I don't know where anyone lives.

I would LOVE to know where people are located. Only been on here a couple weeks but sometimes I lose critical context of a message because it is from someone who is from an utterly different environment. I consider myself fairly savy..I've done international business for many years, but knowing where someone is from gives a bit of color and understanding to what they are saying.

Just my $0.02 from a newbie.

 

as a new member, you need to learn how to use the search function!

https://omegaforums.net/threads/what-city-are-you-in.53404/



See also: https://omegaforums.net/threads/the-great-big-introductions-thread.20/

 

Looking at your avitar you should have access to some pretty good scanners, a universal translator and a transporter.....

 

I think my point is missed. Most discussion boards (in fact, I can only think of this one as the exception), allow you to post your location in your profile so it displays when you post (just like your Username or Avatar). Voluntary of course, and most do so, but Omega forums doesn't have that as an option.

 

That's a good point. TRF has that.

 

You ever notice that even when those items are used, it never seems to give them the information they need to get out of trouble.....

 

You get to know where where regular members live from sticking around.

To confirm, I mean what country they're in, not the hiding in the bushes type of detail!

 

So this is nice, starting to get an idea of current members locations.....apparently some are in institutions.

 

If you're a watch collector, by definition you belong in an institution.

 

All in good time, sir.

 

Don't understand the privacy issue if it were voluntary. This is a universal feature of discussion boards.

 

Maybe you could just simply ask these people where they are from yourself, then you shall find the answers you're looking for. Live long and prosper

 

Darnit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a private investigator!

 

How delightful life would be if everyone were so direct.

I'm sure there are many hundreds, is not thousands of members here. Asking them is not practical as any of a million combinations of members could reply to any others threads or replies, and understanding the context of their messages would be more "intuitively obvious" if there was a location noted (again, voluntarily). I have received a number of messages asking questions, and the meaning was not clear until I found out where they were from.

Simple to resolve, considering it exists. I'm SURE i'm not the only one who would enjoy this feature.

Again, my $0.02. Over and out.


EDITED:
So first a thank you to dsio for a message of some challenges experienced. Yes, privacy is a good thing to prevent malicious intents. And not everyone who has nice things is good at protecting them, either.

So bottom line, this board has a very conservative view on personal information(by design) and that is really the answer I was looking for.

Thanks all for your input.

 

i think it's best just to get to know the folks hanging around and if you're really curious, just ask. I can generally tell where people are from using a combination of avatar images, usernames, and writing style. That's good enough for me, and it doesn't really enrich the conversations I've joined by saying I'm from Númenor. Privacy-wise, the less private details you share online (regardless of how seemingly inconsequential it may seem) the better it is. Not paranoia, just some awareness, whether you're comfortable with it or not.

 

You can always post your area and try and set up a get together.

Although new members are sometimes not "involved" as often 100's of thousands of dollars worth of watches just sit on tables.