Why Do So Many Folks Omit Where They are From?

[4theSNAKElady]

I doubt its laziness....Im pretty sure its because of privacy. Thats what it is for me. I have a stalker ex that knows I like snakes. So I have a very good reason for not putting my location.

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[EDR]

I'm not a gamer. I heard from others that you have to be pretty thick skinned to play online.

It depends if its casual or cooperative games people are usually nice in those. But if its competitive shooting like halo or call of duty...yes it can get real ugly lol. I got a 10 year account and i've heard some seriously offensive, hilarious, and sick stuff over the years.

[Terminal]

A handgun will usually stop any confrontations from crazies, especially an 8" Colt Anaconda 44. Something about staring down the business end of it I guess And heck, you should have chained him up!!. You could have had a pet crazy!!

Sauzo, you are right on about the business end of a gun being a deterrent/cure for anyone that chooses to stalk, rob or harm you. But as to reinz's question I felt the same way and went to my account and made changes so my location would show on my avatar. I prefer to know at least what part of the country the various people live in.

[bcr229]

I like when people ask questions or need help but have no location listed.
I have given stuff and helped with husbandry to people I know are local to me.

Ditto.

[JodanOrNoDan]

Privacy. I have a business life and a private life. I have snakes and I practice kendo. These things would be considered odd in my professional life. I do not wish to announce anything that could possibly affect my income. Basically I practice a if you need to know you do, if you don't you don't policy especially with anything that involves the internet.

[bcr229]

Privacy. I have a business life and a private life. I have snakes and I practice kendo. These things would be considered odd in my professional life. I do not wish to announce anything that could possibly affect my income.

Understandable, though it's rather sad that you have to hide who you are from your coworkers.

In addition to working in an IT position requiring a TS, I also am learning Krav Maga, Kali stick and knife fighting, and BJJ. My cowokers also know I keep snakes.

[xcjumper]

HaHa! I guess I was one of the "lazy" people. I didn't even realize it wasn't there...Fixed it now

[Darkbird]

I always figured if your worried about privacy, you shouldn't be on the internet at all. I don't think people realize just how much info is available if you just look in the right place. I've always added my town and state if it was an option, if somebody waned to track me down that bad they'll find a way anyway. And anyone foolish enough to show up wanting to harm me or my family will be facing the business end of a similar device to what was mentioned above. And it could just as easily be my wife or daughter holding it.

[Coluber42]

I think it's worth pointing out that there are lots of reasons to want privacy on the internet beyond the fear that someone will randomly decide to hunt you down and attack your family. In cases where you haven't become more personally involved first (like, having extended arguments or conversations, online flirting, etc) it's pretty rare for someone to say, "Hey, that person contradicted my husbandry advice, I will find where they live and stalk them".

One reason is for the sake of simple "digital hygiene" - make it hard for potential identity thieves to track you down and find out things like your mother's maiden name, your high school mascot, your email address, and other common answers to security questions that could let them break into your email, credit card, phone, shopping, and social media accounts, reset your passwords, and go on a shopping spree while asking your friends to wire them money in the Philippines.

Another reason is just for the sake of keeping your private life private, and it doesn't have to be because you have things to hide or might face discrimination in the workplace, either. School teachers in particular have every reason to keep their personal lives separate, and it doesn't have to be because they do inappropriate things in their personal lives; it's just because they want to have a personal life that doesn't involve being The Teacher 100% of the time. Not that your city and state will necessarily give anyone that much information, but it might - especially if you've ever mentioned other details about your personal life on the forum.

Heck, maybe it's just because you called in sick at work so you could take your animal to the vet and you don't want your boss to find out through the grapevine.

Personally, I sort of have two careers in two different fields. No one would be offended by that or anything, but I do sometimes feel the need to be a little careful about how I present myself in each one, because sometimes talking too much about the other job can make people think you're a dilettante or a hobbyist, not serious, not a "real" professional, etc. Posting on a snake forum has nothing to do with any of that for me, but for someone else it might.

[PitOnTheProwl]

Yeah but its still not hard to just put a state down.

Thats one thing I enjoy about me. The few of you here that actually know me know what you read here is how I really am. Point blank and if I tell you that I dont care...... I really dont.
Privacy is overratted LoL and nothing is hard to find.

I run the rodents, the snakes and even the holsters out of my house. Its a control and comfort thing.