Twitter serves as a very useful screening tool for me........

if she is indiscreet in terms of twitter posts, likes to put down her clients... or if as you say it is an agency and they have some funny "followers", it is nice to know. More grist for my personal DNS list.

Actually if she twitters at all I consider it "strike one".  I'm very much a UTR kinda guy despite my often brash board personna lol....

i use social networking sites as negative screening

not exactly a total dealbreaker but it gives me an idea that discretion is not a priority. when a lady's business email shows up as a suggested friend i take notice. in a few cases i've been surprised to find social networking pages linking providers and friends, SOs and family.

that, i think, is inviting a lot of attention from folks with hostile intention. it is unwise, arrogant, foolish, or something else unwholesome. i'm not interested in figuring it out.

anyway, i posted a message to that effect on RO and got several interesting phone calls. apparently some WK created some hysteria by currying favor with a lady or two.

despite not outing anyone with that or this  post i did manage to get a surprising number of calls as a result. 2 calls i interpreted as being threats from some friends (including a male) of a provider who was under the delusion that i could only be talking about her.

so, to take my sails out of those winds, i've been changing phone numbers and emails used for hobby purposes.

so if there is any provider out there under the delusion i have been passing around provider personal information or links to find them on social networking sites, it is simply false.

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I found my ATF on facebook...  We are real name friends & I would love to know more about her...  but (thunking head with palm) What was I thinking?  We discussed this in person but quickly concluded that it was totally indiscreet for her & me.  

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