The point is, that if they search lace info, your email address is accessible to anyone, and some troll for email address, or to find you, or lace connections. It si clear that it is of no concern to you, but other may and do have concerns, which I completely understand.
Just now I googled Arachne Lace Archives (but there are many other ways), and put in "Jean" or anything lace, your names comes up with all your posts and if your email isn't shared immediately, you can click on "email" and your email address comes up immediately to write to, or for some, to spam, etc. In the US, some info sites have your email address (including much other pertinent info) on people. It is a valid concern for people as the internet grows and changes, and it was shared on one knitting list that they can find everything about you excepting every personal habit. Best, Susan Reishus ".....Privacy and security need to be considerations, please. I use my name as my e-address (as do some other members of Arachne), and I have reservations about using any account where the world outside of Arachne has access to it and might build up a data base to sell and or send unsolicited mail to us." Jeri Ames in Maine USA *** I understand the concern, Jeri, but this may be naive as posts go to Arachne and are up for public viewing. If email addresses aren't obvious, then you can click on the bottom of the email to respond to the poster, and get the email address to respond to an old post, so there isn't privacy in posting to Arachne Lace Chat, either. Best, Susan Reishus *** There is a difference. Just about everyone in the world is aware of Facebook.How many are aware of Arachne? Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK *** Actually, when you google someone's name, their Arachne posts/name/address will come up, but not Facebook unless they have it set for public viewing. You are more exposed on Arachne than Facebook, and Facebook will only give a name, not your email, and you have to give permission to receive it, but with Arachne, they can post you regardless...but hopefully won't open it. Best, Susan Reishus Why would anyone want to google my name? I haven't been bothered by junk mail or anything else, so obviously no-one has bothered so far. You can avoid your arachne posts/name/email address appearing on the Arachne archive by sending your emails to l...@dontpanix.com or lace-c...@dontpanix.com . Only those addressed to arachne.com appear in the archive. That's why not everything you receive in your mail box is in the archive. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
