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MineralMan

(151,722 posts)
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 10:35 AM 8 hrs ago

Yesterday, Someone Wrote That They Didn't Know DU Profiles Had Info on Location

What does your profile say? Just click My DU on the tab line at the top of your screen. Then click Profile in the next screen. You can edit your profile and then save it.

If you're worried about giving away too much information about yourself, ask yourself why saying what state you live in is too much information. People's profiles help us understand who we're talking to on DU.

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Yesterday, Someone Wrote That They Didn't Know DU Profiles Had Info on Location (Original Post) MineralMan 8 hrs ago OP
maybe so you won't chastise them... ret5hd 8 hrs ago #1
Whatever you say, then... MineralMan 8 hrs ago #2
I remember when mm first started posting at du Lifeafter70 6 hrs ago #5
You were here in November of 2008? MineralMan 3 hrs ago #14
Yes Lifeafter70 3 hrs ago #17
Ah, I see. MineralMan 3 hrs ago #18
Like I said sometimes I agree with you and sometimes I don't Lifeafter70 3 hrs ago #19
if you would like to voir dire me... ret5hd 2 hrs ago #22
Why would I want to do that? MineralMan 1 hr ago #23
For what it's worth, I remember the discussions you had with trumad . Not that matters one bit at all. madinmaryland 40 min ago #37
Lots of weird things can be gleaned from profiles. rzemanfl 1 hr ago #28
Yeah. I look at profiles, too MineralMan 1 hr ago #29
I've read yours. rzemanfl 1 hr ago #36
I have always been a big fan of Mineral Man Bluestocking 1 hr ago #33
THAT'S A BINGO! MM TRIED TO HIDE HIS POINT, HAHA! ColoringFool 3 hrs ago #20
Again, what are you talking about? MineralMan 1 hr ago #30
Members of the US House and US Senate affect us all. They are fair game for people in other States and other nations. Celerity 1 hr ago #35
It's become kinda humorous to me when someone posts the weather crud 8 hrs ago #3
Or the price of gas/groceries without location Retrograde 6 hrs ago #7
"...it's raining all over the world..." LudwigPastorius 4 hrs ago #11
My favorite is when someone posts news MineralMan 3 hrs ago #15
I live in one! MustLoveBeagles 1 hr ago #24
So do the Simpsons Bluestocking 1 hr ago #31
Nope! MustLoveBeagles 1 hr ago #32
The name of the town I live in is the only one in the US Bluestocking 1 hr ago #34
Seriously, WTF. Scrivener7 8 hrs ago #4
It was an option when I signed up in 2002, not an automatic feature. haele 3 hrs ago #12
Very meta Prairie Gates 6 hrs ago #6
I live on planet Earth. intheflow 5 hrs ago #8
My region and state are enough, because Andy Stephenson. ms liberty 4 hrs ago #9
It's all up to you, really. MineralMan 4 hrs ago #10
I didn't feel you were talking down to people MustLoveBeagles 1 hr ago #25
Thanks. MineralMan 1 hr ago #26
Hmmm, let's test that thesis (anonymity on the Internet). Disaffected 3 min ago #38
There is a cryptic clue in my sign line Brother Buzz 3 hrs ago #13
Too cool! MineralMan 3 hrs ago #16
Some People Get Confused, Even Baffled! The Horror. THE HORROR. ColoringFool 3 hrs ago #21
I'm sorry, but what are you talking about, MineralMan 1 hr ago #27

MineralMan

(151,722 posts)
2. Whatever you say, then...
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 10:37 AM
8 hrs ago

I don't really care if you include your location. I was just telling people that if they want to, they can, and how to do it.

I don't see the problem, really.

Lifeafter70

(1,213 posts)
5. I remember when mm first started posting at du
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 12:47 PM
6 hrs ago

And he hasn't changed much.
Sometimes I agree with him sometimes I don't.
But he has always been condescending when his views differ from others.

Lifeafter70

(1,213 posts)
17. Yes
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 04:04 PM
3 hrs ago

Started reading in 2002 with a link from bartcop. First joined in early 2008. When du crashed I continued reading for years but didn't feel the need to rejoin.
I rejoined mainly to post in the one forum nobody wants to join.

So yes I remember when you first started posting here and some of those very controversial threads regarding your post on another site.

So yes hmm

Lifeafter70

(1,213 posts)
19. Like I said sometimes I agree with you and sometimes I don't
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 04:16 PM
3 hrs ago

But when someone disagrees you can be condescending. We all can at times.
I will say I'm glad some of your veiws have changed since you first started posting here.


MineralMan

(151,722 posts)
23. Why would I want to do that?
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:34 PM
1 hr ago

Look again at the OP of this thread. Someone wrote that they didn't know there was location information in profiles. So, I explained how to edit a profile.

What are you talking about? Weird.

madinmaryland

(65,789 posts)
37. For what it's worth, I remember the discussions you had with trumad . Not that matters one bit at all.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 06:48 PM
40 min ago

rzemanfl

(31,481 posts)
28. Lots of weird things can be gleaned from profiles.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:48 PM
1 hr ago

That's why I read then if I don't know the poster.

MineralMan

(151,722 posts)
29. Yeah. I look at profiles, too
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:51 PM
1 hr ago

If I'm not familiar with the poster. Often, though, there's no information. I have a little bio in mine.

rzemanfl

(31,481 posts)
36. I've read yours.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 06:28 PM
1 hr ago

A profile will at least tell how long a person or bot has been here and how many posts they have made. If there are 200 posts in ten years, I get suspicious.

Celerity

(55,073 posts)
35. Members of the US House and US Senate affect us all. They are fair game for people in other States and other nations.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 06:27 PM
1 hr ago

crud

(1,289 posts)
3. It's become kinda humorous to me when someone posts the weather
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 10:53 AM
8 hrs ago

with no location. Happens a lot on DU. Like "Rainy night in ???" seems like it's raining all over the world...

Retrograde

(11,455 posts)
7. Or the price of gas/groceries without location
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:11 PM
6 hrs ago

“gas is $4/gal!” from someone in Texas isn’t going to get much sympathy from Californian who wish it were that low.

(Is anyone else old enough to remember “slightly higher west of the Rockies”?)

MineralMan

(151,722 posts)
15. My favorite is when someone posts news
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 03:50 PM
3 hrs ago

From Springfield, but leaves out the state. There are Springfields all over the country.

Bluestocking

(830 posts)
34. The name of the town I live in is the only one in the US
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 06:26 PM
1 hr ago

There is also one in Canada. Our sister city. If I listed my town as location you would know exactly where I live so long as I put USA. There is also one in the UK. I am guessing that is how it got it’s name.

haele

(15,641 posts)
12. It was an option when I signed up in 2002, not an automatic feature.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 03:31 PM
3 hrs ago

If you didn't fill it out when you signed up, it's not there. Unless your IP is recorded in the back end, there's no way to automatically register a physical address.
Of course, there are phone apps that will backtrack to IP addresses, which can always be used as a tracker unless you're going through a VPN.

MineralMan

(151,722 posts)
10. It's all up to you, really.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 03:25 PM
4 hrs ago

I gave up all pretense of being anonymous on the Internet. It's rarely difficult to identify someone who is very active in posting about things. I've been doxxed on several right-wing sites, and have received a range of threats over the past 20 or so years. I have a method for dealing with those who threaten. I find out who they are, using my own skills, and an attorney friend notifies them by Certified Mail that they should stop threatening me. Works a treat.

Anyhow, if you want to remain completely anonymous, you can try. That's your choice. This thread came about because someone wrote that they had no idea that people had information about where the lived in their profiles. So, I explained how to add that information. And that led to whatever has happened in this thread.

It would take someone good at tracking down people about 10 minutes to find out who I am, where I live, what my phone number is, etc. I don't care. My attorney friend has not had to send out one of those Certified letters for over a year.

Anyhow, I'm not telling anyone what to do,. I was telling people how they can do something if they want to.

MineralMan

(151,722 posts)
26. Thanks.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:45 PM
1 hr ago

There is nothing in the OP that suggests anything like that. I'm not exactly sure what happened. I don't even understand a couple of the replies.

Weird stuff.

Disaffected

(6,610 posts)
38. Hmmm, let's test that thesis (anonymity on the Internet).
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:25 PM
3 min ago

See if you can find out who I am (and post results, if successful, with a PM).

Seriously, I would be v interested in knowing if it is possible.

Brother Buzz

(40,499 posts)
13. There is a cryptic clue in my sign line
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 03:38 PM
3 hrs ago

The R Crumb image of a harmonica player walking down a lane is four blocks away from my house.

MineralMan

(151,722 posts)
27. I'm sorry, but what are you talking about,
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 05:47 PM
1 hr ago

please? I can't make any sense out of your reply. Thanks.

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