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Posted by ksvt on December 12, 2000, at 12:57:41
For reasons of confidentiality and security, I am considering re-registering here under a different name and with a different email address. Is there any way to "unregister" my current posting name and email address? ksvt
Posted by Dr. Bob on December 12, 2000, at 15:30:55
In reply to reregistration, posted by ksvt on December 12, 2000, at 12:57:41
> Is there any way to "unregister" my current posting name and email address?
Just stop using it? What did you have in mind for unregistration to accomplish?
Bob
Posted by ksvt on December 12, 2000, at 16:33:24
In reply to Re: unregistration, posted by Dr. Bob on December 12, 2000, at 15:30:55
> >I guess not to have my current email "out there" at all although I've never allowed it to be used on one of my posts. It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that information has a way of being disseminated regardless of people's best intentions. ksvt
Is there any way to "unregister" my current posting name and email address?
>
> Just stop using it? What did you have in mind for unregistration to accomplish?
>
> Bob
Posted by shellie on December 12, 2000, at 16:37:17
In reply to Re: unregistration, posted by Dr. Bob on December 12, 2000, at 15:30:55
Dr. Bob,
I was thinking something similar to ksvt because I have always regreted using a derivation of my real name, and my regular e-mail address. Because my profession is very public where I live and I have talked in at least one post about what it is and what area I live in, I feel a bit vulnerable to the possibility that one of my clients may wander on this board. And in case anyone decided to inundate me with posts (negative or otherwise), I can't change my e-mail address because it is printed on business cards.
So I don't really understand your answer to ksvt. I assumed you would have to unregister then reregister because if you just registered under a different name, you would have two handles, and I thought that was not allowed.
Are you saying it's okay to have two handles as long as you only use one?
shellie
Posted by Dr. Bob on December 29, 2000, at 23:54:04
In reply to Re: Unregistration , dr. bob, posted by shellie on December 12, 2000, at 16:37:17
> I assumed you would have to unregister then reregister because if you just registered under a different name, you would have two handles, and I thought that was not allowed.
>
> Are you saying it's okay to have two handles as long as you only use one?I think it's OK to have two handles and only use one -- or even use both -- as long as you're civil, etc.
Bob
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