You need new friends man. Yours seem to always have ridiculous problems.
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Free registration at the forum removes this block.Yeah sure, he is "asking for a friend".You need new friends man. Yours seem to always have ridiculous problems.
A friend from my earlier school made embarrassing posts on various online forums at age ~13, whose topics are related to love and sex. His nickname was his real name, and his real name is rather rare.
Let's just say: he has been a naughty pervert.
And he could delete posts or threads, but not on all forums, and he can not delete posts he was quoted.
Ah yes, in 2011 and 2012, he also made second-hand-embarassing(to me) Wikipedia edits using his real first name as a part of the account name, which he resents today.
Well, his edits were often factually correct, but on sites regarding love and sex.
He did not use his brain before pressing "post".
Surprisingly, his account has never been blocked despite some warnings. But obviously, a few years later, he realised, that he has done a traceful mistake, to say at least.
I tried to tell him, that sex is not a guilty pleasure, but that does not make his edits less embarrassing, and he is worried, that some day, some potential future enemies will harm him using these posts he made without thinking much.
Now, I know what you may think: "How can persons be so foolish?!". Yes! I know, it was not the smartest idea, but I am seeking for some advice to give him on what he can do about it now.
Past is past.
apologizes for his indiscretions and has learned so much in the past xx years and looks forward to growing and learning
If he is in the EU, he can apply to get all the stuff de-listed from search engines. Just search "EU Right to be forgotten" for more info
I posted this thread because what happened to him could disrupt his Fastlane road trip.
How do I find new friends? How does "surrounding myself" work?
Go to new places. New school clubs. Meetups. Church. Charities.1. How do I find new friends? How does "surrounding myself" work?
2. I can not just cut off friendship to him and dump him. I can have less contact to him, but we are very trusted to each other, and I posted this thread because what happened to him could disrupt his Fastlane road trip.
I like this route more. Lots of ways to go about it.Otherwise you could bury the results for his name with SEO. Setup linkedin, other popular forums, etc. and populate it with positive info.
Just ignore them and move on.
If someone went to the effort of finding posts I made online at 13 I would be more inclined to mock them than get embarrassed myself.
"You are going through posts some kid made 10 years ago - pretty weird dude."
His effort (and yours) would be better spent focusing on the future rather than worrying about something they wrote a decade ago.
Join an MMA gym. You'll met people who I guarantee don't a shit about what their 13 year old self wrote online.1. How do I find new friends? How does "surrounding myself" work?
And see that's exactly the thing. Your friend is not actually doing anything to better himself. He's spending his time concerned about what some stranger may think of him in the future. And worse yet, he's got you invested in his worry to.2. I can not just cut off friendship to him and dump him. I can have less contact to him, but we are very trusted to each other, and I posted this thread because what happened to him could disrupt his Fastlane road trip.
or he can stop living in fear of "what could happen" and live life
1. How do I find new friends? How does "surrounding myself" work?You need new friends man. Yours seem to always have ridiculous problems.
Gladly, as far as I know, he was not sufficiently foolish to share photos.
He has been 14 already, while making at least some edits.are US based sites, <13 years can only give out their information with their parent's consent. (COPPA 1998).
Only possible on some forums.Is it possible to log into those forums and change the user name?
Additionally, the original username is still visible in quotes.Change name?
That might work short term, but some day, somebody could still discover his posts.If he is in the EU, he can apply to get all the stuff de-listed from search engines. Just search "EU Right to be forgotten" for more info
I already suggested this to him, but he wishes not directly to discuss his problem online, because he is too frightened of haters.You could also have suggested that using a pen name, he post on his own behalf.
You are not more aggressive than Leopold Slikk, TheAG.Yeah sure, he is "asking for a friend".
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