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missjbean2
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Reged: 09/09/03
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Re: switching user names
      11/28/03 10:44 AM

LP,

I was concerned when I read that about people's usernames being linked to message boards and I thought I would see what happened when I typed in a username+message board and was shocked by how many members names would take you to the DB Freeboard login page. I guess I shouldn't be shocked but it was a little unnerving to me at least.

So I guess it makes sense for security purposes that some may need to change names. If you belong to several message boards or use your username here for other purposes I would advise that you DON'T give out any identifying information because I was pretty darn freaked out when one user's name took me to an add for a property rental that included a pretty clear identification of the area where that person lived and an email addy for them.

I am not suggesting that people get all freaked out over this but to just use common sense. Not everyone in "cyberland" is on the up and up. The idea that someone here was being "stalked" is troublesome. It has been brought up again and again that you should not give out your email address to just anyone. I learned, and fortunately from someone that I do trust, just how easy it is to get a person full name from their email.

Be careful out there.

Jilly

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* switching user names drewsmerdel 11/27/03 12:12 PM
. * * Re: switching user names DrugBuyersAdministrator   11/29/03 02:36 AM
. * * Re: switching user names Box_of_Rain   11/29/03 09:01 AM
. * * Re: switching user names toe   09/05/04 05:16 AM
. * * Re: switching user names drewsmerdel   11/29/03 12:03 PM
. * * Re: switching user names potatoboy99   11/28/03 08:24 AM
. * * Re: switching user names lovepink_new   11/28/03 09:52 AM
. * * Re: switching user names missjbean2   11/28/03 10:44 AM
. * * Re: switching user names moonshade   11/28/03 05:31 PM
. * * Re: switching user names guitardude   11/27/03 02:59 PM
. * * Re: switching user names drewsmerdel   11/29/03 12:06 PM
. * * Re: switching user names sara43   12/07/03 01:05 AM
. * * Re: switching user names bushstalin04   12/08/03 10:47 PM
. * * Re: switching user names tray1   05/01/04 07:51 PM
. * * Re: switching user names yawkaw3   05/02/04 03:11 AM
. * * Re: switching user names empress1122   08/30/04 06:12 AM
. * * Re: switching user names Sweetz   08/30/04 06:41 PM
. * * Re: switching user names AngelWolf13   08/31/04 02:07 PM
. * * Re: switching user names kittie74   05/11/04 09:07 AM
. * * Re: switching user names tb1218   05/13/04 12:07 PM
. * * Re: switching user names LumbarSpasm   05/11/04 08:42 AM
. * * Re: switching user names sigmund22   05/02/04 01:10 AM

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