it was just a good guess

[Stiltzkin]

There are tons of Steve's out there. Hell, my best friend's name is Steve. He always screen names like "Oni Stevo" or "DarkStevo" or "MasterJediStevo", so he's not surprised when people figure out what his name is. The only SN that he's ever used that didn't have "Stevo" in it was "BountyBandit". Heh. Just know that Steve is an extremely common name.

[seethreepo]

its the devil , run away run away.


oh ya

HI STEVE!!!!!!!!

[Beltruckus]

I think it was one of those little flying saucer things from "Batteries not included" they were wierd.

[Cynthetiq]

Steve.. welcome to the TFP!!!

[nightwatcher]

Chill man, get off Yahoo and go outside. Demons can't get you in the sunshine...unless they know your name. Hi Steve!

Sorry man, I actually wanted to write something serious, but a posting like this is like asking to be punched in the head. RELAX!

If it is any comfort, your Demon is a chat room nerd too! Can't be too dangerous! Flame him and send him a spike. Hell hath no fury like a chatter flamed!

[tehblaed]

Steeeeeeve, this is the dark lord speaking. I was in that chat room! Hahahah! I am watching you Steve!

*cough*

[TerresqueÜ]

I'm inclined to believe it was your buddy playing a prank on you when he was Über drunked or stone or something at a friends house.

[bparker805]

man, if i were you i would be stocking up on the crucifixes, holy water and no-doze... Just kidding, is it possible that your friend signed on on another screen name just to mess with you? I know youre a little paranoid already, but bro smoke a jay and remember, THE BOOGIEMAN IS STANDING RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!!

[liquid_dreams]

Originally posted by bparker805
man, if i were you i would be stocking up on the crucifixes, holy water and no-doze... Just kidding, is it possible that your friend signed on on another screen name just to mess with you? I know youre a little paranoid already, but bro smoke a jay and remember, THE BOOGIEMAN IS STANDING RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!!

that was true at one point in my life sadly now hes reading porno mags on my bed *looks over* yup still tru

but man relax i've had ppl say my name in chat rooms just to Phuck wit me and welll if your that paranoid then grab a cross walk you ass down to a church in the middle of a sunny day and dont sleep for weeks.... or do what i did talk to a councler then make friends wit this person just like me and the boogieman i mean i get to go scare so many litl kids cuz of this dude man hes cool

[little limey]

Some fo you guys don't seem to be taking this seriously. Obviously steve is upset and paranoid and some of you just seem to be poking fun at it.

For steve: paranoia is often very irrational. i suffer fromit too. You just have to think about it and work it out for yourself. Is that really the rational explination for this guy saying hi steve? Especially if he said it to someone else who came on right after you?

[eple]

Hi steve, I only wanted to chat you know.

[Eowyn_Vala]

just coincidence!

[wario]

Originally posted by meff
OT: A warlock is not a 'male witch' ... a male witch is, just that, a male witch. It's a common misperception, though a warlock is a traitor and a liar, often messing with people.

"I happen to be a very powerful man-witch myself."

/Xander

[jujueye]

if your name is.....Steve....why is your TFP name jimmy?

[Church]

Yea, its quite common for demons to make contact with their victims on Yahoo. It saves them a lot of time in that they don't have to appear and... uh... stuff.

/sarcasm

The guy was probably doing what I was doing. If I see a friend online in Yahoo, I tell them to meet me in a room. Then before they come in, I say "Hi _____!" just so people ask me, "hey, how'd you do that?!"

I know its stupid, but that's probably all he was doing.

[ghezzo]

I dont know if i call ti wierd or not, you shoulda stuck around there longer, and answered him or something, see if he was actually talking to you, then id get freaked out

[neddy65]

I used to drive my first wife nuts by shouting "hey Steve" in crowded places like malls. Try it it's great. just look way off like you see someone way ahead and let loose with a loud Hey Steve!
All the Steves will look to see if you meant them and of course they don't know you soooo.

Really common name man quit buggin'.

[Doesn't Matter]

Coincidence.

People do that

He was prolly doing that all day waiting for someone named steve to come in.

[vigjakob]

It's like the spam e-mails that have the same on a million of them, they are bound to get some right.

[Crack]

If I was a demon, I would use MIrc, not Yahoo(r) Chat(r)

[absence_of_color]

Why didnt you accept his invitation to chat?
You were seriously that scared?

Why does one assume things supernatural are evil?
A long time ago, I used to be really good at things like that, down to the clothes they were wearing! Im not joking!
I actually got my computer to test the ability I had!
I spent hours in chat rooms to see if I could get responses from people that I would "sense".
Some have gifts or talents, so to speak, and chat rooms are a great place to develop them without making your real friends thing your a nut.
Over the years, sadly, I dont get vibes like that very often at all. I miss it.
It very well could have been someone playing a joke on you but then again, you should have, at least, found out what they had to say.

[JoenOcoee]

Steve, I wouldn't look into it anymore than you already have, but do me a favor and just tell yourself that it might happen again. If someone was just fucking around and then saw how fast you signed off you might be pegged as a easy target. And where there's one asshole there usually is another or two, so just remember that it could happen again.

Look at the bright side as well Steve, If it was a spirit be glad that it's just a weak ass pussy spirit on yahoo as opposed to anything out Hellraiser.