Regulars in a lot of the sections have their profiles this way. I'm pretty sure it is the same reason I have mine like that...trolls and immature people that don't see eye to eye with you can't go through and report every darn thing you post.
Just a guess, but either because we have kids, and have a habit of keeping online information minimal; or, because the parenting section seems to have a large amount of sniping (witness the exchange between "Violate Me" and "Texas Mommy" earlier today).
Personally, I keep mine private out of habit. My facebook account is locked up pretty tight, too.
I personally do it because I had a crazy psycho stalker troll who would haunt my Q&A and leave disrespectful comments about me and my son. That person would also report every single one of my Q&A and I got sick of it.
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Regulars in a lot of the sections have their profiles this way. I'm pretty sure it is the same reason I have mine like that...trolls and immature people that don't see eye to eye with you can't go through and report every darn thing you post.
Just a guess, but either because we have kids, and have a habit of keeping online information minimal; or, because the parenting section seems to have a large amount of sniping (witness the exchange between "Violate Me" and "Texas Mommy" earlier today).
Personally, I keep mine private out of habit. My facebook account is locked up pretty tight, too.
the ones who keep their Q&A's private have somehow managed to aggravate some crazy and said crazy has stalked them through their Q&A's.
Sometimes the crazies will also stalk and target contacts of the user that they have a grudge with too.
my tactic for the crazies is to leave the board for a couple of days- they usually get bored after a couple of days of no activity from me!
I personally do it because I had a crazy psycho stalker troll who would haunt my Q&A and leave disrespectful comments about me and my son. That person would also report every single one of my Q&A and I got sick of it.
Trolls
People reporting my Q's & A's
Stalkers
etc etc
And I don't want anyone adding me without an email 1st. If they do, they are just gonna be blocked!
Because if somebody doesn't like an answer that I gave, sometimes if they are nuts, they will go to every single Q&A I have and thumbs down it.
Because this site is full of trolls and stalkers.
And i do not want some random people looking through my Q&A.
because i don't want any joe shmoe that i dont know (hey that ryhmed) checking throughmy Qs and As people can be crazy on this site
cause this section is full of crazies like me
because people are chickens!
they probably don't want people looking at their other questions/answers and judging them on those.. personally i don't care.. i am who i am!
some poeple would also get stalked and harassed if they let everyone see thier Q&A