It's a great idea
Just remember that this is a public website. ANYONE can see your posts, your name, your photos..and everything you have ever said about yourself.
There are a lot of nutcases out there. Personally, I would never ever use my real full name on a public website or put photos of myself or members of my family or my friends on a public webstite. Especially not one where such personal information was being discussed.
There are a lot of nutcases out there. Personally, I would never ever use my real full name on a public website or put photos of myself or members of my family or my friends on a public webstite. Especially not one where such personal information was being discussed.
Yes, you should change it. If you're lucky and no damage has been done yet, you might get away with it. Unfortunately, it will be in cached versions of the forums for quite some time, but that can't be helped. You can at least make it a tiny bit harder for newcomers to show up at your front door.
If someone has blocked you, they disappear from your sight here.
If someone has blocked you, they disappear from your sight here.
Ms. Cal Culator
on 9/25/11 3:42 pm - Tuvalu
on 9/25/11 3:42 pm - Tuvalu
From another board, long ago...
After posting your real name, your city and the names of your children, proceed to tell everyone that:
1--you're back on booze and blow and relate a few episodes and neglect to ponder the wisdom of sharing THAT info until you are in rehab and Child Protective Services have placed your kids with your mother whom you hate. (This was before I got to the site.)
2--all about your fun weekend when you screwed ALL the guys in the apartment and how you brought home and shared an STD with your boyfriend. Well, now-former-boyfriend. I watched this one go down.
After posting your real name, your city and the names of your children, proceed to tell everyone that:
1--you're back on booze and blow and relate a few episodes and neglect to ponder the wisdom of sharing THAT info until you are in rehab and Child Protective Services have placed your kids with your mother whom you hate. (This was before I got to the site.)
2--all about your fun weekend when you screwed ALL the guys in the apartment and how you brought home and shared an STD with your boyfriend. Well, now-former-boyfriend. I watched this one go down.
1. I was bored. I didn't like the damn smelly noisy little *******s anyway! I thought Rehab was a detox spa. If someone had of told me otherwise I would have bought more than a fluffy dressing gown and mud pack.
2. We lost all the vowels from the scrabble set and the TV wasn't working. God you're so hyper critical!
2. We lost all the vowels from the scrabble set and the TV wasn't working. God you're so hyper critical!
RIP Mickie aka Happychick. You will be missed deeply.
It has nothing to do with your profile. You can type your name into Google and the first thing that will probably show is your activity here on OH. ANyone can come here and see that you are active and see what state you have listed under your Avatar...etc. Making your name something "not as easy" to search prevents that.
Renee
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Kristi, I googled your name with Texas in the search and all of your activity here comes up immediately, among many other things.
Never, ever use your real full name on an internet discussion site or posting site.
I suggest you change your username here to something not related to your name. And do so on any other internet sites in which you partiipate.
Never, ever use your real full name on an internet discussion site or posting site.
I suggest you change your username here to something not related to your name. And do so on any other internet sites in which you partiipate.
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