We never show emails or a user’s real name. Other people can see stats and activity such as most liked topics. But if you want to hide that, there is an option under:
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/my/preferences/interface
(Note that moderators will see this information. This isn’t a way for people to hide their disruptive behavior.)
That’s odd. On your profile, I see “Joined Aug 19, '04”. I know new users are asked for their birthdays for legal reasons, but I didn’t think we used that on the forums anywhere. Where exactly do you see that?