tanglenet 
Oakland, California
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3382
 | | 09-11-2005 05:16 PM |
| I've noticed that I am able to view a member's profile, even when I am not logged into the system. I would think that members would only want other registered members to view this information, i.e. name and email address, and not have this information "available" to the general public. | | | TN posted on Cellartracker"
I drink no more than a sponge." François Rabelais |
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stemor
Collierville, TN
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5571
| | 09-11-2005 08:27 PM |
| If you don't want it available, then you don't have to post it in the first place. | | | Cheers, y'all | |
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Bradley Molzen
VinoCellar.com Admin
Bayonne, NJ
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5071
| | 09-11-2005 09:27 PM |
| If this was a private forum, that'd be the preference, but this is a public forum where registration is free. All one needs to do is register, so no need to make everything private. | | | If you drink wine, you get smarter.... | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts: 307
| | 09-11-2005 11:38 PM |
| like brad said, the info would only be a registration away. | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts: 13773
| | 09-12-2005 01:24 AM |
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If you don't want it available, then you don't have to post it in the first place.
What he said. I have no problem letting others see what I choose to type in my profile. | | | www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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tanglenet
Oakland, California
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3382
| | 09-12-2005 02:52 AM |
| On my own profile I have next to nothing listed, as I've grown paranoid as I age. However, there's a member on the site, a woman, and I happened to click on her handle, and it showed her name, email address and city that she lives in. I was thinking of her privacy rather than mine. | | | TN posted on Cellartracker"
I drink no more than a sponge." François Rabelais | |
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Rothko
Palm Beach
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5721
| | 09-12-2005 02:34 PM |
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On my own profile I have next to nothing listed, as I've grown paranoid as I age. However, there's a member on the site, a woman, and I happened to click on her handle, and it showed her name, email address and city that she lives in. I was thinking of her privacy rather than mine.
Just happened to click on the handle, eh??  | | | |
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tanglenet
Oakland, California
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3382
| | 09-12-2005 04:26 PM |
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like brad said, the info would only be a registration away.
My point is that the member profile is viewable WITHOUT registering. | | | TN posted on Cellartracker"
I drink no more than a sponge." François Rabelais | |
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stemor
Collierville, TN
Wine Connoisseur
Posts: 5571
| | 09-12-2005 04:34 PM |
| Yes, Tanglenet, but nobody'd want to mess with her, as she's one tough lady ... she packs a gun and knows how to use it! | | | Cheers, y'all | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts: 307
| | 09-12-2005 11:28 PM |
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Quote:
like brad said, the info would only be a registration away.
My point is that the member profile is viewable WITHOUT registering.
but it takes all of 30 seconds to register. dude, its the internet, there's no such thing as privacy. | | | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 30915
| | 09-13-2005 03:07 PM |
| The only thing you "need" to register IMO is one's real name and the city one lives in. That's what shows up on the board with your avitar. I like to know where people are from for possible off-line thingies.
I'd like to see these two things as mandatory. It is on ebob.
There is absolutely no need for one to put their email address here. We have a great "pm" system that works well. This system cannot be used by one that is not registered. | | | |
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Winegeek
San Francisco
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1533
| | 09-13-2005 04:36 PM |
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The only thing you "need" to register IMO is one's real name and the city one lives in. That's what shows up on the board with your avitar. I like to know where people are from for possible off-line thingies. I'd like to see these two things as mandatory. It is on ebob.
My sentiments exactly - I'd love to see this turned into a "real names" board.
Richard | | | |
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 23688
| | 09-13-2005 05:30 PM |
| I don't care about the real name. I do like knowing where people are from! | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts: 11169
| | 09-13-2005 05:37 PM |
| A lot of people don't want to do that. With the real name and city, people can be located and their privacy is not private anymore. I'm sure loads of names on ebob are fake. | | | |
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 23688
| | 09-13-2005 05:38 PM |
| I can think of one, in particular.  | | | |
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Sacred Cow
Wine Thief
Posts: 2764
| | 09-13-2005 06:31 PM |
| Though my user name is close to my real name, I am still not in favor of real name boards. Anything posted under a real name is indexable and searchable through Google. I would prefer my postings not be available under my real name when people search me out, whether there is any controversy in the post or not.
This is one of many reasons I rarely post on eBob.
Mike | | | |
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kpak
Alaska
Wine Bottler
Posts: 3114
| | 09-13-2005 07:21 PM |
| I don't like the real names thing either after a bad experience on ebob... | | | In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is
.ps - friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon. | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts: 307
| | 09-13-2005 07:24 PM |
| i would hate to have to start using my real name  | | | |
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Budman
Philly Suburbs
VinoCellar.com Extraordinaire
Posts: 23688
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts: 307
| | 09-13-2005 07:36 PM |
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Isn't that because you can't spell it right twice in a row???  
funny thing is if i don't spell my name 99% of the population would never figure it out | | | |
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