# Turn on Guest Location Field **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 24, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-on-guest-location-field/464992 "2008-09-24T14:54:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-on-guest-location-field/464992/1 "2008-09-24T14:54:37Z")
Obviously not a top priority, but it would be nice if we could see what guests have in their Location field. ---
**Author:** ![Vox\_Imperatoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-on-guest-location-field/464992/2 "2008-09-26T05:19:06Z")
Seconded, and post counts, too. Not so much so the guests themselves can look at them, but for the convenience of everyone else. Valete, Vox Imperatoris ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-on-guest-location-field/464992/3 "2008-09-28T09:49:11Z")
This is definitely a good idea; it’s frustrating when a Guest posts a region-specific answer but forgets to mention where they are. Post counts I can take or leave, to be honest. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-on-guest-location-field/464992/4 "2008-09-28T10:08:37Z")
I for one will third that, too, forthwith. (Can it get any worse?) ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-on-guest-location-field/464992/5 "2008-09-29T20:14:29Z")
I’ll take a fourth or fifth of that. It is rather disconcerting to not have an idea of where the poster is coming from. More relevantly, what is the harm in including location/post count? Does it really piss off the hamsters or what? It is odd enough being a guest here, after so many years of being here. Isn’t there some middle ground? In my opinion, treating such a frequent visitor as a “guest” implies a lack of familiarity. If I had a friend over for many years and still insisted on treating them like a “guest” it would be taken as a sign of distance and disrespect. ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-on-guest-location-field/464992/6 "2008-09-30T00:56:55Z")
My voice here may be tiny, but count me in that Guest Location would be helpful. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-on-guest-location-field/464992/7 "2008-09-30T19:41:32Z")
I’m indifferent, because it works when the guest actually types something usefull in the location field. It seems that half of the time, that space is used in an attempt to be witty: Location: Through the Looking Glass You will still have to break in and ask the poster to clarify matters. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-on-guest-location-field/464992/8 "2008-09-30T20:02:35Z")
The short-term plan that’s been communicated is to do away with the guest category and have everyone be a member. I doubt they’re going to make any extra changes between now and then.