Divulging personal information

The question has been raised among members of the staff as to whether or not threads like the real name thread should be kept or deleted, due to related safety issues. We have decided to make a change, that is: edit all of the last names out of the thread, and make this PSA of sorts to discourage the divulging of personal information. It is very easy to find out who and where you are when you say your name and school, for example. Dangerous things can happen.

So, from this day on, The Sonic Community and its affiliated strongly discourage the posting of personal information, specifically last names, locations, schools, etc. Anyone found infringing upon and/or posting anyone else's personal information, including, but not limited to what has been mentioned in this announcement, they will be banned immediately without question.

If you have any concerns, feel free to contact me or any other TSC staff member.

Well, I finished. I may have deleted a few middle names here and there because some people might have put down two middle names instead of a first, middle, and last name. If you notice this has happened to you, or you don't mind your last name being easily accessible, you are free to fix and or replace the *last name deleted* tag with your last name again.

Thanks, Super Racer Z.

Super Racer Z wrote:Well, I finished. I may have deleted a few middle names here and there because some people might have put down two middle names instead of a first, middle, and last name. If you notice this has happened to you, or you don't mind your last name being easily accessible, you are free to fix and or replace the *last name deleted* tag with your last name again.

Thanks. I'll try to think of a way to repay the site and will try to clean up my own crap next time.

This wasn't a "clean up your crap now, or else" thing, Jmh, it was simply a precaution we took to protect our users. We were going to do it regardless of whether only a few members took part, because some members may not be here often enough to protect themselves, or may not visit here at all anymore. No worries.

EDIT: I'm currently going through the "All About You" board and getting rid of threads that could hurt members' privacy. This includes the "pictures of you thread". I will allow the thread to be posted again, if you feel comfortable knowing that everyone in the world has the ability to see what you look like. Just be careful.

This decision was made ages ago. Thread archived to de-clutter stickies.