Just how much....is too much?

[Diver Lori]

Ladies......(and gents too)

Just how much is too much?

I recently posted back and forth with another member and it brought something to light again that concerned me a few days ago.

The post in this folder about professions. Many of you shared a bit too much about yourself in conjunction with postings you've done elsewhere on these boards, plus what you reveal in your profiles. Add it all up and someone may know a bit more about you than you would want them to.

This concerns me as I have been guilty as well. Not everyone who lurks on these boards is someone we want to meet when we least expect it. I only say this as I've got a dear dive buddy female friend......very educated and wise individual who found herself being stalked after revealing too much in her profile and posts over a period of time on another, now defunct, scuba diving message board.

What are your thoughts??

 

[deignor]

I was wondering the same thing... After I posted my career info on that thread, I had someone PM me and said they checked out my profile and I didn't have my birth year in there and wanted to know the year and how old I was ! I said I was well-preserved in response.

But I thought - this person gets my birthday, knows what I do and where, and this might have equaled trouble.

Thanks for bringing this up. Creeps are everywhere............

Diana

 

[Natasha]

I'm pulling the thread. No reason to lose any sleep over it.
It was meant to tell what we do, not where.
But I'm pulling it anyway.

 

[Natasha]

OK It's gone. In the future please PM me if you're uncomfortable about any post. No post is worth our safety, and safety comes first with me.
Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Gibbon]

who found herself being stalked after revealing too much in her profile and posts

Y'know, it's a real shame that there are people out there that would do this.
I've had a couple of female friends that had been stalked at one point or another. It wasn't from stuff off the net, but all the same it's just not right. One was while she was living with my roommate too. I can only say that it's a good thing I never bumped into one of them. :boxing:

The unfortunate fact is that you really can't know someone until you can actually sit and talk with them (face to face), and until you know someone it's not safe to give out too much info (Thus leading to the face to face encounter).
As for "What's too much?", I would say: no last name. No phone #'s. No personalized E-mail (Yahoo/hotmail I would say is fine). Profession would be fine (IMO) but not any comany name.

The last name and/or phone # would be the BIGGEST no no IMO. These are what makes it the easiest for someone to track.

This is all my opinion of course, but there it is. :yinyang: