I have to say that I used to go to another forum where they had spybots that you could see in the whos online bit. These bots were going round actually picking out posts to index on Google, Yahoo etc. I don't believe that happens here. This quote has recently be added to the community guidelines -
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You should be aware that we allow Google and other search engines to index our community, in order to help others who are searching for a safe and supportive online self-help support community for mental health issues find us. Please do not post identifying information here that you wouldn't want to be seen by those who know you in your life.
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I think that it means that 'Psych Central Forums' can then be found by people looking for help. I don't think that our posts are individually indexed but I'm sure DocJohn will correct me on that if I'm wrong.
The privacy policy here, I feel is very good. I think it means we could be tracked on what resources we look at but heck there are millions of people that use PC resources and I guess they need to know what services people find useful.
I do suggest, as the guidelines state, that if you are worried about you identity then you should make sure your user name is anonymous.
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