Much more sensitive, so please do not reply if this is too much for you. How old where your parents then they died.

I don’t understand this interest in our parents. Why? It’s the sort of information that could be useful to scammers. And very personal.

Germanshepherdsmum

I don’t understand this interest in our parents. Why? It’s the sort of information that could be useful to scammers. And very personal.

That is why I have not posted on the similar thread.

Mum 39 Dad 47.

Who wants to know and why?
I find this prurient interest in personal information rather distasteful.
It could also abet scammers trying to access passwords or security questions.
MYOB

I think those advising caution have a good point. ⚠️

Too personal. Especially as we now have 2 threads by the same OP wanting information.

They will be wanting maiden names next

I would like to know why this information is being requested - none of which I have given or would give.

Feels a bit like 🎣

Without being mean, I suspect the OP is either lonely, bored or just wanting to start posts and is running out of interesting topics.

Maybe it could be restarted in Pedants’ Corner under “Were/where/we’re” confusion?

Germanshepherdsmum

I don’t understand this interest in our parents. Why? It’s the sort of information that could be useful to scammers. And very personal.

Interest in parents in general. I was discussing when our parents were born the other day with younger friends, and discussed the amazing changes they had experienced in their lives- and the advent of technology. So started a post on when parents were born, quite simply. As several mentionned the age of when parents died in that thread, I thought it would be relevant to start another thread on this subject. Realised some would find it too personal, so put something to that effect in the title.

Scammers? Why? How? Never crossed my mind. As for being bored, thank you, but no.

Germanshepherdsmum

I would like to know why this information is being requested - none of which I have given or would give.

No-one has requested anything at all. Have you read the title OP?

Marydoll

Without being mean, I suspect the OP is either lonely, bored or just wanting to start posts and is running out of interesting topics.

I couldn’t agree more. Who sits at home thinking of this stuff.

How very rude and wrong.

As said, we discussed with with friends very recently. And kitty started on thread on shock of finding ACs reaching 50, and some mentionning 60. Quite simple, really.

no one has requested anything at all
How old were your parents when they died is a question asking for information.

Fleurpepper

Germanshepherdsmum

I would like to know why this information is being requested - none of which I have given or would give.

No-one has requested anything at all. Have you read the title OP?

Fleurpepper you have asked us to post how old our parents were when they died, that is by my reckoning a request

What’s with all this prying into posters personal details OP?
Similarly with yet another thread you started but refused to answer my question, what is the point of your thread?
These are intrusive questions which could easily out many posters so my reply is…non of your business.

NO it is not- it is a simple question and with Much more sensitive, so please do not reply if this is too much for you.

Blimey - it seems some posters were ready and happy to pounce. No-one is asking or requesting anything at all.

I find it very interesting to consider what our parents went through and experienced over their lives.

‘How old were your parents when they died?’ or ‘When were your parents born?’ seems to me like a request for exactly that information. If you don’t understand how this information is of use to the many scammers we know pick up on GN threads, you’re very naive.

May I suggest that a thread to elicit the information in which you seem to be interested might be entitled ‘What changes to everyday life would your parents have experienced during their lifetimes’? Something of interest to many I would think, certainly to me, and to which many would be happy to contribute without compromising personal details.

Fleurpepper

NO it is not- it is a simple question and with *Much more sensitive, so please do not reply if this is too much for you.*

A request is a question and according to Google does not need a question mark.

Ever heard of Phishing?

ElderBerry4

Ever heard of Phishing?

🎣🎣🎣
Exactly.