Why do people feel the need to hide their profile?

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i don’t know why people choose to hide their profiles but I know why I don’t hide mine: it’s worthless crapola

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Lol… Oh dearie me

Ah well, at least I prevented one method of searching for my posts

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I feel when someone likes my previous post which is bit old.
I get paranoid.
I think I have hidden my profile, but still I see the views increasing.
How do you know If I have hidden the profile?

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I just looked. Your profile is hidden @anon89422488 .

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Thanks @Sarah ,
Because when I click on My icon I was able to see my description.
So wondered how to know ?
Thanks again :slight_smile:

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What’s a “profile”? And how do I obtain one?

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I am no good at explaining @Jinx . Someone else will come along and explain it all for you.

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The profile means the account you are accessing to comment on this forum.
Example: Your blue circle J , while you click on it your profile opens up.

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Became too famous.

My name on here appears on the first page of some searches engines.

I was getting creeper likes on old posts.

More secure this way.

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Okay, thanks. I figured it out. Interesting, everything is recorded. Maybe after I die I can be downloaded into a robot.

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I think when robot lose all hope, that will definitely know where to look. And how to come over it. :slight_smile:

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Hey @Joker. My profile is public, and I haven’t had any problems with it. Because of my boyfriend who’s currently in the military, I updated my profile by changing my exact city to the general Southern USA. I also removed my picture. I’m doing that mainly to protect him. He’s in a country where being gay is not acceptable. He knows I have schizophrenia and still seems interested in me. My former case manager told me I am a high functioning person with schizophrenia and not any trouble at all.

I sent him my picture which is why I removed it from my profile. He could be captured with my picture on him.

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I agree it seems annoying. But I do get it that people like to stalk too much (myself included) so I can see why some people block that from happening.

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I try to keep things fairly anon. And im not a fan of private messages. Im not a chatty type of person lol.

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You never know who is out there plotting hate attacks. Best to be cautious.