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Message 156190 (In Reply to Message 156163)
Dad

Posted by dp1 on Jul 15, 2005 12:35 AM | Also by dp1

Gender: Female, Age Bracket: N/A, State: Florida, Country: United States

Did the person tell the CEO your username or the name of this site? Just curious. I think it would be particularly damaging in your case since you present yourself as a non-sex offender. In other words, if you truly are not a sex offender in the real world and people thought you were posting on a sex criminals forum that in itself might send the wrong message.

One time there was an in depth discussion on this forum about a case. The name was left out to protect the person. I did not know the name of the case at the time nor did I make an attempt to research it since a lot of the issues in the public forum were privacy act issues. Anyway, about a month or so after this extremely long debate, I get a PM from the real person thanking me for all my comments about his case. He said he found the post by doing a search online. I'm freaking out because I don't even know this guy and I knew for a fact he didn't post here. Well at the end of the PM he signed his real name. I cautioned him about identities. I hope that if he reads this post he's careful about what he posts. Sex offender's sometimes have some incredible amount of media attention not to mention their addresses posted on the internet. Catch my drift?

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Message 156163
steve and others

Posted by 1dadof5 on Jul 14, 2005 03:54 PM | Also by 1dadof5

Gender: Male, Age Bracket: N/A, State: Indiana, Country: United States

i think it is appauling that some here would share what is dicussed via PM and expected to remain in confidence, with the rest of the members in the forums.
I must admit, its happened to me.  One poster who learned who i was via PM decided to share it with a few others, much to my dismay.  How did I find out? the CEO called me into his office and inquired why someone called to try and find out all about me.  I wont out that person as i wont do something like that.  I will give you a hint.  it was a poster in the south.

If its discussed in PM, it should be absolutely private between the parties involved. people like Orolan, Nav1 among others respect that while others dont.  Some of us respect others privacy so much that some of us actually communicate by regular email and dont go spewing each others private details on a public forum.  Indeed, there are a few of us who know a lot of info on others here on these forums and actually respect those peoples right to privacy especially when some of them have such a moral high ground on the forums.  More than a few would be suprised to hear what others here have been arrested for over the years.
If this place is going to work, every one of our rights to privacy should be protected.  No one is a better example than Steve himself.  As site administrator, he could get the "dirt" on all of us if he wanted b/c im sure that we all have things we dont want others her to know. but he has respect for those that visit here.
Some of you need to take that example and respect the rights of others

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155914, steve, Jul 12, 2005 03:16 PM
      155918, steve, Jul 12, 2005 03:19 PM [The recent post in question]
      156118, Scaye, Jul 14, 2005 04:49 AM
            156163, 1dadof5, Jul 14, 2005 03:54 PM [steve and others]
                  156190, dp1, Jul 15, 2005 12:35 AM [Dad]
                  156207, dp1, Jul 15, 2005 02:29 AM
      156419, Silverthorne, Jul 17, 2005 03:18 AM
            156536, newmind6, Jul 18, 2005 12:22 AM [Private means private]

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