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Post by AndreaS15 on Feb 29, 2008 14:23:12 GMT -8
Looks like internet miscommunication to me! Whoops! :-) :-) :-) smileys! Haha LOL.. Ditto... I'm reading away and have no clue how anyone took any of these posts as 'bites' LOL I don't see what's wrong with putting "I'm from Canada" in my profile, I mean there a LOT of people over here, like a stranger wouldn't know me from the next Canadian with a gerbil. ;D
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Post by gerbilmummy on Feb 29, 2008 16:23:53 GMT -8
Hi all, lets be clear here, its no problem for us to have different perspectives right?? thats what makes a forum a forum. No hard feelings eh I would hate to think that the expression of my opinions would ever put off others from expressing theirs I mean this sincerely. I love debate and thats why I am a member of forums of people who have similar interests but not necessarily opinions to me hey thats life ;D
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Post by vacampbell on Feb 29, 2008 18:39:32 GMT -8
Looks like internet miscommunication to me! Whoops! :-) :-) :-) smileys! Haha LOL.. Ditto... I'm reading away and have no clue how anyone took any of these posts as 'bites' LOL Totally agree! I'd read the posts before people started to feel they had been 'biten' and hadn't thought anyone had! I just saw it as suggestion...people mainly agreeing...someone pointing out about right to privacy and then someone saying that privacy is the key thing issue but they also agree I'm very confused lol I agree that it would make it a lot easier to answer threads and not give an answer almost irrelevant to someone because you dont know the country they are in HOWEVER I can see that people have a right to privacy/be lazy when filling in registration! lol and so agree it shouldn't be mandatory.
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Post by SilverGerbil on Mar 1, 2008 11:07:29 GMT -8
Well...if not mandatory then they could atleast go:
Hello i need help finding a tank i live in the UK or the USA or...France for instance
It would just be sooo much more easier.
I dont see where the bitingof heads came but alot of members on this forum do bite peoples heads off or snap at them, rathe than suggesting in a way thats not horrid.
xoxox
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Post by RitzieAnn on Mar 1, 2008 14:06:09 GMT -8
Well...if not mandatory then they could atleast go: Hello i need help finding a tank i live in the UK or the USA or...France for instance It would just be sooo much more easier. xoxox You're right. I'm starting to delete any posts in the tank exchange area that don't list location, or the ones that say (for example) "Need tank, I'm in Ferndale" Ok..... WHERE is Ferndale? I can name three Ferndales in the US. I dont see where the bitingof heads came but alot of members on this forum do bite peoples heads off or snap at them, rathe than suggesting in a way thats not horrid. xoxox Also an excelant point. This is unfortunate, but true.
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Post by SilverGerbil on Mar 1, 2008 14:56:11 GMT -8
Yeah sadly i know the situation and some people but im not naming names ¬¬.
Hmm...Yeah same when people say 'Im in Springfield' Theirs like north, n south springfield near me, then theirs Springfields in America...useless..which is why i edited mine to say 'Essex, UK'lol probs still not 100% but meh haha!
xoxox
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Post by friendtoallanimals on Apr 25, 2008 12:05:37 GMT -8
Heck.. Im 28 and I have no Problem tellin Y'all where I live.. PLease someone come steal me!!! My life is crazy and you can have it !!!! Steal My Identity pleaseeee .. Along with it take my bills that need to be paid and start witht he cable bill cuz I miss my American Idol !!!! ♥ Evie ♥
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Post by sandy on Apr 29, 2008 9:20:54 GMT -8
I think we do need to take some care since it is a public forum. If you come from a small town with a distinctive name you should probably put down your location as a larger population centre nearby, especially if you are the only breeder of gerbils in that town! You should probably try never post your last name if it is distinctive, or your date of birth online. If you are required to give a birthday, give the first of the month, the month and year. That is because birth date is one of the items that are used to prove identity. Believe me, because I prove identities in my job, and identity thieves love to browse through forums to glean personal info on people. The internet is the first place I look when I am trying to find a person, and I have found people just by knowing what country they lived in and what they did for a living, plus their name. Using an online name is a good idea, and try to stick with it even with people you get friendly with. Of course the exception is people who are coming to buy gerbils from you, the do need to know who and where you are. But you should be checking them out anyway, to make sure your gerbils will go to a good home. For that reason using PM's is a good option rather than posting personal conversations publicly.
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Post by genie on Apr 30, 2008 15:08:00 GMT -8
that sounds very good. Ovbiously not giving away specific locations, real first and surnames and dates of birth are important. I think they are too overlooked when you think of the emphasis put on telephone numbers, when mobiles can be dislocated, as opposed to the above.
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