Having problem getting an answer

I have contacted the staff of this web site three times with this question, and have had no response.
Perhaps there's someone out there who can answer this for me.
I have assumed that, by using a nick name on this forum, our true identities are protected.
I have recently learned that there is reason to believe this is not true.
With as many Christian chat rooms as there are on the internet, and sense I have been a member of this forum for only three months, I find it hard to understand how anyone, especially a non member, could track a posting directly to me.
No one, not even family members, know that I use this forum.

So my question is; are our true identities protected by using nick names.

Not to brag about my stalkerish habits, but I'm pretty good at finding information on people. If you use similar profile names all over the internet you're easy to track and information comes bits at a time. There's also reverse image searches for profile pictures. That said, if you haven't done that and haven't used your real name at all here, then I don't see it happening.

have you posted this on tech support?

I'm not sure how you the person tracked you. Do they have access to your computer that you used to check this site? If they do you may not have deleted the cookies (that means the website is on your web history) or they might have a program installed on your computer that tells them the websites you have visited.

They have free nanny like software that allows parents to track what websites their kids visit.

If the person knows a little computer programing they can set it up on your computer and monitor what you are doing.

if the person does NOT have access to your computer, then I'm not sure how they could track you.

Perhaps they know your email and is able to trace you that way?

I've been thinking they may be monitoring my computer usage without my knowledge. I have communicated to them through email.
No one has access to my computer but me. Other than the individual in question, no one knows that I am a member of a Christian forum. I am a member of another forum, that I haven't visited sense last year. But I use a different nick name there.
Is it possible for them to somehow monitor my computer usage, by tracking back through the email?

Has this person sent you links to click or images or other things to download? If so they may have snuck in a trojan or something.
And as suggested this post is more suitable to the User2User Tech forum than Bible.

Do you have updated antiviral software.

If the only contact you have is via email, then I would look to see if you have a virus from them.

It is possible to gain remote access to another person's computer. the software is out there to download for free.

Supposedly developed so that someone off site can "fix" your computer for you and you don't have to physically take it into them.

personally i'm not sure if I would want to continue email conversation with someone who hacked into my computer.

I looked up this article, maybe it will help:
Hacked and Hijacked: What to Do if Your PC Gets Compromised

If it's on teh internetz, iz not private.

I was referencing info such as birthdate which can be set as private on the profile settings. Of course if someone makes personal info public we cannot protect it.

Avast anti-virus, best around atm, this will keep you safe from malicious software from all over. if you have any info on your about me tab that you would like to keep private, change it asap. and if they're watching me, what would I care, i'll just renew my computer and IP, information is only temporarily valid anyways, such as addresses, phone number, etc.

A nick name is only used by you to sign in on this site, or what ever forum or website you are a member of. You wil come across many idiots, and I say idiots, because that's what they are. who will say or try to frighten you by telling you that your IP has been logged and they are going to hack you and get information from your computer or even you. But many may know, or many may not know that a same ip as yours or mine or anyone. is shared by a 100 or and 300 people. So sometimes when someone gets banned from a chat or website, they website not only banning the person who is doing bad stuff, but is banning innocent people who could be members of the same site. But as for your question, I can share this with experience, and I know for sure what you put private on this site, it certainly stays private and you are definitely protected information wise. as long as you don't accept links or downloads, or even share your information to people even if you think you trust them. you will be fine. This site will do it up most best to protect your information. But at the end of the day. its down to you, by what you share, by what you show, by what you post and so on. Possible reason why you not had answers from mods. are times zones, they not on at the time you seek answers from them.

It really won't.

Actually, this problem is quite common on this site. It happened to me just last night, and has happened to me a number of times in the past 2 years. So far i've been lucky and it only last a few seconds, or a few minutes. But i have seen a number of others make this complaint, that it won't undo. Sometimes the name just 'sticks' and CC won't let it out of the chat rooms.
And rather rude of you to call Ariel an idiot, since that's essentially what you just did.

Ugly? If I was calling Ariel an idiot . Which I wasn't. I would of said straight out. I found her comment interesting, and I can see her in what she was saying. I don't go taking things wrong and point the finger and say things that aren't true. So be careful what you say. I don't have to explain myself, but because of your sake, I will. I was merely pointing out, what ever nick name anyone give on a website, whether its a forum, a chat room, and or any website., that's the information you have given to them, in hope that the site will keep it protected, it's a matter of some trust on websites. Now Ugly? were in that context, did I call Arial an idiot? Since essentially you accused me of? and one more thing, if Ariel ever thought I was accusing her of me saying that she is an idiot? Which essentially what you did. I'm sure she would of said, or asked me to redirect her a better explanation of my comment. which essentially you didn't. See minds like that can cause trouble. bare that in mind while you essentially accuse of people of saying things you think they said.

"You wil come across many idiots, and I say idiots, because that's what they are. who will say or try to frighten you by telling you that your IP has been logged and they are going to hack you and get information from your computer or even you."

This was written following Ariels post about being hacked. What else am i to think?

Not what you thought that what. I told her that, whether she knew or not in the context of how Some idiots who hack for fun. So in a way I was warning her. of how some idiots hack people's information. Not to frighten her, but to share something in reality what these hackers do. Again were in any of the context or text that I called her stupid? that's what you could of thought, not accuse a person who was saying something that they were not. That's what you could of thought.