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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
You've already exposed all the same stuff here.
You are on this board 14+ years now and have nearly 13,000 posts.
I do this from time to time.
Took me less than 10 minutes to find your email, phone number, and home address based on nothing more than the information in the quoted post above.
The how it's done is pretty simple.
People are creatures of habit.
It's why I don't even bother hiding.
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I used my real name here (and other sites) for at least a decade, and you are absolutely correct. That said, I decided a few years ago that I didn't want a simple Google search to make it easy for the average idiot, so I dialed it back just a bit. Like a professional thief, folks like you and I can get to it with some effort, but
I try
. I've been on gmail since in beta, and my Internet life is on their servers however, but that train sailed years ago....I don't like it, but it is so
A bit of prudence would seem appropriate...