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Many years ago, (1980s) in a land far, far away, (Wisconsin) I learned
the hard way that participating in social media (political based
bulletin boards) using your real name or worse, email addresses that reference your real name was not a wise thing to do, especially if one
lives in a glass house (don't we all?) and occasionally throws stones.
An email address that can be linked to you that you use for many
different venues will lead people to see your involvement on those
venues.
Internet search capabilities today are immensely more powerful than
they were back then.
The world is full of nasty people who might not just key your car, but threaten your life and the lives of your family.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
On 9/17/2025 2:25 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
Many years ago, (1980s) in a land far, far away, (Wisconsin) I learned
the hard way that participating in social media (political based
bulletin boards) using your real name or worse, email addresses that
reference your real name was not a wise thing to do, especially if one
lives in a glass house (don't we all?) and occasionally throws stones.
An email address that can be linked to you that you use for many
different venues will lead people to see your involvement on those
venues.
Internet search capabilities today are immensely more powerful than
they were back then.
The world is full of nasty people who might not just key your car, but
threaten your life and the lives of your family.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
Understood.
I use my real name but except for usenet I have never
visited a 'social' web site. We get spam, and lots of it,
but not personal invective, doxxing and the like.
On Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:34:18 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 9/17/2025 2:25 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
Many years ago, (1980s) in a land far, far away, (Wisconsin) I learned
the hard way that participating in social media (political based
bulletin boards) using your real name or worse, email addresses that
reference your real name was not a wise thing to do, especially if one
lives in a glass house (don't we all?) and occasionally throws stones.
An email address that can be linked to you that you use for many
different venues will lead people to see your involvement on those
venues.
Internet search capabilities today are immensely more powerful than
they were back then.
The world is full of nasty people who might not just key your car, but
threaten your life and the lives of your family.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
Understood.
I use my real name but except for usenet I have never
visited a 'social' web site. We get spam, and lots of it,
but not personal invective, doxxing and the like.
I don't think you need to worry. You have a business to promote and
you're not a stone thrower.
Others who post here or *have* posted here might be more vulnerable
than they imagine. One might pass this information along to others.
Usenet is massive, totally unmoderated, and available to everyone. A
lot of Usenet postings are copied and pasted hither and yon, and don't
even need a Usenet account to be seen. What's seen often includes the >poster's email address, and as I said, an email address whose owner's
real name can be found in their postings and is used in other venues
can identify their involvement within those other venues. IOW, if you
use that same email address to ask for help about building a
greenhouse tells people that you have a greenhouse... or anything
else you might be involved in.
Adding a "nospam" to your email address or other directions on how to
make the email address valid might thwart some auto responses, but not
a person.
Beyond that, a person's name and the name of their community,
especially if it's kind of a unique name and a small community can
lead people to your doorstep, as we have seen.
I also think it's a mistake to have the opinion that you have nothing
to hide.
On Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:34:18 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 9/17/2025 2:25 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
Many years ago, (1980s) in a land far, far away, (Wisconsin) I learned
the hard way that participating in social media (political based
bulletin boards) using your real name or worse, email addresses that
reference your real name was not a wise thing to do, especially if one
lives in a glass house (don't we all?) and occasionally throws stones.
An email address that can be linked to you that you use for many
different venues will lead people to see your involvement on those
venues.
Internet search capabilities today are immensely more powerful than
they were back then.
The world is full of nasty people who might not just key your car, but
threaten your life and the lives of your family.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
Understood.
I use my real name but except for usenet I have never
visited a 'social' web site. We get spam, and lots of it,
but not personal invective, doxxing and the like.
I don't think you need to worry. You have a business to promote and
you're not a stone thrower.
Others who post here or *have* posted here might be more vulnerable
than they imagine. One might pass this information along to others.
Usenet is massive, totally unmoderated, and available to everyone. A
lot of Usenet postings are copied and pasted hither and yon, and don't
even need a Usenet account to be seen. What's seen often includes the poster's email address, and as I said, an email address whose owner's
real name can be found in their postings and is used in other venues
can identify their involvement within those other venues. IOW, if you
use that same email address to ask for help about building a
greenhouse tells people that you have a greenhouse... or anything
else you might be involved in.
Adding a "nospam" to your email address or other directions on how to
make the email address valid might thwart some auto responses, but not
a person.
Beyond that, a person's name and the name of their community,
especially if it's kind of a unique name and a small community can
lead people to your doorstep, as we have seen.
I also think it's a mistake to have the opinion that you have nothing
to hide.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
On 9/17/2025 8:28 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
On Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:34:18 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
On 9/17/2025 2:25 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
Many years ago, (1980s) in a land far, far away, (Wisconsin) I learned >>>> the hard way that participating in social media (political based
bulletin boards) using your real name or worse, email addresses that
reference your real name was not a wise thing to do, especially if one >>>> lives in a glass house (don't we all?) and occasionally throws stones. >>>> An email address that can be linked to you that you use for many
different venues will lead people to see your involvement on those
venues.
Internet search capabilities today are immensely more powerful than
they were back then.
The world is full of nasty people who might not just key your car, but >>>> threaten your life and the lives of your family.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
Understood.
I use my real name but except for usenet I have never
visited a 'social' web site. We get spam, and lots of it,
but not personal invective, doxxing and the like.
I don't think you need to worry. You have a business to promote and
you're not a stone thrower.
Others who post here or *have* posted here might be more vulnerable
than they imagine. One might pass this information along to others.
Usenet is massive, totally unmoderated, and available to everyone. A
lot of Usenet postings are copied and pasted hither and yon, and don't
even need a Usenet account to be seen. What's seen often includes the
poster's email address, and as I said, an email address whose owner's
real name can be found in their postings and is used in other venues
can identify their involvement within those other venues. IOW, if you
use that same email address to ask for help about building a
greenhouse tells people that you have a greenhouse...-a or anything
else you might be involved in.
Adding a "nospam" to your email address or other directions on how to
make the email address valid might thwart some auto responses, but not
a person.
Beyond that, a person's name and the name of their community,
especially if it's kind of a unique name and a small community can
lead people to your doorstep, as we have seen.
I also think it's a mistake to have the opinion that you have nothing
to hide.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
Yes, that's a good point.-a Usenet conversations are immortal and
portions of them pop up in all sorts of web searches at many websites.
I have made impolitic or untoward comments which I wish were not
immortal, but they are. Some of those are 28, 30 years old and still embarrassing.