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MineralMan

(151,750 posts)
10. It's all up to you, really.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 03:25 PM
Monday

I gave up all pretense of being anonymous on the Internet. It's rarely difficult to identify someone who is very active in posting about things. I've been doxxed on several right-wing sites, and have received a range of threats over the past 20 or so years. I have a method for dealing with those who threaten. I find out who they are, using my own skills, and an attorney friend notifies them by Certified Mail that they should stop threatening me. Works a treat.

Anyhow, if you want to remain completely anonymous, you can try. That's your choice. This thread came about because someone wrote that they had no idea that people had information about where the lived in their profiles. So, I explained how to add that information. And that led to whatever has happened in this thread.

It would take someone good at tracking down people about 10 minutes to find out who I am, where I live, what my phone number is, etc. I don't care. My attorney friend has not had to send out one of those Certified letters for over a year.

Anyhow, I'm not telling anyone what to do,. I was telling people how they can do something if they want to.

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maybe so you won't chastise them... ret5hd Monday #1
Whatever you say, then... MineralMan Monday #2
I remember when mm first started posting at du Lifeafter70 Monday #5
You were here in November of 2008? MineralMan Monday #14
Yes Lifeafter70 Monday #17
Ah, I see. MineralMan Monday #18
Like I said sometimes I agree with you and sometimes I don't Lifeafter70 Monday #19
if you would like to voir dire me... ret5hd Monday #22
Why would I want to do that? MineralMan Monday #23
For what it's worth, I remember the discussions you had with trumad . Not that matters one bit at all. madinmaryland Monday #37
So do I. MineralMan Monday #40
Lots of weird things can be gleaned from profiles. rzemanfl Monday #28
Yeah. I look at profiles, too MineralMan Monday #29
I've read yours. rzemanfl Monday #36
True. MineralMan Monday #41
I have always been a big fan of Mineral Man Bluestocking Monday #33
You're kind to say so. MineralMan Monday #42
THAT'S A BINGO! MM TRIED TO HIDE HIS POINT, HAHA! ColoringFool Monday #20
Again, what are you talking about? MineralMan Monday #30
Members of the US House and US Senate affect us all. They are fair game for people in other States and other nations. Celerity Monday #35
It's become kinda humorous to me when someone posts the weather crud Monday #3
Or the price of gas/groceries without location Retrograde Monday #7
"...it's raining all over the world..." LudwigPastorius Monday #11
My favorite is when someone posts news MineralMan Monday #15
I live in one! MustLoveBeagles Monday #24
So do the Simpsons Bluestocking Monday #31
Nope! MustLoveBeagles Monday #32
The name of the town I live in is the only one in the US Bluestocking Monday #34
Seriously, WTF. Scrivener7 Monday #4
It was an option when I signed up in 2002, not an automatic feature. haele Monday #12
Very meta Prairie Gates Monday #6
I live on planet Earth. intheflow Monday #8
My region and state are enough, because Andy Stephenson. ms liberty Monday #9
It's all up to you, really. MineralMan Monday #10
I didn't feel you were talking down to people MustLoveBeagles Monday #25
Thanks. MineralMan Monday #26
Hmmm, let's test that thesis (anonymity on the Internet). Disaffected Monday #38
No, thank you. MineralMan Monday #39
I see-e-e-e... Disaffected Monday #43
Violates my ethics. MineralMan Monday #44
Oh well, it made a good story. Disaffected Yesterday #45
I do not jump through hoops MineralMan Yesterday #46
Thinking..... Disaffected Yesterday #47
Look! I already told you I wouldn't do that. MineralMan Yesterday #48
As I said, Disaffected Yesterday #49
There is a cryptic clue in my sign line Brother Buzz Monday #13
Too cool! MineralMan Monday #16
There's a hint in my handle, too. Believe it or not, I actually live in the heart of Marble Falls. marble falls Yesterday #50
Some People Get Confused, Even Baffled! The Horror. THE HORROR. ColoringFool Monday #21
I'm sorry, but what are you talking about, MineralMan Monday #27
The issue Cirsium Yesterday #51
I said nothing of the sort. MineralMan Yesterday #52
What? Cirsium Yesterday #53
Nope. Sorry. MineralMan Yesterday #54
Yep Cirsium Yesterday #55
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