Is there a reason for that?
Is it at least a step in the signing up process?
I'm sure a lot of new users don't know it is even
extant.

Well fearf, there's been a lot of moderator discussion now, with reasonable concerns raised about privacy issues. We're not going to force people to disclose their location if they choose not to. At the same time, we want to make sure that new users in particular are educated to the advantages of filling in the Location profile, and how to do that. Ideally, a blank Location should be the result of a deliberate choice, not just an oversight or difficulty.

As for privacy, with the free choice of user names and locations, user "Chifferoo" in "California" or "Flooter" in "UK, Midlands", for example, still gives a good degree of anonymity along with some of the board advantages of disclosed Location, IMO.

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Vivat diabolus in musica! MTGuru's (old) GG Clips / Blackbird Clips

Joel Barish: Is there any risk of brain damage?
Dr. Mierzwiak: Well, technically speaking, the procedure is brain damage.

Fair enough, though as you say, folks could always lie if they're worried.


Yeah, that was my thought.

Alternate name for Oklahoma : TEXAS DEL NORTE
Alternate name for Texas: BAJA OKLAHOMA
and yes, the winds do sweep down....all the way from
YES-WE-CAN-ADA
(in regards to "single-payer" health care)
Your Piper, Sean Folsom
P.S. I do give lessons in Playing, Reed Making, Et Cetera.
I'm in Carmel Valley, California, and sometimes I'm in Illinois.
SF

it's good to be somewhere....

ah, usually