How do I change name and delete posts?

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-11-2009
How do I change name and delete posts?
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Sun, 02-28-2010 - 4:28pm
Can someone tell me how to delete all of my post and change my name? I actually know how to delete the post, but not the discussion title. I was on another board about gardening using my "actingasif" name and had my husband read the post about flowers. He asked me why I chose "actingasif" and I just told him I was "actingasif" I had a green thumb. I'm afraid he will search the rest of these boards looking for me. I still want to partake in EAS, just a different name.
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-07-2009
Sun, 02-28-2010 - 5:23pm

There is no way to delete the subject titles. Sorry. To change your moniker you will have to set up a new email account and register again.

There are hundreds of Ivillage forums so unless your H is suspicious of something, I doubt he would ever find you here.

Take a deep breath and try to relax.

   ~Iddy~ 


iVillage Member
Registered: 04-20-2009
Sun, 02-28-2010 - 11:10pm

Actually, I typed "actingasif" into google and posts from here show up.

It's a very important lesson re: privacy to ALL that one should not use the same name here as anywhere else. Not your myspace name, not on other boards, not anywhere.

I'm sorry for your stress; I hope your husband is not suspicious. God Bless.
Dee

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-19-2006
Mon, 03-01-2010 - 2:00am

Reading this is disturbing, but I wonder is it really possible to have more than one name for various boards on iVillage? I have a feeling that once we register that is the name we use throughout the site??

However, with that said, for those that fear their privacy will be compromised, then I suggest registering under a different name, and from that time on, do not use this site when someone is around, and don't write the name or password anywhere. I know when I post, which is seldom now, I tend to keep the site private and not post or even read when others are around.

Okay, that's my take on the subject, and I might be all wet, so does anyone else have any ideas to keep us private, as this board is very important to so many?

Mish

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-07-2009
Mon, 03-01-2010 - 6:29am

Dee~

You are right. I completely forgot about Google, and other search engines. :(

   ~Iddy~ 


iVillage Member
Registered: 04-20-2009
Mon, 03-01-2010 - 9:48am

Hi, Mish-
It is incredibly easy to have a separate email account to which you apply to other boards and will, therefore, have a different log in name. Hotmail, Yahoo -- all free and it takes two minutes to get an email account.

Another note of caution for those of us who post secretly, please remember to clear your history every time you close out. Clear your history AND your login info by clearing not just your history but your CACHE. If you don't, and your computer remembers log-in names (and sometimes passwords), it will be devastating if someone checks up on you.

I hate that I continue to be secretive and I wish I were completely transparent with my H, but since I have determined to never tell him about the A, I have to post here in secret.

Best,
Dee

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-19-2006
Mon, 03-01-2010 - 8:44pm

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Thanks Dee!

For some odd reason, I didn't think it could be done on iVillage, and often didn't post on other boards because I wanted to keep Eas private even from other boards that had nothing to do with an A, as we know how others can judge.

Along those same lines, since the end of my 7-yr A, I have been trying not to have secrets, not just from my H, but also too much stress to keep it all going, which reminds me of the A and all of the hiding and jumping through hoops. However, we are not perfect, and the little secrets that help us move on to a better place, are worth it, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone or ourselves, like we so did in the A.

Mish :)