Our private details, real names, diagnoses, etc. revealed online

I'd like to apologise to for putting the link in the OP.  I didn't get to bed till 6am this morning (in Australia) and wasn't thinking straight at that time as I was upset and overtired.  This morning I couldn't find the thread and thought it had been deleted or I would have removed it then.  Thanks mods for removing the link.

It seems one person has gathered information from around the web on people she disagrees with.  She has then published it as she remembered it or out of context in a way that misleads the readers on a site that is not moderated like BCO.  There are so many basic and important errors in the information. 

People on the blog claim to be professionals yet seem to lack any understanding of freedom of speech, freedom to choose ones own treatments, even basic compassion as they defame people who are fighting stage IV cancer.

They don't understand the basic fact that opposing someone tends to have the opposite effect and does nothing to persuade them to change.

Lol Sweetbean.  I too read both conventional and alternative and have made no secret that I am a moderate.  I have always made it known that I have no qualifications, indeed if I was a nurse I believe I couldn't say anything that sounded like advice without breaching some agreement, or maybe that's only in Australia. Strangely some want to prove I don't have qualifications???

So it has just been stated on another site that there is a cure for diabetes.  I'd love to see those research links, please.  The only one I know of happens with NIDDM as a side effect of gastric bypass in obese people.  But my post specifically excluded surgical cures.  It was about medical cures as opposed to surgical.

Asthma, hay fever, osteo and rheumatoid arthritis, cerebral palsy, eczema, psoriasis, Lou Gehrig's (ALS), the common cold, herpes (all varieties), cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's, the list is endless.  Oh please someone, anyone, tell me these are medically curable, not just treatable or manageable.  I know so many people whose lives would turn around.

PS, to cure is to restore someone to health so the condition is completely gone, not in remission. 

Special peaceful thoughts being sent to someone in emotional need.

I do check my facts before hitting the submit button.  I even know how to use spell check.  Woohoo.  How convenient.

ETA.  I'm off to bed to catch up with my sleep.  Have a nice day all.

An important point to remember is that posting on some internet sites allows the site owner to see the IP address of the poster.  As I live in a small rural town, I avoid posting on such sites if they are at all controversial or untrustworthy.  Some ISP's use temporary (dynamic) IP addresses that are associated with the town or city where the ISP is physically located so they are safe.  If your ISP address is static then it is less private.  Does anyone know if one's location or other identifying information would be known when posting from a mobile phone?

If people wish to make it harder to be found in a google search, they could use a common name or word.  For example I could call myself "search" or "name".  That would bring up millions of links so would be impossible to find in isolation.  But when posting on a forum with people who have a unique name like my current one then a search for the other name would bring up the forum where the posts can be found.  So I guess another change of name is in order for me. 

I have never posted in the name Leah. Her writing style and content is quite different to mine. I'm sure anyone who knows me knows I'd never call anyone honey or any other similar name.  I specifically asked for my real name not to be used.  It seems that privacy, respect and common courtesy are sometimes only given when a person's work contract or other agreements require it.  When given freely it reflects on the good character of the person.  When such respect is ignored it reflects negatively on the person's character, showing they have no concern for the feelings of others. If people don't mind appearing to be heartless then that is their reputation at stake, not the one being insulted or disrespected. 

Mods, thanks for contacting the other site.  Clearly we need better laws for internet harassment and medical privacy.  Better still, we need people to have good morals and common decency.

Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying is the use of the Internet and related technologies to harm other people, in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner. As it has become more common in society, particularly among young people, legislation and awareness campaigns have arisen to combat it. 

Legal definition

Cyberbullying is defined in legal glossaries as

-actions that use information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm another or others.
-use of communication technologies for the intention of harming another person
-use of internet service and mobile technologies such as web pages and discussion groups as well as instant messaging or SMS text messaging with the intention of harming another person.

Examples of what constitutes cyberbullying include communications that seek to intimidate, control, manipulate, put down, falsely discredit, or humiliate the recipient. The actions are deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior intended to harm another. Cyberbullying has been defined by The National Crime Prevention Council: "when the Internet, cell phones or other devices are used to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person.

A cyberbully may be a person whom the target knows or an online stranger. A cyberbully may be anonymous and may solicit involvement of other people online who do not even know the target. Cyberbullying could be limited to posting rumors about a person on the internet with the intention of bringing about hatred in others' minds or convincing others to dislike or participate in online denigration of a target. It may go to the extent of personally identifying victims of crime and publishing materials severely defaming or humiliating them.

Cyberbullies may disclose victims' personal data (e.g. real name, home address, or workplace/schools) at websites or forums or may use impersonation, creating fake accounts, comments or sites posing as their target for the purpose of publishing material in their name that defames, discredits or ridicules them.

Some cyberbullies may also send threatening and harassing emails, instant messages or texts to the victims. Others post rumors or gossip and instigate others to dislike and gang up on the target.Protection for victims of any age

There are laws that only address online harassment of children or focus on child predators as well as laws that protect adult cyberstalking victims, or victims of any age. Currently, there are 45 cyberstalking (and related) laws on the books.

The US federal cyberstalking law is designed to prosecute people for using electronic means to repeatedly harass or threaten someone online. There are resources dedicated to assisting adult victims deal with cyberbullies legally and effectively. One of the steps recommended is to record everything and contact police.

Among factors that motivate stalkers are: envy, pathological obsession (professional or sexual), unemployment or failure with own job or life; intention to intimidate and cause others to feel inferior; the stalker is delusional and believes he/she "knows" the target; the stalker wants to instill fear in a person to justify his/her status; belief they can get away with it (anonymity). UK National Workplace Bullying Advice Line theorizes that bullies harass victims in order to make up for inadequacies in their own lives.