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Backslide

Backslide

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I know this sounds a bit paranoid, But I think it would be a good Idea if we didn't have our home address's and such in our profile.. Just a though to be a bit more safe.
 
Good thoughts. However, what I would rather see is tht the profiles can only be accessed by a logged in registered user. Then they shouldn't pull up in web searches and, at least, wouldn't be accessible to just anyone if they did.
 
coventrycat86 said:
Doesn't scare me in the least. Maybe I'm missing something but how do you feel less safe if your address is in your profile?
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Anybody attempting to rob me gets met at the entry (inside the door) by my two associates: Mr. Glock 23 (with 11 rounds of .45 caliber hollow points) and Mr. Colt CAR-15 (with the pre-ban bought 30 round magazines - filled with 27 rounds of .223 FMJs so as not to wear out the springs in them).

And I don't give out my personnel email address to just anybody (yahoo addresses are free).

And if someone wants to send me something in the mail, I like robustos and maddys, have at it. And junk mail becomes fireplace starters.

No worries.

M. Gipson
 
Backslide420 said:
I know this sounds a bit paranoid, But I think it would be a good Idea if we didn't have our home address's and such in our profile.. Just a though to be a bit more safe.
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It's your profile, just take it out and only give it to those you want. I don't see the problem. ???
 
Treamayne said:
Good thoughts. However, what I would rather see is tht the profiles can only be accessed by a logged in registered user. Then they shouldn't pull up in web searches and, at least, wouldn't be accessible to just anyone if they did.
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That can be done by Rod if he so choses
 
Eh. I think its a personal decision. I don't have mine in my profile. If someone wants to send me something they can ask or get it from several other members (except moki will give it out wrong :p).
 
I haven't had my addy in my profile for awhile. RIGHT! it is ones personal choice.
Just don't want to see anyone get into any type of trouble. Im not saying any will be. I just don't want any trouble if any were to pop up later on. Like being able to pinpoint who and where I am/live. :(
 
Mine is a PO box, so I'm not too worried. It's crowded living, but I somehow manage. :D This is a tight group and most generally, everyone knows everyone else. I'm not really certain what the big difference is between having your name and address in the phone book as opposed to having it in your CP profile. I suppose one is safer than the other, but I must have absent the day someone explained that in school or something.

I don't know how many times I've gone to "bomb" a newbie who just joined, only to be frustrated that their address wasn't in their profile. Yes, I suppose you can PM them, but that takes the fun out of it. The point is to surprise them is it not?
 
SFG75 said:
I'm not really certain what the big difference is between having your name and address in the phone book...
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You stole my point! :angry: The only difference is, perhaps, if you are consistantly writing about how many of those felony, capital-punishment, offensive ISOMs you own. In that case, you'd probably be better off not having all of your personal info listed. For me, however, not owning any myself (ya' hear that, coppers?), I don't care.
 
I did a Google Search one day on my name "michael grauman" and the results of that search showed my home address, as big as day. The link it referred to was my CP profile. I took it out of my profile and within a day or two, I no longer came up in a google search.

Paranoid? I think Cautious is a better word. ???
 
PuroBrat said:
I did a Google Search one day on my name "michael grauman" and the results of that search showed my home address, as big as day. The link it referred to was my CP profile. I took it out of my profile and within a day or two, I no longer came up in a google search.

Paranoid? I think Cautious is a better word. ???
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But who cares? Go to whitepages.com and type in your name. Did your address come up? How is typing your name into a search engine different from a person typing your name into whitepages.com. Or calling information?
 
blair said:
PuroBrat said:
I did a Google Search one day on my name "michael grauman" and the results of that search showed my home address, as big as day. The link it referred to was my CP profile. I took it out of my profile and within a day or two, I no longer came up in a google search.

Paranoid? I think Cautious is a better word. ???
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But who cares? Go to whitepages.com and type in your name. Did your address come up? How is typing your name into a search engine different from a person typing your name into whitepages.com. Or calling information?
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Ah but you see, that is just the point. My name in Whitepages.com does not net you my address, I am not in there. If you call information you will get nothing either. my number is unlisted.

Yes it is very different.

Wascal, dangit, don't scare me like that, I spent the last 5 minutes outside looking for the damn helipopters ;)
 
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