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debm55

(30,644 posts) Sun Aug 4, 2024, 06:42 PM Aug 4

There is a post in the Lounge from mvd. I know posters have tried to help him with it getting no where. However, a "new"

poster has gone to one of his GoFundMe accounts and got his private information.---last name, location of home, Dad's obituary, names of relatives, Said poster posted she/he has done this. Is this permitted or a privacy issue? The issue is taking his mom to the ER for her wrist. New poster has 105 posts. I would hate for anyone to go through anyone's background here on DU.

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There is a post in the Lounge from mvd. I know posters have tried to help him with it getting no where. However, a "new" (Original Post) debm55 Aug 4 OP

I would suggest that you alert on that poster. This does seem out of bounds. nt CaliforniaPeggy Aug 4 #1

I did and it is still there. debm55 Aug 4 #3

I don't believe there is a DU rule about that. Mosby Aug 4 #2

Personal information.? Would any DUer want a newbie looking into their postings and looking for your real name, address debm55 Aug 4 #4

All that info is not on DU. Mosby Aug 4 #7

But what do you honestly do if a new poster gets information and gloats about said information on DU? New poster seems debm55 Aug 4 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Aug 6 #12

This is a logical and natural consequence AkFemDem Aug 4 #5

The Last name is given on GoFundMe. New poster got the last name and then did a search on facts that are not found on debm55 Aug 4 #6

DU rules prohibit posting that information here. sl8 Aug 6 #11

There was another new poster on here the other day talking about one of Bev54 Aug 4 #9

I think I know who this poster is. They now too much about mvd to be "new" If you go to that post she gave me a long debm55 Aug 4 #10

CaliforniaPeggy

(151,316 posts)

1. I would suggest that you alert on that poster. This does seem out of bounds. nt

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sun Aug 4, 2024, 06:48 PM

Aug 4

debm55

(30,644 posts)

3. I did and it is still there.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 4, 2024, 06:54 PM

Aug 4

Mosby

(16,984 posts)

2. I don't believe there is a DU rule about that.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sun Aug 4, 2024, 06:48 PM

Aug 4

Nt.

debm55

(30,644 posts)

4. Personal information.? Would any DUer want a newbie looking into their postings and looking for your real name, address

Reply to Mosby (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 4, 2024, 06:59 PM

Aug 4

and relatives? I sure as heck won;t even if they found mvd real last name on a GoFundMe and did a search on various information. Would you?

Mosby

(16,984 posts)

7. All that info is not on DU.

Reply to debm55 (Reply #4)

Sun Aug 4, 2024, 07:18 PM

Aug 4

The owners of this site cannot police what's happening on the internet.

debm55

(30,644 posts)

8. But what do you honestly do if a new poster gets information and gloats about said information on DU? New poster seems

Reply to Mosby (Reply #7)

Sun Aug 4, 2024, 07:29 PM

Aug 4

way too invested in mvd's situation. I know he has an elderly mother that has fallen and hurt her wrist. Sorry, I have seen posters banned for saying less then this. new poster is. And under the TOS there is a part that talks about privacy.

Response to Mosby (Reply #2)

sl8 This message was self-deleted by its author.

AkFemDem

(2,019 posts)

5. This is a logical and natural consequence

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sun Aug 4, 2024, 07:01 PM

Aug 4

Of sharing private details and soliciting on GofundMe. I'm hard pressed to imagine what rule was broken here.

debm55

(30,644 posts)

6. The Last name is given on GoFundMe. New poster got the last name and then did a search on facts that are not found on

Reply to AkFemDem (Reply #5)

Sun Aug 4, 2024, 07:12 PM

Aug 4

GFM --Address, Obituary of house. relatives, milage from house to ER and Critical Care Center. I wonder why the poster is so invested in this. GFM does not give out that information. Would you want that information of yours in the hands of other. they went searching for it?

sl8

(16,137 posts)

11. DU rules prohibit posting that information here.

Reply to AkFemDem (Reply #5)

Tue Aug 6, 2024, 07:39 AM

Aug 6

Last edited Tue Aug 6, 2024, 09:05 AM - Edit history (2)

On edit:
I think I found the posts in question. It looks like the other poster (the one alerted on by OP) said that they looked up some of the "targeted" poster's personal information, but I don't see where they posted any of said information here on DU. In that case, I don't see how the posts break DU rules.

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I don't know if what the OP is referring to meets these criteria, but it sounds like it.

Don't post anyone's private or personal information

Don't post private or personal information about any person (including public figures) even if that information is available elsewhere on the Internet.

Bev54

(11,390 posts)

9. There was another new poster on here the other day talking about one of

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sun Aug 4, 2024, 07:43 PM

Aug 4

the long time posters, had gone way back in their history and discussing old posts. I am very leary of some of the new ones here, they seem to want to control the narrative.

debm55

(30,644 posts)

10. I think I know who this poster is. They now too much about mvd to be "new" If you go to that post she gave me a long

Reply to Bev54 (Reply #9)

Sun Aug 4, 2024, 08:02 PM

Aug 4

post back. Way too much to be new. Either a retread or a puppet. I alert twice. --nothing. I agree with what they are saying about mvd's mom. However, I would NOT like it if personal information based on my real last name is was googled for research as this poster told me she/he did. TY for listening to my rant.

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