I'm somewhat disturbed. When you Google my username, it brings up my profile for Hatrack and my e-mail as shown at Virtual Battle School. I mean all it brings up, for me at least, are posts that I've done here. Does this happen for others? I don't think I'm fond of the idea that people I don't know might find out my e-mail address, I mean other than Hatrackers because we're like a big family.
Posted by Hyperfried (Member # 7892) on :
For me, most of the results are for a forum that I'm active on... But there are a lot of results in these weird sites that I barely even know.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Click on "my profile".
Click on "View/Update Profile".
Scroll down and choose an option other than "Yes, keep my address visible to anyone."
Save your profile with the update profile button.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I don't like it. Can I complain and have them take those off the results or something?
Edit: I think I fixed it. Let me check.
Edit of the Edit: But now it isn't visible in my profile, how will Hatrackers e-mail me if need be?
[ April 26, 2005, 04:40 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Do you use the same username other places? If not you probably don't need to worry.
Oh wow, it brings up my first hatrack post over a year ago, plus some others that i actually consider important.
edit to add: I think many hatrackers will click on the email icon above a post if they need to email you.
[ April 26, 2005, 04:44 PM: Message edited by: breyerchic04 ]
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I use SteveRogers on all of the forums here. Thats it.
Posted by no. 6 (Member # 7753) on :
What fugu said.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
But now it isn't visible in my profile, how will Hatrackers e-mail me if need be?
Posted by no. 6 (Member # 7753) on :
They can ask?
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
They'll just ask you for your email. Then you can post a modified version of it so that no bots would pick it up, like "my_name _AT_ domain _DOT_ com" and that's it.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Uh, you did notice the second option? The one that lets people email you through the board software?
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
fugu, IIRC that option wasn't working back when I signed up. I don't know if they fixed it in the meantime though...
Posted by no. 6 (Member # 7753) on :
You know, when I was first doing this several years ago, I noticed that when I displayed my e-mail, that SPAM increased dramatically. Then I removed it and it slowed considerably.
There are text bots out there scouting e-mail addresses?
I should have known. Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Steve, who exactly do you think will be Googling your username and why? I don't think you really have anything to worry about. If people are looking for Captian America stuff, they're going to use a space, or if they don't, they're not going to be too interested in finding your posts and e-mail address, they're just going to skip over it and keep looking for whatever they were looking for. If they know you from a forum and are looking for you, well, then, they found you. No big deal either way.
Posted by Sid Meier (Member # 6965) on :
I can find mine unless I put "hayrack" next to my screen name.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
If I really needed you for some dire emergency I'd start a thread entitled: CAPTAINAMERICA COME QUICK OR, IF YOU CAN'T COME QUICK, SEND AN EMAIL TO THE ADDRESS IN MY PROFILE SO I CAN SEND YOU ONE!!!!!
Steve, in the event that someone needed to email you and you have yours hidden they can just do a mayfly thread. It's not a huge problem and if you are hesitant to have your address public then keep it hidden and folks will let you know if they need your addy.
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