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Title: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: Amiga4k on July 20, 2007, 04:20:34 PM: What's with the paranoia?
Is it an insane, convoluted plan to thwart Bill Gates from knowing your location, but leaving the field "blank"? If Bill wanders down to FL (USA), he better pack a lunch, and bring a truck to carry-off my Commodore hardware. And that's after I unload a full magazine.

Examples of why to stop the paranoia.

(1) Selling - monitors are heavy. With locations, you determine average shipping weight before hand.
(2) Helping others - sometimes it's easier to help someone else via a phone call. Really don't mind it! But, senseless to offer a PM to help via phone, only to be told, hey guy, I am in the UK.
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: on July 20, 2007, 04:25:39 PM: I apologize, but I'm very unclear as to what you are suggesting. What paranoia? What are you talking about?

Wayne
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: vic20owner on July 20, 2007, 04:26:22 PM: Another suggestion... modify the forum software so we don't have to remember the username to use the dropdown to send a PM. How about a button on the user's profile or under a message next to the reply button!?

As for the location... I didn't notice mine was blank.. I'll update it :)
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: Louis Dias on July 20, 2007, 04:36:53 PM: I think he means to not list where we are from.

Paranoia indeed...
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: ChaosLord on July 20, 2007, 04:45:55 PM: OMG! He has a point! What if someone could somehow figure out where I am from?! *GASP*

:-D :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: murple on July 20, 2007, 05:04:44 PM: So you think that people not listing their locations is some kind of conspiracy to hide their locations from Bill Gates... and you're calling other people paranoid??? haha.

My guess is most people just dont consider it very important.
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: Matt_H on July 20, 2007, 05:11:32 PM: Quote
How about a button on the user's profile

You mean like we already have? You just need to be logged in to see it.
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: cv643d on July 20, 2007, 06:28:07 PM: LOL @ original poster.

BTW what is your location? what country is FL? Why are you hiding behind your paranoia? :)
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: sundown on July 20, 2007, 06:56:39 PM: @cv643d

FL=Florida State, USA.

I agree with the original poster, ppl should at least put their country down so others know. Can't remember how many times I've read posts where ppl ask questions that require a knowledge of location.
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: Anonymous MOS on July 20, 2007, 07:04:50 PM: LOL Ocala, Florida, USA :idea:
I know where he is. Awesome little town. I thought about moving there. :-D
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: vic20owner on July 20, 2007, 07:06:27 PM: WAIT A MINUTE. Why do you want me to show where I am from? Just what are you up to?
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: Anonymous MOS on July 20, 2007, 07:10:14 PM: I'm coming to get you. :madashell: I want your VIC20!

:lol:
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: weirdami on July 20, 2007, 07:13:11 PM: @Ranthalion

NOOOOOOOOooooooooooo!!!!!!!

:flame: :flame: :destroy: :flame: :whack: :whack: :horse: :horse: :flame: :destroy: :flame: :admonish: :admonish: :banana:
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: Anonymous MOS on July 20, 2007, 07:21:36 PM: :lol: :-D

Great fun. :-)
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: Boudicca on July 20, 2007, 07:25:29 PM: Sorry we don't deliver outside the city limits. :)
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: murple on July 20, 2007, 09:37:09 PM: Quote
I agree with the original poster, ppl should at least put their country down so others know.

I wish people would just spell "people" with all 6 letters, but we can't all get everything we want in life... If someone wants to give their location, great. If not, who cares? If you have some valid reason to know, and they haven't listed it, you can always ask them. Otherwise, what's the point? For example, I don't know where you are. I don't really care. It isn't really relevant.
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: Anonymous MOS on July 20, 2007, 09:52:27 PM: Quote

murple wrote:
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I agree with the original poster, ppl should at least put their country down so others know.

I wish people would just spell "people" with all 6 letters, but we can't all get everything we want in life... If someone wants to give their location, great. If not, who cares? If you have some valid reason to know, and they haven't listed it, you can always ask them. Otherwise, what's the point? For example, I don't know where you are. I don't really care. It isn't really relevant.

Applauds :-D
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: koaftder on July 20, 2007, 11:49:39 PM: hrmm, looks like i'm backwards.
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: Anonymous MOS on July 21, 2007, 01:14:29 AM: :lol:
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: sundown on July 21, 2007, 01:47:43 AM: Quote murple

I wish people would just spell "people" with all 6 letters, but we can't all get everything we want in life... If someone wants to give their location, great. If not, who cares? If you have some valid reason to know, and they haven't listed it, you can always ask them. Otherwise, what's the point? For example, I don't know where you are. I don't really care. It isn't really relevant.
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You have the right to hide if you want, I could care less, but you have no right to tell ppl how to write. :-P
Title: Re: Suggested change to users and Administrator
Post by: Amiga4k on July 22, 2007, 07:30:43 PM: I am very pleased to see the light-heartedness expressed about my original request. Some users have now included their locations. It's about this community, a wonderful group of people that enjoy each other.