what is the purpose of disabLing your profiLe?

[sniffa]

aLL kinds of beLLs and aLarms go off when i see that.

[tjwmason]

1. How does one disable it?

I might not want folk to know the secret formula to my magic potion, which I wrote there.

[sniffa]

11. harry potter?

:o

[Kraklen]

2. So "sniffa" is your real name?

What? It's a pseudonym? Pretty suspicious.

[Nite Owl]

3. Bothers the hell out of me

to when that little head isn't up there especially when someone says something about where they live and then it's all secret.

[sniffa]

7. i usuaLLy onLy notice when

i suspect someone of being a disruptor, so i cLick on their profiLe, and voiLa!!

i mean, if you wanna be secretive, just don't fiLL in your profiLe, no?

[jonnyblitz]

4. to keep things

less complicated.

[sniffa]

5. ahh

it's Like throwing a fLag - hey, i'm a ........

[jonnyblitz]

6. yeah

I'm a.....

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

9. ...truly retarded or lying lowlife.

[Gormy Cuss]

8. Some people are just privacy freaks

Some are trolls. Then again, some of the most successful trolls have full profiles and life experiences on every topic according to their postings.

I heard there's a Homeland Security agent posting here. He thinks he's undercover but the government-issued keyboard with the L stuck in upper case is a dead giveaway.

:silly:

[kick-ass-bob]

15. couldn't you just not fill out the information?

:shrug:

[Magrittes Pipe]

10. I just hid my profile for no other reason than to piss you off.

:hi:

[sniffa]

12. you fucker!!!

:hi:

[Atlas Mugged]

13. I have a feeling....

...that you and I checked out the same person.

[sniffa]

17. word?

i'm sure we did.

[Atlas Mugged]

24. At least I'll finally find out

what happens when I answer someone's post and then I put them on ignore.

I've never seen a tombstoning before - should be fun!

[_]

14. It's all lies anyways

Even when there is a profile

[Sugar Smack]

16. OOh, this is getting interesting!!

[sniffa]

18. 1 post per month

wow!

[Sugar Smack]

19. delete

[_]

21. I'LL bet those beLLs and whistLes are reaLLy going off now.

:tinfoilhat:

[sniffa]

22. it's ok

i know how to stop them.

[El Fuego]

28. Looks like _ is already TS'd

I was going to check out the lies in _'s profile.

[Sugar Smack]

30. wow, that was fast!

I even got a Doppler effect.

[Debi]

29. Clever you are....

[ProfessorGAC]

20. Just To Set Off Your Bells & Whistles

I knew it would work! Perfect! Now i can enable since i pissed you off!

No really, i like the anonymity. I had my profile for all to see when i was on other boards pre-1999. I linked a JUSE article i had published which took to task those that believed supply-side economics worked.

I got over 800 pieces of hate mail. 800 pieces! Email, snail mail, forum shots, eveything. After that, i wanted to stay somewhat undercover. At least for a while.
The Professor

[sniffa]

23. but why not

just not put that info in your profiLe?

[ProfessorGAC]

26. It's Working Again

Kidding! You mean the info that explains why i want to be anonymous? If that's what you mean, that's a good idea. Good on you!

I just didn't think of it.
The Professor

[uppityperson]

25. Just don't put information there

anytime it is disabled I start watching more closely too. You don't have to enter info, just leave it blank, but don't disable it.

[Atlas Mugged]

27. This was my first experience with it disabled

And you're right about watching closely; this was a real one.

[Debi]

31. No Comment for you!

Really sharing Sniffa!!! :eyes:

[sniffa]

33. it used to say "fuck off"

:shrug:

[Debi]

35. At least we knew how you felt n/t

[trof]

32. If your profile is disabled, does it get a special parking space?

Just asking.
;-)

[Debi]

34. *snark*

That was awful.

[leftofthedial]

36. you get the close-in parking spots at the Lounge

[trof]

37. See? I knew it!

[sundog]

38. maybe to automatically make people nervous

:shrug:

[Tsiyu]

39. I had to pick one post to rescue from Page 20

so i picked this one because it made me feel creepy and defensive and ready to lash out with all my pent-up, crack-inspired rage. :evilgrin:

I put mine on disabled for personal reasons relating to a personal thing. I didn't think about just going back and blanking out all the subject fields and leaving it on. :think: Hmmm. But then, I like to be mysterious, too.


Thanks for your question sniffa! :hi:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

40. yes and everyone defending it is so very new,

how you doin sniffa?

[sniffa]

41. hey

:hi: :loveya:

i'm doing ok thank you... you?