Posted by Rick on January 21, 2002, at 16:31:52
I considered adding this post to an email-address related thread above, but my question is more focused on one aspect of the issue.
Specifically, it seems as if so many fewer people post their email addresses on this board than a year or two ago (Dr. Bob, please correct me if I'm wrong), and I don't understand why. Even longtime posters who used to post email addresses have stopped doing so. I'm perplexed, since one can (and I do) retain anonymity by setting up a free web-based account primarily for posting here and/or elsewhere. Yes, maybe there's some way to personally track you down, but who's going to go to all that trouble even if it IS possible? I haven't received any harassment, ads for Psychiatric medicines, and in fact have received virtually no spam of any kind on the address I set up to use with P-B. I'm perplexed.
Since I sometimes go a month or more without visiting the site, I'm wondering if something came to light that started discouraing posting of email addresses. Perhaps it had something to do with publcation of the Dr. Bob's P-B research study?
On a simliar note...A year ago I used to receive a large portion of replies to my posts via email, but now I receive 100% on the board. I guess this is in synch with the increased reticence over being contacted directly, but I still don't get why that reticence increased - dramatically.
Any explanations/thoughts anyone can share?
Thanks,
Rick
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