How much of yourself do you reveal on mylot?

It's not so good to reveal much about yourself on the internet. Everyone has access to the web and there are people out there that sometimes don't think clearly and do things that aren't acceptable in our society. By putting your information out there you put yourself at risk. It's kind of like putting your name on your license plate, or your children's names on the back of your mini - van. TMI can hurt you.

your daughter is right i have had a cyber stalker or two before and it is not good. i do not generally give info about myself just respond to discussions based on my knowledge and experiences, and i am pretty honest when it comes to that, i love a forum where i can put alll my knowledge to use.

I am going to have to agree with your daughter. The internet can be a very sketchy place and you dont want your personal info floating around cyber space! I do not share too much info on mylot and I dont use the names of real people than I know personally in my posts! You have to use caution even on those social networking sites because I have heard of some pretty sick stuff that has happened due to too much info being given online! I guess it really is up to you when it comes to giving out info, I think you need to decide what you think you can let out and what you need to keep confidential. However, its very good that your daughter is giving you that advice because it tells you that your daughter is using her good judgment when using the internet and she is not revealing too much to all these online strangers! Quite a responsible young lady you there ;) Good luck and take care

I may talk about events that are taking place in my life, or talk about concerns that I have about life, among other things... But I try to stay away from people that want to know my personal information.. My name, where I live... any information that I would not be willing to tell a stranger that is walking down the street looking to gain information about a person.. I go by this standard; if I get that weird feeling in my stomach.. I will not talk about it, or share certain details.. But at the same time there are people on the internet that are truly looking for friends and would probably like to get to know you better... Best suggestion would be, spend time chatting with them through private messages.. Ask questions.. go to their personal page, scoop it out for yourself.. If their profile does not match their personalty through the chatting.. Then there are red flags and should be very cautious.. Put it to you this way, a person here on my lot had me join something else and I did.. This person wanted to know my real name.. I blue that person off, now its been two months and we have still been talking.. and that person knows my first name.. But that is it... It all depends on what you are comfortable with.. go with your gut and you should be just fine..

In text or call, you can be anyone you want to be. Internet is no exception. Your daughter has a point when she said that we shouldn't disclose much of ourselves online. It is true that there are bad people out there waiting for they prey. We all have to be cautious to know what and how much information to provide.

Well,it is true that sometimes you can get into trouble if you reveal too much of yourself on the net because there are many harmful people out there.But then it all depens on how much and what exactly you are revealing.For instance,you should never reveal your paypal id or bank acount id because you may get hacked by some cheat.I have heard this happening to many people whose accounts have been hacked.But of course I do not think there is any harm in revealing your personality traits or your likes and dislikes.Also we may post our opinions freely and I think sometimes when we respond to discussions,we are unconsciously revealing things about ourselves.As you have said,you have a story to tell the world,it is definitely worth sharing with others.In fact I believe that the more we interact,the more we learn.Just that we have to be a bit judicious about what we are disclosing.I have been quite open and frank on mylot.I like to express my opinions and also listen to what others have to say.

I think it is quite true also what your daughter says but sometimes there are places where you can reveal yourself and also with the minimal information as possible. Doesn't mean when we reveal ourselves we must state all the truth about ourselves. Some place on the internet is definitely dangerous and it is not appropriate to show any single details about us and hence it will result in bad things to happen.In mylot I reveal myself at the minimal.

Hello eileenleyva, i do not reveal the things which could possibly give the person an idea to as where i live or how to contact me. Things like my personality and mood i reveal to everyone as it does not put me in any threat of being in danger.

I'm brutally honest online, but I don't give out my address or phone number or anything. My life is an open book...my personal info though, is a different story. Most people trying to steal your identity are nowhere near Mylot. They lurk in chatrooms or send emails that look innocent but can be infected with a virus. Also, I never give my last name. It's a very uncommon name and if people knew it I would be really easy to find...and I certainly don't want that! Just keep private info to yourself and you shouldn't have a thing to worry about.

How much of yourself do you reveal on mylot.......... This is a great topic and I'm glad you brought it up. As for me I only reveal what I feel comfortable revealing. For example if you had of asked me something real personal and if I didn't recognize you I would not feel comfortable giving out that sort of information. But this is a social network, the whole purpose behind it is for you to be sociable with those that you call your friends and vice versa. Perhaps your daughter don't realize all that a social networking site entails. I have been a member of mylot for 4 months and before this I was at Yuwie for 1 year. So far I've not had any problems with either of these sites but as your daughter mentioned, some care should be taken into consideration, I feel. But on the other hand, if you don't mind sharing your life with the whole world then it's not really that big of a deal. I have found that while here on the internet that there are some things that you can share that you'd never share with those that are close to you. Who would care about personal problems that we may be going through? I am only guessing but I really don't think that many people would be interested. But writing is sort of a lethargic sort of thing and I guess that is the only reason why I bother. As for the money to be made up here. It's not even worth talking about. But the friendships I do believe that most of them are genuine and worth having. Well I'm sort of sleepy now but I would love to chat with you another time. Please add me as a friend, happy mylot.

I reveal 100% of my feeling on mylot. But if you are asking about some personal account issue, i am sorry, i don't think i will reveal it to anyone unless emergency. I think to be careful is a good way to protect yourself, but in the other hand, you still have to be sincerely to others. That will make mylot better and better!

Yes, you must keep your personal information safe and i dont think there is anything where we need to tell our address,etc to strangers. But we should must discuss our experience here that can be little bit personal. Happy mylotting!

I dont reveal much of myself in myLot, but I do reveal much in my personal blog. I feel blogging is the place to share, but in myLot, it's more of seeking answers. If you were to tell people that you ate lamb chop for dinner tonite in myLot, who the heck will be interested? LOL. But your daughter is right in her own sense, not to reveal to much in cyberspace as we never know who is reading our blog or myLot!

haha.. you're daughter is a clever girl. I reveal myself by stating facts about me. I don't lie in the net. Besides, no one knows me anyways.Ü

It is true that there are many types of strangers on internet. In mylot I have shared many problems. i think we share many things here to get help to problems faced.

Your daughter is right; you should be careful about what you post online. Some people find someone to fixate on, and gather info about that person... you'd be surprised how little info they need to get other, more personal information about you. You could post little bits of info here and there about different areas of your life, someone could piece some of those things together, and might figure out something you didn't want them to know. I think it's fun to find as much information about people as I can, and I do get a lot. People I know, post when their birthday is, about their dogs and family, where they're going to be at a certain time, links to sites they visit, pictures of them and their family, and of course their username is right there... I can use those types of things to find them at other places online, get more info there, find them on more sites, and get more info about them. Did I mention that I save this info? :P I could then use all of that info on a free search site to possibly find out their phone number or address (not all the time, but sometimes results do come up). If you use a site that you pay for, you get tons of more info on that person. Now, luckily, I'm not a psychotic stalker... I'm just a little weird :P But if someone had bad intentions... you don't want them getting all that info, do you? You don't know who you're talking to... people pretend a lot, online. And you never know who is reading what you put up... a lot of people just lurk. I try not to give out much info about anything, online. Even small stuff, I try to avoid posting. Sometimes I change info, too... so it's not so personal or kind of vague. They don't need your bank account to put you in danger... It's 5 am here, so sorry if some of this post sounds like rambling or has mistakes in it :P

Well.i have on referreals But i think there is no worried about.

You daughter is right . You should not reveal each and everything about yourself online. You should never give your phone number, address and other personal details to the strangers on internet. You should also avoid showing your picture to the strangers on internet. As your daughter rightly said, you do not know whom you are dealing with online. Be safe and enjoy posting

yah,I reveal little about me on mylot!just because I don't like some strangers to bother me! But I like to talk and share things with the Internet friends on mylot!maybe we don't know each other and don't see each other,we can talk everythings and don't respect somethings,It's really a good thing!

i think that there is a curtain part of yourself that you dont reveal to anyone inless your on a diffrent level with them.....especially on the internet...lol...i dont think you should let someone you dont know in person know alot about you....theres people who will expliot what they know about...jus because they dont know you very well,....people on here know me for who i am...but basiclly...not on a personal level....and this is the way im gonna keep it inless i feel i really know the person... p.s. this is comin from some who has no one on there freindslist and is kinda new to mylot....