Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Barb - good point, it would be useful to know! I just filled in my info., but my question is, how can anybody see this in the emails? --- Barb baba@...> wrote: > It would be helpful if people filled out their Yahoo > Profiles to > include location, sex, and age, which are relevant > when giving advice. > Some of you are in the US, others not, males have no > cycles affecting > their temps, and age affects your overall health. I > am especially > curious about people's location, specifically city > and state. Looks > like this is an international group. > > Thanks, > Barb > > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Your Yahoo ID is always attached to your name and highlighted in blue so you can click on it. If I click on yours, I see that you're in Florida, and so am I. So my next question is, what city? This would also be helpful when people are looking for doctors in their general vicinity. If you've recently posted, just click on your Yahoo ID and you can edit your profile. Barb wrote: > > Barb - good point, it would be useful to know! I just > filled in my info., but my question is, how can > anybody see this in the emails? > > > --- Barb wrote: > > > It would be helpful if people filled out their Yahoo > > Profiles to > > include location, sex, and age, which are relevant > > when giving advice. > > Some of you are in the US, others not, males have no > > cycles affecting > > their temps, and age affects your overall health. I > > am especially > > curious about people's location, specifically city > > and state. Looks > > like this is an international group. > > > > Thanks, > > Barb > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 , Personally do not feel this is not a very good idea. My yahoo profile has me as a 69 year old man for my protection nothing else is filled out. This information is open to anyone and everyone one the net. From: Barb - good point, it would be useful to know! I just filled in my info., but my question is, how can anybody see this in the emails? --- Barb baba@...> wrote: > It would be helpful if people filled out their Yahoo > Profiles to > include location, sex, and age, which are relevant > when giving advice.> Thanks, > Barb > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 wrote: > Barb - good point, it would be useful to know! I just > filled in my info., but my question is, how can > anybody see this in the emails? > They can't but Yahoo public profiles are jsut that---public. So anyone could look you up from your email name. sol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Barb, Are you talking about posting form list websites at yahoo? I don't see my yahoo ID linked anywhere on my computer, which is where I read and reply to emails. sol Barb wrote: > Your Yahoo ID is always attached to your name and highlighted in blue > so you can click on it. If I click on yours, I see that you're in > Florida, and so am I. So my next question is, what city? This would > also be helpful when people are looking for doctors in their general > vicinity. > > If you've recently posted, just click on your Yahoo ID and you can > edit your profile. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I don't have anything to hide. If someone wanted to find out where I lived, they could easily look it up in public records. Our private information is already out there. I think maybe children need to caution themselves from stalkers. --- ~Texas brenda.kc@...> wrote: > > , > > Personally do not feel this is not a very good idea. > My yahoo > profile has me as a 69 year old man for my > protection > nothing else is filled out. This information is > open to anyone and > everyone one the net. > > > > > > From: > > Barb - good point, it would be useful to know! I > just > filled in my info., but my question is, how can > anybody see this in the emails? > > > --- Barb baba@...> wrote: > > > It would be helpful if people filled out their > Yahoo > > Profiles to > > include location, sex, and age, which are relevant > > when giving advice.> Thanks, > > Barb > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I read posts in two places: in the summarized digest, where yours says " cat_thump " right next to your name, and on the website, where posts are listed in chronological order and I just read them by clicking on one post and then hitting " next " at the top to read the next. The author is always listed to the right. I didn't think divulging your city, state, age, and sex was any big deal. My last name, mailing address, and phone number are not up there. There are a lot of women my age in my city, so didn't see how divulging that was a security risk. It was just a suggestion because sometimes people don't give much info on their posts, and the info is sometimes relevant in giving advice. Barb sol wrote: > > Barb, > Are you talking about posting form list websites at yahoo? I don't see > my yahoo ID linked anywhere on my computer, which is where I read and > reply to emails. > sol > > Barb wrote: > > Your Yahoo ID is always attached to your name and highlighted in blue > > so you can click on it. If I click on yours, I see that you're in > > Florida, and so am I. So my next question is, what city? This would > > also be helpful when people are looking for doctors in their general > > vicinity. > > > > If you've recently posted, just click on your Yahoo ID and you can > > edit your profile. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I filled in gender, age and location, but I wouldn't list your e-mail address or real name for privacy reasons - maybe the e-mail address if you only use it for this and don't care if it gets harvested and spammed. We talk about some pretty personal stuff here and even though this list is carefully moderated, people can sneak by which is why we don't disclose our source list for meds. My .02. > > Barb - good point, it would be useful to know! I just > > filled in my info., but my question is, how can > > anybody see this in the emails? > > > They can't but Yahoo public profiles are jsut that---public. So anyone > could look you up from your email name. > sol > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Barb, People do not often realize just how much information they actually give out over time about them selves. Live in Texas however as a child visited Illinois often a lady in one of my groups would talk about her life with a 29 year old niece whom was handicapped she slowly gave out so much information that knew just where she lived in the country and had not been to this area in 25 years. As the two ladies lived alone on a horse ranch is just was not safe. One just never knows. -- Re: Your Profile I read posts in two places: in the summarized digest, where yours says " cat_thump " right next to your name, and on the website, where posts are listed in chronological order and I just read them by clicking on one post and then hitting " next " at the top to read the next. The author is always listed to the right. I didn't think divulging your city, state, age, and sex was any big deal. My last name, mailing address, and phone number are not up there. There are a lot of women my age in my city, so didn't see how divulging that was a security risk. It was just a suggestion because sometimes people don't give much info on their posts, and the info is sometimes relevant in giving advice. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 BTW if oyu want ot know just how much info is available about yourself or family, just type your name into Google search bar sometime. I knwo my profile is the least of my worries! Most public records, marriage licences, divorce decrees, real etate transactiona are available online if you knwo where to look. I have found old friend that I have not seen in over 25 yeasr this way... -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 It is rather dangerous. Little story....my daughter was a part of a group (not Yahoo) and posted regularly. She also was on a romance site and got into a little tiff with someone and even tho she used a ficticious user name ....she wrote to him with an email used on the chat site. He found her because she posted a complete profile. Told her he could come to her house if he wanted and threatened her. That was about 4 years ago but since that ....she doesn't post anything period. -- Re: Your Profile Barb, People do not often realize just how much information they actually give out over time about them selves. Live in Texas however as a child visited Illinois often a lady in one of my groups would talk about her life with a 29 year old niece whom was handicapped she slowly gave out so much information that knew just where she lived in the country and had not been to this area in 25 years. As the two ladies lived alone on a horse ranch is just was not safe. One just never knows. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Type your yahoo ID in google and you will be amazed. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I did, and got: " Your search - babalo1234 - did not match any documents. " However, if I search on my real first and last name, I find there's another one of me in another state LOL! So please all, excuse me for being naive, post as much or as little info as you want about yourselves, but include your vitals when you post and ask questions, and I apologize for opening this can of worms. Barb " GrammyDx2 " wrote: > > Type your yahoo ID in google and you will be amazed. > - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 True however you can opt out of the Google search and all the others and they will remove your name and information. From: BTW if oyu want ot know just how much info is available about yourself or family, just type your name into Google search bar sometime. I knwo my profile is the least of my worries! Most public records, marriage licences, divorce decrees, real etate transactiona are available online if you knwo where to look. I have found old friend that I have not seen in over 25 yeasr this way... -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 True however you can opt out of the Google search and all the others and they will remove your name and information. From: BTW if oyu want ot know just how much info is available about yourself or family, just type your name into Google search bar sometime. I knwo my profile is the least of my worries! Most public records, marriage licences, divorce decrees, real etate transactiona are available online if you knwo where to look. I have found old friend that I have not seen in over 25 yeasr this way... -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 True however you can opt out of the Google search and all the others and they will remove your name and information. From: BTW if oyu want ot know just how much info is available about yourself or family, just type your name into Google search bar sometime. I knwo my profile is the least of my worries! Most public records, marriage licences, divorce decrees, real etate transactiona are available online if you knwo where to look. I have found old friend that I have not seen in over 25 yeasr this way... -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 , How does one do that? Thanks, >>>you can opt out of the Google search and all the others and they will remove your name and information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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