Please make location mandatory - Page 4

JSWolf · 12-09-2017, 04:04 AM

There are a lot of people asking a lot of questions where the answer is location specific. It's getting tiresome to read "Where are you from?" questions. Just make location mandatory and let those questions go away and let the help come sooner than waiting for the OP to answer.

pdurrant · 12-09-2017, 04:11 AM

Making location mandatory will only result in false information being entered.

You're up very late or very early! (04:04 am, your local time!)

4691mls · 12-09-2017, 09:31 PM

Maybe we could have a sticky in the "which one should I buy" forum that tells people in order to get the best help, they should provide basic information including their country (because not all products and services are available in every location); price limit (because there's no point in recommending a $200 product to someone who has only a $100.00 budget), and any other such things that come up over and over again.

Cinisajoy · 12-09-2017, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 4691mls

Maybe we could have a sticky in the "which one should I buy" forum that tells people in order to get the best help, they should provide basic information including their country (because not all products and services are available in every location); price limit (because there's no point in recommending a $200 product to someone who has only a $100.00 budget), and any other such things that come up over and over again.

Agreeing on the first one. Yes, a price range would be nice.
$100 is a basic kindle or a fire.

drjd · 12-10-2017, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Making location mandatory will only result in false information being entered.

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

You're up very late or very early! (04:04 am, your local time!)

BetterRed · 12-10-2017, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Making location mandatory will only result in false information being entered.

You're up very late or very early! (04:04 am, your local time!)

Or he's not where he claims to be

theducks · 12-11-2017, 02:29 PM

I see nothing wrong (hazardous) with posting a geographic region.

I use a generic, that resolves pretty much to the north end of a Northern California County. There are only a couple of Million people here

Cinisajoy · 12-11-2017, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by theducks

I see nothing wrong (hazardous) with posting a geographic region.

I use a generic, that resolves pretty much to the north end of a Northern California County. There are only a couple of Million people here

I think my generic encompasses a slightly larger area.

JSWolf · 12-11-2017, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

Or he's not where he claims to be

If someone puts an actual location, but it's not true , then it's not our fault that we'll possibly be giving incorrect answers to questions that rely on knowing the location.

JSWolf · 12-11-2017, 04:50 PM

I see no reason for just putting in the country. That's enough for us to answer questions where the answer depends on what country. So putting in just UK, AU, USA, CA is enough.

copyrite · 12-11-2017, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

I think my generic encompasses a slightly larger area.

Oh you Texans!

I think I'm moving to Middle-Earth.

tubemonkey · 12-11-2017, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by theducks

I see nothing wrong (hazardous) with posting a geographic region.

I use a generic, that resolves pretty much to the north end of a Northern California County. There are only a couple of Million people here

I agree. I go with Seattle Metro. It's roughly a 100-mile stretch along I-5 from Olympia to Everett with a population of nearly 5 million people.

4691mls · 12-11-2017, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I see no reason for just putting in the country. That's enough for us to answer questions where the answer depends on what country. So putting in just UK, AU, USA, CA is enough.

Yup, I just have US, I figure that's good enough.

SteveEisenberg · 12-11-2017, 06:32 PM

I owned the place, I'd make location mandatory for new members, with a notation such as "Actual preferred; out of your favorite novel, also fine."

Gardenman · 12-12-2017, 11:00 AM

I agree also country should be a must.

12-11-2017, 06:32 PM	#59
SteveEisenberg Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,032 Karma: 39379388 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: near Philadelphia USA Device: Kindle Kids Edition, Fire HD 10 (11th generation)	I owned the place, I'd make location mandatory for new members, with a notation such as "Actual preferred; out of your favorite novel, also fine." Last edited by SteveEisenberg; 12-11-2017 at 06:40 PM.

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12-09-2017, 04:04 AM	#46
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,957 Karma: 128903250 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	There are a lot of people asking a lot of questions where the answer is location specific. It's getting tiresome to read "Where are you from?" questions. Just make location mandatory and let those questions go away and let the help come sooner than waiting for the OP to answer.

12-09-2017, 04:11 AM	#47
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,504 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Making location mandatory will only result in false information being entered. You're up very late or very early! (04:04 am, your local time!)

12-09-2017, 09:31 PM	#48
4691mls Wizard Posts: 2,776 Karma: 30081762 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: US Device: ALL DEVICES ARE STOCK: Kobo Clara, Tolino Shine 2, Sony PRS-T3, T1	Maybe we could have a sticky in the "which one should I buy" forum that tells people in order to get the best help, they should provide basic information including their country (because not all products and services are available in every location); price limit (because there's no point in recommending a $200 product to someone who has only a $100.00 budget), and any other such things that come up over and over again.

12-11-2017, 02:29 PM	#52
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,799 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I see nothing wrong (hazardous) with posting a geographic region. I use a generic, that resolves pretty much to the north end of a Northern California County. There are only a couple of Million people here

12-11-2017, 04:50 PM	#55
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,957 Karma: 128903250 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I see no reason for just putting in the country. That's enough for us to answer questions where the answer depends on what country. So putting in just UK, AU, USA, CA is enough.

12-12-2017, 11:00 AM	#60
Gardenman Wizard Posts: 1,098 Karma: 9177222 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA Device: sony prs-350,Nook HD+, Kindle 2nd gen, kindle keyboard	I agree also country should be a must.