Is this really private?

[Wasting Time]

I've been reading some threads and posts for awhile before finally joining. It seems like some people here are very open with their identity and others aren't. Just wondering...... Do your spouses or other family members know you post here and do they read your posts?

 

[golfgal]

I guess if family members are really that board and need to snoop around they deserve what they get

 

[136368]

Well, if someone knows your login name, they can search for your posts via Google with relative ease. If you want to stay private, keep your login secret!

Also, keep your antivirus measures up to date. Mac users may be pretty much exempt, but Windows users could fall prey to hostile software that tracks what you type, including your login AND PASSWORD!

 

[Christine]

I don't think anyone is under the impression that it is "private" here.

My family and friends are aware that I post on a Disney board but, frankly, none of them seem to be interested enough to read here.

I don't make a secret of anything much on here. My user name is even my first name and I've listed the state I live in. I don't really care if someone I know comes on here to read and figures out who I am.

 

[Angelhalo]

Just wondering...... Do your spouses or other family members know you post here and do they read your posts?

Yes, and no.

 

[MerMom60_94]

DD setup my user profile so, yes, DD and DH know I post on here. I also have our pictures, hometown, and my first name on here so it would be easy to know who I am. I know I have seen another poster from Abington on here and I have a co-worker who is a Dis'er. I have no idea who from my town but if they are somebody I know they are bound to recognize me. That said, I don't usually post anything earth shattering on here. I don't post family secrets or anything I wouldn't readily admit to. The only time I ever did was on the game board when I admitted to hitchhiking as a teenager. Sure enough, my DD saw it and setup her own profile to tell me I'd been caught. I think it's the only time she's ever posted though.

 

[Holly]

Is this really private?

Nope.

 

[Magic Mom]

My spouse knows I post here, and it wouldn't bother me for him to see what I post, because I don't share a lot of really personal stuff. But he won't ever read here. He thinks the whole idea of having conversations with strangers on the internet is ridiculous.

 

[happygirl]

My hubby knows I have an account here but I don't think he cares what I post about.

 

[mtemm]

doubt dh cares enough to read here, although he is welcome to. could find it just by searching history or looking thru favorites. my sisters and bil are dis members and know my name, so they have seen my posts from time to time.

funny thing the op's post made me think about. when dh and I were separated I was part of a message board community that was for people who were having marital problems. it was an awesome place, and very helpful to me. the separation was the last thing I wanted, and while I was open and honest about everything on the board, I also did not use my real name, and deleted the history whenever dh came over to see the kids, etc. I thought I was so stealthy! and I knew for sure that he was not a message board guy so wouldn't be interested even if I wasn't so sure he couldn't find anything. silly me, he did find something (a printout I had hidden away) and found me and read every single post on that board. so even though I would have sworn I couldn't be found there, I easily was. it was a lesson learned. (and also a blessing in disguise...it was one of the things that brought us back together).

 

[dejr_8]

I type with my left hand when I don't want my wife to realize that I was the one that posted something. That's how I keep things secret from her.

 

[dzorn]

DH most definitely knows when I'm on here as the laundry is never done.

Denise in MI

 

[doxdogy]

DH knows I post here, but he couldn't tell you my user name to save his life. Considering he IS NOT a Disney fan, I doubt he will ever be that BORED.

 

[indimom]

Yes and yes. My hubby and a couple sisters have been on here and have most likely read some of my posts. I don't consider it private.

 

[msmayor]

Nothing on the internet is private. Nothing.

 

[Melisande]

I second what MSMayor says. Also I know my exhusband stalks me. He is too busy trying to get access to my facebook and myspace account to be bothered stalking me here. I do not hold no qualms that it will stay that way. I always mind my Ps and Qs on all message boards knowing he is stalking me.

 

[Mimi1965]

To the OP-I'm so bored-waiting for your 2nd post

 

[ClarabelleCowFan]

My DD16 and my best friend are both on the DIS. My best friend called me earlier to ask me about the thread I posted today on the Restaurant board.

DH knows I post but doesn't care enough to read the board.

I agree with others - nothing on the internet is private!

 

[bjgrazi]

It's only when I'm bored, that I post on an internet board.

 

[FireDancer]

Nothing on the internet is private. Nothing.

Exactly.