Posted by rainbowbrite on August 26, 2005, at 13:01:27
In reply to Re: And another issue - post deletion » rainbowbrite, posted by Tamar on August 26, 2005, at 4:10:07
>I suppose the question that comes to my mind is: how would someone know your screen name? Unless you tell them… or if you tell one person and then they tell someone else… Or if you post from a public computer and they access the site after you, perhaps there might be a way of finding out.
easy, if you forget to turn off conputer, if someone uses it right after you when you dont expect it. People jsut have to take a peek in history and your screen name sometimes saves in the system.
>But it’s not possible to undo things you might have said IRL, like if you’ve ever told someone your screen name. And maybe that’s the significant issue.
I havent told anyone, never would. But there are ways that people can get it.
>It sounds to me as if you’re feeling quite unsafe and anxious, and I don’t know your circumstances so I don’t know the whole story. But I would say that if you think someone knows your screen name it might be a good idea to change it so that you can feel confident about future posts.
I am. There is a story to this that is too complicated to write but I feel really unsettled and i wish Dr Bob would consider the option. :-( Im not sure changing my name would make a diffenece...
>And I don’t know if you’re in therapy, but if so it might be worth talking about the possible consequences of people you know IRL learning very personal things about you, and about your fears concerning people’s knowledge of details of your life. But I think I’ve digressed away from the original topic…
Its fine for certain people to know things, but when info gets in the wrong hands then :-o, which is my concern.
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