Comments on: The Mask http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2007/08/24/the-mask/ A Blog About Early Retirement and Happiness Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:44:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Money Relations - Finance and investment blog. » PF blogs and name reputation http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2007/08/24/the-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Money Relations - Finance and investment blog. » PF blogs and name reputation Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:07:05 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=209#comment-1051 [...] dangerous. That is why a lot of pf bloggers choose to remain anonymous, myself included. Recently Canadian Dream: Free at 45 debated the pros and cons of unmasking himself as there are definite underlying business reasons [...] [...] dangerous. That is why a lot of pf bloggers choose to remain anonymous, myself included. Recently Canadian Dream: Free at 45 debated the pros and cons of unmasking himself as there are definite underlying business reasons [...]

]]> By: Mr. Cheap http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2007/08/24/the-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Mr. Cheap Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:54:15 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=209#comment-745 Tim: My comments was in response to your suggeston just not to tell my parents, if I was blogging under my real name, I suspect they'd find out eventually (either they'd google me and find the blog or one of their friends would and would tell them). you might enjoy this onion story: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/30007 Tim: My comments was in response to your suggeston just not to tell my parents, if I was blogging under my real name, I suspect they’d find out eventually (either they’d google me and find the blog or one of their friends would and would tell them).

you might enjoy this onion story: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/30007

]]> By: Canadian Dream http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2007/08/24/the-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Canadian Dream Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:36:10 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=209#comment-742 Mr. Cheap, Of course you can try and Google my real name, but really it will be confusing for you to determine which Tim is me. I know there are at least two other people out there with my name. Everyone thanks for your feedback, it was a great discussion. Tim Mr. Cheap,

Of course you can try and Google my real name, but really it will be confusing for you to determine which Tim is me. I know there are at least two other people out there with my name.

Everyone thanks for your feedback, it was a great discussion.

Tim

]]> By: mariam http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2007/08/24/the-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-736 mariam Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:45:24 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=209#comment-736 Your hosting solution can provide a private domain registration for free or for fee. Probably 5-10 bucks. Your information can probably still be obtained in another way as it is in the ICANN database but at least it isn't a one step process. I'm very surprised this wasn't a consideration for pf bloggers as money and networth is being discussed... I will also mention something else: work, IP addresses and log files. Now that I think about it, maybe there's no need to be anonymous :P Your hosting solution can provide a private domain registration for free or for fee. Probably 5-10 bucks. Your information can probably still be obtained in another way as it is in the ICANN database but at least it isn’t a one step process.

I’m very surprised this wasn’t a consideration for pf bloggers as money and networth is being discussed…

I will also mention something else: work, IP addresses and log files.

Now that I think about it, maybe there’s no need to be anonymous :P

]]> By: FourPillars http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2007/08/24/the-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-735 FourPillars Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:13:06 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=209#comment-735 Dave, how did you get the "whois" display info changed? Mike Dave, how did you get the “whois” display info changed?

Mike

]]> By: Dave http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2007/08/24/the-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Dave Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:39:29 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=209#comment-733 Well I prefer to remain somewhat hidden. Allows me to blog more openly about whatever. Although I don't go to extremes and I am not overly paranoid. For a long time a "whois" query on my domain revealed a lot about me and nowadays I still use only one email address but just change the From: in Gmail (which doesn't hide anything). Well I prefer to remain somewhat hidden. Allows me to blog more openly about whatever. Although I don’t go to extremes and I am not overly paranoid. For a long time a “whois” query on my domain revealed a lot about me and nowadays I still use only one email address but just change the From: in Gmail (which doesn’t hide anything).

]]> By: Mr. Cheap http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2007/08/24/the-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-730 Mr. Cheap Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:40:09 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=209#comment-730 My parents could google my name as easily as anyone. I'd be shocked if potential employers DIDN'T google me (I work in the tech field). If I was going to go out on a date, I'd certainly google her, etc ,etc, etc. I guess all of us techies now know your secret identity... You should change yours too Mike... My parents could google my name as easily as anyone. I’d be shocked if potential employers DIDN’T google me (I work in the tech field). If I was going to go out on a date, I’d certainly google her, etc ,etc, etc.

I guess all of us techies now know your secret identity… You should change yours too Mike…

]]> By: Canadian Dream http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2007/08/24/the-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-729 Canadian Dream Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:17:11 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=209#comment-729 FT, I can understand your position. Yet I don't worry about it that much. After all, you don't think I acutally give you my complete net worth do you? I have several other accounts that I don't include. I also tend to round numbers a bit and exclude certain assests. So my posted net worth is close to the actual, but not exact. Tim FT,

I can understand your position. Yet I don’t worry about it that much.

After all, you don’t think I acutally give you my complete net worth do you? I have several other accounts that I don’t include. I also tend to round numbers a bit and exclude certain assests. So my posted net worth is close to the actual, but not exact.

Tim

]]> By: FourPillars http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2007/08/24/the-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-728 FourPillars Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:39:59 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=209#comment-728 That really sucks - I didn't know it was that easy to find out who owns a domain name. Oh well. That really sucks – I didn’t know it was that easy to find out who owns a domain name.

Oh well.

]]> By: FrugalTrader http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2007/08/24/the-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-727 FrugalTrader Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:50:18 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=209#comment-727 CD, you know my opinion on the matter. Personally, I prefer to stay anonymous. It gets too weird when people know your exact net worth and the assets that you have. FT CD, you know my opinion on the matter. Personally, I prefer to stay anonymous. It gets too weird when people know your exact net worth and the assets that you have.

FT

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