Location, location , location....

[gjg]

Just a little thing that irritates me - Why the heck do so many folks not put at least which COUNTRY they are living in on their Location section on the personal info / post # /sign up date area?? Is it laziness? Paranoia? Or do they just prefer the anonymity of the internet? Something else?
In most cases it's not a big deal, but even if somebody is asking a general question it could help to have an idea of where the person lives - getting access to lights or parts is probably much harder in Timbuktu than Tennessee for example, and the responses may be different.
But if you're buying or selling I believe you OWE it to the rest of the CPF'ers to post a location. I don't consider myself to be USA geocentric or anything, but let's face it - we generally want to deal where there is the least risk. And there is usually less risk (and expense...) when the package does not have to cross international borders.
Between lights and knives I HAVE shipped internationally about 12 times, and all have been without incident. But that has been to folks with established records. All things being equal, if two people with 10 posts wanted an item I was selling, I'd sell it to person from Lima, Ohio over the one from Lima, Peru....
And Yes, I could just PM them and ask where they are living. I do. But it takes up my time, their time, and bandwidth. And If I'm wondering where they're located, other people are too.
Any other viewpoints/thoughts?
gg

Wisconsin, USA

[FrogmanM]

This does annoy me as well, but its up to the guy loggin in if he/she wants to share that information. I don't use the BST(antipaypal) but I could see the use of knowing people's relative location on the globe.

Mayo

[LED_Thrift]

I'm with you gjg - at least give us the state you're in if you're from the US. Put it in the user info box [accessed by clicking the cpf user name] if you want to have something clever in the 'Location' field.

[LEDninja]

See you took Empath's advice to start a thread here.
Though the thread could be just as useful on the main board (and more people would read it).

Once a fellow newbie CPFer aasked a question.
Some 10 replies "get it at the Fenix Store".
I looked up, saw the OP's from Australia, and posted a link to Torchworld.
2 days later I was looking at proud beamshots of the purchase.
If he had purchased from the Fenix Store the light would still be in the belly of a Quantas plane somewhere over the Pacific plus god knows how long it would take to clear Aussie Customs.

[Glen C]

GLG, I totally agree with you and LED Ninja's post is one of the reasons why. A lot easier to give advice to someone if you have a clue where they are located in the world.

[jayhackett03]

(posting now to see what my location says)

edit: putting "Kansas" now.

[DaFABRICATA]

Nothing I have to say hasn't already been said by someone else.

Please post your locations....it does help