Forum Topics End up on Google ???

[BlueHelmet]

ah, thanks. let's hope that it stays like this

[Grey]

Using your real name keeps everyone suprisingly civil...

[BlueHelmet]

That's true. Well, perhaps I can fill in some blank spaces to still keep the real name, but keep computers from understanding it. I think I've seen something like this around here.

[admin]

Joe: I hope this is an effective compromise. Gil has done his very best to keep our names restricted to the RRF. To promise a cradle to grave guarantee that nothing will find its way to the web from here is not possible but we have done our very best to colour between the lines. Also, to my way of thinking, it is valuable for students to see that teachers are real people too.

[BlueHelmet]

If this is okay with the forum administration, it is fine with me as well Thanks.

And you are absolutely correct. Students should see more often that their teachers are real people - still, there have been lots of cases in the German-speaking world lately where online activity has come back to bite somebody. Therefore I try keeping my nickname and realname separated, as I use that nickname on various platforms. Which I probably shouldn't ...

[cjj]

Well, in my humble opinion, as long as your online dealings are completely above board and honest, etc. there shouldn't be any issue with them coming back to bite you. And the real names only help to that end...

[BlueHelmet]

I think that's too easy. Okay, e.g. Mr Zuckerberg has a very similar opinion - still, I think he's wrong. You never know what twisted people try using against you, and the more information they get, the more they can use to break your neck, even if it's all honest and unproblematic. Some employers may even be offended by the fact that someone is posting in online forums at all.

[cjj]

Well, you're right, you can't control what other people do. But it seems to me, the more one tries to hide/obscure their identity, the more it tends to look like they have something to hide...

[mojobebop]

i noticed this awhile ago. even with posts on other forums. or on aol posts when i googled my own name. it surprised me.
for a guitar forum i wouldn't give it a second thought,. but for political threads, etc. i would rather it not be out there sometimes.

[cjj]

Remember this:

Never, ever put anything on the internet that you wouldn't want everyone in the world to see and save for future reference...
'Cause that's exactly what will probably happen...

[jps]

Oops!

[winston]

Oops!

Too late eh Jeff?

[paologregorio]

I usually receive a couple of emails per month asking me the contact information for the amp tech I posted about here on the forum from people who used Google.

[gibsonlp]

Ever since I modified the forum to avoid displaying the real names for unregistered users and search bots there is no chance that any search bot recorded any real name unless it was written in the post itself.
If someone mailed you it means that they found the thread via google, registered to the forum and emailed you through the forum (you can either email a user or send a PM), email addresses were never shown to the public, in fact - even registered users could not see other users' emails and can email them only via forum.

Run a quick test by searching for something that will be found on rickresource and check google's cache.

[Danotron]

Thank you so much Gil!

It is wonderful to have someone with your technical skills helping us here. It is very much appreciated! I love to participate in our forum discussions but also value my privacy.

You are quite the mensch

Dan