Did you know all our comments are on the Internet?

Nothing you post on the internet is really 'private'.  And this site has to be open enough for new breast cancer patients to find it so it really can't be locked down.

So ... it pays to be aware of that and careful about what you say.

However, nobody is really likely to Google amontro unless they are looking for you specifically ... and know your screen name.  Strangers who did just stumble across it have no idea who you really are.

If family/friends do know your screen name you might want to check your posts and see if you need to do some editing.  Or change your screen name and not share it.

Not a perfect situation but it is a workable one. 

I think it's good that you put this post out here ... it's a reminder to everyone.

Yes -- it's clearly stated in the community rules information that not only is this public content, but anything posted on the board can be used by bc.org. To wit:

"By using the Discussion Boards or Chat Rooms, you are granting Breastcancer.org a perpetual, exclusive, royalty-free and irrevocable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, create derivative works from, transfer, and sell any such messages, files or communications."

Like I said, it's clearly stated in the rules, but I understand your shock if you didn't know that and/or didn't read them (and let's face it, it's easy not to, or to skim them, or to be so overwhelmed by a new dx that none of it sinks in anyway).  

Good reminder to everyone about the lack of privacy on the internet.

Darlene .. you can change your screen name w/o changing your account.

Bren

Darlene ... When you're logged in .. go to my preferences and at the very top next to your log on ID, there is an edit key.  Hit the edit key to change your log on ID.

Bren

Thanks everyone.  Now when they google they will find my favorite pancake place. 

I had forgotten about this

and tks

for reminding me

Sierra

I am mortified. It is one thing for bc.org to use our information to help breast cancer patients, it is another thing to have the site wide open for googling.  What can bc.org possibly gain by making the site so open....  Arghhh

JBinOK, I think maybe Mandy is referring to this:

"By using the Discussion Boards or Chat Rooms, you are granting Breastcancer.org a perpetual, exclusive, royalty-free and irrevocable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, create derivative works from, transfer, and sell any such messages, files or communications."

I don't know that BCO has ever done any of this, but according to their rules, they could,

Bwahahaha, o2bhealthy, you need to sue them for copyright infringement!

Oh yes, go to NZ to spy. And extend the spying for as long as possible. I think it's the most beautiful place on this planet!

Crap. That is my real name. Why do we have to bother signing in? This is insane.

Ladies

Also make sure that your profile does not show your email address against the heading Home Page URL.  I made that mistake when I first registered then quickly deleted it.  I noticed that some people have their email address showing there. (I think that heading relates to internet pages you may have).