I might change my username somewhere else just because I said something under that username nearly 4 years ago, and searching the username makes that result come up in the first page. I did edit my message there, but I can't delete it, and while you might think that may be enough, someone had to quote the message at the time, making the personal crap I said there still readable. .____.
I tried asking an active staff member there to remove it, but no response after a few weeks. Besides, now I figured out that it would've been pointless anyway because you can see a cached page of the thread.
I'm afraid of someone searching my username someday and finding that message.
Seriously.... having to likely change my username as a result of one stupid post I shouldn't have made back in 2008 under the same username. So annoying. And yes, based on the post made there, the finder would likely be able to tell that it's me if they know me on the website I frequent well enough.
I remember trying to rid of this one result back around a month ago. Editing my message there did seem to make it not show up until around page 4 in search results, but now just after checking recently, it's back on page 1, and it's a bigger bite in the butt this time because you don't even have to click on the link to see part of the message (which includes my real name, and something embarrassing).
Stupid Google. I'm not even that sure what to change my username to at the other place, the one I'm using there now is one I really like and feels that it suits me. Darn it! It's one of two reasons why I mainly lurk here... in case I say something that might be able to link me in a year's time or something, and if I reveal what I'm like enough, it also feels like that if some stalked me, they could link me with other acoounts I use elsewhere.
Oh well. At least I learned to be more careful now, unlike my 2008 self. Also, my 2008 self was so immature, it's self-humiliating to look back at my past-self.
Last edited by BottleCap on 30 Mar 2012, 7:33 am, edited 1 time in total.