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I am not attempting 'damage control', Anamaradoll. I feel no need for it and stand by my OP -- though I do agree with JSWolf that this thread is becoming 'silly' and is all-but redundant now that everyone has had ample time for his or her say.
There's one last thing I would like to address, though, and that is your tongue-in-cheek suggestion that we should discriminate against the 'homeless' who choose not to list their location.
If you, as I do, regularly visit the 'which one should I buy?' thread to see if you can offer any worthwhile suggestions, you may have noticed that I've posted there often how difficult it is to offer advice without some idea of a country location. Some devices are more effective in some parts of the world than others in terms of wi-fi capability, geographical restrictions on sales, ready customer service and device repair under warranty, etc, etc.
Though I respect the wish for anonymity on this forum, the very few and very basic questions listed by our founding fathers are there for good reason.
On devices, for instance, I very, very often give away books, and those who request them sometimes do not list their preferred digital format. In these cases, a quick check of one of their forum posts to see what device they use saves me and them having to swap an extra email for clarification (which because of time zone differences can hold up delivery). If they use a Kindle, I send Mobi edition, ePub for a Sony user, etc. Immediately and with no need for a second exchange of emails to hold things up.
Listing a geographical location (USA, UK, Continental Europe, Australia, etc) isn't exactly a home address) and requesting currently favoured device or android or PC is hardly an invasion of privacy on a forum dedicated to ebook reading.
I bow to majority opinion, but I feel this is sheer common sense.
Now, let's quit the personal sniping, eh, mate? It doesn't belong at MR.
Best wishes. Neil
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