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themostepotente) wrote2004-11-28 02:32 pm
themostepotente) wrote2004-11-28 02:32 pm
Fandom Discussion -- Online Safety
This is going to be radically different, I think, from anything I post here.
Some of you may have noticed I have a stalker. This clown I don't perceive as a threat, but there are a lot of scary people out there that would take sending an IM a step further.
Nobody should have to live in fear. Nobody should have to feel like they need to keep their identity hidden to feel safe. It should be a choice 'not' a requirement.
This isn't just about fandom, folks -- this is about keeping safe, so I'm opening up a discussion and encouraging those in fandom to speak up or out, whichever :-)
How much information about yourself is too much to share? When is it okay to trust?
If you have any advice about keeping safe, please come and share it.
If you have a story to tell about being stalked, please, come and share that too.
The holidays are upon us, and some people are especially vulnerable this time of year. And yeah, I know this kinda sounds like a public service announcement, but somebody's advice might save another's life.
Thank you,
--Penny
Some of you may have noticed I have a stalker. This clown I don't perceive as a threat, but there are a lot of scary people out there that would take sending an IM a step further.
Nobody should have to live in fear. Nobody should have to feel like they need to keep their identity hidden to feel safe. It should be a choice 'not' a requirement.
This isn't just about fandom, folks -- this is about keeping safe, so I'm opening up a discussion and encouraging those in fandom to speak up or out, whichever :-)
How much information about yourself is too much to share? When is it okay to trust?
If you have any advice about keeping safe, please come and share it.
If you have a story to tell about being stalked, please, come and share that too.
The holidays are upon us, and some people are especially vulnerable this time of year. And yeah, I know this kinda sounds like a public service announcement, but somebody's advice might save another's life.
Thank you,
--Penny
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I've only had one bad fandom experience, as far as being uncomfrotable with a person I was in contact with, but I always made sure it was easy to break ties (block emails, IMs, etc). I hardly use my real name any more, never give my phone number or address (I've been thinking about my PO Box, though, with christmas card season upcoming). It's really kind of upsetting to me when I see my friends giving out their info willy-nilly, but that's not my choice.