profile rant

AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
edited February 10, 2006 in The Big Picture
"...won't you be my neighbor?..."

I've enjoyed this site immensely since joining and I have to admit I'm about as addicted to it as I've ever been to anything (except crack cocaine but I licked that bug)

I've enjoyed participating and I've enjoyed getting to know folk from around the world; as well as anyone can on a website. I've especially enjoyed meeting and shooting with my socal grinner buddies.

Now comes the rant:

I'm noticing a growing number of members with absolutely no information incorporated into their profiles. No name, no location, no age, no NOTHING.

I'm starting to feel like I'm interacting with a bunch of criminals on the lam, afraid of being "found out".

Please, if you're reading this check your avatar, check your profile. If they're blank, edit them. Make yourself real. Warm up to your dGrin neighbors.

good night and good luck

lova ya, mean it!
www.angelo.smugmug.com

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  • W.W. WebsterW.W. Webster Registered Users Posts: 3,204 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    And what's more ....
    Angelo wrote:
    I'm noticing a growing number of members with absolutely no information incorporated into their profiles. No name, no location, no age, no NOTHING.
    .... no Smugmug or other photo website address, even though they've got one!
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited February 9, 2006
    W.W. Webster wrote:
    .... no Smugmug or other photo website address, even though they've got one!

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    www.angelo.smugmug.com

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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    I think a lot of people are extra-careful nowadays with information they devulge. You really never know who is watching.:uhoh (nothin' to see here, Mr. President, sir!)

    As someone who deals with information security on a daily basis, I can't really blame them... people talk when they want to talk. Most people will respond if they're asked, though.

    Personally, I don't give out my smugmug address because it's mostly family related things... but any picture I post has it embedded in the HTML, so I consider it "public" knowledge.

    Just my PoV.
    Chris
  • DJ-S1DJ-S1 Registered Users Posts: 2,303 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    I can see that, Chris, but nobody is asking for your address and phone number. It is just very nice to be able to look right below someone's avatar and know if they are in Minnesota or Florida or Calgary or Taiwan or Russia... you get the point. It gives you some idea of where the person is coming from, figuratively and literally. IMO

    I agree with you about your smugmug account. And on top of that, not everyone here has a smugmug account anyway. It's not a big deal to me, but general location of the poster is.
  • Bob BellBob Bell Registered Users Posts: 598 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    What do you want to know?

    Ive got tons of Canon stuff, full product studio, specialize in advertising and product shoots. Shoot wildlife and landscapes for fun.

    I dont have a smugmug account and my website is being redesigned and rebuilt.
    Bob
    Phoenix, AZ
    Canon Bodies
    Canon and Zeiss Lenses
  • JimMJimM Registered Users Posts: 1,389 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    I do agree it is interesting to know where people are "coming from".
    Cameras: >(2) Canon 20D .Canon 20D/grip >Canon S200 (p&s)
    Glass: >Sigma 17-35mm,f2.8-4 DG >Tamron 28-75mm,f2.8 >Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro >Canon 70-200mm,f2.8L IS >Canon 200mm,f2.8L
    Flash: >550EX >Sigma EF-500 DG Super >studio strobes

    Sites: Jim Mitte Photography - Livingston Sports Photos - Brighton Football Photos
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    Bob Bell wrote:
    What do you want to know?

    Ive got tons of Canon stuff, full product studio, specialize in advertising and product shoots. Shoot wildlife and landscapes for fun.

    I dont have a smugmug account and my website is being redesigned and rebuilt.
    Location, mostly.

    And since this is a photography forum, knowing what kind of camera someone is using is often vital to answering a question they might have.
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
    http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
  • StanStan Registered Users Posts: 1,077 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam



    Cave ne ante ullas catapultas ambules. :D

    Stan
    Stan.smugmug.com
  • Bob BellBob Bell Registered Users Posts: 598 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    Location, mostly.

    And since this is a photography forum, knowing what kind of camera someone is using is often vital to answering a question they might have.

    thumb.gif I know you are speaking in generalities but just wondering if Phoenix, AZ shows up under my name and Canon and Zeiss in my profile.
    Bob
    Phoenix, AZ
    Canon Bodies
    Canon and Zeiss Lenses
  • ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    Stan wrote:
    Cave ne ante ullas catapultas ambules. :D

    Stan
    Now that I have my Catapult Latin Secret Decoder Ring. I don't know if I'll be able to translate any Latin without catapults, but for now that doesn't seem to be necessary.

    My alma matter's motto is:
    Non satis scire.

    The best ever translation:
    To know is not necessary.
    If not now, when?
  • ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    Angelo wrote:
    "...won't you be my neighbor?..."

    I've enjoyed this site immensely since joining and I have to admit I'm about as addicted to it as I've ever been to anything (except crack cocaine but I licked that bug)

    I've enjoyed participating and I've enjoyed getting to know folk from around the world; as well as anyone can on a website. I've especially enjoyed meeting and shooting with my socal grinner buddies.

    Now comes the rant:

    I'm noticing a growing number of members with absolutely no information incorporated into their profiles. No name, no location, no age, no NOTHING.

    I'm starting to feel like I'm interacting with a bunch of criminals on the lam, afraid of being "found out".

    Please, if you're reading this check your avatar, check your profile. If they're blank, edit them. Make yourself real. Warm up to your dGrin neighbors.

    good night and good luck

    lova ya, mean it!

    I see where you are going at, and i actually agree with you to a certain point. It's always nice to get to know the people around you. Even when they are virtual, it's nice to get a friendly feel. However, the internet is THE place for people to not show it all and be sort of anonymous. Some people actually like that.

    The other problem is that it is so easy to find out information about people, that you might not want disclosed. The basic email and address is the first thing people can find, but also other sites that you have posted/registered, comments you made on sites of (sport)clubs for instance, give you information about your interests, possibly friends, times that you are not at home etc. It sounds a little far-fetched, but all this can give someone alot of information about a person, and make him/her vulnerable for (identity-)theft, accescodes etc.

    There is alot that can be done to limit that.
    For example, i always publish / sign my posts with my first name. Never with my last name (actually there is one post on Dgrin where you can find it, and i actually thought about deleting it, hehehehe) Even on my smugmug, my last name is not there. Also, i don't post pictures of the house i am (currently) living in, the car i am currently driving, my birthdate etc.

    It sounds far-fetched, but i know it's possible. I've done id-theft and information-theft before (legally), and it is scary how easy it was in some situations.

    So, it's not always that people are a "bunch of criminals on the lam, afraid of being found out". Sometimes its a definite choice to be anonymous, and sometimes it can be because of the fear of information-theft. Allthough i do have most fields filled in, i can understand people not filling in fields. After all, it's nice being anonymous sometimes, isn't it? And i also don't think that one can obligate people to fill in some or all fields.
    Ivar
    www.ivarborst.nl & smugmug
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    Whew thanks Angelo for reminding me

    I gotta go remove all my info, Whew close call rolleyes1.gif :lol4 rolleyes1.gif
    Benjamin
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    Bob Bell wrote:
    thumb.gif I know you are speaking in generalities but just wondering if Phoenix, AZ shows up under my name and Canon and Zeiss in my profile.
    Yup! thumb.gif
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
    http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    Stan wrote:
    Cave ne ante ullas catapultas ambules. :D

    Stan
    lol3.gif

    Ita vero, esne comoedus?
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
    http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited February 9, 2006
    Does anybody not know who I am? "Son of Andy"...
    I think I'll just stick to the "Wide Angle" threads anyway because of my lack in anything that is photography
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    lol3.gif

    Ita vero, esne comoedus?

    Visne scire quod credam? Credo lictationes omnes praestitutas esse.
    Andy

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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    nandysso wrote:
    Does anybody not know who I am? "Son of Andy"...
    I think I'll just stick to the "Wide Angle" threads anyway because of my lack in anything that is photography


    Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.
    Andy

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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    nandysso wrote:
    Does anybody not know who I am? "Son of Andy"...
    I think I'll just stick to the "Wide Angle" threads anyway because of my lack in anything that is photography

    Est mihi nullus nummus superfluus.
    Andy

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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited February 9, 2006
    "You know I don't speak Spanish!"


    -Anchorman
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited February 9, 2006
    fine i'll translate it
  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited February 9, 2006
    the only latin I know is: Felis Castor
    Erik
    moderator of: The Flea Market [ guidelines ]

  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited February 9, 2006
    Mr. 15,000 posts...
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited February 9, 2006
    Andy wrote:
    Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.

    What are you saying? Google failed me on a Latin translator
  • W.W. WebsterW.W. Webster Registered Users Posts: 3,204 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    Nil desperandum carborundum!
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    Andy wrote:
    Visne scire quod credam? Credo lictationes omnes praestitutas esse.

    Braccae tuae aperiuntur
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
    http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    Andy wrote:
    Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.

    Cave canem, te necet lingendo.
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
    http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    Andy wrote:
    Est mihi nullus nummus superfluus.

    Cogitationis poenam nemo patitur. Cogito sumere potum alterum.
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
    http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited February 9, 2006
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    nandysso wrote:
    grrrrrne_nau.gif
    Google is your friend.
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
    http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2006
    nandysso wrote:
    What are you saying? Google failed me on a Latin translator

    Maybe, you should walk your sorry butt over to the LIBRARY!!!
    Andy

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