Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
It doesn't concern me since we share that sort of generic info with people in person on a frequent basis. No different than sharing your name and where you work with the barista who makes your coffee each morning. He now knows your first name, type of work you do, and obviously your location since you go there each day. For all you know he's got a freezer full of human heads in his basement. But we can't live our lives in fear and paranoia.
I've shared some personal stuff on here, but nothing that's going to damage my career or personal relationships with the people who mean the most to me.
Yeah, come to think of it, I've shared more personal details with the guy next to me at the diner counter than I have included in my posts.
I've had a couple of CD posters reach out to me via Yahoo and we've become FB friends. That being said, nothing I say on here is all that incriminating.
That being said, OP, we live in the same Zip Code and you've posted your photo, I'm almost certain I've pushed my buggy past you at the Publix and driven past you on the street. But the last thing I would do is freak you out and say hello.
Security breach!
I don't worry much about real life spillover, you could say hi if you wanted, though that will be much harder now that I've moved away from the 'Ham.
To me, the bigger concern is someone getting peeved off by something I say and going on a mini troll rampage, maybe sharing my identity and photos here or else linking to my CD profile and spreading it to Facebook friends. I enjoy the anonymity my social media profiles provide me.
I don't worry much about real life spillover, you could say hi if you wanted, though that will be much harder now that I've moved away from the 'Ham.
To me, the bigger concern is someone getting peeved off by something I say and going on a mini troll rampage, maybe sharing my identity and photos here or else linking to my CD profile and spreading it to Facebook friends. I enjoy the anonymity my social media profiles provide me.
Yeah or taking my sensitive posts, which I will no longer due, and blackmailing me with a prospective employer. I guess I will change my user name, close account, or post dull and boring things. Which to me, is sad because what's the point of posting if you can't be you.
A lot of people post carefully to protect their identities while others openly post their photos and talk about personal details. Do you ever worry that the small details you post will add up to enough information for an Internet stranger to figure out who you are? Not necessarily with any evil intent, but do you worry about someone recognizing you on Facebook, through your work, or in your community without having expressly shared your identity?
It seems like just sharing your location, first name, and type of work could be enough to track down a lot of folks.
Yes. I have actually recognized one person on the Dallas boards on CD, just in passing, and have seen this individual posting on Facebook. I know this individual's real name but ironically have forgotten their C-D username.
I would never "out" anyone on C-D, and I carefully avoid giving out identifying information like where I went to school, what street I grew up on, names of people I knew growing up, etc. Dallas is very small townish for such a big city.
A lot of people post carefully to protect their identities while others openly post their photos and talk about personal details. Do you ever worry that the small details you post will add up to enough information for an Internet stranger to figure out who you are? Not necessarily with any evil intent, but do you worry about someone recognizing you on Facebook, through your work, or in your community without having expressly shared your identity?
It seems like just sharing your location, first name, and type of work could be enough to track down a lot of folks.
Interesting topic.
I guarantee that anyone that knows me who read through all my posts would be able to identify me, however, I do keep my identity secret on C-D...even from my own sister who posts here and from whom I learned about this site.
I don't reveal anything here that would be really damaging to me, but rather I post some pretty inflamatory opinions that I do not wish to offend friends and family with. I will say some pretty harsh thing about people who believe in religion and god here, but do not want those I know who are believers to truly know what I think of that aspect of them. I don't mince my words here, this is my outlet for my frustrations that are not physical (my physical outlet is in the boxing ring).
We actually have City Data Forum Meetups on the board I'm most active on (a regional forum). It's been fun getting to know the people we chat with on here!
It doesn't concern me since we share that sort of generic info with people in person on a frequent basis. No different than sharing your name and where you work with the barista who makes your coffee each morning. He now knows your first name, type of work you do, and obviously your location since you go there each day. For all you know he's got a freezer full of human heads in his basement. But we can't live our lives in fear and paranoia.
I've shared some personal stuff on here, but nothing that's going to damage my career or personal relationships with the people who mean the most to me.
So true.
I make sure not to post anything that might get me "in trouble" (however one defines that, based on their own personal/professional circumstances), if it were revealed paired w/my actual name.
I do feel I have to be incredibly careful about writing anything online because the potential audience is unknown, and misinterpretation can happen so easily. Conflict is hard for me, even more so should it occur "in public"-which is what I consider any forum, even with my "anonymous" ID. Tough to balance between saying "nothing" and hazardously "oversharing", so I expend a lot of effort & time crafting my words before hitting "submit reply" (it's hard getting my comment to seem "just right enough").
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ohiogirl81
Someone who knows me could read my posts and think: Hey, this person sounds a lot like ... !
Someone figuring out who I am from the posts on this site? Doubtful.
Sounds very sensible-I like the symmetry of the reasoning.
I don't say anything on line in any forum or social networking site that I would be ashamed of people knowing, or worry about people reading, so I just don't worry too much about it.
What if you don't have a facebook or tumblr page, can someone still find out your identity? I am very private online. I don't even have a facebook page with my real name.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
