privacy concern

[Dreamweaver]

I recently googled myself and my email and saw that my astral dynamics posts popped up in the search. Is it possible to block my astral dynamics posts from being accessible to search engines?

[ButterflyWoman]

No, there isn't. (I could go into a technical explanation of how search engines work in comparison to this board, but I don't think anyone is interested in my webdev talk ;).)

What we can do, however, is change your username so that you're more or less anonymous. Then someone searching for your name (initial and name, initials, whatever) wouldn't be able to locate you that way. If you'd like to do that, shoot me a PM with your preferred new username and I'll sort it out for you. :)

Do note that it will take a little while before the search engines update with the new username information. There's nothing anyone can do about that, unfortunately, but in my experience, it doesn't take long, especially with how frequently this site is spidered (daily, pretty much, by all the major search engines).

[CFTraveler]

I wanted to add that the PSD and PSNA forums are only viewable by registered members, so that they won't be viewable by just anyone looking. Of course, if you are logged in and run the search, you'll be able to see the contents but non-members won't.

[ButterflyWoman]

I think it's only the PSNA forum, isn't it? I thought PSD was readable?

[CFTraveler]

Originally no, I'll have to check if it's changed.

[Dreamweaver]

Thank you BW I will think on what my new username should be :-)

[ButterflyWoman]

Done. I sent you a password reminder (not that you needed one) to let you know.

Now you're a webdev suite. Or a Gary Wright song.


http://youtu.be/8nn0L6055gs
http://youtu.be/8nn0L6055gs

Interestingly, the song does have apparently spiritual influence (and ties in to George Harrison, of all people): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Weaver

Not that this has anything to do with you. I just found it interesting. :)

[Dreamweaver]

Lol ;-) its one of my favorite songs

[ButterflyWoman]

Me, too. And my favourite webdev suite. ;)

[Dreamweaver]

Thanks for doing this it is much appreciated!

[ButterflyWoman]

No worries. :) And I learned something in the process (I learned about the history of that song!)