# Dumb question...location change?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-location-change/272952>\
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**Created:** [November 4, 2004, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-location-change/272952 "2004-11-04T10:47:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-location-change/272952/1 "2004-11-04T10:47:20Z")

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OK so my brain is asleep.I’ve searched FAQ and it says it’s not there. How do I change my location indicator in the top right of my posts? 😃

Thanx…

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**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-location-change/272952/2 "2004-11-04T11:18:17Z")

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User CP-\>Edit Profile

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-location-change/272952/3 "2004-11-04T20:56:55Z")

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You can choose to enter some biographical information that displays with your posts. Or not. It’s up to you. Please don’t post real life information or anything you wouldn’t be comfortable with if it was on a billboard on your house. (With big blinking lights.)

As this is a user function, it’s operated from the User Control Panel. Click on “User CP” in the blue band on most every SDMB page. User CP is the first entry on the far left side in the band. Then click on “Edit Profile” and fill in accordingly. Click on “Save Changes” and you’re good to go.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-location-change/272952/4 "2004-11-04T21:57:03Z")

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> Please don’t post real life information or anything you wouldn’t be comfortable with if it was on a billboard on your house. (With big blinking lights.)

While it might be a bit tacky, I hardly think that a flashing billboard on top of your house listing your location would be a breach of privacy :).

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-location-change/272952/5 "2004-11-04T22:45:51Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> While it might be a bit tacky, I hardly think that a flashing billboard on top of your house listing your location would be a breach of privacy

Neither Blackbeard nor Captain Blood would ever be accused of being tacky, they might have their ships tack but that some thing different and… oh. wait. [sub]You said “privacy”, not “piracy”, huh?[/sub]

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**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-location-change/272952/6 "2004-11-05T02:09:03Z")

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Once more into the breach, dear friends…