Originally Posted by Timbermaster
Don’t use the same password on more than one forum either. Have a unique password for each site you frequent. Guys are getting their passwords hacked across the net, then the thief can search your username and find it on other sites. Then they change your password and scam the classifieds with your name/account.

I wondered what his goal was.

I use Firefox. It generates complex, unique passwords automatically and saves them.