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JustineMumsnet · 30/04/2010 10:16

We've added little buttons next to each post which means you can easily post things up on Twitter and Facebook. Please don't feel you have to - we're just making it a bit easier for those who feel the urge.
Best,
MNHQ

(ps have you voted in our final election poll yet If not please please do as we want to close it in the next couple of hours - txs)

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BeenBeta · 30/04/2010 18:37

MNHQ

I woud like to make a suggestion. If you want to keep this Twitter/Facebook facility please make it so that MNHQ has to approve any link that people wish to make.

Furthermore please can you limt the extent to which Google and other search engines can crawl MN threads. This is easy to do:

"The robots.txt is a text file that you place on your server that instructs search engine spiders to NOT record the information in specified areas on your Web site, and not to follow the links on your Web site. In other words, text file lets the search engine spiders know which sections of your site are off limits."

I strongly suggest all threads should be hidden from search engne spiders but not obviously the front page or anything which people can currently see if they are not logged on. Anything that people need to log on to see should be hidden from search engines/Twitter/facebook.

LeninGrad · 30/04/2010 18:39

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MerlinsBeard · 30/04/2010 18:41

Actually, it would be nice if threads posted in chat really were deleted after 90s and NOT SEARCHABLE ON GOOGLE CACHE.

SoupDragon · 30/04/2010 18:43

Personally, I think you should stop posting anything on a public forum that you don't want findeable.

MerlinsBeard · 30/04/2010 18:43

thats 90 days not 90 seconds

AmeliaCordelia · 30/04/2010 18:43

When i was on a certain baby centred website many moons ago i posted about my v traumatic birth story. Not only was my DS born blue and nearly died but there was stuff on there about me being practically cut in two and having to have light box treatment to help with my scarring.

A friend from school (imagine someone you might make friends with on FB but not share your photos with) then contacted me saying he (HE!) was sorry i had a hard time of it. Yup! He had googled my name (not my user name my RL one).

I was soooo and never went back - but i did email them and ask for all my stuff to be taken off which it was. Shades of that here for me i'm afraid.

AmeliaCordelia · 30/04/2010 18:46

I suppose that's why i am uncomfortable with it - i do know that you can't get threads from RL names but even so.....once bitten and all that.

SamanthaFox · 30/04/2010 18:48

Amelia, how did that happen? I mean how did he find the story from your RL name?

MmeLindt · 30/04/2010 18:49

Limiting what can be searched on google would mean that women searching for information or support after a miscarriage would perhaps not find MN.

Had a look on Twitter. There have been 3 threads linked today, one of which I started about the ability to link to Twitter on MN.

MmeLindt · 30/04/2010 18:50

Amelia
That is terrible. Did you have your RL name on the forum? How did he find your posts?

AmeliaCordelia · 30/04/2010 18:53

I have no idea tbh. My RL name was on the bit that you fill in when you register but my online name was nothing like my real name. This was 10 yrs ago so i'm assuming things have moved on - security wise.

FWIW i don't think he though he'd done anything wrong a he'd only googled (or whatever) my name and thought what i'd put down was public. There was nothing like Fb etc. back then - i don't think.

LeninGrad · 30/04/2010 18:53

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SuSylvester · 30/04/2010 18:55

i can tell you change your name a LOT and often is the only way to stop somene reading threads

i have identified someone on here recently.

Beetroot · 30/04/2010 20:09

I just don't understand why any9ne would bother to link to FB or Twitter
and SU Who?

PortBlacksandDweller · 30/04/2010 20:11

Su - problem is if we continually name change there will be no continuity...

We are not all as recognisable as you m'dear...

GypsyMoth · 30/04/2010 20:26

i just pressed the fb button....and it linked to my ds account as i'm not signed in on this comp....he is!!

MNHQ

JustineMumsnet · 30/04/2010 20:30

Just posted on this here

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CiderIUpAndSetIFree · 30/04/2010 22:55

Hmm - it is a bit freaky that pressing the FB button on MN takes you to a photo of yourself on Facebook - but having thought about it I guess that's the automatic log-ins on MY computer doing that, not any sort of shared info between MN and FB.

All the same I have unjoined the MN facebook page as I've decided I don't like MN appearing in my news feed or being visible on my Groups/Pages.

I've also been right through my FB privacy settings (again) as FB is bloody sneaky at defaulting loads of little bits and pieces to be as public as possible.

LeninGrad · 01/05/2010 00:06

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RunawayWife · 02/05/2010 16:27

Ok am I right ....

If you click on the face book F you get to your own page yes,

So you can post a link to that thread yes

It does not give other mumsnetters a link to my face book page or me to theirs?

If a link to a post is put on someones facebook anyone looking at that link can see what I said but not find me on face book/ my facebook page?

Anyone, help

littlelapin · 02/05/2010 22:42

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StarExpat · 05/05/2010 15:15

The point is, it's quite random to post a link to MN on your fb, no? And now it seems like threads will be shared at a whim because the button is there.

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