This is why I have often cautioned people not giving information on their living conditions/situations without using some sort of safety precautions.
This is why I use an alias. Q On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Jim Lubin <[email protected]> wrote: > I started the [email protected] (eskimo.com is the ISP where the list > is hosted) back in 1996 as a way to meet other quads. The list has always > been open to anyone to subscribe to be able to post to it. It has always > been archived on a web site so anyone could search the archives. The > listserv program used does not have any setting to close it. I guess I could > stop the web archiving but there is a lot of useful information that gets > posted that helps other quads. > > Not sure how you first found the list but on the main page for the list at > http://www.makoa.org/quadlist.htm it does say "Do not post personal > information that you don't want the world knowing. The message archive is > searchable by anyone with Internet access." > > ---- > Jim Lubin > [email protected] > http://makoa.org/jim > disAbility Resources: http://www.makoa.org > > > At 02:09 AM 12/12/2009, medethics Cvlrights wrote: > > Some lists are moderated and can be closed -only viewable to members. I > would try to figure out how to get to the owner of the quad list and request > this. Great idea for this to be closed. > > I was also curious why this quad list used "eskimo?" Who owns it? > > I do not put my name in my email address nor do I use my real name if I > sign something. The content is real, the names are not. I would suggest for > you to open a new yahoo account, and not include your name when they ask for > it- or make up a name. I also think it is good to write to the list with > some information without details, and then to the person to person (non > list) if there are more details you don't want to share to the list, yet > talk about to someone here who gets it. > > > *From:* Veranda Escobar <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Fri, December 11, 2009 11:20:56 PM > *Subject:* [QUAD-L] PRIVACY > > I did not know that when we post stuff on the list that others beside quad > list people can read them. Then on top of that my whole name plus my email > is on there.I just happened to google my name and my emails i wrote to quad > list are on there. i thought this was private site where we come and talk. > i've been on this site 4 yrs i don't like that at all. i luv this site but i > don't want everyone beside quad list reading my business either. is there > something i can do? > > ---- > Jim Lubin > [email protected] > http://makoa.org/jim > disAbility Resources: http://www.makoa.org > > > >
