Googling yourself and old CHUD links

Can't so for the first, unless it's showing a cached version of the profile.  Or if there's some stuff that still exists in the ether from all the issues that the backend stuff has had.  As for the second, google uses a number of different methods, but if the page isn't linked to that much, or there's not much content on there, or the page doesn't have that many hits, I think that all contributes to where the wordpress site will show up in a search.

Google forgets nothing.

So would it be unhelpful to tag this thread with "unemployable", "stopped taking her meds" and "sexual harassment lawsuit"?

You wouldn't have to worry about this if you had done a better job slappin' my mom.

Oh man and a big clear picture and everything.

Kinda glad I have a pretty common name now.

BLONDE!

Yes it could, this is the first hit on google (front page no less) that refers to me...

Ken Savage | CHUD.com

Diva, at least your ASS isn't up there.....

When I google myself it's always some Canadian fantasy painter with the same name.

Guess I should be grateful it's not some kitten-eating pedophile with the same name.

As to your CHUD profile, Diva, maybe you could shrug and say "Oh well, if a potential employer is put off by that to the extent of ignoring my credentials and the other serious, interesting stuff that comes up when my name is googled, maybe I don't want to work for them."

Apparently the crappy blog I started four years ago and haven't updated in about two years gets precedence over Chud in terms of ranking. In actuality my Chud profile is about fourth down.

Thankfully I have a professional name, and my general name.

When I Google myself, first link that comes up is the Wiki for the multi-talented Dracula 2000 actress Justine Waddell. No wonder EVERYONE wants to hire me.

Joon Kim is such a common name.

And yet I have yet to really take advantage of that fact...

I played Raymond K. Hessel in Fight Club!!!

The only thing showing up (on purpose) is my Google profile. Hoo-fucking-ray for having long decided to separate my online and offline personas. 

Googling my name invariably brings up the pen name of Elleston Trevor. If your name was Elleston Trevor and you wanted to write mystery novels, why bother with a pen name? And why rechristen yourself Adam Hall? It's like taking on the porn name "Linda Smith" when your real name is Sydney Saint Claire.

Even googling "Adam Hall Minnesota" brings up the NHL freelancer who played for the Wild a few years back. So I have the good fortune to be relatively anonymous. Until this thread takes off like a rocket.

I have the good fortune to have a last name that's common in the U.S., as well as a classic biblical name instead of Connor or Hunter or whatever the fuck people name their kids these days.

I get that BBC fella.

The Moon can't even get the top listing of its Google results. The rest of us have no hope.

I googled myslef because of this thread, and apparently there is a stand-up comedian with my name.  Cool.

What I would be worried about would be a potential employer seeing that profile, then deciding to search for all the posts you have made under that user name.

It would be a shame for prospective employers to learn about Diva's chronic incontinence. A real shame.

Is Diva putting in a bid for the U.S. Presidency?  Really, some perspective here...  

Considering this is a concern for a lot of people as they seek jobs, not exactly sure what your complaint is here...

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Originally Posted by Kevin Matchstick 

Considering this is a concern for a lot of people as they seek jobs, not exactly sure what your complaint is here...

I don't think Agent Z has a leg to stand on but I also think your statement bears examining.  Tangentially related is the Name Change request thread.  Now, I happen to agree that a policy on the message board allowing changes only to real names is a good one for two reasons:

1. If you started with a real name and now want to protect yourself from something you said you are an idiot for using your real name online and saying something you wouldn't back up.

2. The workload on those in charge is reduced by not having to fulfill every single request anytime someone wants a new name.

That being said, the idea that the internet is anything but a public forum is asinine and I, after 16 years of being online, cannot to this day understand the mentality of people who utilize Facebook and public forums such as here with their real names and believe that nothing will come back to bite them in the ass.

All that being said, I also feel for Diva's plight and the above is in no way meant to be construed as downing on her.  Just a general observation about stories you often hear about people getting in trouble for stuff they said online.

I don't often Google myself but did, as I assume most did, in response to this thread and luckily my efforts through the years to remain anonymous have paid off.  In the past three years as I have publicized my office and increased the social media presence of same my name crops up more and more on those first pages of search.  Even then I comprise only 35% of the results and they are all but one related to chiropractic pursuits and my name is by no means common.

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Originally Posted by Kevin Matchstick 

Considering this is a concern for a lot of people as they seek jobs, not exactly sure what your complaint is here...

It wasn't a complaint. Hence your confusion.

Uh, actually I'm pretty sure you don't.  Even not logged in I can view the message board posts.
 

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Originally Posted by Diva 

 

Actually, I'm not so worried about this. As you need to be a member to view message board posts, this shouldn't be a problem.

Weird.  I can see threads when I'm not logged in, but maybe there's something residual.

I've always been able to access full threads before being a member/logging in as a member. From years back to now. Just don't log in the next time you visit and browse as normal. I don't see any restrictions from being logged in to not being a member, besides not being able to see minor thread stats (like "Thumbs Up" counts).

Yes, this is even after clearing one's cache.

EDIT: Okay. I see you are referencing what can be previewed through Google searches only. Disregard the above.

Just going to leave this out there: Start-Up Handles Social Media Background Checks
 

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Originally Posted by Diva 

Weird. As I've said. I've sent links to people because Chewers do say some funny shit and they couldn't access. In anycase, if someone wants to go through the trouble of searching through CHUD for incriminating posts, I probably don't want to work for them anyway. That's some Big Brother shit.

 

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Originally Posted by Diva 

In anycase, if someone wants to go through the trouble of searching through CHUD for incriminating posts, I probably don't want to work for them anyway. That's some Big Brother shit.

 

My website is very much a work in progress, but feel free to give it hits so it moves up the Google search chain! http://sabricabarnett.wordpress.com/

Exactly. That was my first thought upon seeing this thread with regard to you. Like what kind of employer will have the time to be this anal about a movie message board? Don't they actually have a business to worry about? It does make you question their priorities, and if they want human Diva, or robot Diva.

Thanks for the link to your site, even as the Man is watching! 

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Originally Posted by Agent Z 


Like what kind of employer will have the time to be this anal about a movie message board?

 

And now you've bumped "Diva + anal" up the google results list.

And so have I!

Wonder if that would help or hurt employment prospects...

Be careful- your google results may not be the same as what others see. They rank and change your results based on what you've clicked on in the past if they pick up on cookies and cache and shit. I'd check it from a foreign browser/computer.

Okay Diva, so I googled you based on what Renn said.  The CHUD profile is the first link, and the wordpress link is the second one on the second page.

I still get the Sewer Chewer link first.  But that makes sense, since I'm on CHUD so damn much.

So supposedly i live in like 5 different cities, and im a martial artist. Interesting. Of course my Google profile,facebook, twitter, and myspace (which I signed up for back in 2009..put one picture up and then never used again) are the first things that come up. No chud though.