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nadav
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12 years 3 weeks ago #14864 by nadav

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I want to make a note that user profiles are currently public. I can visit this site as a non-logged in user, see under Community Updates that Eric Williams has joined, and visit his profile to see his photo, full birthdate, location, and phone number.

Kate Gowen
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12 years 3 weeks ago #14866 by Kate Gowen

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That seems an important oversight, Nadav.

Tom Otvos
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12 years 3 weeks ago #14868 by Tom Otvos

Replied by Tom Otvos on topic Profile privacy

Thank you for pointing that out. I have cleaned things up and profile data is now all restricted, and will be so for all new users as well. If, for some reason, you wish to have some of your data publicly-viewable, you can do so from your profile.

-- tomo

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12 years 3 weeks ago #14871 by Chris Marti

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I'd be happy if we stopped asking members for birth dates and phone numbers. Especially phone numbers. There is just no need for them here.

JMHO

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12 years 3 weeks ago #14889 by Tom Otvos

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By all means, let's settle on what profile information is desirable. On another site I am building, there is quite a lively debate on this, as well as what profile information is required at registration time, vs. what profile information is optional at registration time, vs. what profile information is collected "eventually". So, we can eliminate stuff easily, and if we agree that optional stuff should not be asked on registration, that is easy too.

-- tomo

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12 years 3 weeks ago - 12 years 3 weeks ago #14890 by Chris Marti

Replied by Chris Marti on topic Profile privacy

To get a discussion started I would argue that we stop collecting:

- gender
- birthdate
- phone number

Everything else except e-mail address and screen name should be optional at registration time and "eventually."

So... let the debate begin!

Last edit: 12 years 3 weeks ago by Chris Marti.

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12 years 3 weeks ago #14891 by Ona Kiser

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Oh, I'll just have to disagree violently Chris, what a silly idea!

I'll take it to the supreme court! How dare you suggest such a thing...

I'd like to know how/where else to find people online, *if they care to share it*, so things like email address, skype name, their blog(s), tumblrs, websites etc (that they write), things like that are useful.

It's somewhat useful to know what time zone people are in (city/country) (or perhaps to discover they live in the same city I do).

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12 years 3 weeks ago #14893 by Tom Otvos

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Phone number seems excessive here, I would agree. We added all the social stuff during an earlier discussion here, so I see no harm in keeping it optional.

Age is probably too much, but location is important for the reasons Ona mentioned. I'll add that "practice years" was kind of dumb on my part since that value will be ever increasing. "Practicing since" makes much more sense.

-- tomo

Kate Gowen
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12 years 3 weeks ago #14894 by Kate Gowen

Replied by Kate Gowen on topic Profile privacy

Chris-- I think you're gonna have a hard time finding disagreement!

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