I recently discovered that one of my clients became a member of CC, found out my user name, and perused my posts.
I know the internet is a public place, but this is where I come to have fun, blow off steam and yes, even vent about some of my crazy customers! (Hence the psuedonym here). It totally sucks that I feel like I have to censor what I say in case this person reads it.
Has this happened to anyone else?

WOW!! That is just plain creepy!! This hasn't happened to me....that I am aware of. How did you find out she was lurking around CC??

She told me! Twice! I kind of blanched when she did, like, ohhhhhh crap. I've posted all sorts of stuff on here that I think is like talking to my friends about crazy people I deal with. I can only imagine what she read!

thats is pretty crazy, too bad she found out your username

Is she here (and spying on you) because she wants to be your competition instead of your customer?

i have never had that happen.. but i dont remember if i have ever said anything that i shouldnt or wouldnt want anyone reading... at least i hope not....

kinda worried now...

There is also a member here who she is friends with, and she apparently reports to her things that she has read from me. She said something like "Oh, this other girl on CC told me that you blah blah blah". Yikes.

Maybe she does want to make cakes! Didn't think about that!

So here I am, starting out with a new name. Hopefully with the thousands of members here, it won't get discovered.

This is one of the MANY reasons I started posting under a new screen name and have no identifying info on my profile - nor do I post pics.

It was easier to change screen names than to edit myself. LOL!

I suggest you remove your location as well.

are you embarassed because she is one of the "CRAZY" ones?!?!

haha. sorry this happened. I have thought about "censoring" myself as well....

Just remember, there is no safe haven on the internet, and especially not on Cake Central, with all the members and visitors. If you want to write stuff, your clients shouldn't see, do the smart thing and mask your identity.

I often read here that CC members send potential clients here to peruse the galleries to get ideas.

I just really want to slap them up and scream 'ARE YOU STUPID?'.

I would never send a client here, and neither should anyone else. There are just too many rants and it is just way to easy to find out who people really are.

Like you, PoleKitten. I can tell by the nature of your posts exactly who you used to be.

Did you know you can sort the memberlist by location? Someone might do that to see if others from their area are on CC. It would not take a lot of effort to put 2 and 2 together to figure out your new username. If you are really from Destin FL, I again suggest you remove your location from your profile. If you aren't from Destin, and it's part of your ruse, then there is no reason to worry about that.

How do you change your user name? I tried changing it in "My Forum Info", but it didn't change.

You have to email the admins to change your username. In some forums, you can change your name this way, but they blocked the option in CC.

I tried to change mine, too. I sent an email, as instructed in the help section, but did not get response in the 24 hour period stated. Sent second email today, and I'm still waiting for reply.

When I started decorating cakes I found CC by accident while seaching for a specific cake. After realizing I had to log on to see it I went on my merry way until I was directed back to CC for the many other searches I went on.... forums, recipes and pics and that's when I decided to become a member.
I would think if someone wanted to see some great cake photos they would become a member. Having them activly search out a decorator is one thing but to search out thier posts is strange IMO kinda creepy

I was reading a rant on here one day and noticed that the writer had a link to her company's web site at the bottom of her post. I clicked on it and knew exactly where she was located, the name of her company, and her company's phone number. All I could think was "Are ya NUTS?!?!?"

Sue W,
I hope I have better luck than you did. I guess I'll keep pestering them until I get results.

Yea..that IS creepy. I personally don't share Cake Central with anyone. Well other than my sis and sis in law. Cake Central is MY secret.

What's really bad is the ppl that have their business names on their pics, or their websites, and then post cake disasters!! uh, oh, bad mistake if a potential customer reads it!

That's something I've thought about since I 1st logged on here as a member....you never know who's going to be reading it. I know this is the decorators place to talk to one another, but as mentioned it's a public place too. I always cringe when I see people talking about how ugly a brides cake is going to be, but that's what she wants. Can you imagine if the bride were reading that? Oh my!

For the record....I know a lot of you say it sounds creepy for a client to come on here & search out a decorator. However, if I were going to be purchasing a wedding cake & found out there was a place I could "look in" on the decorator to make sure they know what they're doing & not asking questions about things that I would assume they already know how to do. You bet I'd be checking in on that! Sorry, just my opinion, but I think that's a smart client doing good research, rather than creepy.