Personal Information on your Userpage Hi ThePwnzerfaust My name is Backslash Forwardslash I am a Wikipedia administrator and I noticed you have recently created a userpage I don t intend to scare you away or attempt to intimidate you but I thought you might want to reconsider some of the items on your userpage You may have not realised that the items on your userpage release personal information about yourself real name or age etc which could be used against you in the future While 99 of all the editors on Wikipedia are friendly welcoming and harmless there is a chance your personal information could be misused by editors not so high minded A handful of editors have even felt real world implications due to their Wikipedia edits and release of personal information Protecting your privacy and remaining anonymous while on the internet on any site is a good idea The internet is a worldwide and largely unregulated medium and while Wikipedia is one of the safer sites there are definite risks while online With cyber bullying and cyberstalking becoming increasingly commonplace it is important that you take every precaution to remain safe I have deleted some revisions of your userpage in respect to your privacy for the time being just in case you wish to reverse on your decision to have such content on public display As a result the information is only available to administrators You are of course welcome to ask myself or another administrator to restore them but I just wanted to make you aware of the risks involved with releasing personal information on such a public forum If you wish to have the personal information removed so that even administrators can not view it I can request oversight on your behalf You are also welcome to discuss this with me on or privately via e mail if you have any concerns Again I do not want to scare you Wikipedia is a fantastic place with an incredibly supportive community I m just trying to ensure you are fully aware of the risks involved in editing which are very similar to the risks you come across every day online Hope to hear from you