Why Remove The Location Of Member???

I need to tell my clients that the techies working on their sites are from the countries, where we can have some reassurance as to the stability and the rule of law, in these troubled times.

So may I ask as to what the great light-bulb idea was to remove the location from the profile of members???

I am currently in London and if I see a seller from the UK, obviously I would have a positive feeling about getting the things done in the best way possible for my clients.

So why remove this protection??????????????????????

 

I am not sure what you think has been removed. There was never any accurate location provided by DP in the threads themselves, except to premium members. Members were able to list their location and that information is still available. Also, you could see an accurate location when exchanging PM's with someone (I think based on IP address) and that is still the case. As far as I can tell nothing has been removed, although the "location" that was self identified, and frequently false, has been moved.

 

.......Bla bla bla "although the "location" that was self identified, and frequently false, has been moved."

I am amazed that you see no problem with what you go-on-about and then casually admit that the "location" has been removed, as though that was of no consequence!!!

With respect, I am an actual buyer of sites and services for many clients and please believe me when I say that to be able to browse through lots of offers and services and decide to select some of the numerous offers requires several markers and the location is one of these markers.

Obviously a false location would soon be found out and so over the years I have NEVER come across a location mentioned by a member which was false.

So what was the problem did you not have enough space to mention the location of a member?

Or was it one of the wise ones (otherwise known as consultants) who advised the owner of the forum to remove the location ?

PLEASE PUT THE LOCATION BACK

 

Why I am helping someone as obnoxious as you, I have no idea. You can find the "location" you are throwing a tantrum over by clicking on any members username. As DP and I both said, it has been moved, not removed.

 

Oh common, if you put your location as Jupiter I would smile and move on to the next offer!

But if you put your location as NY or London that would be a positive thing.

Can you please try and look at this from a buyer's point of view?

 

Give me a break. Your logic defies all reasonable rhetoric. If you really want to know where someone is from you click on IP and if you're concerned with stability or trust do a little due diligence. What are you really afraid of? Supporting the wrong ethnic base or government theology?

Don't take it out on those struggling to make a living, and please don't yell, it's unbecoming a gentleman from the UK...

 

Obnoxious! Could be.

After all I am grieving for some thing that I really thought greatly of.

And obviously you have never looked at hundreds of offers for your clients, to find the best ones because if you had you would know that "clicking on any members username" takes time and effort that in today's instant world is retro-gate and unhelpful at best!

Obnoxious!
I suppose I am about all this because it actually matters to me.

 

You're still bitching about a self identified field where TONS of people from India put US cities or London. You are showing yourself to be a real twit by telling everyone you never found a false one. Do you also fall for it when people send you a PM and say, "Cheers mate"

This brings me back to something that actually was removed - my ability to give people negative reps. Maybe I should post a thread and obnoxiously rant about it. I am sure that would change Shawn's mind and get him to code it up ASAP.

 

"What are you really afraid of? Supporting the wrong ethnic base or government theology?"

That is so funny.
All who know me here, must be laughing their heads off!

But yes CaliBoyInSoUtah, it does takes time to do "due diligence" specially when a simple location right on the member box would remove the need for it and would save time and effort for those of us who are looking for the best deals for our clients.

 

"You're still bitching about a self identified field where TONS of people from India put US cities or London."
"...my ability to give people negative reps."
Hmmm was it you who mentioned the word obnoxious?

My dear chap you really do not get it.
The mention of the location on the member box would simply cut down some of my time looking for offers.

Obviously, once you actually contact some one, you would very soon find out if there was a problem with what they said not only about the location but every thing else and then you would act accordingly.

In my experience over many years on this forum and others, little lies like that get found out very soon.

So why not add the location to the member box?
What is the problem with it?
Lack of space on the box, what???

 

3 reasons:
-most people never use it
-people who use it most likely lie about their location (I personally always filled that with my website url lol)
-you can see the REAL location if you are a PREMIUM member.

So what's the point in using it ?

If you can't get over, upgrade to premium and done!
Now..can you stop?

 

I would click like on your comment (born in Pacific Beach and grew up in Poway/Rancho Bernardo) but not enough people have "liked" my comments with the new system yet

 

I would click "like" on your post too but yada-yada-yada

 

"Click on my avatar, you will see "from San Diego, California"..."
Well if that would show the location of the member then I guess that would have to do.

But I still can not see as to why you would have a problem with adding one teeny weeny line under the name with the location.
It really would be very nice indeed if you can do that.
It will not take a lot of space and for those members who are interested in SEO etc, it could well be good for them. Is that not so?

I must admit that the sites for sale do look better with their little thumbs next to the offers.
Of course you could have simply added the thumbs to the sites offered in the old forum

 

Ha Ha Ha!, MyTechieStuff said "Teeny Weeny"

 

Anyone that cant at least get close to telling their location just by looking at the post really should stay outta forums, cause they're way slow.

 

Now that is not really fair Shawn.

The location of the seller (as I am normally a buyer) is very important for many many reasons, as I am sure that you know.
You do not really believe that it is on par with the gender, date of birth etc do you?

frankly, I would also like to recommend that in addition to the info currently in the "member box" you should also add the date joined.
This is quite important, again from past experience, I have seen old and well respected members with a lot fewer posts than some new (at times regurgitated) members who chalk up huge number of posts in order to pretend to be well established.