Yes, exactly from idiots/creeps like this person! Thank you

Of course he already has your other email, but you cannot do anything about that. Just start using the new one.

And you can use the same email account for others who get in touch with you. In future new commenters will know only the free email address.

You'll be safer on the internet…
Happy blogging
Tess

I copy & paste the persons comment, paste into a new email (In my new email I've just set up for that specific reason. Copy the email also and past that into To in the email message, then under their comment I've just pasted reply with mine?

Then any replies come back to that email address - obviously rather than going to wordpress as they have been?

Yes well this person has been giving me a little hassle but he's been getting in touch via wordpress Facebook etc so hopefully this will put a stop to that after what I say.

To see a reply to a comment, just check the email account just the way you do for your real email. Don't delete that email account unless someone is getting nasty and you don't ever want to "speak" to them again.

Thanks. The picture was good. And now it's gone so that is good too.

I've set up a free acct...fancied having wordpress in the title tho, so hope that's ok?

Then you go to your feedbacks, and copy their email address from the commenter.

Go to your free email and paste the commenter's email address in the "send to" box.

Write your comment. Send. When your commenter gets your response he or she will see your free email address. He or she won't have access to your real email address, just the free one.

You don't want strangers to have access to a real email address which is associated with accounts you've set up, that's why I am suggesting setting up a separate email.

By the way, you should spam those Russian feedbacks.

Also take down that picture because it does show some people's email addresses. This is a public forum and that information should stay private.

This screencap should explain what I meant by feedback :)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/SharonHarvey2/97c2c3551444f08dc7d1192d02a0d0f9_zps3d7e783e.jpg

The temporary emails I was talking about were for replying to messages sent via the contact form.

To reply to one of those I copy the email address from the email (or from dashboard—>feedbacks (what you are describing) the email address is on the left).

Then I paste the address into my hotmail, gmail, yahoo account and type out my response.

That way when the commenter gets my email response he / she doesn't get any information (like my real email) connected to my wordpress account. Any further email conversation goes through that unconnected email address as well until I get to know the person.

Ok in feedback in your dashboard you have comments from people don't you? Underneath is options Spam & trash

Is that described ok? If not shall have to do a screen cap for you

Whilst I'm here I have set up a new email addy specifically for wordpress (incase this can't be sorted) and it says its pending....is it meant to come to me for confirmation or admins at wordpress?

I've just, to be sure set up a new email address like you've suggested to be sure but I would appreciate you clarifying what I've asked above as I'm rather confused. Lol

The contact form is for someone to make a private comment to you that is not posted on your blog. If you reply to that, then the commenter will see your email address. (That's why I use the free / disposable email accounts.) Neither the original comment, nor any reply will appear on your blog.

I Thought you may say that, but I can't also find this in my settings, why is that.

http://en.support.wordpress.com/comment-reply-via-email/

If I replied via the notification email would my email be exposed?