Personal details

[elginred]

Just reading this site the past few weeks, and I've noticed that many users have personal details of each other. Now, I know that redcrx has a sister on here. but surely you are not all related?

And if certain individuals have issues with others contacting them, then surely they will think twice before giving their details out on the intenet again?

[Drisgirl]

I know where youre coming from elginred -I gave out my details as I trusted the people and I havent been let down at all until now.

I dont know if I should let that experience put me off as I had a great text chat yesterday afternoon with someone here.

I can honestly say this is the first time its turned sour -so I think i'll probably continue to entrust people.

Doesnt look too good though so I do understand what youre saying.

[Lakitu]

Some of us have been members of Answerbank for years, it's difficult not to strike up friendships with some of the other users. For the main part, those friendships blossom outside of AB and occasionally friends fall out.

It's no different from 'real' life, is it?

Only 4 people from the AB have my mobile number, 3 of them I trust 100%, anyone else who wants to talk to me outside AB has my e-mail address.

[sara3]

I've only emailed 1 person from the site, and he's been very sweet. strange.. he gets slated all the time on here but has always been nice as pie to me.

won't say who he is,or it will ruin his (terrible) reputation!

[Drisgirl]

I agree with Lakitu.

I have her number from years back- I wouldnt know if its her current number as its something thats just not abused -its almost an unwritten rule.

[Lakitu]

The number you have hasn't been my number for a long time, you should delete the old number.

[Drisgirl]

I chat off line via EMail with a good few users from AB -not about AB but a general chit chat.

In fact now I think of it I have spoken with a good few people here -its actually good to hear the voice behind the name -makes them more real and I tend to have a good relationship on here with them because of that.

[johnny.5]

looking at some of the arguments on here i would not be surprised if more of them weren't related or even hadn six fingers on each hand




DTH ?

[Drisgirl]

Just didnt get round to deleting it but I will.I have names on my moby and I think who are those people -I dont know if youre like that or not.Probably just randoms ive chatted to but didnt have the sense to actually put something after their name to jog my memory lol

I certainly have never giggled or laughed at threatning calls- that is overstepping the mark -just in case that was case of if the caps fits BTW.

I dont hold with that at all -that is sinister and not something I am going to take lightly.

[Drisgirl]

I have five thumbs on each hand johnny -does that count -can I be a Clampett -or any inbred for that matter :)

[johnny.5]

drisgirl
you can be mrs hovis if you like

[China Doll]

There's a handful of ABers who have my contact details in some form or another and who I would call friends. They've been brilliant recently when I went through a rough time and they know who they are without being singled out on here. I feel very privilleged to be in a position to be in touch with them outside of this forum.

However I am very selective about who has access to me and so far I've been lucky with who I'm friends with. It probably helps that most of them are not massive contributers to CB (although they stumble in sometimes) and that it's generally in other topics we've gotten talking in. As much as I like using CB myself, there is an awful lot of dross on here that you need to filter through.

[Drisgirl]

lol -Mrs Hovis will do for me johnny !!

[B00]

I don't understand why you/anyone just can't change their sim cards, surely then whoevers texting you abuse will stop? Well, that's providing you don't give them your number again!

So far in the 3 n' a bit years I've been a member here I've given my number out to two people, one of which has my home number. I spoke (via here, MSN and email) to both those people for years before I handed them my number, I wouldn't dream of giving it to someone who i'd only been speaking to for a few weeks and know basically next to nothing about them.

[China Doll]

Ten out of ten Boobies, I agree.

As to the threats, personally I'd report the lot to the police and say nowt more about it, let them deal with it.

[Drisgirl]

Ive had my number for years BOO -I wont change it now.
I have never had a bad experience apart from now so it shows that all people arent bad.In fact in the main everyone has been brilliant.

Its an issue where people are going to have varying trust issues with -I tend to trust people maybe too willingly but and as ive said I havent had a problem in all those years-until now -but that will stop.

[WhiteBear]

leg ermm, not everyone has your number. i dont have it!!

someone that i know on here revealed my name, etc and threaten to reveal all my personal details posted around the site!! cos he said i putting his personal details on here?? i mean...hello? i mentioned no name or personal details. i mentioned what this person was like.... and he didnt like it because most of it was true!! oh well.

[elginred]

Drisgirl, I'm not meaning to be rude, and have no issue with you at all. But it seems to me that you tend to attract abuse on here, and from other users in your personal life. Would it not be better all round if you kept CB conversations out of your personal life,and personal conversations out of CB?

When it comes to affecting your husband and kids, with threatening texts etc. maybe you should change your user name too.

[Eve]

I was in touch with a lot more people in msn a good while back though don't tend to use it anymore and had to lose that e.mail account as I used to get so much spam.

A few people from back then, mainly people who aren't on here really anymore have my mobile number.