[JoyinNM]

-Until The Times identified him by piecing together information from his postings over the past two years-

-I don't like this crap one bit. Newspapers piecing together you identity on a privately run anonymous web forum?-

OK let me get this straight. MSM couldn't tell the they were fakes unless they brought in experts, BUT they can determine who broke the story by hunting down every post he's made in the last couple of years and tracking it back to a real name?

[spodefly]

OK let me get this straight. MSM couldn't tell the they were fakes unless they brought in experts, BUT they can determine who broke the story by hunting down every post he's made in the last couple of years and tracking it back to a real name?

They have their priorities.

[Joe Hadenuf]

BUT they can determine who broke the story by hunting down every post he's made in the last couple of years and tracking it back to a real name?

With some folks, one could not only determine their name, but their pets name, what kind of pet, where they work, if they are married, retired, how many kids, where they go, what they do, who they know, where they vacation, what their politics are, sometimes a DOB, (I've seen that one) what types of vehicles they drive, or what type your going to buy, etc.

Some folks don't care. But for those that do, I would say keep it light, and generic, and avoid specifics such as your name etc. Identity theft and other crimes of this nature are very real and very hard to solve.