I don’t really mind having my call sign, address, and email public. If you own a home your address is public record anyway.
However I did not realize that every (I assume) email sent on this reflector is archived and available to the public here: https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=all&q=BVARC.org I think it’s important people know very clearly up front so they don’t accidentally write an email they want available to the public. I’m not a big fan of this being public but I can see utility of it. 73, Mike Giannaccio KI5LFZ > On Feb 3, 2021, at 9:35 AM, Eddie Runner via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Traditionally, HAMS have used the public information to exchange QSL CARDS > and other > correspondence worldwide... > > On the HAM bands it is very common to hear one ham tell another > that he is good on QRZ.... > > that means his address is up to date with the FCC if someone > wants to contact him.. > > On our local repeaters, it is common to hear one of our members > tell someone he is good on the roster.. meaning his contact info is up to > date.. > > this is what hams do !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > We have in the last few years made a provision in our BVARC record keeping > that can keep the info on file but only show on our online roster name and > call sign.. > > We have the ability (IF ASKED) to make the phone private.. > And we also have the ability (IF ASKED) to make you not show up at all in the > public roster... > > (to become private please email: whoops, that guy doesn't want to share his > email... Just kidding, > email: [email protected].. or me directly [email protected] as I maintain > the website ) > > HOWEVER.. You will show up on QRZ.com and many other websites including the > FCCs website. > So making yourself private on BVARC is very tiny compared to your ham > information covering the globe > with many many other websites that WILL NOT remove you.. > > In the first post from Kori Rahman, he found his name in a search of the > BVARC REFLECTORs past > messages.. ([email protected] reflector is shared to other users (club members > and some non club menbers) > and also shared on the web publicly from our website.. > > Its the webmasters job to get this information into the search engines so > folks can find out about > ham radio and find out about the Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club!!! > (patting myself on the back for a job well done... ) > > Eddie Runner [email protected] NU5K > > > > > On Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 07:16:14 AM CST, William Elliott via BVARC > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm a month into the club and my info popped up too. I'd rather that not be > publicly posted. > > -K15MKV > > On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 4:28 AM Kori Rahman via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all! > > So I just did a Google search of my call sign (which I will not be stating > again) and the VERY FIRST thing that came up was my personal email to the > club list. I was... kinda shocked and surprised. I was under the impression > these emails were for club members ONLY. Apparently this email list is posted > to the public and I'm concerned about that. I have personal information in my > signature (name, phone number etc. which may be used to send me spam calls) > that could easily be parsed by an algorithm... This seems like a major > security issue to me and should be fixed. I have to wonder who is sending > these emails to this website??? If the club is doing this they should inform > us that anything we say on this list is not a private email but a public > statement to all of the internet and everyone on the planet. > > I would appreciate some feedback on this and how this email I sent to the > club was posted publicly on the internet for all the world to see.... Maybe > this is the intent of the club, but I will certainly think twice about > sending anything out now and censoring my email signature. This must be laid > out clearly to all new members. > > One of many offending post: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg09908.html > > The use of the word "Private" is extensive in this page I was sent with my > welcome to the list: > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > Look.... I'm not SUPER diligent about reading absolutely everything I get, > but this seems like an extremely important thing to tell folks... I've been a > member for about 2 months so maybe this has been brought up before. I just > feel there needs to be more transparency if this is how it is. > > - My call is in the offending link > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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