<p>Let me repeat here there was no malicious intent on my part. However, I felt bad that I posted the information that could be easily googled.</p>
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That was essentially my post is to remove the banner.</p>
<p>:: hands Columbia_Student a cookie ::</p>
<p>:: leaves some out for the OP and OP’s family ::</p>
<p>Thank you owlice, I need a big one. :D</p>
<p>Thank you for explaining. I had not followed that or seen it.</p>
<p>The poor daughter must be just dying of shame, and we need to be kind. Let’s just drop it.</p>
<p>Columbia Student–You posted a warning to the OP that if the OP’s D had a website listing awards mentioned on CC and acceptances mentioned on CC to clean up the website as it was easy to link the student to infomation made very public here. You did a good thing. The website has been cleaned a little. But it was the parents who openly posted information over about 1-1 1/2 years that eventually identified only what could be one maybe two students in the world. You clearly were NOT being malicious.</p>
<p>Does CC make a poster’s birth date public by default? It is a required item one needs to provide to be able to sign up for membership, but the public does not really need to see this personal information.</p>
<p>Edit: apparently it is not public by default; one can choose to reveal it or not.</p>
<p>A REMINDER TO CC POSTERS: take a look at your profile and delete whatever you would not want to be seen by others.</p>
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<p>I didn’t want to jump in on anyone else thread that have been linked to me. But I would like to indicate that you sent a massage to my inbox in January linking the website to my DD. I didn’t say anything as you are allowed to reach your conclusions.
But your posting of such information in public thread is not acceptable. If you think information posted by someone is clear enough for people to find the person then be it.
Why you are trying to link a person to the information in a public thread? These two things are very different. One is a posting from the person concerned but another is implicating a random student to some thread based on scattered information is invasion of privacy.</p>
<p>Thank you sunnyflorida. I’m reaching over to get a big cookie from owlice and hand it to you for your comment on #347.</p>
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<p>No I didn’t. I sent you an email to let you know a stranger was able to identify your daughter’s name. I did not know it was a girl name even. I went through a process of elimination and guessed it. You then provided more information and I was able to narrow it down further. I did not know of the daughter’s website until yesterday.</p>
<p>To the OP - I don’t think that there is anything wrong with wanting your child to associate with people who are well-read, well-traveled, knowledgeable about the arts, and interested in something more than just how much stuff they have, if that is indeed what you originally meant by “snob”. Your error is in assuming that people like that come strictly from a certain segment of the population or that they all are educated in public schools. I’ve known complete boors who were educated in private schools, and lots of wonderful and interesting people graduate from public schools. I can understand your bias if you come from a country that follows the British system, or where the public schools are so woefully neglected that attending them means that you get no education at all. But this is a different country with different traditions and norms, and you need to leave your prejudices behind.</p>
<p>Anyway, all 3 of your D’s choices are filled with interesting and vibrant people who have much more to talk about than just making money. I’ve spent time at MIT and have never heard anyone talk about how much money they will make when they graduate. You may have overheard a couple of seniors talking about job offers; that would be a very normal thing for a senior to be thinking about at this time of year.</p>
<p>If Octomom can get a reality show, why can’t CC parent’s? I think it would make much better TV than watching nanny’s change diapers.</p>
<p>:: hands Columbia_Student more cookies ::</p>
<p>And I want to know how people are getting massages through PM; someone please tell me where to sign up for that service!!</p>
<p>Bunsen, I usually don’t use my real birthdate when I have to supply it for a forum. I will stick to a year that is relatively close to mine – I don’t mind being identified as old – but the actual month/day? Nope.</p>
<p>owlice, I sent you a PM, let’s see if it goes through :)</p>
<p>Owlice,</p>
<p>in the top right hand corner of your screen, you will see Welcome owlice
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<p>YOu can click on the blue private message and send a PM to any other poster you wish.</p>
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I’ve not come across any thread by OP that indicates her child has won any national award and the website also don’t have any mention of any national award. So you admit there is nothing in OPs previous thread that links the student or student’s website to OP.
But you tried to link the student or student’s website to this thread by picking some thing on the website and linking it to one of OP’s thread.
Why are you trying to malign some high school student?</p>
<p>Oh, Owlice had said “massages”. I thought that was a new virtual service here! :)</p>
<p>Sybbie- Owlice wants a “massage” through PM, not a “message”. :)</p>
<p>LOL, owlice! Both sybbie and I thought it was a typo :)</p>