As a female gamer, Pokket has a unique insight into the ways in which male gamers might want to go about finding the virtual girl of their dreams. Check out her advice in her latest column!

It has come to my attention that there are quite a few guys that know how to get a girl on the internet, and yet still some don't. Being a female myself, and therefore not being bound by some sort of bromantic no-talk secrecy, I thought I would make a written guide explaining the steps to take to get the girl of your dreams. In this case, she exists in your computer. Now, there are many ways to go about getting a girl, but I will try to keep it to the best and most effective ways of doing so.

Read more of Hillary Nicole's Pokket Says: Persistence, My Friend.

quite funny

sounds like you manage to take it all in your stride!

I want to add a humorous or intelligent comment here.  I really can't though.  I have two sons and I hope that I've raised them well enough that they wouldn't be the subject of an article like this.  That's about it. :-(

People being negative towards other people on the internet and finding the net is chockf full of basement dwelling lonely stalkers?

STOP THE PRESSES!!! (monocle almost falls from eye...)

Better write an article about it!

 Next you'll be telling me that Chatroulette isn't a safe haven of people just looking for a simple friendly chat!

Good job Pokket, unfortunate women have to go through this when posting as themselves on the internet, but hey, it happens to everyone. (I used to get stalked by near insane guild members back when I did stupid stuff like you know, run guilds)

But at least you still have a sense of humor about it.

haha i bet its crazy all the stuff you get from odd net stalkers....

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Originally posted by Kyleran
Good job Pokket, unfortunate women have to go through this when posting as themselves on the internet, but hey, it happens to everyone. (I used to get stalked by near insane guild members back when I did stupid stuff like you know, run guilds)

But at least you still have a sense of humor about it.

 

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i've found that gamer girls naturally gravitate towards me, because after all the shit they put up with they enjoy just being treated like a normal gamer (human being).. gender shouldn't effect anything, but for some people it does.

If anyone wants some geniune advice on making gamer girl friends, just treat them like you would any other gamer and have some fun. 

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Originally posted by Teekay
People being negative towards other people on the internet and finding the net is chockf full of basement dwelling lonely stalkers?

STOP THE PRESSES!!! (monocle almost falls from eye...)

Better write an article about it!

 Next you'll be telling me that Chatroulette isn't a safe haven of people just looking for a simple friendly chat!

 

 

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Originally posted by lizardbones

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Shining a light on stupidity can be the first step to making it disappear. Or turning it into a meme. It's really a 50/50 thing with the internet.

 

I agree with you, but to be honest, I'm not crazy about the way she went about it.  Yes, shine a light on stupidity and discuss it.  However, I can't help but feel she gives to these sub-humans exactly what they desire, attention, buy posting what they supposedly wrote.  All it does is perpetuate the problem by inspiring them to do it more.

Althought not as extreme, it's somewhat along the lines of the news media who give unbelievable amounts of attention to psychos who shoot up a movie theater or shopping mall.  All they crave is attention, and by golly that's exactly what they get with their pictures being plastered all over the media for the following weeks after the event.

Sorry wrong thread man. I gotta stop smoking herb...

Nice! If I weren't happily married, I'd try all of those things! Where were you when I was dating? I needed all the help I could get!

Happy Monday, Pokket.

Originally posted by Centhan

 However, I can't help but feel she gives to these sub-humans exactly what they desire, attention, buy posting what they supposedly wrote.

actually, that is what two people on this site wrote. I remember the comments.

In general I don't like Pokket's work but, other than the spelling mistake, I feel this is the best piece to date.

It probably will give attention to people who essentially have issues and crave attention but at least it starts a dialogue. Won't help the perpetrators but maybe something will grow in the heads of people who might try to be "cute" in the future.

Originally posted by arcwest
what does this have to do with Massively multiplayer online role-playing games?

I think it pertains to 75-80% of the popluation of said games.........