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Kristinekochanski

Joined: 7 January 2012
Comments so far: 11,965
Abuse reports: 173
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Tell us about your username. What, if anything, does it mean?

My username comes from the TV series Red Dwarf, I am specifically the Clare Grogan version of Kristine as she is Scots & so am I.

In what ways does your online personality differ from who you are in real life?

Not much to be honest, but I could get into trouble if I did it under my own name, so I don't. I sometimes post on issues that relate to work things, so I am very keen to retain the freedom that being anonymous gives me.

If you met me then we could have a good debate, but I think it would stay nice & I would buy you a beer."

What is your commenting theme song?

Nina Simone's Feeling Good.

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Tell us a secret:

I love the Proclaimers. So uncool but great.

Do you have a crush on a Guardian journalist?

Glenn Greenwald. Beyond my reach as he is gay. He has been a great addition to the Graun & the fact that he is tall, dark & handsome is just a bonus. I can dream.

We have the same arguments all over & over – nothing's changed much since ancient Greece. Maybe some day we will work it all out. At least CIF posters are trying.

Has a comment ever made you cry?

Nothing on Cif has ever made me cry, as it is not wise to approach any internet community in a state of emotion. Crying is for real life. I have found many posts & many articles very moving, but mainly I salute the honesty of posters BTL who share their stories of pain & hardship.

What do you think of the term troll? What does it mean to you?

We are all subjective when it comes to the term troll. For lots of us it means a person that just doesn't listen to reason, but then we are imposing our sense of reason on them. I would say that trolls are those who actually enjoy it, they make up names & jump in purely to derail threads for their own amusement. Sometimes they are quite funny.

Which commenter do you admire?

Too many to list, favourite is Peter Guillam who is just so right about everything that I think he should be cloned.
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