Filling in Details on Profile....

[Noahtuck]

I tell ya.... i have read so many comment's about this on threads... and it has been one of the big reason's, but not the only one, that i don't reply to alot of post's.... but lately it has become more annoying... i guess after 4-5 years it starts to build up and i thought, i have seen it mentioned before but could be wrong, would not be a first,
but i think it should be made manditory to at least put where you are from!!!! if not also your PC spec's.... i've been on another MB for years now that made it manditory to put where you are from..
Sooooo many ask questions without specific details as to where they are from or what format they use, or their pc specs & that would soooooo much help in figuring out an answer.....
Okay... rant over

[redwudz]

I agree, at least on the thought to make the computer specs mandatory. It seems like a lot of the newbie questions could be easily answered in a single reply if you had a clue what OS, etc., they were using. It's like detective work sometimes prying the info out of them.

[Noahtuck]

Sometime's not even detective work... it's like you have to pull a "pulp fiction" on them and torture the info out of them

If you are gonna come here and only post 1-18 time's at least try to help us help you... just a little hell... i see people with 100's of post's and not ONE DAMN thing filled out in their profile like it's so damn hard...

[Baldrick]

Added some more required fields under the Profile.

[Capmaster]

Some balk at putting their location, saying it gives potential stalkers more info. But it sure is nice to have when sorting PAL versus NTSC

[redwudz]

Thanks Baldrick. I think this will help. For their location, their country of origin is more than sufficient for me. Email, home addresses or real names are definitely not a good idea.

EDIT: Is my computer broke or did you demote yourself? You're shown as a lowly 'member' below your avatar.

[Baldrick]

Some balk at putting their location, saying it gives potential stalkers more info. But it sure is nice to have when sorting PAL versus NTSC

continent is enough for the location...you don't have to specify your full address...

[PaisanNYC]

Capmaster, funny since your profile shows:

Location:

[Noahtuck]

Added some more required fields under the Profile.

Thanks Baldrick
That's why you're the man

Because i know more than redwudz and i have thought or said this

Some balk at putting their location, saying it gives potential stalkers more info. But it sure is nice to have when sorting PAL versus NTSC

continent is enough for the location...you don't have to specify your full address...

Yep!! even a state is a pretty big area 8) but continent is really all that is needed

Many times i have read a question, first thing i do is look at the spec's on their profile.... Hmmm... look at that, even people that have made 1000's of post's but not fill in their details if you can't take the time to fill out a few lines, why should people take the time to try and ask something you could have already done in 30seconds

[Capmaster]

Capmaster, funny since your profile shows:

Location:

Oops!

Fixed.

Baldrick - Sure, continent is fine. Most are blank, however.

Another one that is annoying is when some members ask a question in the computer forum like "How do I fix this error screen that keeps coming up when I run TMPGEnc?" And then they log off. And the Computer Details in their profile is blank