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Location in the world is now required for new users - Grumpy Goat - 01-10-2019
Starting today (5 minutes ago) any new sign-ups will be required to put their location before the sign-up is complete. This requirement is not retroactive.
Knowing where everyone is from is nice to know especially when it cannot be inferred from the post. Sometimes that is all that is needed to make the posts make sense.
State / Province / whatever and Country is suggested. Country alone is fine. You can add City if you like, but actual street address is totally unnecessary.
Existing users - Please consider taking a moment to visit your profiles and update your location.
Thanks.
RE: Location in the world is now required for new users - Mark - 01-10-2019
Update Complete
RE: Location in the world is now required for new users - AZGeek - 01-10-2019
Done.
RE: Location in the world is now required for new users - Grumpy Goat - 01-10-2019
Way to go guys.
RE: Location in the world is now required for new users - Duccrazydave - 01-10-2019
I'll just put "Center of the Universe". That should narrow it down, lol.
Greetings from NC!
RE: Location in the world is now required for new users - Lee - 01-11-2019
(01-10-2019, 12:23 PM)Grumpy Goat Wrote: Starting today (5 minutes ago) any new sign-ups will be required to put their location before the sign-up is complete.
I like that requirement, wish all sites did this.
Does the site software make it possible to display the location next to the Avatar or user name?
RE: Location in the world is now required for new users - Lee - 01-11-2019
I have my location in my signature.
I checked my profile to make sure it was listed there also and see I did not fill it in.
When I go to User CP and Profile, I can view my Profile but can't edit it.
Edit: I was able to edit my Profile
RE: Location in the world is now required for new users - Grumpy Goat - 01-11-2019
(01-11-2019, 11:18 AM)Lee Wrote: I have my location in my signature.
I checked my profile to make sure it was listed there also and see I did not fill it in.
When I go to User CP and Profile, I can view my Profile but can't edit it.
Edit: I was able to edit my Profile
Thanks for updating both the profile and also the post, saying you were successful.
RE: Location in the world is now required for new users - Grumpy Goat - 01-11-2019
(01-11-2019, 11:04 AM)Lee Wrote: I like that requirement, wish all sites did this.
Does the site software make it possible to display the location next to the Avatar or user name?
Not out of the box but I believe there are setting changes in the code that make this possible. There is also a plugin that may make display of a flag possible too. I will be looking into these options a bit more this weekend (I hope) and will at least report back on this.
RE: Location in the world is now required for new users - Lee - 01-12-2019
(01-11-2019, 12:50 PM)Grumpy Goat Wrote: and also the post, saying you were successful.
I left out the part about the problem being user error
RE: Location in the world is now required for new users - Olgry1 - 01-13-2019
My location, southwest of Chicago, finally shows up in my profile now. While I may know my way through Deals Gap like the back of my hand when it comes to computers I still have train wheels on
RE: Location in the world is now required for new users - Grumpy Goat - 01-13-2019
(01-13-2019, 07:40 AM)Olgry1 Wrote: My location, southwest of Chicago, finally shows up in my profile now. While I may know my way through Deals Gap like the back of my hand when it comes to computers I still have train wheels on
Heheh .... we are have our strengths and I am probably the opposite to you when it comes to computers and motorcycles, but we try our best. Problem is I have forgotten more about computers than I know about bikes so where does that leave me ...
RE: Location in the world is now required for new users - midlife - 01-18-2019
just done location good idea