(October 27, 2016 at 3:48 pm)Tiberius Wrote:(October 27, 2016 at 3:29 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote: So you can talk about your relationship with Johnny even if he is a member of the forum? And you can call him by his name if he had disclosed it on the forum himself?
If Johnny is a member of the forum, then no, you can't talk about your relationship unless you have his permission to do so. Neither can he talk about his relationship with you without your permission.
However, if Johnny is not a member of the forums, and you only refer to him as "Johnny" and not by his full name, then you can talk about your relationship.
In addition, if Johnny is a member of the forums but he hasn't revealed his name, so nobody knows that "KingArthur22" is Johnny, then you can talk about your relationship with "Johnny", but you can't talk about your relationship with "KingArthur22". This circumstance might be cause for some debate though.
Suffice it to say, regardless of any of the above, if you have explicit permission to talk about the relationship, you're good. If you're in doubt as to whether you have permission, there's a simple remedy for that. Problem solved.
The issue only becomes an issue if you don't have consent.
