One of the great things about ETO is that you exchange posts with people from all over the world. You learn something about their culture and I find their English word usage intriguing.
But, in the majority of cases, a new poster will not include their location which, apart from the interest point of view, would be helpful to ETO members responding to questions. The time zone is important as is the person's country, for example, to know what component suppliers they can deal with. Often it helps with simple things like knowing what the local mains supply is.
I don't like making things mandatory in principle, but I suggest that making a person's location should be made mandatory on ETO, so that it shows below their avatar beside each post. I am not suggesting that their exact location be given- for obvious reasons a person might not want to be that specific- but just their general area: in the US: Texas, Ohio, Arizona, etc; in the UK: Scotland, Wales, East Anglia or ideally a county; in some cases just a country would be a great help: Nepal, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, etc.
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But, in the majority of cases, a new poster will not include their location which, apart from the interest point of view, would be helpful to ETO members responding to questions. The time zone is important as is the person's country, for example, to know what component suppliers they can deal with. Often it helps with simple things like knowing what the local mains supply is.
I don't like making things mandatory in principle, but I suggest that making a person's location should be made mandatory on ETO, so that it shows below their avatar beside each post. I am not suggesting that their exact location be given- for obvious reasons a person might not want to be that specific- but just their general area: in the US: Texas, Ohio, Arizona, etc; in the UK: Scotland, Wales, East Anglia or ideally a county; in some cases just a country would be a great help: Nepal, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, etc.
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