Web Openness

[MrPink]

If you are running a website, thinking along the lines of a blog or forum that involves more personal interaction.

How important do you feel it is to be 'open' about yourself?
Do you use your real name?
List your location and education?
add a picture?
real birth date?
phone number?

I think that to a certain extent openness brings people together and creates a sense of community.

What are the reasons that you would not share information?

 

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[TC2]

It's matter of building the trust to your visitors, but I try not to over self-promote on public web site. I use my personal photo, real name, address and phone number, which can easily be found over whois database, yellowpage, whitepage or search engine. Nothing more than that.

I only open up to a certain degree before someone can take advantage of me or my family. I don't share anything about my financial status, my family status and location.

There are people out there taking advantage of your families, who love you so much. So the first defense is to protect them by protecting yourself.