My persona online represents...

I said "my real personality", with the obvious caveat that my real personality doesn't have a backspace, and does have expression.

When I was in high school, and a little on college I did try the impersonation thing - I tried being a woman a few times, it was interesting. In the end, it's just easier to be myself, so I do that. I think I do idealize myself on-line though. When typing, I can think more about stuff before I "speak" and so I come off a little better than I do in person.

well, it's basically what I think, y'know...

I used to think that I came off much more sage online than I am in real life, but then I realized that I often seem to fool people in real life, too.

My real personality with a little more sass and outspokeness

I'm kind of a freak, but not as much as I'd like to believe... I've only got a few body piercings... (Any guesses where??)

My real personality. If I pretend to be someone or to act as I'd like to be, I do it even in non-internet relations..., but this is not the case (or it's not conscious;).

I'm a bit quieter on-line, perhaps, but when I do speak out I think I'm pretty much my usual self. I love experimenting with different side of myself at times, but I'm no good at pretending to be something I'm really not.

I don't have any personality :)

Depends on which online persona :) I like RPG's so some of them are considerably different, others are not.

I would get REALLLLY confused if Istarted spinning off alternate personalities.How would I ever remember to whom I claimed to be what?

well it's gotta be somewhere between 1 and 2 because it can't really just be 1 since I don't think anyone really is quite *that* self-aware

You put "personality" in the singular, as if we are consistent in our presentation to the outside world.

If I'm fooling around I'll pretend I'm someone else.

I like you all to know who I really am, considering that with not many others can I be completely honest.

My persona on-line is the same as me off-line. There have been a few occasions in which I have been bored, and gone into a chat hub and played make-believe. It is fun for a bit, but then wears out real quick. And I always tell them the truth after, some get mad... but some are quite good about it. But in general.."I am what I am"

I said no comment because a) my personality has too many facets to be restricted to activities on the net and b) I hadn't really thought about developing alternative personalities - hmmm - maybe that's why life is so dull..... Thanks!

all of the above

RacerX: I'd guess that you've had your brain pierced (many, many times...)

Of course this is my real personality. But the name is after an annoying cat we used to own, who died after 15 long years. I didn't like the cat, it didn't like me.

basically myself, but more so

My poor neurons couldn't handle multiple personalities...

My online personalities reflect my real life personalities.

yes, I am like this in real life. I am slightly more vocal online, but the opinions represented are my own. and there are enough people here that know me (and vice versa) that I am not really anonymous anyways..

It's been years since I adopted any form of online persona -- it's a LOT of work, and if I'm going to do to that much effort to pretend to be something I want to be I'll usually just go to the effort of actually becoming whatever it is instead.

Somewhere out there is a log of a rather famous impersonation incident which I am responsible for.

The little guy that doesn't get out very much, this is definitly a double meaning.