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

It's Fleurpepper

A regular poster and quite a nice person from what I can tell

Just don't answer if you don't want to

ElderBerry4

Ever heard of Phishing?

Well I can assure it isn't. Never crossed my mind. And since no-one has to reply...

No one has to reply, and those who think it’s like phishing can say so if they want. No problem.

VS that’s not the point. Anyone can read GN and this sort of information is useful to scammers - we see many of them and who knows how many are just reading?

Why do you want to know?

This is so internet safe, same as parents dob

I've never been asked either as a security question

But cool of you think scammers can use it, say so

But no need to have a go at OP who asked for a different reason

Fleurpepper

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.

kittylester didn't start a thread on shock of finding ACs reaching 50 at all.

She started a thread mentioning something that began 50 years ago - possibly a TV soap and it was a general musing about how time flies.

Other posters mentioned ages of their DC.

VioletSky

It's Fleurpepper

A regular poster and quite a nice person from what I can tell

Just don't answer if you don't want to

Well, we do know Fleurpepper, in fact many of us have 'known' her for many years and I'm quite sure she has no ulterior motive for asking.

But posting personal information could be picked up by others who are not even on GN and used for other purposes.

GrannyGravy13

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.

Me too, I'm afraid. Can't be too careful.

Better

I don't think there is anything sinster about this post. I am not answering the question as I am not really certain.
This is not the sort of question I would ask as I have no interest, but FP is a regular poster and she asked as a matter of intrest after a conversation with a friend.
I think some of the replies have been harsh, and judgemental, and the assumption that she is lonely and bored was unkind and unnecessary.

Callistemon21

VioletSky

It's Fleurpepper

A regular poster and quite a nice person from what I can tell

Just don't answer if you don't want to

Well, we do know Fleurpepper, in fact many of us have 'known' her for many years and I'm quite sure she has no ulterior motive for asking.

But posting personal information could be picked up by others who are not even on GN and used for other purposes.

Well thank you. Of course there is no ulterior motives. Just followed discussion with friends, and the thread by kitty.

I understand this could be misused, although it never crossed my mind. Same as the info given on kitty's thread.

But kitty didnt ask for personal information, she was commenting on an event, a TV programme? which had been running for 50 years.

I don't see how it's personal information - at all. My father was 81 and my mother 89.

Germanshepherdsmum

VS that’s not the point. Anyone can read GN and this sort of information is useful to scammers - we see many of them and who knows how many are just reading?

Exactly my point.

Both three years younger than I am now . I

Quite aside from any potential security issues, why would anyone be remotely interested in the statistic that Calipso's parents were x and y years old when they died, without knowing anything of the lives they led?

There will be a thread asking for mothers maiden name next

Street you live in, name of teacher, pet, etc

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 touch passive aggressive there Fleur
A simple questions is not too much for me but your request was too much information to give to a stranger, this regardless of all the years I have known you on GN!

Kalu

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 touch passive aggressive there Fleur
A simple questions is not too much for me but your request was too much information to give to a stranger, this regardless of all the years I have known you on GN!

Passive-aggressive?!? Unbelievable. Signing off- I can't believe some of the truly aggressive replies and accusations.

People put such personally info on here, and it does concern me often. But age of death, without specific dates?

If you are concerned, just don't reply- as said in title OP.

I must be missing something here. It’s of no use to scammers to know how old your parents were when they died because you aren’t revealing what the year of their death was so no information of use is given, but it is revealing to state the actual year of their birth surely?

Just the usual pile on from the usual posters. Any excuse is good. Have asked for the thread to be deleted.

Casdon

I must be missing something here. It’s of no use to scammers to know how old your parents were when they died because you aren’t revealing what the year of their death was so no information of use is given, but it is revealing to state the actual year of their birth surely?

You're wrong there.
A poster gave the years their mum and dad were born on one thread. Add how old they were on this thread when they died and bingo I have the four figure number of their death which could be a PIN. They have innocently revealed what you said they haven't.