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Sean-Khan
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09/01/2006 9:35 AM  
Not being able to update my personal information is serious privacy issue to me, and I'd like to have that fixed ASAP.

I don't know how much information can now be seen from outside, but what I know is that everywhere I post or have posted has now my web address, and the version of it that includes my name - which is unique.

So, in theory, as time passes or maybe even now, anyone can google with my name for anything I've ever said here, and it is personally connected to me. I don't feel too good about not realizing the meaning of this before so I could have opened discussion about it. Do not underestimate the power of the search engines. I know that information can be dug out, but now it's handed right out to everyone.

I ask this to be fixed as soon as possible. I want this place to be secured from outside so that nothing personal can't be seen from outside that one doesn't decide to give out. Can this be done?

Thanks for your attention.

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09/01/2006 11:12 AM  

You can change it, it just takes a lot of unnessesary digging.

After you log in click your username in the upper-right hand corner of the screen. The fields are required but you can just put in jibberish if you dont want it known tothe masses.

I agree though that the fact that it's not exactly apparent how to change it can com eoff as very suspicious(sp)


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Sean-Khan
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09/01/2006 11:44 AM  
Hm, didn't even think of changing it from another place when there was already a fake -place to change it. Thanks, Vash!

It took some time to change it, though - I changed it and checked it, checked it again with another browser that wasn't logged and changed it again - it stayed the same for 10 minutes, until it suddenly changed. Some template/caching feature, I believe.

Well, that's taken care of now, but it was quite hidden. I think that a notice about this in the visible Update Profile would help a lot.

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09/01/2006 11:58 AM  

Heya Sean,

Check out the Help link on the top bar.  It explains how to edit your profile and also has some other help you may find useful.


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