Posted by Gabbix2 on March 4, 2006, at 20:37:41
In reply to Re: IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SOMEONE » ClearSkies, posted by verne on March 4, 2006, at 20:18:24
I'm not saying it was done with ill intent.
And sure some would have figured it out,It wasn't obvious to everyone though.And I know a few people who've changed their name because they don't want people to search the archives and associate them with previous information. OR they have someone at home who has figured out where they post and who they are, so they want a change.
The full name would show up clearly in a babble search, including the post revealing the old and new name.
The initials left by 5 would not be so easy to find, nor did she make a direct link from one name to the other. Obviously for her own reasons she was trying to be discrete.
And I don't think it's really up to us to decide whether or not it's valid, or whether or not she did a good enough job.It's not just about us seeing "well it's obvious anyway, why not just say it"
I've seen people direct other posters to an e-mail address that a poster has left for someone in particular. Í'd feel invaded by that too, though I probably wouldn't get really angry, but unless it was two people I knew very well, I'd find it presumptuous.
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