[mombr4]

I find this a bit scary that people will post in a comment their personal information. Not only do they post their email address, full mailing address, but now have seen many posting their phone number. This is an open forum.

Would you post your personal information on a street corner?

I have had some post this information on some of my posts, have not only contacted them to remove it, but have also contacted the ADMIN asking it to be removed.

There are many who ignore this on their posts, some use a quote reply requesting the person to remove it.
If you use a quote reply you need to remove the info before posting. If not when you quote reply you are forwarding this information in a comment and asking them to remove it doesn’t matter since you have included it in your post.

Just wondering how others feel about this, when it is clearly stated in the rules of the forum not to post this information openly (how many actually read the rules).

I know this has been mentioned many times on the forum, but knowing someone who in error posted their information (thinking they were sending a PM), actually got email’s from someone they didn’t know and became a scary situation.

Just be safe when posting, read your comment before hitting send, make sure you are sending a PM and not posting on a post if sending personal information, and just think before hitting send.

 

[Cyber Granny]

You are so right, that is where trolls get their excitement from, waiting for someone to slip up and post personal info, in all innocence, thinking we are just a knitting site and we are all honest people, but alas it is not always the case, there are always some loonies out there. please be aware.

 

[Joanne Hyde]

Good advice. There was a KPer who wanted a pattern I had but wanted me to send it on line and I don't have the equipment to do this( it was an old one from my Aunt) and it was to long to retype.She did not want to send her address(on PM) so I had to say no. She kept asking for it. I felt bad and understood but was not going to go crazy trying to do something I just couldn't. On the other hand I mailed the same pattern to a woman in the UK and she sent back a nice note and a picture of her horse. That was such a nice experience. This was done all on PM. If you don't trust it does become your choise.

 

[Geeda602]

I couldn't agree more! There are people (and I know some of them) who think nothing "like that" could happen to me "I'm just a little nothing". For some reason you can't convince these people they are targets as well as anyone else is.

 

[kerrie35094]

Thanks for bringing important safety infomation up. Quite often I see people giving their e-mail address and other personal information. If they heed the advise someone invariably gives, they do remove it. Please listen to mombr4 and protect yourselves.

 

[Juden99]

Yes I agree and it is foolish that some members quote and re- post the email address, whilst asking someone to remove it.

 

[Sine]

From 10 Things you Should Never Share on the Internet

Your Address and Phone Number
File this one under security risk. If you share your address and phone number on a social networking site, you open yourself up to threats of identity theft and other personal dangers like burglaries. If you post that you're going on vacation and you have your address posted, then everyone knows you have an empty house. Identity thieves could pay a visit to your mailbox and open up a credit card in your name. Burglars could rid your home of anything of value. Even just posting your phone number gives people with Internet savvy easy access to your address. Reverse lookup services can supply anyone with your home address if you can provide the phone number.
Photos of Your Kids
Those pictures are there for everyone to see. It's a sad fact, but there are a lot of predators who use the Internet to stalk their prey. If you post pictures of your family and couple that with information like, "my husband is out of town this weekend" or "little Johnny is old enough to stay at home by himself now," then your children's safety could be at risk. Nobody ever thinks it will happen to them until it does, so safety first is a good default mode when using social networking sites. Just like with other private matters, send family photos only to a select group of trusted friends and colleagues who you know won't share them.

 

[chickkie]

I am amazed that people will use quote reply to tell someone to remove their personal information. The original post may get removed but the quote reply won't. That puts the blame on the person quoting the reply - they have inadvertently published someone elses information. Be careful when you answer/reply to a post. Think about what you are doing and if there is anything in the post that you don't think should be on line, don't do a 'quote reply' to it.

 

[babsbarb]

If you do a quote/reply, just cut out the part that shouldn't be there.

I am amazed that people will use quote reply to tell someone to remove their personal information. The original post may get removed but the quote reply won't. That puts the blame on the person quoting the reply - they have inadvertently published someone elses information. Be careful when you answer/reply to a post. Think about what you are doing and if there is anything in the post that you don't think should be on line, don't do a 'quote reply' to it.

 

[Cyber Granny]

some people (like me) dont know how to do that. There are a lot of us that are BBT (born before technology)

 

[inishowen]

It's usually new members who make a mistake and publish their email address. once they've been told, they learn their lesson.

 

[mombr4]

some people (like me) dont know how to do that. There are a lot of us that are BBT (born before technology)

If you go to reply in a quote, you will see their message in the box where you will type your message.
You can delete the information you don't want in the reply, type your message and send.

I think I saw at least 5 posts this morning with addresses or phone numbers on them, which is what made me decide to post this.

Some are new members, but to my surprise some were posted by people who have been on the forum for quite some time.

 

[Cyber Granny]

If you go to reply in a quote, you will see their message in the box where you will type your message.
You can delete the information you don't want in the reply, type your message and send.

I think I saw at least 5 posts this morning with addresses or phone numbers on them, which is what made me decide to post this.

Some are new members, but to my surprise some were posted by people who have been on the forum for quite some time.

OK thanks, I have learned something new today.

 

[Xay-Zays.auntie]

email addresses may not be 'normal' for people to share, but actual phone books have been around longer than I've been alive.... with at least one person's full name and address listed.
Schools have yearbooks.
I'm not trying to start anything, I'm just saying...if someone wants to find you bad enough, they can.