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"WARNING" !!!!!!

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gary:
Just a reminder.

For some reason lately there have been quite a few new members choosing what seems to be their real names (even first names) or part of their email addresses as their user names.

 That's a real bad idea and we don't want to have to start keeping an eye open for that so if you have done that please change your username. If you have probs doing that then contact us.

We just want to keep this a safe place for all and if you leave bread crumbs for people to follow you here then it takes away the safety factor we have worked hard to create..Thanks.

From the guidelines:




--- Quote ---Confidentiality:

Confidentiality is important to the safety of everybody on our board. It is strongly recommended that members do not directly or indirectly disclose their own identity. It’s not uncommon for members to discover that the person with a personality disorder in their life has been reading at this site. Therefore, don’t disclose personal details such as place names, business names, vacation venues, friends names etc. that would be identifying to people in your life. You are also discouraged from registering with a user name, email address or avatar that could be recognized. Sites such as Yahoo and Google offer free anonymous email hosting.

You are strongly encouraged not to register using any email address that other people may have access to as the board will occasionally send information about your account to that address.

Please don’t post any information that directly or indirectly discloses the identity of family members, friends or relationship partners. This includes (but is not limited to) direct information such as real names, photographs, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, etc., as well as, indirect information such as pet names, local venues, etc.

If you should accidentally post information which compromises the confidentiality of yourself or someone close to you, you can contact a moderator or administrator designating the specific confidential information to be removed. One administrative edit will be given to each member. After the first request, subsequent requests to edit posts by the same member will be denied.

Members having off-board information about another member shall not disclose it. This extends to the contents of personal communications, email, personal messages, text and telephone conversations. Any information posted which reveals identifying information about another individual will be modified or removed by the moderators.


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--- Quote ---Multiple Members from the Same Relationship:

We are here to support our members, who are dealing with and learning to cope with others in their lives who suffer from a personality disorder.  We are not here to mediate ongoing family conflicts or to serve as a platform for "he said /she said" type discussions.  Attempting to draw others into participating in an ongoing conflict or baiting them into choosing sides is not permitted.  This is counter-productive the purpose of this community and distracts other members from the work they have come to do here on themselves, by undermining the promise of a safe, anonymous forum in which to share their struggles. Therefore, if it is determined by the administration that two (or more) members are attempting to use this forum as an arena to play out adversarial real-life conflicts,  only one of those members will be allowed to maintain membership at OOTF.   Preference will be given to the member who joined the community first.

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How to change your usename (If you have done the above...not meant to chance names just for the grins of it:



--- Quote ---Directions:
Go to Profile - under profile, choose Account Settings.   At the top of the page, is User Name -- change  user name in the box there, and then hit the Change Profile button in the lower right corner to save  changes.

Note: The user still has to log in to the board with their original name but they will appear on the board with the new name):
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While I have your arrention how about reading all the guidelines  Guidelines

...Thanks

Klarity Belle:

--- Quote ---We just want to keep this a safe place for all and if you leave bread crumbs for people to follow you here then it takes away the safety factor we have worked hard to create..Thanks.
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  :thumbup:

It is worrying to see real names of people or places being used. It is so easy to be followed here by the PD loved ones we are trying to find sanctuary from. Be careful foggies because this is a safe haven and if someone feels they have to leave this oasis because of being followed and found here, that's really sad.  :P

Another thing to be aware of is clearing history on shared computers, it happens that a PD spouse/other or family member becomes interested in why the non in their life is suddenly more focussed on their own needs and spending time on the computer more than usual and they check up - please be aware of that too.

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