Posted by Karla/OR on 3/21/12 2:46am
Msg #415560

Curious minds want to know . . .

why some notaries on Not/Rot link vs. not link their profile to their postings. If there is an advantage to NOT revealing your profile??? I, personally, love clicking the link and seeing the persons picture and/or finding more information about them It's been amazing to me that this site can bring together so many people from this great country of ours. Thanks.

Reply by ChrisseyNJ on 3/21/12 6:08am
Msg #415562

Ha! Karla, I read this, and just spent 15 minutes trying to figure out how I am one of those to which you refer (profile not linked to post).

For one, I cant figure out how; for two: I just have a basic membership (Im not a full blown "signing agent") and wonder if thats what it is?

I dunno - im not trying to be stealthy at all! I just dont know where the "link" function is located or if it requires a premium membership

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 3/21/12 6:13am
Msg #415563

Chrissey, when you post a reply....right next to your

forum "alias" is a small box - "Add Link To My Profile" - check that box and your profile will be linked.

Reply by ChrisseyNJ on 3/21/12 7:55am
Msg #415569

Re: Chrissey, when you post a reply....right next to your

HAHA!!! THANK YOU LINDA!

Dont want anyone thinking I am a stealthy lurker

Reply by Lee/AR on 3/21/12 6:56am
Msg #415566

When you log in, towards the bottom of the screen is 'the number of times your profile has been viewed'. One reason why I don't link is that all the 'clicks' are counted as views to my profile, but I have no way to determine if it was a potential client or just someone idly checking me out. As I do try to keep track as best I can of what directories generate what proportion of my business, linking skews these results a lot.

Even tho' a name is not linked, you can still PM that person.

Reply by mwm143 on 3/21/12 7:22am
Msg #415567

Everything on the Internet is here forever and ever and for everyone to see. I don't invite work associates to join my Facebook account nor do I allow strangers to view my social media information. While I realize my information is public I prefer not to associate my personal opinions or experiences ... In essence put a face to the voice. You just never know who you might offend and potentially lose business or worse. Great example...Hugh Nations. Im sure he has lost business over the years for his derogatory comments against women and probably a few eggs on his car.

That's my reason.

Reply by HisHughness on 3/21/12 7:58am
Msg #415570

Note that this poster was able to direct her bile at me BY NAME.

There are those who choose not to link their profile so that they can cravenly hide behind anonymity to trash other posters, this being a case in point. I have no idea who the poster is, or anything about her, other than that she sneaks out from underneath her rock occasionally, throws some offal, then scurries back into her anonymous hidey hole. I don't dislike women, other than some representatives of the sub-species of ex-wives; I do dislike cowards like her, whatever their plumbing.

It's a scummy way to behave.

Reply by Les_CO on 3/21/12 8:31am
Msg #415573

One should stand by their opinions, or not opine. Anonymous opinions carry the same credibility as the author’s name. Just my opinion.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 3/22/12 2:41am
Msg #415655

"Great example...Hugh Nations..." Your personal attack

is as out of line as it is ignorantly offensive, mwm143.

Your "reason" belies your putting an actual face to the actual voice of actual person of Hugh Nations, about whom you surmised a judgmental scenario.

How weak is that?

Reply by mwm143 on 3/22/12 1:11pm
Msg #415695

Personal attack???

Forgive me for not reading every single post every single day but as I recall the man, Hugh Nations, made some innappropriate posts recently that offended many and he apologized for it. One can assume that if indeed the apology was sincere then the man must have some regret so hence a "great example". A great example which i referenced when i stated my reason for not linking my profile.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 3/22/12 1:42pm
Msg #415698

Your post, whoever you are, IS a personal attack, and this

continuation of your [self-admitted] ignorance regarding Mr. Nations' character only serves to exemplify your baseless _assumptions_.

Reply by mwm143 on 3/22/12 2:00pm
Msg #415699

Re: Your post, whoever you are, IS a personal attack, and this

Holy crap lady.... settle down.

No ignorance on my part. Assumptions? Sure, I'll give you that. Baseless? Nahhh. Plenty of material to support my assumptions.

I see you, Mr. Nations and my mother-in-law all suffer from the same thing. Diarrhea of the mouth. (Ok..now maybe that WAS a tad personal but truly meant in jest).

XXOO

PS...get some sleep tonight. The time stamps on your posts suggests you're up all hours of the day and night.

Reply by FlaNotary2 on 3/21/12 8:24am
Msg #415572

Some members give people a really hard time about not

linking... I think if a person doesn't want to link that is their own business. For a long time I refused to link to my profile because people were using it to dig up personal information on me in a slanderous manner. I have since started linking because I stopped caring what certain people on this board think.

Some people on this board treat NR as if it is a gang, and if you don't link to your profile you are seen as "hiding something". It couldn't possibly be that people just don't want their business life linked to the drivel that goes on at this message board.

MHO

Reply by VT_Syrup on 3/21/12 9:41am
Msg #415579

Small towns

Members from small towns may feel that if their addresses were available, it would be too easy to link questions, even with made-up names, to the signer, even when the name is changed.

Reply by Les_CO on 3/21/12 10:04am
Msg #415581

Re: Small towns

I live in a small (relatively) town. One of the reasons I pay to be here is for advertising. Some of my General Notary work comes from people that find me here. I would think that you (and others) would want people needing a notary to find you. I would add that it is my opinion that in today’s world anybody can find anyone…especially a commissioned public officer.

Reply by jba/fl on 3/21/12 10:44am
Msg #415590

Re: Small towns

"I would think that you (and others) would want people needing a notary to find you."

Not linking does not a hinder finding a notary with the "find a notary" tab. Most people looking for a notary do not read the forum.

JMHO

Reply by desktopfull on 3/21/12 2:10pm
Msg #415608

Re: Some members give people a really hard time about not

A/K/A cyber-bullying to force compliance of others wishes regardless of forum rules that permit you the option to link or not. I don't care what certain people think either, but I don't need my business email account filling up with their hate mail either. Quit linking when certain people decided to harass off of the forum.

Reply by MW/VA on 3/21/12 10:24am
Msg #415587

The staff at NR has chosen to offer it as an option. I

don't know what the big deal is if someone chooses not to reveal who they are.
To many it seems like a cowardly thing to do. I personally am not afraid to own what I say.
This is a professional site, and I haven't had a lot of problems getting a lot of spam because I am linked.

Reply by SharonMN on 3/21/12 10:43am
Msg #415589

I myself do not link to my profile because I want to be able to ask a stupid question without my clients being able to see who it is.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 3/21/12 11:09am
Msg #415593

LOL Sharon..:) n/m

Reply by MW/VA on 3/21/12 11:44am
Msg #415596

Great answer, Sharon. LOL :-) n/m

Reply by HisHughness on 3/21/12 12:17pm
Msg #415598

Fabulous response, Sharon

It's too late for me now, but as one who has given many a stupid answer to reasonable questions, I wish I had considered that in the beginning.

Reply by mwm143 on 3/21/12 1:00pm
Msg #415604

Re: Fabulous response, Sharon

Ahhh...is that possible regret I hear from you Mr. Nations? That was my point. Once you say it, there's no taking it back. It's not worth losing business should I offend someone, which seems everyone here has done a dozen times or two, just to appease a few folks who want to satisfy their curiosity. Remember....your statements are easily accessible outside of this arena with a simple google search.

Funny, most people assume I'm a man (MWM...back in the day of personal ads) yet you assumed I'm a woman. Interesting.....

Reply by HisHughness on 3/21/12 4:31pm
Msg #415627

Re: Fabulous response, Sharon

***Funny, most people assume I'm a man (MWM...back in the day of personal ads) yet you assumed I'm a woman.***

You sense no regret; you sense an appreciation for Sharon's sense of humor.

I find you androgenously cowardly. When I say something derogatory about someone in a public forum, I identify myself publicly. Google me, and you will find hundreds of references through several careers. Google "mwm43" and you find, what, lots of synonyms for "mean-spirited?"

Reply by bagger on 3/21/12 7:15pm
Msg #415635

1 week ago

This from Hugh -0

1. It is understandable, in light of Julie's previous insistence upon applauding political posts here by her philosophical cohorts, that someone of a different persuasion might interpret a post about a political figure and a former source of political ridicule as inappropriate.

2. That being said, I chose to accept Julie's post as a humorous comment, not a political one, if for no other reason than to avoid the rancor that inevitably follows such discussions here.

3. Having by an accidental post opened the Pandora's Box for all the bilious, hateful, and dyspeptic participants in NotRot, and a few who were righteously offended, wouldn't it be far more productive for everybody -- including all the bilious, hateful, and dyspeptic participants in NotRot, and the few who were righteously offended -- if we just got back to business?

I then challenged him to lead the way.

Guess Hugh is not a leader.

Reply by JanetK_CA on 3/21/12 5:01pm
Msg #415630

Re: Fabulous response, Sharon

I used to not link my name for the same reason as Lee/AR. I eventually decided to give that up, as some have said being linked helped them get business - and I wasn't getting much from this site anyway. The number of views of my profile exploded after that and is now pretty useless information to me.

As for this comment:

"Once you say it, there's no taking it back. It's not worth losing business should I offend someone"...

IMO, that's a very good reason to think a little bit before posting and to try very hard to not make statements that could be considered offensive - regardless of the situation. It's not that hard. If everyone made it a policy to always try to treat other people with respect, not only would they not have to worry about linking or not linking to public posts, this would be a much better world to live in! And I wholeheartedly agree that it's not worth losing business over. But why not just avoid those types of comments altogether? Then you don't have to worry about who might find a way to access them.

I don't believe that zings, insults, or any negative personal comments towards others add any value to any discussion. They simply make people angry and distract from the real issues. They also reflect negatively on the "speaker", imo. Just because we have the freedom to say whatever we want doesn't mean that it's a good idea. If there's nothing to be gained by it other than some momentary, fleeting satisfaction, and a lot to lose, like the respect of others (and potentially their business), why do it?

Like I said, it really isn't that hard, and it gets easier the more you try... BTW, this is something I've wanted to say here for a while, so thanks for giving me an opening. These comments are not intended to be directed to any one person in particular.

Reply by Saul Leibowitz on 3/21/12 7:04pm
Msg #415634

Re: Fabulous response, Sharon

Very well put. I'm still a work in progress, but I do try not to be mean. Another good rule is "read lots, post few."

Reply by Karla/OR on 3/22/12 12:49pm
Msg #415692

VERY well put Janet. n/m

Reply by ToniK on 3/21/12 4:13pm
Msg #415621

Simply because I dont have to if I dont want to.

Reply by Susan Fischer on 3/22/12 4:06am
Msg #415656

Hmm. Well, that's one way to look at it. n/m

Reply by BossLadyMD on 3/22/12 9:22am
Msg #415674

I dont want my profile linked, no need to advertise...

Plus I talk with several good friends that I have made over the years on here via PM; they know who I am

Reply by jnew on 3/22/12 4:17pm
Msg #415725

Re: I dont want my profile linked, no need to advertise...

I closed my link for over a year. The reason I did this is that I ran a search on myself to see how it would appear to a local customer. I googled my name the word notary public and my county. Google came up with notrot find a notary which is good. Under my short profile appearred my last several posts. One of them was a criticism of a signing service. I thought of whether or not a potential customer would think twice about using my services since there might be a criticism of them in the future. I took off my link for that reason. A year later, I did the same search and the posts did not apprear, so I put the link back on. If the link is that important, why is everyone using a username instead of their full name on the forum. It seems by using a tag or made-up user name, one is not being completely transparent.