I am hoping Beaver Boy's thoughts will have a little more life. I often look at a person's profile before I answer a question, make a comment, etc. Knowing "a little" about them often helps me formulate an answer.

I believe all of us can share more information about ourselves than some members currently do without jeopardizing our security. Knowing the state, reasonable description of occupation, hobbies and interests, etc. should not subject anyone to having their identity stolen. A member certainly doesn't need to post their email address, their web site, if they have one,etc. but something less revealing shouldn't cause issues.

Mr. Lusk and the moderators probably don't need any more suggestions, but I would think "requiring" some of the blanks to be filled in would make this site more interesting.

I know that in the past there have been a few attempts by new members to sell shoes or something similar. I've found some of them before the moderators found them and removed them. It virtually each case the "member" didn't reveal anything about themselves, state, why they were interested in ths site, etc. To me that is a red flag.

I belong to one hobby site, which is free, where you must be approved. If this site did this, which would be work on someones part, an applicant might need to meet certain criteria, or fill in certain blanks before they were allowed to participate, post, ask questions, etc.

Bing

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