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Post by rosebud5 on Dec 9, 2010 2:23:38 GMT -5
I just requested him as a friend on myspace..... Do you think its actually him? Feeling dizzy...... *faints*
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Post by ashleyrose09 on Dec 9, 2010 19:47:20 GMT -5
Probably isn't him.  But you never know. It's most likely a fan made page tho. |
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Post by disarm79 on Dec 10, 2010 2:05:16 GMT -5
That would be awesome if it is him. Ashley is probably right though...it might just be a fan page. There are alot of those. I wish he would set up a verified twitter account. Let me know if he becomes your myspace friend  |
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Post by emma286 on Jan 26, 2011 5:57:05 GMT -5
I've recently been wondering along very similiar line's as to whether he's really on Facebook or not. There are a few Cillian profiles set up on there. And am figuring that at the least most of them have to be fake - if not all. But at the same time think it would be nice if one day it turned out he was and was willing to chat to fans.
Still with these accounts, it's best to be wary me thinks. I remember that with one, the person openly admitted they were a fan. But with another the person was undeniably going out of their way to convince others they were the genuine Cillian. I actually made the mistake of friend requesting them, before shortly after working out for myself that it had to be a fake account. They were even talking about Cillian's family as if they were involved with them on an every day basis. (frankly I found it really creepy and thought it was stepping way out of line!). I soon started to realise certain things just didn't ring quite true after a while. Like for example, when I posed the person a friendly polite message to ask a casual question (for the very first time) - they sent me back a message that came across to me like it was more the type of thing a female would type rather than a guy. It was even signed with a row of kisses, which imo is more the kind of thing a female would do than a male. Guys of course do that at times with messages too, but in my experience they've only done that kind of thing with me if I've known them a while and am friends with them. I don't know Cillian - but I seriously doubt that's the kind of thing he'd ever write back to fans as a first written response, assuming he ever writes to them at all. I think also, if a profile just has a handful of public Cillian pictures (and nothing else), and the person does pretty much nothing but talk about Cillian and his films when they make posts under their profile, then those are also likely signs it's just a fan and not the real thing. That was also the case with the person I requested. I ended up taking my name off their friend list in the end. It's one thing if a fan openly admits to creating a Cillian account just for a bit of fun. I've no problem with it. But imo for somebody to choose to outright lie through deliberately impersonating somebody they're not in the way that person did is for me just plain unacceptable. And morally wrong. It's disrespectful to the person they're impersonating, and to others too.
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Post by Crane on Jan 26, 2011 9:03:50 GMT -5
No famous person in their right mind would open a FB page using their own name and leave it open to requests by randoms unless they were desperate for attention. If Cillian has a page, its either blocked so only friends can see it (mine is like that) or he uses a different name (more likely). or he does both! (even more likely!!) that is assuming of course that he is even bothered about using FB. A person as private as Cillian would not ever create a profile which is visable and accessible. Hell, i'm not famous but even mine is blocked so no-one will find me!! I agree Emma it is quite sad people pretending to be a famous person, but maybe they just assume people know it isn't them and take it as a joke.  |
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Post by emma286 on Jan 26, 2011 9:47:32 GMT -5
No famous person in their right mind would open a FB page using their own name and leave it open to requests by randoms unless they were desperate for attention. If Cillian has a page, its either blocked so only friends can see it (mine is like that) or he uses a different name (more likely). or he does both! (even more likely!!) that is assuming of course that he is even bothered about using FB. A person as private as Cillian would not ever create a profile which is visable and accessible. Hell, i'm not famous but even mine is blocked so no-one will find me!! Near enough just what I thought, and still think, too Crane. The whole idea of him going as public as that just doesn't make sense. I'm the same too. I'm not famous either (very far from it lol!) but even I'm pretty selective about who I do and don't add on there. The only reason I can think of that'd likely be an exception in Cillian's case, was if he'd decided to do it as a way of further promoting his work. But I believe even if he ever did, he'd just set up a seperate fan page profile/account on there and without sharing any personal details whatsoever. Just maybe info of how things are going with his work projects. And even then I think it's pretty unlikely. Like you say, I think if he is on there then it's extremely likely his account is either set up so only people he wants to see his profile can find him, or else has it set up under a different name altogether so he can't be easily recognised. I know in his kind of position that's the kind of thing I'd definitely do! I agree Emma it is quite sad people pretending to be a famous person, but maybe they just assume people know it isn't them and take it as a joke. Could well be Crane, totally understand your point there. I still think some of these people over step the mark though. |
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Post by Crane on Jan 26, 2011 10:17:15 GMT -5
[A person as private as Cillian would not ever create a profile which is visable and accessible. Hell, i'm not famous but even mine is blocked so no-one will find me!! Near enough just what I thought, and still think, too Crane. The whole idea of him going as public as that just doesn't make sense. I'm the same too. I'm not famous either (very far from it lol!) but even I'm pretty selective about who I do and don't add on there. The only reason I can think of that'd likely be an exception in Cillian's case, was if he'd decided to do it as a way of further promoting his work. But I believe even if he ever did, he'd just set up a seperate fan page profile/account on there and without sharing any personal details whatsoever. Just maybe info of how things are going with his work projects. And even then I think it's pretty unlikely. Like you say, I think if he is on there then it's extremely likely his account is either set up so only people he wants to see his profile can find him, or else has it set up under a different name altogether so he can't be easily recognised. I know in his kind of position that's the kind of thing I'd definitely do! I agree Emma it is quite sad people pretending to be a famous person, but maybe they just assume people know it isn't them and take it as a joke. Could well be Crane, totally understand your point there. I still think some of these people over step the mark though. [/quote] I agree Emma, its not actually a very funny joke if that is their intention! also, if they are truely trying to pass themselves off as the celebrity that could potentially be damaging to the person they are impersonating. Also its a bit cruel to the people who do believe they are chatting with their hero/heartthrob etc. If famous people do have fan pages they are usually (i believe) run by their agencies etc. to put out new information relating to their work, appearances etc. they certainly never divulge or discuss personal matters on there like you or I would with our friends! |
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Post by emma286 on Jan 26, 2011 10:33:22 GMT -5
I agree Emma, its not actually a very funny joke if that is their intention! also, if they are truely trying to pass themselves off as the celebrity that could potentially be damaging to the person they are impersonating. Also its a bit cruel to the people who do believe they are chatting with their hero/heartthrob etc That occurred to me too Crane. I couldn't help but think, in the case of that fake profile I mentioned earlier in here, if Cillian were aware they were posting things about his wife and sons as if they knew them - even if it was reasonably casually - that at the least he likely wouldn't feel too happy. Bad enough to pretend to be the person to begin with, but claiming they have a relationship with those close to the person is in my opinion even worse!! And though with some people they might be doing it as a joke, with others it can a warning sign of somebody with a stalker mindset. And then as you say there's the whole messing with fans expectations thing too. If famous people do have fan pages they are usually (i believe) run by their agencies etc. to put out new information relating to their work, appearances etc. they certainly never divulge or discuss personal matters on there like you or I would with our friends! That never occurred to me before (on the agency thing). Thanks for pointing that out! Have to admit I'm not super knowledgeable on how these things work so that's helpful to know.  |
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But you never know. It's most likely a fan made page tho.
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