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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Real names

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I welcome real names. It's always nice to know who you are talking to and about. When I signed up I put a 'handle' because it looked the form here, but I always put my name in posts. I've looked several times to change in options but no option to change so this is a good plan. I'm in.

John Redfern
 
I've always given my real name in my signature, though only my first, and my handle was to honour my father's pen-name when he wrote before he died. Without getting too mellow-D, I have no probs with my real name. I'm in your house and you set the rules. It's just, well, so professional-like! How about any handle you want plus real signature?.... (Too late!)
 
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Mostly, I do not mind meeting and working with people from RedUser.net. I have gotten unsolicited non-professional PM's and I really don't want to encourage further contact here or elsewhere by such individuals by posting my real name.

~Sarah
 
Still curious to know if a company name can be your screen name (ideal for one-man-bands like me).

Another nice option would be to switch to real names, but allow proprietors of Red-related and support businesses to replace "Senior Member" with their company name, the way Reduser Sponsors have. Or perhaps charge a small annual fee for that privilege (not much guys, we're in a recession here). Kind of a mini-sponsorship.

As far as google, if you search my name, there are four pages of good hits on my name. All are either my website, forum posts, movies I've worked on, etc. There is no way you can keep your name a secret on the internet if you are trying to promote a business. But what can an identity thief do with just a name?

Also, I set up my myspace account without showing my real name (didn't want google finding that which is not business-related). But my facebook account obviously shows my real name. Yet the facebook stuff does not show up in searches. I'm sure reduser could limit what google searches if they desired.
 
LilRed said:
I'm actually going to have to consider not participating here any longer.

Mostly, I do not mind meeting and working with people from RedUser.net. Occasionally I get unsolicited non-professional PM's and I really don't want to encourage further contact here or elsewhere by such individuals by posting my real name.

~Sarah
(one less girl here soon)
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Hmm...didn't think of that possibility. Mostly guys on here, so never thought about the harassment possibility. I guess the hope would be that everyone acted professionally or at the very least, respectfully. But sounds like that has not been your experience.
 
Jarred:

I don't personally have a problem with my user name being my real name as it is fairly well known on the threads I frequent and my sig has my cell number so it is pretty easy to find out, but I can see why a lot of people would feel more strongly about, and I have to admit I like the fact that I have a little bit of a buffer between my user name and my real name.

I do think it is time that REDUSER has some limitations on access but I think you should evaluate this policy carefully.

Like Ian, I get some great leads from REDUSER for which I am very appreciative (and I really do keep meaning to talk to you about advertising) so please don't take this as hypocritical. Besides the issue lilRED raises, I just feel, like ian, that privacy in the modern world is getting very tough to maintain and anything you do to limit your generalized exposure on the internet can be a good thing for a lot of people.

For instance, I just posted on another REDUSER thread that I frequent that I just got married and in another post included her name, but now that I think about it that may not be the greatest idea - just because the more info you have out there, the easier it is for someone with no business, and possible bad intent, to put things together - and while we aren't anonymous they can be.
 
AquaVideoRed206 said:
I do think it is time that REDUSER has some limitations on access but I think you should evaluate this policy carefully.
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And why? Such way is not in any way recommendable. The more people, the more sales. More affordable prices.
 
Jarred:

I'll talk to Jason. Re: Jorge's post, does that mean a company name would be OK.

BTW I know this is a tough one with no perfect answer - so support you whatever way you decide.
 
when is the deadline? just curious how many days we who will not comply have left..thanx in advance
 
Jarred,
May i be as bold as to suggest a separate section/forum for advertised users to sign into so as to dismiss any confusion about 3rd parties and their relation to Red Digital & Redusers alike .This could also prove to be a great resource tool for prospective clients of 3rd party companies respectively, not to mention clearing the Reduser forum of much clutter whilst still maintaining rapport with individuals and their respective companies


cheers,

Christian

p.s hope your getting some 28k footage of the fires for smoke jumpers
 
Christian Edwards said:
Jarred,
May i be as bold as to suggest a separate section/forum for advertised users to sign into so as to dismiss any confusion about 3rd parties and their relation to Red Digital & Redusers alike .This could also prove to be a great resource tool for prospective clients of 3rd party companies respectively, not to mention clearing the Reduser forum of much clutter whilst still maintaining rapport with individuals and their respective companies


cheers,

Christian

p.s hope your getting some 28k footage of the fires for smoke jumpers
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Or ranking for users and filtering/rating for posts? camera owners, power users, are high, unnamed users are low?
 
Ariana said:
Or ranking for users and filtering/rating for posts? camera owners, power users, are high, unnamed users are low?
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Sounds a little Animal Farm to me.

"Some animals are more equal than others."
 
Jarred Land said:
talk to Jason.. he takes care of Advertising requests.
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Thanks Jared. Will do.

Regarding LilRed's post, we need to accept that this is a real problem, just not something that guys have to deal with. Women tell me all the time about the creepy e-mails they get off myspace, and especially off dating sites (hint: if you send a really lame e-mail they will forward it to all their friends). Haven't heard of problems on facebook though, probably because of the access controls (can't see a profile if you are not a friend unless it's open).

Considering that an all-male forum is not what we want, there should be some way to help protect the privacy and safety of the female members. Hate to say it, but there are some real whack-jobs out there.
 
Well, Jarred did say that one could use a first or middle initial and then a full last name. M. Gross doesn't tell anyone male or female.
 
Or you could use a middle name or tweak your first or last name so that it is not recognizable with a google search.

A shout-out to Jarred or Jason or whoever it was that restored my identity...thanks for fixing that, guys...
 
Welcome back, Meryem. :)

Anyway, I was a bit shocked about what LilRed said about the unwelcomed PM's. This is a professional users' site and members should act accordingly. There is a certain level of conduct that is expected and I think if anyone experiences unsolicited PM's that are spam, offensive, intrusive, etc.. these incidents should be reported so that proper action can be taken.

I will leave it for Jarred or Jason to clarify, but unlike personal emails, I believe that private messages on these forums actually remain the property of reduser.net. So that could be one more potential incentive for people to behave themselves.
 
Dang this will be confusing to everyone who knows me on many, many forums as Velk :bye2:
 
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