Posted by linkadge on December 3, 2009, at 16:57:56
Hi, I have used this site for a long time. Probably about 10 years now.
What I am realizing is that I had made posts a long time back for which I didn't understand the implications. For instance, I had made the mistake of including an email address in an posting. At the time of the posting I had no clue that this information was going to be so easily searchable on Google.
Now, instead of helping me, this board has become a nightmare - I won't get into the specifics of why and how. I wish there was some way to have my username blocked within archives - or to request that specific posts or threads be deleted.
If for any reason your username is compromised, or your username becomes linked to a real name then your whole life's emotional story is there like a book for anyone to read. And now, becuase I made the mistake of posting an email address within a few psychobabble threads (without really knowing at the time that these archives would be stored for the world to see) I have problems.
This site has been a curse for me lately. If you think you can come on a site to get confidential help and support for sensitive issues think again. Everything you say is recorded - possibly forever in the babble archives.
poster:linkadge
thread:927953
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