Petition to Bring Back Poster History

amother

Gold ↓

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 11:57 am

You can still search. Anything in a public forum can be searched using "username site:imamother.com" to see all of those posts. That's usually enough data for anyone with nefarious intentions.

For that reason I think post history should come back. It has benefits and those who are planning on doing nasty stuff can do it anyhow.

Maybe it should be a privilege, like posting in the politics forum. But I don't like that it is blocked altogether.

amother

↑ Goldenrod ↓

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:00 pm

amother Gold wrote:

Depends on the name. Like if a username is red or bread it won’t work. I have a generic username and it is worthless.

↑ walmart

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:03 pm

thankyou1 wrote:

I'm not sure, but what about if a person can set it in their profile. It might be too complicated, but if someone can't search their history, it might make them more inclined to post under username.

This might be a good idea. There are many posters who use their screen name a lot but never write anything identifying. There's nothing to figure out if looking thru their posts other than appreciating their contributions. Others can choose to turn it off themselves.

amother

↑ Goldenrod ↓

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:03 pm

amother Blueberry wrote:

It just hurts the posters who use their screen name. I rarely do, but would probably never do of poster history came back.

People connect dots. She's a physical therapist + she's nursing + she lives in Boro Park + that sounds like how she talks!

That actually once happened to a poster on here. I forget if it was shared on this site or Reddit. Someone connected a lot of dots. Some shared commonly. But history shared a ton of random details I feel like it happened more then once that a user was revealed, or threatened to be. One member I know left over this.

watergirl ↓

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:06 pm

lamplighter wrote:

People who post as another all the time shouldn't get a vote on this.

Note - this is not an official poll or a voting situation. Yael did not ask for this input, and as such, there are no “qualifications” as to who can give input in this thread.

Having said that, the history being removed was something that was highly requested for a long time and the benefits of removing the history, greatly outweigh the benefits of having it.

↑ Goody2shoes ↓

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:08 pm

walmart wrote:

It's not only about posting identifying details or connecting dots.
I think it's possible to appreciate a poster who generally uses their screenname without being able to go back and pass judgement on what they previously said.

I'm also curious, what are the benefits of having poster history? I can't think of any.

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amother

Dustypink

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:08 pm

amother Hunter wrote:

The past few months I took the liberty to post under my screen name knowing that this feature of looking up a poster's history was stopped.
Please do not bring it back.

I would like it back. BUT If it is brought back, I think it's only right and ethical that it wouldn't include any posts written during the timeframe when it was hidden. Otherwise I think it's very unfair to those who posted during this time. They may have posted things they otherwise wouldn't have.

honeymoon

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:09 pm

walmart wrote:

How about history is limited to 6 mos or a year, would that make a difference?

I think this would be a perfect solution. Even just 3 months. 3/6 months provides enough context on a poster without giving away their identity.

Also, my opinions may have changed over the past 6 years, but they probably haven't since 6 months ago.

Watergirl, can this be an option?

↑ watergirl ↓

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:12 pm

honeymoon wrote:

I think this would be a perfect solution. 6 months provides enough context on a poster without giving away their identity.

Also, my opinions may have changed over the past 6 years, but they probably haven't since 6 months ago.

Watergirl, can this be an option?

You’d have to ask Yael.

amother

Ballota ↓

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:12 pm

No.
I inadvertantly figured out someone was my sister in law. I was looking at someones history, and noticed a few random, totally parve comments she had dropped over multiple posts, that together, absolutely pointed to her being my sister in law.

You dont realize how little things here and there build a story of who you are

↑ watergirl ↓

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:13 pm

amother Ballota wrote:

Lol to be fair, three women on here think they are my ex-sister in law. We are not as unique as we think we are.

amother

Pistachio

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:18 pm

What is the purpose of having this feature? Other than allowing people to figure out more about the poster?

pause

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:20 pm

amother Goldenrod wrote:

I don’t think so. Even with myself I used to find I could get nosy.

I do wish the advanced search allowed us to search our own history.

Like if I posted a cookie recipe years ago I’d like do an advanced search but only in my username posts.

I've been saying this ever since poster history was removed. I would want it back up, but if not, at least optimize other search options including PMs and my own posting history.

pinkpeonies

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:20 pm

amother Blueberry wrote:

Exactly this. I sometimes post under my username now, I would never ever post with my username if there was a history. It’s so easy to figure people out

amother

↑ Ballota

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 1:01 pm

watergirl wrote:

Lol to be fair, three women on here think they are my ex-sister in law. We are not as unique as we think we are.

I know, I know.
It is absolutely most definitely her.
And I feel sorry that I realized.

chanatron1000 ↓

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 1:43 pm

amother Violet wrote:

I get why it was removed. too easy to stalk. however I do wish we could see our own post history including our anonymous posts! that would be awesome and don’t get why that would be a problem.

I think that's probably just something that's hard to implement given how the site software is programmed.

amother

Clematis

Tue, Nov 05 2024, 2:03 pm

amother Goldenrod wrote:

If you check your bookmarks you should be able to find all your posts.