In all honesty, having just reread that entry, I still say that I have yet to see an example of TMI (although some parts do come pretty close). There are two reasons for this:
You've actually given the first reason in this entry. To quote: "I'll often give out to others the link to that tag rather than my journal as a whole... along with a warning: 'You read the rest of my journal at your own risk.'" This, along with the warning in your first entry, informs people, in advance of reading entries, that some entries, shall we say, "May not be suitable for public viewing." For me, TMI occurences involve an element of suprise; in other words, they come without warnings. Although I was not present for it, I suspect the game of Rumors that you mentioned in Denotation is an example of this. Despite the game's nature, the other players clearly were not expecting such a revelation and a TMI occurred, with one player being very literally 'floored' by it.
The second reason is my own curiosity. I have the curiosity of a cartoon character, and am very good at finding information about things that I ultimately decided I didn't want to know about (insert Cthulhoid Things-Man-Was-Not-Meant-To-Know reference here). These unwittingly self-inflicted TMI's have strenghened my psyche versus potentially disturbing ideas and images, and ultimately allow me to take such things in stride. I don't believe this makes me creepy, but it probably does make me 'creepier than you thought'.
When all is said and done, triggering a TMI reaction from me within a LJ post will probably require violating the Terms of Service agreement.
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You've actually given the first reason in this entry. To quote: "I'll often give out to others the link to that tag rather than my journal as a whole... along with a warning: 'You read the rest of my journal at your own risk.'" This, along with the warning in your first entry, informs people, in advance of reading entries, that some entries, shall we say, "May not be suitable for public viewing." For me, TMI occurences involve an element of suprise; in other words, they come without warnings. Although I was not present for it, I suspect the game of Rumors that you mentioned in Denotation is an example of this. Despite the game's nature, the other players clearly were not expecting such a revelation and a TMI occurred, with one player being very literally 'floored' by it.
The second reason is my own curiosity. I have the curiosity of a cartoon character, and am very good at finding information about things that I ultimately decided I didn't want to know about (insert Cthulhoid Things-Man-Was-Not-Meant-To-Know reference here). These unwittingly self-inflicted TMI's have strenghened my psyche versus potentially disturbing ideas and images, and ultimately allow me to take such things in stride. I don't believe this makes me creepy, but it probably does make me 'creepier than you thought'.
When all is said and done, triggering a TMI reaction from me within a LJ post will probably require violating the Terms of Service agreement.