It's pretty scary how people just 'give' their msn, icq, aol, and more.
I guess it's all how you look at it. To me a chat nick is no more "giving out personal info" than an email or URL is. Not at all comparable to giving out a phone number or address. After all, if someone starts harrassing you on IM, all you have to do is block them, or if it comes to it, get a new nick. Whereas changing your phone number or moving isn't generally an option.
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Date: 2004-11-29 09:49 pm (UTC)I guess it's all how you look at it. To me a chat nick is no more "giving out personal info" than an email or URL is. Not at all comparable to giving out a phone number or address. After all, if someone starts harrassing you on IM, all you have to do is block them, or if it comes to it, get a new nick. Whereas changing your phone number or moving isn't generally an option.