Ben Cadieux wrote: > Hi Brolin, > > Just a few things to remember: > > 1. This list is public; these posts will remain available through > search engines for quite some time.
Yes, I realise this. I explicated this realisation in my original post: “Can anyone relate to me? What should I do? I know I have volunteered a lot of personal information in this post, but much of it is already publicly accessible for those who know my real/legal name and know how to use tools such as Google Search. I have been considering writing a post like this for months (maybe already >1 year), but I ended up stopping writing early because I felt uncomfortable about volunteering so much personal information. What do I have to lose, though? I need to stop being so self-conscious.” > You have posted many details that > may cause you trouble or embarrassment in the future. Can you provide some specific examples, other than saying I want to fuck Tamara, which should not surprise her since she already knew that? I know some people think I should not have mentioned her (full) name in such a context, but it is too late now. I do not think I have posted anything (very) embarrassing. I also do not think members of this list want to embarrass me. Most of the members who have replied appear to want to help me, not embarrass me. I guess you were probably referring to details which could cause embarrassment if read by someone who found them via a search engine. However, I am not concerned about embarrassment because I believe I have nothing to lose by volunteering the personal information in my previous posts. For example, I would not have met Alishams if I never posted my original message in this thread. > > 2. Think about what others need to know, or would like to know, before > writing. Brevity both in writing and speech is important. You don't > want to annoy or bore others with irrelevant information, nor seem > boring by giving away all your thoughts. Brolin’s verbose mode is always on! ;) > > All the best to you and your endeavours :) > > Best Regards, > Ben Cadieux I finally realised why your name seems familiar: you are the author of WDe. I e-mailed you about WDe in 2006. :) _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community