Additions to profile page

[Scootin159]

Age & sex.

They would be completely voluntary, but I think it would be useful for many posts in OT.

 

[olds]

I think this came up before. If I remember correctly, there was some concern about ageism (sp) and sexism.

 

[Scootin159]

<< I think this came up before. If I remember correctly, there was some concern about ageism (sp) and sexism. >>



But if it's optional I don't see how it is a problem.

Anyways it would be nice to know if your getting girl advice from a 40year old or a 9 year old.

 

[Hossenfeffer]

Given that it's a user-entered field, I see tremendous potential for disregard and abuse which immediately takes away from its potential value. The performance hit that we'd see (however minor) with 2 more fields for the users (x 78000+) doesn't seem worth it.

Does age and sex really matter anyway?

 

[Scootin159]

The performance hit should only happen if all 78k+ users were to view a profile page at the same time. You're right about the innaccuracy part however.

 

[AnandTech Moderator]

<< Does age and sex really matter anyway? >>



No.

AnandTech Moderator