Hi Jothar: Since you mentioned my name, I will just throw in that to me, I thought the threads and people in them were the ones being stoned, and that there must be another way, covertly, to handle your very real and valid concerns.
I dont think you should necessarily conclude that those who felt the thoughts of any given thread which were being interrupted by your warnings to mean that your privacy concerns are being opposed. Of course everyone wants privacy, especially the stalkers.
You are very right in your concerns and you probably know more than us about how vulnerable we really are.
My point of view stemmed from a few things: I have a good friend I went to high school with who quickly became a captain in a local police department. Now he heads up Homeland Security in NJ. Additionally, my brother has a friend who quickly became a detective in another local police department. In addition to that, where I train, and previous gyms I belonged to, many there /are were law enforcement and military police.
People would always ask them advice about concerns they had. Well, between witnessing those situations and the acquaintances I have in law enforcement, I noticed they all shared something in common.
They shared a very intelligent, analytical, and well-informed posture in thinking about the problem. They did not approach things from an emotional base at all. You are also very intellligent and analytical and well-informed, and even passionate about these things. But because they were highly trained they did not create waves for civilians going about their daily business.
I feel bad that you feel bad. And I apologize. In hindsight, maybe I could have had a softer touch. But, I would feel very confident in knowing you worked for this website behind the scenes/screen at working to keep this site safe.