I posted this to TRP. I don't know how to cross-post, so I copypasta'd it. I hope this helps some of you. I know some don't care as much about the threat of doxxing; others do.

TL;DR Listed below are 3 simple rules you should follow in creating an alt account for your online activities. Prevent doxxing by following these rules.

A couple of recent threads have discussed being doxxed and the importance of using an alt account online when you don't want your discussion or involvement tied to your real person. Some of the comments have indicated that others have found their TRP activity and have figured out who they were. In this time of SJW BS, we must be vigilant in guarding ourselves against doxxing.

On Reddit, for example, if somebody says something that makes me curious, I click on their username and scroll through to see what other subreddits they post to. If you follow these threads far enough, you can probably find personal info, or at least develop a composite of the person (unless everything they post is full of shit and false).

Also, on other occasions, I've formed an opinion about someone based on numbers in their username, only to have it confirmed later. For example, someone has the username "xyz82." My first guess is the 82 refers to their birth year. Once you start leaking out info like this, you begin leaving a trail that can lead back to you.

Here are 3 simple rules to creating an alt account that works to protect you from doxxing. (Of course, with one caveat, that unless you take tremendous pains to obscure your online activity, including spoofing IP addresses, etc., it is very difficult to remain completely anonymous if someone is determined to discover who you are.)

1. Absolutely no personal information should be shared, ever.

This applies especially to your username, but you need to be discreet in what you reveal about yourself. The internet is forever. For example, if you are an accountant in Massachusetts, and your username is "mathlover82," and you begin talking about living on the east coast, you are giving information to people who can piece together a trail about you. It is reasonable to assume you are in some kind of field related to math, that 82 is likely a birth year, and that you live in the northern or mid-south area on the coast. Granted, it is not immediately obvious who you are. But imagine a determined doxxer, tracking your account daily, piecing together a composite. The information will get out.

Never put out personal info like. Do not use hobbies, careers, dates, even favorite sports teams in your usernames. And be very careful what you reveal about yourself.

2. Never use any variation of your real name, a nickname, or any username you've used in the past.

This should go with out saying. If you are trying to protect yourself, using your actual name is stupid. But so is using a nickname. If your nickname, for example, is "BigTurd," and that is what your friends have called in high school, be aware that your enemies likely are aware of this, too. Imagine what might happen if someone, just for fun, does a web search for "BigTurd" and they run across your online activities. If they are a SJW, or just "concerned," they could do a lot of damage. Do not use a name that can be associated with you or traced back to you in any way.

Further, do not use old usernames or variations thereof, for the same reasons. Once a name is linked to you, it creates a pathway to you. If you are trying to protect yourself and be anonymous, then be anonymous.

3. Discipline is key.

Use a throwaway email address for every account you open. If you have an alt account at Reddit (and you should), don't even use an email address to sign up with. For each website you create an account at, create a new throwaway email address.

Keep your Reddit accounts separated and always know which one you are using. Do not even browse TRP-related subs with your main account. Every so often someone from TRP deletes their account; the speculation is they accidentally posted from their main account, so they dumped both accounts. Have one username for TRP stuff, another username for other stuff, and do not co-mingle the two (or more) accounts.

Use discipline. Keep organized. Keep track of your accounts on paper, if you must. Not online, not on a computer, or anywhere where your list could be uploaded to the cloud.

Be vigilant. You protect yourself. If you get doxxed, it is your own fault. Take steps to protect yourself.

Caveat emptor.