@PatriciaK and
@Dr. G. in sharing the small interaction above, illustrate the value of members providing additional location info about themselves
on their Avatar.
One thing I've noticed on this forum, is that when I use my PC, I can use my mouse to hover over members profiles and often see additional details about the member - especially location.
On my Android tablet, which is the device I mainly use to read content (and post simple replies) I have to tap on the profile to read it.
But, I think the better way would be if everyone would use the newer features that allow members to display the region and city on their Avatar (Circle icon on the left of your post).
Here's an example of two members that a lot of you would recognize.
We know where Stefan is (well, you may need to google the city) but without clicking on RabH's Avatar you are guessing without digging deeper. (No, I am not picking on you Rab)
Not everyone knows you can do that, especially new members.
Should you OPT to add additional details like mine and Stefan's, you can easily do so.
It is of course optional but it sure helps threads like this, and many other things that are - well different.
It's Winter where I am, but summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
Where I live, there are different assist speed rules as compared to the US or Europe.
I shop on Amazon.ca not Amazon.com
Etc...
Should you desire to update your Avatar as I have suggested, it's super easy.
To do so, you go to the upper right and click on your profile name, then Account Details.
Which brings you to a page that contains this:
I am sure everyone has varying degrees of comfort of what they want to share, but Country and City (be as specific or as vague as you wish) should be relatively benign in regards to personal security.
The more specific you are, the more helpful for others, but one needs to be conscious of security.
If you've used your full name and are specific about where you live, well - you get the drift I am sure.
The math is like this: 2+2= eBike
The same thing applies to sharing maps of where you've ridden - don't get too granular as the same math applies, but the
answer = location
A feature of Strava is that you can block out a privacy zone so your starting and finishing location, which for a lot of us is our home, isn't so obvious.
Also, RabH and I share a common method of NOT sharing our last name on a public forum.
But anyone who uses other online forums such as FB should understand that the good ship PRIVACY sunk long ago and is sitting on the bottom of the ocean never to be recovered...
In closing, all the above is not a big deal. I'm just sitting at home waiting on a tradesman to show up to finish off some reno's, so I had some time to kill.
As soon as he's done, it's out for a ride - or out to the driving range to test the shoulder.
It's very warm here for March at +11C and recreational activities abound!
My $0.02
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