Hello, I'm your creepy stalker!

[Muravyets]

I figured that. I've yet to have a relationship end in "flames", no matter whether sexual or non-sexual, and I'm proud of that.

My first SO tried to stab me with a kitchen knife when I broke up with her. I've since been very careful never to break up in a kitchen.

Does that make me paranoid?

Paul - is that you????? You son of a bitch!!!!

[JuNii]

I figured that. I've yet to have a relationship end in "flames", no matter whether sexual or non-sexual, and I'm proud of that.

My first SO tried to stab me with a kitchen knife when I broke up with her. I've since been very careful never to break up in a kitchen.

Does that make me paranoid?

Paul - is that you????? You son of a bitch!!!!

*is torn on wether to hide the knives... or offer them up in exchance my life...*

[Galloism]

I figured that. I've yet to have a relationship end in "flames", no matter whether sexual or non-sexual, and I'm proud of that.

My first SO tried to stab me with a kitchen knife when I broke up with her. I've since been very careful never to break up in a kitchen.

Does that make me paranoid?

Paul - is that you????? You son of a bitch!!!!

Now, come on... it wasn't that bad. Just, calm down. We don't need to go through all this again.

[Muravyets]

Googling people is not creepy, so long as you do it in moderation. It's curiosity -- totally natural, if childish and self-indulgent. Just like any other kind of gossiping, whether it's harmful or not depends on how you do it and what you do with the information.

If you're just skimming public information, there's nothing creepy in that.

If you're literally following someone around the web so that any forum they go to, you're there; any shopping site they frequent, you get an account, too, etc. -- that's super creepy. If you're making an effort to dig out minute details of personal information -- that's creepy. If you hint around to them that you're keep tabs on them and know things about them -- they may need a restraining order.

But generally, what people do in public is not private, so learning it is not intrusive.

That said, there are a few publicly available things that I find extremely questionable. My personal red-flag special is Superpages.com's person search and reverse search functions. Looking up an individual that way will give out WAAAAY too much information about how to find that person, right up to driving directions to their house or workplace. Not cool, imo.

[JuNii]

That said, there are a few publicly available things that I find extremely questionable. My personal red-flag special is Superpages.com's person search and reverse search functions. Looking up an individual that way will give out WAAAAY too much information about how to find that person, right up to driving directions to their house or workplace. Not cool, imo.

oh.... my... gawd!!!

I just checked that out... too creepy....

glad I'm not listed in that.

[Milks Empire]

All of you give me your real names. I'll Google all of you and get back to you on that.

[Muravyets]

For the record, I would point out that I have never googled the "Paul" I broke up with in a kitchen.

[Galloism]

For the record, I would point out that I have never googled the "Paul" I broke up with in a kitchen.

Come on love, don't ya miss me?

[Muravyets]

That said, there are a few publicly available things that I find extremely questionable. My personal red-flag special is Superpages.com's person search and reverse search functions. Looking up an individual that way will give out WAAAAY too much information about how to find that person, right up to driving directions to their house or workplace. Not cool, imo.

oh.... my... gawd!!!

I just checked that out... too creepy....

glad I'm not listed in that.

Right? If there is anything that can sell unlisted numbers, it's that.

[The Ophelias]

For the record, I would point out that I have never googled the "Paul" I broke up with in a kitchen.

Come on love, don't ya miss me?

So your name's Paul?

[Muravyets]

For the record, I would point out that I have never googled the "Paul" I broke up with in a kitchen.

Come on love, don't ya miss me?

Be grateful that I don't.

[Milks Empire]

That said, there are a few publicly available things that I find extremely questionable. My personal red-flag special is Superpages.com's person search and reverse search functions. Looking up an individual that way will give out WAAAAY too much information about how to find that person, right up to driving directions to their house or workplace. Not cool, imo.

oh.... my... gawd!!!

I just checked that out... too creepy....

glad I'm not listed in that.

Right? If there is anything that can sell unlisted numbers, it's that.

Those motherfuckers...
Isn't there anything we can do to get ourselves removed from that?

[Muravyets]

Those motherfuckers...
Isn't there anything we can do to get ourselves removed from that?

Yeah, get an unlisted phone number.

[Maurepas]

Hey, I have a MySpace that i post everywhere in lieu of actually filling out "about me" sections...

If you put yourself in a public space, expect people to see...at least thats what I always say,

[Saint Clair Island]

So, NSG, what sayeth you: Is googling another person (and browsing through the links that come up) fair game, or is it an unfair exploit of the new possibilities? When does such info-gathering become creepy?

I see nothing wrong with that kind of thing, Jane Smith (age 38) of 176 Sauerkrautstrasse, Wurzelbacherbergsteinmullerdorf, whose favourite colour is blue.


This post would have been a lot funnier if I used real personal information. Take a guess as to why I didn't.

[Milks Empire]

Those motherfuckers...
Isn't there anything we can do to get ourselves removed from that?

Yeah, get an unlisted phone number.

I'll have to remember that when I get my own place.

[Farnhamia]

Those motherfuckers...
Isn't there anything we can do to get ourselves removed from that?

Yeah, get an unlisted phone number.

I'll have to remember that when I get my own place.

*over the noise of black helicopters landing on your lawn* Too late.

[Milks Empire]

Yeah, get an unlisted phone number.

I'll have to remember that when I get my own place.

*over the noise of black helicopters landing on your lawn* Too late.

They'll never take me alive!
*pulls out katana*

[JuNii]

oh.... my... gawd!!!

I just checked that out... too creepy....

glad I'm not listed in that.

Right? If there is anything that can sell unlisted numbers, it's that.

my number is not unlisted...

but what I did pretty much insures that it's not listen in most (if at all) publications.

[JuNii]

Those motherfuckers...
Isn't there anything we can do to get ourselves removed from that?

Yeah, get an unlisted phone number.

much simpler solution...

hint: check your phone book. if you're in that, then you're probably in this.

so if you're not in the phone book...

[Muravyets]

Those motherfuckers...
Isn't there anything we can do to get ourselves removed from that?

Yeah, get an unlisted phone number.

much simpler solution...

hint: check your phone book. if you're in that, then you're probably in this.

so if you're not in the phone book...

Um...that's what getting an unlisted number will do for you...keep you from being listed in the phone book. It's just that the phone companies charge a bit more for it.

[SoWiBi]

Oh I'm not saying that I didn't deserve it. I was very young, and uh... stupid. Anyway, that's neither here nor there.

If you're comfortable sharing, I'd love to hear more, If not, that's totally fine; just ignore this post.

I can't tell you much, given that I have limited experience in watching trends of psychotic women, but they always do seem to arrange their pens entirely too well.

*carefully dis-arranges pencils before going on*

What? Ah, umm, good. Thanks.

[SoWiBi]

And, of course, since we live in a culture where relationships count as ownership, you shouldn't violate his sovereign territory.

Hang about, someone at the door.

Ok, that was reality - apparently, we DON'T own people any more.

God, I love you, Uncle Gravy. May I have 1.7 e-children of yours?

Paul - is that you????? You son of a bitch!!!!

Here we go..
.. and I called it first!

For the record, I would point out that I have never googled the "Paul" I broke up with in a kitchen.

Why would you need to when he's a Generalite too, and one who's prone to giving away freely lots of info about his current private affairs.

[Grave_n_idle]

God, I love you, Uncle Gravy. May I have 1.7 e-children of yours?

Ack! How the hell did I miss the delightful SoWiBi offering to put out?

[United Dependencies]

I've always said facebook and myspace make stalkers out of normal people.