Show Age

[Gary~]

I reckon that it would be good if the age of the poster was shown along with the other data on the left. I'm not talking about the birthdate or anything just the age as is shown in this site:


When people are filling out their profile there could be a checkbox for "Show Age" that people could check if they so desire.

[aarrggh]

 Ah O ::  Looks like someone is looking to make lots of changes and possibly take over this site .......
                           

[Gary~]

Ah O ::  Looks like someone is looking to make lots of changes and possibly take over this site .......
                            

No, no. Last change -- the site will be perfect after this.

Hey, I love that insect on the screen in your signature -- I had to touch the screen 3 times to make sure that it wasn't real. Now I'll have to go looking to see how it's done.

[Beardman]

Hrmm, I really don't know about the age thing... Personally I have no problem with sharing my age with anyone that asks. But I think that there will be people unhappy with sharing their actual age. We do have some minors that and the like, that wouldn't like to show their actual age.

[Gary~]

Hrmm, I really don't know about the age thing... Personally I have no problem with sharing my age with anyone that asks. But I think that there will be people unhappy with sharing their actual age. We do have some minors that and the like, that wouldn't like to show their actual age.

That's why it should be just a check box opt in option. If people don't want to show age then they just don't check the box.

[Sir Harry]

I don't see a problem with it as long as it is optional....However, as Beardman said, the issue could be with members who are not of consenting age and further, you have to be careful in this age of identity theft. While some of those features are nice to have on a forum like this, sometimes too much information is not always a good thing....

[Gary~]

I don't see a problem with it as long as it is optional....However, as Beardman said, the issue could be with members who are not of consenting age and further, you have to be careful in this age of identity theft. While some of those features are nice to have on a forum like this, sometimes too much information is not always a good thing....

So true -- that's why you show only the age in years and not any birthdates and if people are concerned they could change their age by a year or so either way.

[-Doug-]

I'm not sure how I feel about this. If someone had your age they are one step closer to having your full birth date information.  In this day and age that's a valuable piece of information.

[Crusher0209]

I'm not sure how I feel about this. If someone had your age they are one step closer to having your full birth date information.  In this day and age that's a valuable piece of information.

I have to agree with you on this I mean just one little piece of information can be identity theft and then all sorts of problems will start

[TheSlyBear]

Nope. Opt out.

[Kevin G]

Nope. Opt out.

Yep my thoughts exactly.  If I get to know someone through the forums I would have no problem sharing my age with them.  But otherwise no.

[marshd1000]

If you click on someone's profile, you can already see their age there.  That is if they wanted it listed.  It is just not where someone makes a post.

[Sir Harry]

If you click on someone's profile, you can already see their age there.  That is if they wanted it listed.  It is just not where someone makes a post.

Adding on to what Marsh said, the comforting thing is that, only SBG members can see members' profile information. Many of us have casually mentioned our ages through posting or whatever. Further, if a member elects to list his/her birthday, a small cake icon will appear next to the member's age on the day that person listed as their birthday. I think for the most part, we all feel pretty comfortable about each other and can share minor details with each other on occasion. That said, I want to remind you gentlemen (and ladies) that if a member is making your visits to the site uncomfortable for whatever reason, PLEASE PM me or another mod immediately. Not saying that this is happening here, and in Gary's defense I know he didn't mean any harm, but it is OK to NOT share things about yourselves that you don't want out there. (FWIW, there is a thread asking what age are you, and any member is welcome to participate in that thread.)

[Gary~]

If you click on someone's profile, you can already see their age there.  That is if they wanted it listed.  It is just not where someone makes a post.

Adding on to what Marsh said, the comforting thing is that, only SBG members can see members' profile information. Many of us have casually mentioned our ages through posting or whatever. Further, if a member elects to list his/her birthday, a small cake icon will appear next to the member's age on the day that person listed as their birthday. I think for the most part, we all feel pretty comfortable about each other and can share minor details with each other on occasion. That said, I want to remind you gentlemen (and ladies) that if a member is making your visits to the site uncomfortable for whatever reason, PLEASE PM me or another mod immediately. Not saying that this is happening here, and in Gary's defense I know he didn't mean any harm, but it is OK to NOT share things about yourselves that you don't want out there. (FWIW, there is a thread asking what age are you, and any member is welcome to participate in that thread.)

Oh, that's a good idea I didn't realise that.

Looks like most people want to leave things as they are -- and that's fine because things are pretty darn good here. I figure that it doesn't hurt to mention things though if an idea arises. Can't think of any further "improvements" at the moment.

I love the way that the forum members speak up and say yay or nay because this is what protects the site against unwanted change.

[Mikekoz13]

I'm also not a fan of this one.I'm not a fan for the reasons stated. Please take no offense Gary.

I'll reiterate what Harry said... if someone is making your time here uncomfortable PLEASE contact a Mod immediately. This is VERY rare here but it has happened and a few people have been banned for it.