| User | Comment |
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LindaH    | | posted 30-Jul-2007 4:19pm |
No, It's not okay, but I wouldn't do anything to the person. |
Melf    | | posted 30-Jul-2007 4:21pm |
OTHER: Argh! |
| cabinfever | | posted 30-Jul-2007 4:23pm |
Not right at all and I would have a face-to-face or an angry phone call with this person who gave out my info.
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| dab | | posted 30-Jul-2007 4:36pm |
I'd prefer they didn't but I'd not be all that worried about it. |
| Galomorro | | posted 30-Jul-2007 4:57pm |
Absolutely not! No one should give out someone else's personal info unless you're sure it's okay with them -- and especially not one's phone number. Phones are invasive. |
| EyesOfCharisma | | posted 30-Jul-2007 4:58pm |
Yes, I think it is ok.. |
Lahdee  | | posted 30-Jul-2007 5:05pm |
No. |
| Enheduanna | | posted 30-Jul-2007 5:38pm |
Unacceptable, except in some limited cases where you absolutely know the person wouldn't mind. In general I would not do this unless I knew I had the person's permission. |
| Richard47 | | posted 30-Jul-2007 5:50pm |
If there is doubt about the validity of the caller, ask for the callers phone number and pass it on to the one who the caller wants to contact. If they do not want to give their number, you should feel it is appropriate not to give out the contacts phone number, as well....telling the caller that, too. |
| jettles | | posted 30-Jul-2007 6:12pm |
i would depend on who was doing the giving and who they were giving it to. |
| Pomeranian | | posted 30-Jul-2007 7:48pm |
I would be uhappy |
| RGirl | | posted 30-Jul-2007 8:02pm |
Not appropriate. She should have said something like 'I can give her your number.' or 'I can ask her to give you a call.' But nothing more than that. But wait, we're talking about family here so it might be ok to me, unless she knew you didn't want this nephew to have your number. If she didn't know for sure she shouldn't give it out though, that it really was a relative. |
| Enigma | | posted 30-Jul-2007 8:47pm |
It's always best to take the other persons phone number and give it to the person they want to talk to.
If your phone number is readily available from a phone book or the internet then the person can get it that way if they want to anyway. If it's not, that's a hint it shouldn't be given out.
I would just say, as a rule  No
But I wouldn't pull someone's hair out. |
| Amanda | | posted 30-Jul-2007 11:57pm |
It depends on the situation. I, personally, won't give anyone's phone number to anyone. I figure if they want them to have it that they'll give it to them. I also expect that people won't give my number out. I'm very picky about who has my phone number, for personal reasons. All my family and friends know the whole situation and they won't give my number out. A girl I've known for years asked another friend for my number and she wouldn't even give it to her. Instead, she called and let me know this person was trying to get in touch with me and gave me her number. If someone asks me for someone's number, I'll call the other person and ask them if it's okay or I'll take the person's number and pass it on. Anyhow, I'd be pissed and probably say something to the person who gave my number out, but I wouldn't claw their eyes out or anything. |
| smurf | | posted 31-Jul-2007 1:22am |
I wouldn't mind if this was public information anyway (in the phone book). But if it was an unlisted number, I'd probably be a little peeved... |
| bill | | posted 31-Jul-2007 8:45am |
I guess with family, the assumption is that it's OK to give out info like that. Though, if the family member is a criminal, it seems like that would qualify as an exception. I think there's probably some responsibility on your part to let people know not to give our your info. Also, I think it's a little unfair to make people keep secrets for you, since this can mean they have to contend with whoever is trying to get the info. Or, they have to lie for you. For example, if your cousin was insistent, your sister-in-law would have been put on the spot over the whole thing and that seems unfair to her too. |
| Irene007 | | posted 31-Jul-2007 11:08am |
Absolutely not - especially in light of who the person is... Didn't she know your nephew? |
| Jody | | posted 31-Jul-2007 11:46am |
I always ask someone if it's okay to give their number to a specific person before I do so.
I think the fact that this person claimed to be your nephew, yet he didn't have your number, might have tipped her off that something was amiss here. |
| mrmarm | | posted 31-Jul-2007 7:25pm |
It depends who they give it to, if I hated the person they gave it and they knew it then outraged, but I asked for them to find out my number then that's another story. |
| thecomic22 |
I have had this happen, & I wasint happy to say the least. |
Iseult  | | posted 31-Aug-2007 5:01pm |
I really fudging hate this. Even if it's a friend to a friend or a family member to a family member. Don't call me if I haven't given you my phone number unless it's a life or death situation. |
| Zang | | posted 10-Sep-2007 12:22am |
Generally unacceptable. Not that big of a deal though. |
| moviesnob | | posted 13-Sep-2007 1:20pm |
I would not give out someone else's personal info and I would not want someone else to give mine out. If someone asked, I would say I would give the person THEIR phone number and they can call them. |
