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#1 2012-02-16 20:22:51
- cocolover76
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Why can't you share your email?
Well, why?
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#2 2012-02-16 20:47:08
- cheddargirl
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Re: Why can't you share your email?
Because the e-mail address could be abused. Considering that many of the users who use this site are underaged, sharing e-mails is a bad idea on this site.
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#3 2012-02-16 21:07:01
- funelephant
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Re: Why can't you share your email?
cheddargirl wrote:
Because the e-mail address could be abused. Considering that many of the users who use this site are underaged, sharing e-mails is a bad idea on this site.
What if its an e-mail, meant for scratch, like an email for your scratch account!
nicki begs to differ
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#4 2012-02-16 21:34:21
- CheeseMunchy
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Re: Why can't you share your email?
cocolover76 wrote:
Well, why?
Same reason you wouldn't on any other sites.
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#5 2012-02-16 21:44:01
Re: Why can't you share your email?
they dont want to get sued if a predator figures out where you live.
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#6 2012-02-17 04:14:57
- scimonster
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Re: Why can't you share your email?
funelephant wrote:
cheddargirl wrote:
Because the e-mail address could be abused. Considering that many of the users who use this site are underaged, sharing e-mails is a bad idea on this site.
What if its an e-mail, meant for scratch, like an email for your scratch account!
I have one of those, and where needed, I'll quietly comment it to the user I want to tell it to.
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#7 2012-02-17 04:35:19
- ProgramCAT
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Re: Why can't you share your email?
Any sharing of email is bad. It opens you up to potential spammers.
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#9 2012-02-17 16:20:52
- RedRocker227
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Re: Why can't you share your email?
Someone could then start harassing and abusing you, and you'd have no way to prove it was them.
Why
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#10 2012-02-17 17:14:29
- maxskywalker
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Re: Why can't you share your email?
RedRocker227 wrote:
Someone could then start harassing and abusing you, and you'd have no way to prove it was them.
Ever heard of 'mark as spam'?
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#11 2012-02-17 18:05:51
- RedRocker227
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Re: Why can't you share your email?
maxskywalker wrote:
RedRocker227 wrote:
Someone could then start harassing and abusing you, and you'd have no way to prove it was them.
Ever heard of 'mark as spam'?
Ever heard of "being so determined to harass someone you create multiple emails"?
(That didn't work did it? ._.)
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#12 2012-02-17 20:59:32
- ProgramCAT
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Re: Why can't you share your email?
It's not a good idea to share email anywhere.
Programming is an art...
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#13 2012-02-19 16:26:33
- cocolover76
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Re: Why can't you share your email?
-_-
Seriously?
It should be not recommended, NOT not allowed at all.
I don't have Skype, Messenger, AIM, nothing but e-mail to contact people privately.
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#15 2012-02-19 20:47:56
Re: Why can't you share your email?
12three wrote:
they dont want to get sued if a predator figures out where you live.
They wouldn't get sued. It's not their fault. And also, predators don't find out where people live just from getting an email.
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#16 2012-02-19 20:48:59
Re: Why can't you share your email?
cocolover76 wrote:
-_-
Seriously?
It should be not recommended, NOT not allowed at all.
I don't have Skype, Messenger, AIM, nothing but e-mail to contact people privately.
It's not against the rules. They just don't recommend it.
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#17 2012-02-19 21:02:10
Re: Why can't you share your email?
ImagineIt wrote:
12three wrote:
they dont want to get sued if a predator figures out where you live.
They wouldn't get sued. It's not their fault. And also, predators don't find out where people live just from getting an email.
no trust me they could. they would win (easily) but they would by somebody. and of course you can. theyve gone some intense creeper tech that can track ips at which email addresses are most frequently used, or were made (obviously the former is more likely more accurate)
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#18 2012-02-19 21:38:11
Re: Why can't you share your email?
It's dangerous. Some hacker could find your email address. Then, they could find out a lot more about you by simply taking 3 minutes to search your email address. You wouldn't want that to happen, would you?
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#19 2012-02-20 13:19:16
- cocolover76
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Re: Why can't you share your email?
ImagineIt wrote:
cocolover76 wrote:
-_-
Seriously?
It should be not recommended, NOT not allowed at all.
I don't have Skype, Messenger, AIM, nothing but e-mail to contact people privately.It's not against the rules. They just don't recommend it.
Mods wrote everywhere, including on some of my posts:
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#20 2012-02-20 13:24:40
Re: Why can't you share your email?
12three wrote:
ImagineIt wrote:
12three wrote:
they dont want to get sued if a predator figures out where you live.
They wouldn't get sued. It's not their fault. And also, predators don't find out where people live just from getting an email.
no trust me they could. they would win (easily) but they would by somebody. and of course you can. theyve gone some intense creeper tech that can track ips at which email addresses are most frequently used, or were made (obviously the former is more likely more accurate)
No, they wouldn't get sued. They provided the service that they shared it with, but it's not their fault that the email was shared.
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#21 2012-02-20 13:25:56
Re: Why can't you share your email?
cocolover76 wrote:
ImagineIt wrote:
cocolover76 wrote:
-_-
Seriously?
It should be not recommended, NOT not allowed at all.
I don't have Skype, Messenger, AIM, nothing but e-mail to contact people privately.It's not against the rules. They just don't recommend it.
Mods wrote everywhere, including on some of my posts:
[email removed by moderator]
Oh. Sorry. I am mistaken. Please forgive me.
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#22 2012-02-20 14:33:55
- veggieman001
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Re: Why can't you share your email?
cocolover76 wrote:
-_-
Seriously?
It should be not recommended, NOT not allowed at all.
I don't have Skype, Messenger, AIM, nothing but e-mail to contact people privately.
I think part of the point is that they don't want to promote private communication because they can be blamed for things that happen over it.
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#23 2012-02-20 14:36:53
Re: Why can't you share your email?
ImagineIt wrote:
12three wrote:
ImagineIt wrote:
They wouldn't get sued. It's not their fault. And also, predators don't find out where people live just from getting an email.no trust me they could. they would win (easily) but they would by somebody. and of course you can. theyve gone some intense creeper tech that can track ips at which email addresses are most frequently used, or were made (obviously the former is more likely more accurate)
No, they wouldn't get sued. They provided the service that they shared it with, but it's not their fault that the email was shared.
people always blame somebody
and most people that share their email address on here not knowing the consequences are probably young; and also have parents. parents are protective and will want it to be somebodys fault.
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#24 2012-02-20 14:43:15
- cocolover76
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Re: Why can't you share your email?
12three wrote:
ImagineIt wrote:
12three wrote:
no trust me they could. they would win (easily) but they would by somebody. and of course you can. theyve gone some intense creeper tech that can track ips at which email addresses are most frequently used, or were made (obviously the former is more likely more accurate)No, they wouldn't get sued. They provided the service that they shared it with, but it's not their fault that the email was shared.
people always blame somebody
and most people that share their email address on here not knowing the consequences are probably young; and also have parents. parents are protective and will want it to be somebodys fault.
What do you want me to do?
Make my parents sign a piece of paper and I fax it to the ST using a PDF faxer?
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#25 2012-02-20 18:52:08
- MathMaster101
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Re: Why can't you share your email?
i think the reason is that if someone finds out your email, they'll ask for personal information, such as ur age, phone number, where u live, etc. and will count as continous spam. Once they get ur personal information they may bully u, spread the email to other people, and probably learn all ur personal info.
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