There should be, in my opinion, some sort of reward on this forum (these forums) for those members who fill out their public profile completely.
Peace,
mangeorge
How does it come to pass that?
Sorry.
Dude, like, why?
I don’t understand your first sentence, but the second is clear.
I like people, and posting here is often like having a conversation for me. Knowing about posters enhances that experience for me. Especially a general location. That way I can mask posts from Texas. 
What???
Besides, I’d like a cool (free) SDMB coffee mug. 
I don’t get the “why not” of it.
Sorry - I like being semi-anonymous. There’s no particular reason; I’m not really different in real life than I am on the computer (including having a warped sense of humour), but I just would prefer my two personas to be separate.
What is it about knowing someone’s general location that is relevant? (I’m not being snarky. I like knowing too, but don’t want to base any personal judgments on location biases that I might have, you leftist academic do-gooder.)
Not a problem! And certainly no need to be sorry. Too much in life is already mandatory. No pressure even. You don’t get the coffee mug is all.
How would people be able to tell if you’d filled out your public profile accurately?
And who’s going to pay for the coffee cups?
In English class, Fr. Debosier told us not to say, “How come?” but “How does it come to pass that?”
I see your point, but my location “South of the Mason Dixon” should do for my location, and I probably couldn’t get any babes on the board to go out with me if they knew I was 50.
Dammit.
Knowing gives some insight into the persons ideas and opinions. Texans, for example, really believe they have the world’s best BBQ. Hah!
People see my locatin and think “liberal who has access to the real best BBQ in the world”. In Oakland.
I’m also sometimes curious about gender. And occupation, etc.
Not accurately, completely. You can claim to live in Hotel California, if you wish.
The cups (mugs) are on Cecil. He can put his mug on the mugs.
Catholic school? Poor boy. None of the chicks will date you anyway, knowing that.
Actually, the opposite is true.
Yabbut if your aim is to find out more about your fellow posters by reading their profiles, what’s the point if the information could simply be a huge sack of lies? From my admittedly limited experience with human nature, this just seems like an open invitation to scam free coffee mugs.
Okay, I get it now. I see how this works. All this ‘I only wish to commune with my beloved fellow posters from all lands and walks of life in fellowship and harmony’ is all just a front, isn’t it? This is really all about you getting a free coffee mug.
I feel so used.
You asked for it, you shameless Doper. :rolleyes:
Moving thread from IMHO to MPSIMS.
What he said.
Now gimme back my bong, Terrifel.
What’s this about free mugs??
I know I get the preconcieved notions that I am some 12 yo girl because of my username and have sparse info in my profile, but that is because I would prefer to be judged on the merit of the content of my posts rather than what might be speculated by my “outward appearance.”
No really, I want a mug…
Just gotta pay a little attention! Take notes on what you read, make files on everyone. You never know when it’ll come in handy.
Note to self: mangeorge - likes free mugs.
Hey, aren’t you the guy who used to list his location as ‘Berke key’, like some swanky Floridian?
There are few more willing to claim the awards of faith than a recently[sup]*[/sup] converted sinner.
[sup]*[/sup] Yeah, it was 3 or 4 years ago; maybe during the winter of our missed content. So sue me!
Note to self - Antigen takes notes…
Locations are useful when people use colloquialisms. For example, if someone says “soda,” “soft-drink” or “pop,” I’ll immediately check the location field to see where it is that people use those terms.
That was a tough sentence to punctuate.