And you wonder why so many people have left this website.

It's bad form, at the very least. What did we agree to when we joined? I remember some discussion when they first migrated and some people being upset about the privacy agreement.

That is truly unbelievable. Okay, these posts are more or less public, but I guess most of us wouldn't want to plaster our thoughts all over facebook. Or if we did, we would like to reserve the right to do so at our own discretion.

yup true as day and night anyone today can put the entire post out to anywhere....click of the mouse on fb or whatever...

Yep, can you imagine spilling your worst nightmare story out on here, thinking of it as anonymous support and then having your post go viral because someone shared it? And then the potential danger that would put you in if the wrong people saw that viral post?

Cut and past has been around forever...

But the links have been an option on this site since....2010?

From my first posts on here back in 2007...DS has made it clear that it's a PUBLIC board. You can mark your journals to private. So I really don't get being a member for years and then suddenly getting upset about the way IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN.

These options have always been available, even on the old site...it's more visible now, but these links are nothing new

Do the DS replies get posted too, along with our original posts?

Many people haven't been around all that long, most not since 2007, so they're only discovering this now. I think it's perfectly fair for someone to be upset, no matter how long they could have been upset. No?

This is a site on the "Internet".... Anyone can join and see what's posted on boards..... The share option has been up for months
We come here not using our real identity.... People don't have to have a photo of themselves up.... Anyone who wants to can have a private profile so personal info isn't shared unless a member chooses to share it
DS has always been a site that anyone on the internet can be part of if they choose to
I don't think there is very much sharing of information to tell you the truth.... I don't think it's something that many people use
People always could copy and paste what they want.... I don't personally see why this is so disturbing to anyone
Private profiles, journals or messages stay private

Can you imagine the poor souls with bipolar disorder or PTSD?

Why should they be any different then anyone else??? Stigma?

This is why it is SO important to pick a user name that will not "give yourself away". "Tom in New York" is vague, there must be thousands of Toms in New York; but a less common name in a small town could be a dead give away.

There are people with fragile personalities in just about every group here, there are also people with very rugged personalities. So finding out that our site is searchable is not going to hit one group harder than another; it is more a personal thing.

PTSD and Bipolars are certainly more sensitive to the privacy issue......There would be fewer "rugged" personalities in those groups.

Update: I meant no harm to people who have these diagnoses. My intent was to:

1. Reinforce that PTSD and Bipolars may, more than some other groups, wish to have a modicum of privacy, particularly if they are concerned about others [e.g., workplace] knowing about their conditions.

2. It was never my intent to insinuate that PTSD or Bipolar patients are "less rugged." I'm sure the everyday battles they fight prove they're stronger than most of us. However, these groups [as well as some others] suffer from bouts of depression, which may cause them to be more withdrawn and not be appreciative of what they post being blasted all over the planet.

Again, no offense. Those were my thoughts, albeit expressed poorly. The important take away point here is that it's VERY important to keep your true personal identity hidden in every conceivable way when you post on a forum.

HHHMMMM??? I have PTSD AND bipolar disorder and I think that has enabled me to become one tough, mean when I need to be, b**ch. And my own very special friend who happened to be homeless, dubbed me as a "street fighter". For a reason. I am very offended by these references.