It would be pretty easy. I have posted about my job, I think I posted my full name somewhere, and I have my location posted. There are pic threads around, too. Googling bring up my blog, although you have to be very interested in housework to want to read it.
Of course, like the other would-be stalkers after many other women in this thread, he’s have to contend with my armed large martial arts enthusiast husband, and several armed martial arts enthusiast friends who are at my house most of the time.
I really don’t see why anyone would bother. I’m supremely uninteresting.
Very interesting responses. As for me, StalkerMan could find the exact house I lived in 20 years ago, if he researched it, based on the info I gave in the “who’s in your neighborhood” thread. Of course, that does him no good as far as finding me now. To find me now, he’d know my job, which narrows it down a whole lot, the rough location I live in, and some demographic info (20-something white male). After that, he’d have to go trial by error asking around at all the places like the one I used to work at, and by the time he got to that point, I think my friends and coworkers would probably tip me off that some strange guy was asking around about me.
I think that until we moved a little while ago, it would have been pretty easy. Lots of SDMB people know our last name, due to our hosting dopefests. I’ve mentioned which hospital I work at, and the company I work for. I’ve mentioned the small town in Canada where my parents live (pop. 325), and my schools, I’m sure.
However, since I float between a few work locations in Baltimore, which is a hospital city, it’d probably be sorta hard to find me on any given day. Particularly since my schedule is set entirely upon my whim.
It’d be so easy to track me online. Doesn’t really bother me because 1. I don’t know why anyone would become obsessed with an overweight, broad-shouldered, masculine female who could probably kick their ass (I am, indeed, trained in hand-to-hand combat…thanks, Dad!), and 2. They’d have to wade through a downstairs living room of computer crap, my cousins, my parents, my boyfriend, my sister, my boyfriend’s sister, and the attack bird before they got to me.
Also, we have a really strange assortment of crap that could be used as weapons, ranging from computer cases to swords to butterfly knives to my laptop…and even a surge protector, weilded correctly, can cause some damage.
That…and my boyfriend’s a former Army Ranger (seriously, I’m not trying to make myself look all badass–he really is!). So yeah. Not worried.
But I might answer the door (assuming I’d even answer the door) without clothing on, and any damage to your brain and eyes is entirely YOUR responsibility.
It wouldn’t be too hard. My blog’s been linked to (though not by me), and it would be cake to figure me out from there. Add in that I’ve posted my university affiliation, my very teeny major within it (25k undergrads, 40 total in my whole department), plus my relative location (a very small burg outside a small city).
Throw in some pics and my JC, add in my location (easy to figure given my general location and generally where I work) and you’ve got me.
It would take a bit of sleuthing, but it could be done.
But if you figured that much out from my posts, you’d also know that I’m married to an ox of a man that totes an AR-10.
Someone who knows me could identify me very easily, but I don’t think it would be easy for a complete stranger to track me down.
I’ve mentioned my (extremely common) first name here, but never my last name (and it’s not in my profile e-mail address, nor does Googling the e-mail address result in any hits). My last name doesn’t even appear when I send e-mail from the address listed here: it comes from “First Name, Last Initial.” I think I’ve mentioned the town I live in, but only once or twice and they’d still have to find me just on a first name. I’ve never mentioned the name of the company I work for, and while I’ve said that I’m a tech writer at a small software company there are hundreds of those in this area. I have links to my pictures, music, and journal here, but none of those sites mention my last name – or anything that hasn’t been mentioned here. This is all intentional: I don’t really care if someone who already knows me figures out who I am, but I believe in being a little cautious when it comes to information that could help a stranger show up on my doorstep someday.
So, while I don’t want to say it would be impossible, I think (or at least, like to think) that a stalker would give up on me and move on to easier prey.
It wouldn’t be difficult to figure out my place of employment.
Even if the few links I’ve put up in the picture threads are broken, it wouldn’t be too hard to figure out who’s me – my tools are labeled “Mudd.” :smack:
Unfortunately easy, and it really bugs me. I’ve posted what university I go to, and what I specialize in. There is a list of graduate students on the department website, and I’m the only one with my first name, which I’ve never tried to hide on the boards.
But here’s the kicker - my stupid university lets anyone search for my name on their directory, and gives them my full name, email address, phone number and HOME ADDRESS. I’ve been trying for a while to get that information out of the public domain, but have failed so far.
My location is genuine which probably puts me on the other side of the Atlantic from StalkerMan, but assuming he’s prepared to travel. I have posted my job description so he might be able to narrow down his search to a few offices but my description (such as I have posted) wouldn’t be much use (no shortage of tie-wearing middle class English blokes around here) and I’ve never posted my real name. So I think he’s stuffed.
FWIW I don’t have any guns but I do have some vicious agave plants that I could set on him.
Super, super simple to track me down, but…although I am more than happy to provide lots of info (name, city, state, etc.), my name is really, REALLY common. So that might cause some difficulties. Of course, a stalker could just shoot me an email and I would probably send him/her my address upon request.
Piece of cake. When I was a wee lass, I was not very dilligent about hiding my online information and my full name and address were very easy to find on the internet. I also just got back from a Hawaiian vacation I spent with a doper I had never met in person. I’d rather not live in fear.
Given what I’ve posted about myself over the years, Stalkerman or Stalkerwoman probably knows more about me than I do about myself at this point. We could have conversations where they could remind me of stuff I’ve forgotten about.
And yet, despite the trail of neon breadcrumbs they never visit, they never call, they never write. What’s the matter are you too good to ferret me out? I’m not an animal I’m a human being and I need attention too! <cries>
It probably wouldn’t be too hard. My currently listed location is accurate (it adds weight to some of my posts and keeps me from having to re-state my qualifications for commenting on Japan-related stuff) but used to be more specific. I changed it after a few posts. Even so, there are only about 100,000 to 150,000 non-military gaijin in Japan most of the time, and from my posts you could narrow it down to a small fraction of that number. From there, it would be pretty easy, I would think, as long as you either read Japanese or have a contact at the consulate.
And since it seems to be the “in” thing to do, I’ll refer you to the Nobody jacks with me about… thread, or the numerous martial-arts-themed threads I’ve participated in. StalkerMan would probably have some problems if he decides to get violent. If you just tracked me down for a cup of coffee and some conversation, I’ve actually got a sit-down table and chairs now. You don’t have to sit on zabuton on the floor. Now, let’s talk about why you’ve tracked me down and traveled halfway around the world. . .
