Michelle,
Actually, you should put in your email address. Your name no longer shows up in blue so no one could email you. Only the moderators can see your email address so there's no down side to posting it.

Hope that helps,
Kitty

: Hi all, I have email address questions, please.

: If I enter my email address here when I post, I know it enables
: people to click on my "blue name" and send me an
: email, and it enables the mods to contact me about my post if
: needed. I know that it is not displayed with the post. It allows
: me to receive emails when a reply is posted.

: However, after reading the forum tips I am still unclear as to
: whether adding my email address here in the post form will allow
: others (besides the mods) to see my actual email address, or if
: it is masked and I just get the email sent to me without the
: sender seeing my actual address. Also, is there any way spam
: bots can scrape my email address if I put it here in the post
: form?

: Thanks in advance!
: Michelle