Lack of common sense

I participate on a well-known, large message board system which shall remain nameless, for reasons that are about to become obvious. On one of these boards, there is a woman who has taken to being extremely nasty to complete strangers, for reasons unknown. She might want to knock this off, because:

* Her username is her first initial and her last name. Her last name is one that is extremely unusual in this country.

* She has put enough information out that her first name and general location are well known.

Using this info and that top secret spy technology tool, Google, I ran a quick search. I came up with her workplace, which contained her office address, phone number, fax number, and work e-mail. I also came up with her home phone number. The only thing I didn't get was her home address, but that could be easily remedied with the above information.

So, she really needs to either a) knock the nasty off or b) really, really watch what information she puts out there. I'm not a psycho nor am I one of her victims, just a blogger running an experiment, but that might not apply to the next person who comes along. She has young children and the last thing they need is some loon turning up on their doorstep with a grudge to settle with Mom.

My point is, this doesn't just apply to her, it applies to all Netizens. Either watch what you put out there, or watch how you treat people, or best of all, BOTH! You don't know who is unstable out there, and it's best not to find out the hard way. Ask a lot of people who did just that!