How expose are you online?!

**Ser Clegane** · 10-17-2005, 07:53

Personal stories, likes/dislikes - yes - but nothing that would be really personal.

Photos: Only of myself from time to time - no photos of family members or friends

No details like address, e-mail address, employer.

**LeftEyeNine** · 10-17-2005, 13:04

The problem is : Who would care about my life ?

*Pretty interesting though.. Watching the forum literally.. Kinda weird.. Hmm..

**Dâriûsh** · 10-17-2005, 14:01

I’ve already acknowledged Dariush as my actual name, and there are not too many of us out there. I may be a bit too paranoid, but I wouldn’t want the authorities to bother me or my family because of something I wrote on an internet forum. Not that I think they’d come after me, but they could when I’m in Iran. I know they have imprisoned some webloggers in the past, and others have been ‘suicided’.

**Arcanum** · 10-17-2005, 15:17

Only a few chosen people know my name, I even withhold my age in a lot communities.

If I have an actual friend on the internet, with whom I chat regularly or so, then I do not have any problems with exposing information of myself.
But setting information on the internet, like a blog or something, never. Who would want to read it? What purpose does it have? Do I want strange people knowing my name, age, location?

**Ja'chyra** · 10-17-2005, 15:40

Not my idea of fun, I try not to put anything personal on the internet, funny stories are ok but that's about it. Anyway, I'm quite a private person.

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 10-17-2005, 15:48

I don't post anything ridiculously dangerous like my address or bank details. Other than that, I'm quite comfortable sharing with people online.

**Taffy_is_a_Taff** · 10-17-2005, 16:47

I've tried using fake very normal names like Dan, Phil, Matt etc. but now I just think that everybody thinks I'm schizo because I switch them around.

I'll just stick to signing things Taffy, I guess, although Fred is tempting.

Anyway, I like to keep my anonymity if I can. I try to avoid mentioning specific people or places and so on.

**Divinus Arma** · 10-17-2005, 16:49

I've posted a ton of crap about myself to you total strangers.

Why? Cause it doesn't hurt. What the hell do I care if you all know my job, a little personal history, political views, what I look like, where I work, the city I live in, etc.

The only thing I would worry about is some crazy sick loner coming to kill me after I inadvertently insulted him via a game discussion board. But I don't worry about that because I am always armed.

So come and get me Redleg! I know you have a grudge! Bring it on army!

Just kidding. I actually like you quite a bit.

But in all seriousness, what the hell is everyone so hung up about? Unless you are some ugly loner freak, pedaphyle, or other psycho. In that case, I understand. And I know this forum is browsed by hundreds or thousands of lurkers. To you all I say: JOIN THE ORG!

If you are normal person, what is the big deal? It's like a big party and we are all invited.