[R] personal details appearing on google such after I pose a question in the R-help forum

Michael Sumner mdsumner at gmail.com
Mon Jan 3 11:06:49 CET 2011


library(fortunes);fortune()
John Miller: How do I prevent google search to post my questions asked here??
Martin Maechler: you don't: R-help is famous and celebrity can't be gotten rid
of ;-)
   -- John Miller and Martin Maechler
      R-help (June 2004)



On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Siri Bjoner <bjoner at combitel.no> wrote:
> Not use a sig when posting to the forum?
>
> It is an open forum, and as such, all details that are sent to the list will
> also appear in the searchable archives. I don't think it is possible to
> reserve oneself against appearing in the archives...
>
> Siri.
>
> Siterer "taby gathoni" <tabieg at yahoo.com>:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Out of curiosity I googled my name yesterday to just see what new
>> information  in the web there is associated with me. To  my surprise, I
>> found in addition to the  questions i have posted on this forum, my email
>> address and my signature details (name, address, telephone number) seem to
>> appear everytime i pose a question. How can i conceal my personal details
>> from the access of anyone when using this forum?
>>
>> cheers
>> Taby
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>> Kind regards,
>>
>> An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain
>> cell it occupied.
>> Arnold Glasgow
>> ......
>> "Attempt something large enough that failure is guaranteed…unless God
>> steps in!"
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Michael Sumner
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
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