Last night I posted a bulimia related thread, which received a large number of responses. Today it was transferred to Mental Health by MNHQ: no problem there in as much as they run the site and they considered that there were good reasons for doing so.
However, MNHQ have tonight sent me an e-mail providing an explanation for their actions (which I had not sought - i was a bit unhappy at the thread being moved TBH, but respected their decision). The e-mail refers to mental health issues. It was sent to my e-mail address which is that of the family PC, which my DH and DC use regularly. Very fortunately - and actually quite unusually - I happened to get to the PC before anyone read this message and deleted it - or I would have had a lot of explaining to do. I would have been mortified if my family had found out about very personal and private things - which i thought were being treated in the greatest of confidence and believing I had anonymity.
I now feel that i do not dare to risk posting anything else of a sensitive nature because it is not being treated with sensitivity and confidence. i would just say to others, you need to beware of this.
I do accept that i provided my e-mail address as a contact address, but i really think that, in a matter as sensitive as this, MNHQ could have just e-mailed me in the first instance to check whether the link was secure and/or asked me to telephone them, which I would have been happy to do.