PROFILES - please fill them in!!!

[Thudnut]

I've added my birth location (Centre of the universe - but not Mars!).  However, please look at the footnote to see the areas I'm currently researching.

Thudders

[Gadget]

Thudnut - you aren't alone in having a large geographical  spread of ancestors - I think I'm lacking some in SW Wales and one or two of the East Anglian/Home Counties. I have Canadian, US, Australian, South African and Malaysian links as well.  Also, I've lived  in lots of places  and have done masses of social/records research in Scotland so  I at least know lots of areas.

I think it's current location that is preferred rather than birth location.

Regards

Gadget 

[Roobarb]

I know it shouldn't make any difference but I must admit that I like to know whether I'm talking to a man or a woman. As for you Jill, it's just as well your name is on your posts cos I always think I'm talking to the bloke on your avatar! I remember a thread about that some time ago, I think it's quite common!

[Dancing Master]

I never put more than basic details in profile any longer. Had bad experience online which is still going on which I  certainly don't want to repeat.

[kiwihalfpint]

I may not be 102 but am 105!    but it is not really important how old I am, as long as my gender is down ,  my avatar also mentions my country, I think that is more important than my birth age. 

I do agree it is annoying when you see a new post asking for help when you have no idea where they are from, give them names of libraries etc to visit and you are then told "Sorry but I live in so and so and I can't visit"

Cheers
KHP

[jillruss]

I don't know about making anything mandatory - some people just don't like giving anything away - and I take Dancing Master's point about giving info online. I think country and/or county isn't too much to ask - not so bothered about gender and age.

I'd also like to see a few research surnames as well. Perhaps I'm odd (it has been said!) but I always read them and have occasionally contacted someone with a matching surname interest. I know we have the Surname Interests Table but not that many people seem to take the trouble to add their surnames to that either.

Believe me, folks, if you 'give out' a little more, you'll almost certainly get a lot more back. Speculate to accumulate, and all that....

Oh, and Rhubarb, if only you could talk to my gg grandfather (my avatar), you could ask him why he moved from Aberdeen to Worcester!!! 

Jill

[Lydart]

Completely agree on country and vague idea of area of that country as being helpful to those who want to help !


Gender/age unimportant ...



Surname and area interests are also useful ... but an appoximation of where you live seems to me to be the most essential thing to put on your profile. 

[CaroleW]

Well - everybody seems to agree that county/country is an important part of a profile so how do we progress it to make it a mandatory field on registration and how do we progress the thousands of existing Rootschatters who have no location shown

[Pels.]

I don't see how anyone can force members into putting something onto a public site if they choose not .. Data Protection .. ??