Profiles

[Guest Thunderbuns]

When checking some member's profiles I see the message,

"You can't view so-&-so's profile because his/her profile has been disabled"

 

What exactly does this indicate? Has the member requested it to be disabled? Has Hooboy ordered it? And why would it be disabled?

 

Just curious!

 

Thunderbuns

[+ deej]

It means the poster has disabled his profile from the User Menu.

[Guest Chazzz69]

>It means the poster has disabled his profile from the User

>Menu.

 

I was wondering about this myself. Its strange to me that a couple of individuals who post here, who I suspect may be the same person, have disabled profiles. Otherwise, why would someone want to disable their profile?

 

Chazzz69

[Guest Thunderbuns]

>>It means the poster has disabled his profile from the User

>>Menu.

>

>I was wondering about this myself. Its strange to me that a

>couple of individuals who post here, who I suspect may be

>the same person, have disabled profiles. Otherwise, why

>would someone want to disable their profile?

>

>Chazzz69

 

That puzzled me too. It seems that the more obnoxious they become the chances of their profile being disabled dramatically increases. Go figure........

 

Thunderbuns

[ad rian]

>I was wondering about this myself. Its strange to me that a

>couple of individuals who post here, who I suspect may be

>the same person, have disabled profiles. Otherwise, why

>would someone want to disable their profile?

 

In a word, privacy! Why does it trouble you?

[Rick Munroe]

>why would someone want to disable their profile?

 

They have a big nose? :+

[chrismac]

I used to have more information in my profile, including age, height, weight, likes and dislikes, etc. But I removed those more recently. I did it at a time when I had decided to hightail it out of here due to the rapid growth of the "nasty factor" - not wanting someone to use that information as a way to push my buttons or take personal shots at me. Sounds paranoid, I'm sure - but on another site that same information was used against me, which caught my by unpleasant surprise - so I deleted that info here as well.

 

Now I'm back to posting here more - but hadn't thought of re-entering that info in my profile. Not sure I will, because I couldn't imagine anyone would really care (I'm not an escort, so what difference do my stats or personal hobbies and turn-offs make to anyone?). I figure if anyone really wants to know more about me, they can send a private email my way and ask. :-)

[Guest Thunderbuns]

>>I was wondering about this myself. Its strange to me that a

>>couple of individuals who post here, who I suspect may be

>>the same person, have disabled profiles. Otherwise, why

>>would someone want to disable their profile?

>

>In a word, privacy! Why does it trouble you?

 

I don't think he's exactly curious - just wondering like I was.

And as far as privacy goes - can't understand why privacy is so important on a site like this. It's not as if we are publishing our home address & phone number.

 

I feel it always makes it more interesting if you can find out a bit of background about a poster. Like it would be nice to know if he lived in Miami, Grand Rapids or San Francisco. If "revealing" their city is too personal (give me a break) then tell us the state. It gives us a better understading of the type of life he may lead.

 

And while age is not a big factor, it is interesting to know if you are talking to someone who is roughly the same age as you, or older, as in retired, or a young pup, just starting his journey through life.

 

I really can't see where sketching in this kind of background would be so devestaing. Unless one is paranoid! :-)

 

Thunderbuns

[ad rian]

>I really can't see where sketching in this kind of

>background would be so devestaing. Unless one is paranoid!

>:-)

 

I don't think its paranoia. I think everyone has to determine for himself the extent of personal information they want to publish over a medium like the Internet. Unfortunately, in this day and age of IP addresses and cookies, I personally don't understand why anone without a commercial reason for doing so like an escort would post personal profile information here or anywhere on the Internet. It is amazing to me that privacy is not only under assault now, but that nobody much cares about it.

[+ Lucky]

I am not paranoid so you can just quit watching me through my screen.

[Huey]

I really don't feel there is anything wrong with disabling your profile. The information in the profile can be as real or unreal as anyone cares to write. The only thing I find interesting about clients is their location.

 

It is nice to be able to check an escorts profile Yet if they do not have one than I just read their reviews to find out the details.

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[Guest Les]

>And as far as privacy goes - can't understand why privacy is so important on a site like this. It's not as if we are publishing our home address & phone number.

 

But TB:7

You and everyone else who comes to this or almost any other site are leaving their IP address behind and are telling the world everything. ....check it out here:

 

http://www.privacy.net

[BewareofNick]

Funny you should mention that, Les. I used to leave fake phone numbers and addresses for in AIM profiles and various other places for Nick to find. I remember one time he told me he had found my address and was "coming to see me". I told him great. The next day I sent him an e-mail asking him how he had enjoyed the Ansley Mall Publix

[Guest Thunderbuns]

>>And as far as privacy goes - can't understand why privacy is so important on a site like this. It's not as if we are publishing our home address & phone number.

>

>But TB:7

> You and everyone else who comes to this or almost any

>other site are leaving their IP address behind and are

>telling the world everything. ....check it out here:

>

>http://www.privacy.net

 

Interesting site Les. There is too much info there to digest in one sitting but I will refer to it later. However if it is so easy to trace one from simple internet use, then I fail to see why stating my city of residence could be so dangerous.

 

Also, as I don't have any interest in child porn, I can't imagine anything I have to say would be of interest to law enforcement. I know it might be illegal to hire prostitutes, but as we only hire escorts, what would be the charge. And if the law came after you, you would only have to say you were living a fantasy life. It would be impossible for them to prove otherwise.

 

Thunderbuns

[ad rian]

>Also, as I don't have any interest in child porn, I can't

>imagine anything I have to say would be of interest to law

>enforcement. I know it might be illegal to hire prostitutes,

>but as we only hire escorts, what would be the charge. And

>if the law came after you, you would only have to say you

>were living a fantasy life. It would be impossible for them

>to prove otherwise.

 

Don't be so sure about that. The Patriot Act passed in the wake of 9/11 gives Mr. Ashcroft temendous powers to survey the viewing habits of ordinary citizens over the Internet. Privacy has an intrinsic benefit. I might not be embarassed about my sex life or personal information, but does that mean I want to broadcast that information, in effect, to the general public and to my government. In my case the answer is no, but I can understand that you have a commercial reason to make another choice. So be it.

[Guest Chazzz69]

>I really don't feel there is anything wrong with disabling

>your profile. The information in the profile can be as real

>or unreal as anyone cares to write. The only thing I find

>interesting about clients is their location.

>

>It is nice to be able to check an escorts profile Yet if

>they do not have one than I just read their reviews to find

>out the details.

 

I never said I had issues with disabling a profile. I was curious about two posters who seem to speak with a very similar style. It appears to me that the more obnoxious types tend to be more concerned about their identity on this site. I do not think its a coincidence that both of these profiles are disabled.

 

As Huey states the "information in the profile can be as real or unreal as anyone cares to write." One can claim to be Mickey Mouse if they want and who the hell is going to care? (Except the Disney corporation.)

 

As for the Patriot Act and Mr. Ashcroft, I do not begrudge the government in its need to keep our citizens safe and secure. For the record a friend of mine was killed at the World Trade Center. I live less than three miles from the Pentagon. One friend barely escaped the building with his life. Another witnessed the impact on the building with her 21 month old child. I still jump when I hear a siren or a jet flying over.

 

Unless one is engaged in patently illegal activity, I don't think one needs to worry that John Ashcroft has them under surveilence. I will conceed that this site is dedeicated to what has been determined by society to be an illegal activity. However, what we do here in this message center is discuss a variety of issues. That in and of itself is not illegal.

 

What has made privacy an issue is the fact that the internet has made it easier for the private citizen to obtain information about other private citizens. Its not the govenment one needs to fear, its your neighbor if you really think about privacy and the internet. So if one wants to disable their profile they have every right. Just don't think its a solution or guarantee.

 

 

Chazzz69

[Guest Chazzz69]

>>why would someone want to disable their profile?

>

>They have a big nose? :+

 

Then they would need a rhinoplasty, right?

[Guest Thunderbuns]

>but I can understand that you have a commercial

>reason to make another choice. So be it.

 

Sorry - but you've lost me here. I don't have a commercial reason to make any choice. Could you please expain what you meant here? Thanks.

 

Thunderbuns

[ad rian]

>Sorry - but you've lost me here. I don't have a commercial

>reason to make any choice. Could you please expain what you

>meant here? Thanks.

 

Sure, if you are an escort, placing your profile here might be good for business. I understand why you might choose to do so. I don't think clients have a similar commercial incentive to place there profile here. No offense intended.

[Guest Tampa Yankee]

>I really don't feel there is anything wrong with disabling

>your profile. The information in the profile can be as real

>or unreal as anyone cares to write.

 

What I find interesting is why anyone would go to the trouble to disable a profile which is totally barren when created -- sorta like putting an exclamation point on one's moment of silence. It just makes them standout from the crowd IMO.

 

As for escort profiles, I'm surprised more don't publish more information in their profiles -- along the line of some AOL profiles. It's another free advertising site.

[+ deej]

>What I find interesting is why anyone would go to the

>trouble to disable a profile which is totally barren when

>created -- sorta like putting an exclamation point on one's

>moment of silence. It just makes them standout from the

>crowd IMO.

 

If I recall correctly, the signup process allows you to disable your profile on the spot. I suspect a lot of people do that, not really knowing what it even means.

 

I think the question is something like "Allow other posters to view your personal information?" Given a prompt like that, I'd probably say "no" as well. ;-)

[ad rian]

>What has made privacy an issue is the fact that the internet

>has made it easier for the private citizen to obtain

>information about other private citizens. Its not the

>govenment one needs to fear, its your neighbor if you really

>think about privacy and the internet. So if one wants to

>disable their profile they have every right. Just don't

>think its a solution or guarantee.

 

That is undoubtedly true, but nobody said that disabling cookies was a 100% solution or guarantee. Locking my door at night is not a 100% solution or guarantee that I will not be robbed, but it is a precauion that I, like most people undertake, nonetheless. I am always amazed by the logic of people who post on this site. So many people seem to write in this absolutist way. If someone says they want information about an escort's HIV status than he must be arguing that it is possible to have 100% certainty. Same thing here with privacy. Maybe we should add shades of gray to the rainbow, n'est ce pas?!

[Guest Tampa Yankee]

>I think the question is something like "Allow other posters

>to view your personal information?" Given a prompt like

>that, I'd probably say "no" as well. ;-)

 

Oh, deej... and I was so hoping to view 'your personal information' the next time I found myself in Chicago with nothing on my hands but time. :+

[Guest Thunderbuns]

>>Sorry - but you've lost me here. I don't have a commercial

>>reason to make any choice. Could you please expain what you

>>meant here? Thanks.

>

>Sure, if you are an escort, placing your profile here might

>be good for business. I understand why you might choose to

>do so. I don't think clients have a similar commercial

>incentive to place there profile here. No offense intended.

 

I wan't offended - I was excited. For a moment I thought you had me pegged as an escort blush! blush! Oh if only I had the nerve to try it!

 

Thunderbuns

[Guest Chazzz69]

Maybe we should add shades of gray

>to the rainbow, n'est ce pas?!

 

I can agree with this point. Not everything in life is black or white or even multi colored for that matter.

 

Chazzz69