An interesting topic came up earlier today at the skulls regarding shims which has inspired me to write this guide. Hopefully after reading this guide you will have a better understanding what a shim is, understanding shim's and their motives and how to properly identify a shim.
What is a shim?
A shim is male who poses as a female online. They have plagued the internet since its arrival and can usually be found in online games, chatrooms, forums etc. There is some controversy surrounding the word shim, its history and literal definition. Some claim it derives from simply putting "she" and "he" together. While others argue it is short for "She is a him". Regardless of the definition you choose to accept the meaning remains the same, A male deceiving others into believing he is a she.
Into the depths of a shim's mind
There are several reasons why a person may partake in such a despicable act of being a shim Bellow I have made a list and brief explanation for your reference.
> Attention seekers - lack of attention "in real life" drives these individuals to pose as a female to feed their hunger and need for attention.
> Sexual dysfunction - the shim in question may have a problem with their own sexual identity. More sinister they may be using their false identity to prey on others to fulfil their own sexual desires.
> Scammers - the shim in this case in regards to online gaming will use their identity to exploit items from their victims or other help and special treatment.
Identifying a shim
Some shims have became elaborately clever in convincing and maintaining their alter ego. You would be surprised the lengths some of these people will goto. For the untrained and naive person when encountering a shim this may pose a challenge in the ability to know in fact they are dealing with a shim. Bellow I have compiled another list to help in identifying a shim.
> Pictures - one of the major give-a-ways that a person is a shim is the picture they use to pass themselves off as. Use the simple golden rule "If it's too good to be true....." Here is an example:
"She" sends you this pic
Chances are here is her real pic
> Lesbian - 99.9% of all females claiming to be a lesbian online are really shims. This is one of the oldest shim methods in history. They use this method to "make friends" with other lesbian females but in the end sadly it is just two guys cybering each other thinking they are with some hot chick.
> The persons name - do they use a name such as; hornygirl69, sexyhotchick, Monique? These are sure give-a-ways.
That is all I have for now
