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I've been trying to think of reasons, other than coyness, which may make someone want to conceal their general location.
A battered wife who has escaped her husband.
Someone in witness protection.
A woman avoiding a forced marriage (she would be reluctant to let her country be known).
Someone living under a repressive regime.
Anyone, really, who would be endangered by having it known where they live.
However, most of the members of MR use usernames which have nothing to do with their real name. Don't these act as screens behind which we can all hide?
To be here, you need access to the internet and the technology which goes with it.
I understand this entire thread is theoretical, as DiapDealer has said repeatedly that this issue is NOT under consideration.
Touch of irony: although my location is plainly given, some kind MR member recently recommended (in my thread about mechanical keyboards in the Writers Corner) a US site where I could obtain keycaps. I asked him for UK alternatives and was given links to several.
In the heat of debate, peeps don't often notice location etc.
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