Shavemyface.com

Patrick D said:

I've attempted to join up with the Shavemyface forum and never got a reply from the manager(s) over there, but I have tried to re-apply and I'm told that my screen name is already taken, which was accepted the first time, I think.

Does anyone know how to contact the powers that be over there so I can get my membership approved? Thanks!

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rhett121 said:

I think it's irritating the way they make such a big deal of signing off each post with your name. It says your name right there at the top of the reply, who the hell do you think wrote it?
That's ok, this forum is the cats meow anyway.

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jmhAZ said:

It's not that they don'y know who posted. This is an attempt to get you to sign off with your real first name instead of your username. The theory is that it promotes a more friendly exchange.

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Goosemeplease said:

Rhett121

You can put your sig in the Sig line so- no typing!

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rhett121 said:

Yeah, I figured as much. It's just irritating to read a bunch of posts nagging the subject. I would think that if someone was really interested in using their real name, they would have just registered with it. Also, it's just one more thing you have to type every single time you post. You know, the reason the screen-name is at the top of the reply in the first place.
I don't know. It's not really "that" big of a deal. The issue of not being able to use tabbed browsing is the BIG killer for me (well, that and the lack of a contact email to figure out why I never got my confirmation link). If I right-click on a thread and select "open link in new window/tab" it will do it, but it also advances the root page as well. Kind of defeats the purpose of tabbing in the first place. I usually like to go to a category and open the different threads, while still leaving the root category alone so I can return quickly and read the next one. Not a biggie though, I still read there occasionally.

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rtaylor61 said:

I also wish everyone would put their location, even it is just the country. Too many folks ask where to buy products, but we have no idea where they are located. Signing off with your name and listing your locations DOES make for a friendlier environ.
Randy

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ScottS said:

I like names, and my user name is very close to my real name. Personally, I don't like listing a location, and think everyone would be safer if they thought about what personal information they were sharing in an online site. I know the location is no big deal, but if a determined person wanted to net-stalk you, that person could put together quite a comprehensive picture if they were determined enough. That said, it's only common sense to provide a location if you ask a question about brick and mortar stores that are available to you.

The birthday thing bothers me, and it is a bigger deal. Birth date is used as a security/ID question for MANY phone interactions. I'll confess that I routinely lie about my birthday for net forums-- even those that have a silent birthday option-- as the forum admins do not have any reason to know my birthday.

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Scott (oops!)

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Nick said:

There's some information I don't volunteer often, but there's quite a few Nicks in California, so I don't mind giving my general location.

The reason I have for needing to know your birthday is so I can be in compliance with The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (the planned server migration to Liechtenstein has been put on hold for the time being). I guess more specifically, it's the reason why the software needs to know your birthday.

-Nick

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