Why So Few Members Put Location in Profiles

[3rdguy]

I also like the location. Even if it is “Southwest US” or “Southern UK“ or “Alaska...the cold part”.

 

[BarrelProof]

Well as a fun exercise.,let me see how many personal facts I know about you

1. You are from California. This was supposed to be easy, as I believe you have put your location on profile, but I have not looked it up.

2. Your name is John

3. You are the person who evangelizes water cleaning of pipes

4. You are married

5. You have tried to grow a beard / mustache multiple times in your life, but they did not agree with you so you are clean shaven

6. You watch a lot of sports on TV

7. You use golf tees as tampers, so I believe you play a lot of golf

8. You smoke in your car when your wife is present

9. You drive German cars, and I am inclined to guess these are Mercedes. In fact, last 7-9 of your cars were German

10. Your hobby is photography but after a wedding shoot, you decided that you will not shoot wedding any more

I got 10 facts about you just by remembering your posts

I couldn't come up with that many facts about myself.

 

[edger]

Well as a fun exercise.,let me see how many personal facts I know about you

1. You are from California. This was supposed to be easy, as I believe you have put your location on profile, but I have not looked it up.

2. Your name is John

3. You are the person who evangelizes water cleaning of pipes

4. You are married

5. You have tried to grow a beard / mustache multiple times in your life, but they did not agree with you so you are clean shaven

6. You watch a lot of sports on TV

7. You use golf tees as tampers, so I believe you play a lot of golf

8. You smoke in your car when your wife is present

9. You drive German cars, and I am inclined to guess these are Mercedes. In fact, last 7-9 of your cars were German

10. Your hobby is photography but after a wedding shoot, you decided that you will not shoot wedding any more

I got 10 facts about you just by remembering your posts

So? YOU'VE got a good memory. Congrats, but what's the contrarian argument?

 

[jpmcwjr]

I believe in as precise location as one is comfortable with. You could easily find out. But knowing so much about me, does that mean we're friends?

 

[edger]

Quite a few of the lads on here have giant cellars and I think they're worried that those of us with lesser amounts will band together to pull off an Oceans Eleven styleé heist, so they keep their location secret for that reason.

Damn! Don't tell them!

 

[cshubhra]

It’s not hard to remember things and people appreciate when you put in the effort

So? YOU'VE got a good memory. Congrats, but what's the contrarian argument?

 

[mingc]

I seem to recall that when Kevin switched to this new platform, he announced that folks did not have to fill in their locations in their profiles. I don't remember his explanation or if he gave one.

 

[olkofri]

I got 10 facts about you just by remembering your posts

Scary, huh?

 

[BROBS]

I don’t like putting a specific location on any Internet forum.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Whatever you're comfortable with, short of the address!

And it is, IIRC, not at all mandatory.

 

[JimInks]

I don’t like putting a specific location on any Internet forum.

Neither do I.

 

[mingc]

I don’t like putting a specific location on any Internet forum.

And that's why we can click on your profile pic and find out you're in Iowa?

 

[warren]

For those averse to such, make up a place.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Well, really, leave it blank if you think too much information is being disclosed. If you think you're hiding anything, by being coy here, you are not.

And a statement of state isn't terribly specific.

 

[olkofri]

Well, really, leave it blank if you think too much information is being disclosed. If you think you're hiding anything, by being coy here, you are not.

And a statement of state isn't terribly specific.

I leave mine blank too, but yeah, it's hardly keeping anything private ('cept to the bots that are coded to harvest info from profile fields only), since a lot can be inferred about each of us based on posts. A VPN might hide one's geolocation to a point, but when we start greeting the next new member with our "Welcome from Thornhill, ON!!" posts, well, the jig's up.

 

[warren]

Admitting to our country of residence, at the least, would eliminate the misunderstands when discussing taxes, costs, legislation etc. Way to many members forget or ignore the fact that our membership is international.

 

[ashdigger]

For those averse to such, make up a place.

Check out my location for guidance.

 

[BROBS]

And that's why we can click on your profile pic and find out you're in Iowa?

I said specific. You don’t know which sod house is mine.

 

[BROBS]

Well, really, leave it blank if you think too much information is being disclosed. If you think you're hiding anything, by being coy here, you are not.

And a statement of state isn't terribly specific.

No, it isn’t and what people should put at the least I believe.

 

[workman]

I've never even thought of it. Updated it now.