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qazplm135

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30. I'm the opposite and better situation

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 02:02 AM

Mar 2019

My first and last name are extremely common. It's pretty hard to reach the real me even if you know my name.
You would need at least one other piece of information.
I never give out my real name so thus far I've rarely had the issue that someone online figured out who I was.

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Don't post your real name, occupation, or location [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2019 OP

You could contact the Administrators and see if they could make an exception. TwilightZone Mar 2019 #1

Smart advice. Hopefully you won't get harassed or the like. Take care. nt SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #2

conservative underground??? Chin music Mar 2019 #3

DI, I bet. They talk about us a lot. marble falls Mar 2019 #11

Conservative Underground is really a thing too? Chin music Mar 2019 #15

According to the copyright on their website Revanchist Mar 2019 #17

So ORIGINAL. Bitch about all things LIBERAL but copy this page.. Chin music Mar 2019 #18

What surprises you about that? They aren't the most original thinkers. nt Blue_true Mar 2019 #46

I was momentarily....but the 'supreeze' has worn off. Chin music Mar 2019 #48

Every time I wonder how fucking stupid someone must be ... 11 Bravo Mar 2019 #42

And then burn the shower stall. marble falls Mar 2019 #43

awww i see your posts and i don't think you are a loon! Takket Mar 2019 #4

Be very careful on the web discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2019 #5

I got a creepy email to an address using my real name treestar Mar 2019 #6

Have you ever made a gofundme contribution that you wrote about on DU? n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2019 #31

Don't remember, but that is a way? treestar Mar 2019 #37

Many people do things that are public... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2019 #41

Have you ever posted pictures of your back or front yard, pets, Blue_true Mar 2019 #47

They'd still have to be people who see you personally treestar Mar 2019 #59

No real hacking ability is needed. It's more persistence and MineralMan Mar 2019 #73

Thanks for the detail MM. Did you hear about Bezos, Saudi Arabia and Bezos' personal phone? nt Blue_true Mar 2019 #76

No. I hadn't heard anything about that. MineralMan Apr 2019 #77

Saudi Arabian agents got into his personal phone. Blue_true Apr 2019 #78

I use computers a lot, but I really don't get deep into them. Blue_true Mar 2019 #75

Oh, dear. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #7

I'm the opposite and better situation qazplm135 Mar 2019 #30

That's probably a much better position to be in. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #40

Some troll once used my real first name AND my husbands first name here ismnotwasm Mar 2019 #8

Had it happen to me before vercetti2021 Mar 2019 #9

I posted a quote coeur_de_lion Mar 2019 #10

I hear that. I quit my facebook account a long time ago and don't use my real name PatrickforO Mar 2019 #26

K&R Flaleftist Mar 2019 #12

From DI ... marble falls Mar 2019 #13

How about this one? ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #16

wish i could do that certainot Mar 2019 #27

It's easier than people think to dox someone. Oneironaut Mar 2019 #14

They can't separate ideas from people treestar Mar 2019 #38

Conservative Underground can go fuck themselves. Initech Mar 2019 #19

Very Bizarre. It's almost like they want to talk to us but are afraid so this is a much safer way UniteFightBack Mar 2019 #36

Exactly. Why don't they just create an account here and chat with us? fescuerescue Mar 2019 #57

"Hi. By the way." Chin music Mar 2019 #44

It will be fun to out those trolls! Initech Mar 2019 #49

Says something about the characthter of a person to just come here to scrounge around Chin music Mar 2019 #50

Sure is. defacto7 Mar 2019 #53

Hey Defacto. Chin music Mar 2019 #54

It's too late for me, they know who I am MrScorpio Mar 2019 #20

Neither have I liberaltrucker Mar 2019 #22

Although I won't say why I haven't given a fuck all these years... MrScorpio Mar 2019 #24

Hey cool. Somebody attacked me too! Nothing personal nolabear Mar 2019 #21

Believe me... I never told anyone you are... LakeArenal Mar 2019 #23

Wow, I just went on there. They track our conversations and then comment on our comments. PatrickforO Mar 2019 #25

yikes....not cool TalenaGor Mar 2019 #28

Conservatives always make counter forums to attack us dustyscamp Mar 2019 #29

Do they want to talk to us directly? Is there any such forum where libs/conservatives can UniteFightBack Mar 2019 #35

I have tried to do that, but all they do is move the goalposts, put words in your mouth you didn't emulatorloo Mar 2019 #51

That's what DI was for originally. What is it now? A waste of time. defacto7 Mar 2019 #55

It's ok everything I post on here is a lie, including this post Amishman Mar 2019 #32

Conservative Underground and Conservative Cave MineralMan Mar 2019 #33

I remember a poster here who complained about her job. cwydro Mar 2019 #63

Yes, I remember that very well. MineralMan Mar 2019 #65

Yes. I worry when people go on rants about their work cwydro Mar 2019 #66

Yes, that's not a smart move at all. MineralMan Mar 2019 #67

I seem to remember vaguely some others on DU cwydro Mar 2019 #68

In most cases, some research will reveal who is stalking you. MineralMan Mar 2019 #71

What in hell is their purpose I wonder? cwydro Mar 2019 #72

I don't know, actually. MineralMan Mar 2019 #74

It was Cali in Vermont. nt m-lekktor Mar 2019 #69

Yeah, that's right. cwydro Mar 2019 #70

So there is a whole forum ova there to "respond" to threads from here? TALK ABOUT LOSERS. UniteFightBack Mar 2019 #34

Yes, and some sites like that also have hidden forums MineralMan Mar 2019 #62

I don't really care who knows my name and address. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #39

You actually don't have to give out those items. Blue_true Mar 2019 #45

I've noticed one mistake people make pretty often defacto7 Mar 2019 #58

Doesn't surprise me they have doxxed you. They are creeps. emulatorloo Mar 2019 #52

Riiiiiight. nt greyl Mar 2019 #56

I'm sorry those freaks found your take so threatening. Mc Mike Mar 2019 #60

These people are dangerous and violent. They must be stopped. NacLeeFF Mar 2019 #61

I don't worry. I have very little in my bank account. panader0 Mar 2019 #64