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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 74435" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I'll vouch for that - when we first came to this site I had to make VERY sure that I hid my ID because I know of several educators on our area, including local teachers and also district staff, who like to keep tabs on what I write. I've had articles I've written in obscure journals turn up and get passed around the local school staffroom - I thought I had done enough in hiding the ID of the school in my articles, but they still found it and were happy to spread it around. I'd written nothing untrue, but they hadn't come out well and from that point on, were not happy with me for 'blabbing'.</p><p></p><p>Back when I was more open on another website (now defunct) I also had an online stalker, who turned out to be somebody I knew personally whose main enjoyment in life is making mischief. </p><p></p><p>So I've learned to hide my ID, especially if I'm going to want to rant about local teachers, local school or local district staff. I don't use my real name (although it's very close to it, in surprising ways); I don't name where I live (except very rarely, in an innocuous message) and any places I mention are either so well-known in Sydney, or such a large area, that anyone wanting to track me will have too much to wade through, to find me.</p><p></p><p>I really valued the freedom this has given me, to say what I think about some really difficult people (saying what I want apart from the interference by the site censor, that is!).</p><p></p><p>You never know when you want to use a teacher's/doctor's/principal's face as a dartboard.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 74435, member: 1991"] I'll vouch for that - when we first came to this site I had to make VERY sure that I hid my ID because I know of several educators on our area, including local teachers and also district staff, who like to keep tabs on what I write. I've had articles I've written in obscure journals turn up and get passed around the local school staffroom - I thought I had done enough in hiding the ID of the school in my articles, but they still found it and were happy to spread it around. I'd written nothing untrue, but they hadn't come out well and from that point on, were not happy with me for 'blabbing'. Back when I was more open on another website (now defunct) I also had an online stalker, who turned out to be somebody I knew personally whose main enjoyment in life is making mischief. So I've learned to hide my ID, especially if I'm going to want to rant about local teachers, local school or local district staff. I don't use my real name (although it's very close to it, in surprising ways); I don't name where I live (except very rarely, in an innocuous message) and any places I mention are either so well-known in Sydney, or such a large area, that anyone wanting to track me will have too much to wade through, to find me. I really valued the freedom this has given me, to say what I think about some really difficult people (saying what I want apart from the interference by the site censor, that is!). You never know when you want to use a teacher's/doctor's/principal's face as a dartboard. Marg [/QUOTE]
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