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    I'm not sure what the best solution is off hand for this. Even if your username were deleted, Google wouldn't clear that stuff from its cache for potentially weeks — and the original posts would still exist, they'd just be assigned to 'Guest'.

    Changing your username might work better, as they may just think it's someone else? You'd still have the problem of Google results, but at least it wouldn't patently be you. You could always do a quick check through your posts that appear on Google and try and edit anything incriminating out.

    Also bear in mind that EOT is not accessible or even visible to unregistered users.

    Hey Duffy, if you need a recommendation letter, I can hook you up bro, it's no prob:

    Mr. DUFFY has been a valuable member to our internets and we wish him all the best for the future!

    Yours sincerely

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    Hey Duffy, if you need a recommendation letter, I can hook you up bro, it's no prob:Mr. DUFFY has been a valuable member to our internets and we wish him all the best for the future!

    Yours sincerely

    - Mr. Frai~

    Lollorz!

    Didnt you know if you say anything on the interwebs it'll come back to haunt you in real life!

    We all say things we regret at some point or another, we all have opinions and they often change. I wouldnt work for an employer who pretends to be important enough to scan your history. Unless it's goverment, and lets face it they would just do it anyway

    Because I'm a doofus on mapcore and say things I wouldn't in real life

    Perhaps the answer is to be more of a doofus IRL?

    2d-chris, this stuff isn't just anecdotal. I did consultant work for a bunch of head hunting firms in NYC and internet background checks have been the norm for years. Usually people don't go beyond the obvious stuff like facebook/myspace/typing pertinent information into google and seeing what comes back. Some HR people pay for this 3rd party program where you put in the email address on the resume and it searches web 2.0 services for public accounts.

    Look at Rick D. He's a massive dick but a pretty cool dude when you talk to him . For them to take a serious look at what you might say on the interwebs is pretty silly.

    I'll change it if you like Duffy, it should change any past occurrences of your name.

    I can vouch for employers doing this. In fact, they had my name typed up in Google on a computer next to the interview area while I was sat down for the interview! With that said, I think all but the most serious of companies isn't going to take what they find too seriously — everyone has a social life and acts in a way they'd never act in a professional setting, after all.

    Getting rid of particularly incriminating things is probably for the best, but as long as you don't act like a serious moron on the web I doubt you'll face any real repurcussions.

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