Re: online search

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Click on your username next to one of your posts.

If you go to Google and type in your username it provides the information you provide in your profile.

If you don't want your real name and your residence etc shown on Google, change these items in your Yahoo! profile to blank or something fictitious.

When you are viewing your profile, click on "Edit Profile Information"

You can also create a seperate username and associated blank profile to post on this board if you want to remain anonymous.

There's nothing you can do about the fact that Google indexes all posts, unless or Yahoo! can prevent that - which I doubt.

If you choose a user name like HillaryClinton, Google becomes nearly useless for searching your posts since they are mixed in with endless pages containing information or posts about another person by that name.>> Hi ,> > I was bothered today when a friend called me and had googled my name> and every post I have made on here came up with my full name. Not just> my user name! I understand that you want the group searchable, but I> don't want my full real name coming up on an Internet google search!> This is very disturbing to me. > > 1. Is there a way to make it searchable for people who search for HIV> and the like and not for names?> > 2. Why is my real name coming up instead of my user name? As far as I> know, This group doesn't have my real name. > > 3. Do you know any way to get this off? > > I would like to control who knows my status not have it advertised all> over the internet. Now anyone can read all about my personal problems> and those of others. Things that are very private. yes we give away> some of that privacy when we join the group but it is easy to assume> that since you have to join, that only members would be able to read> posts. Why do we have a membership when anyone can see it? Is there> anything you or I can do to make this go away? I am freaking out!> > Connie>