Changing Location

TheCaptain19 wrote:

How do I change my location or even get it off my posts. I don't want it on there.

Top Mod wrote:

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Hi there,
The location that appears with your posts is determined by your internet service provider's location. While we usually get pretty close, we don't always get it right. There is no way to remove this information from your posts, but as a registered user, you may enter your own location on your profile as well. www.topix.com/member/register
Admin @ Topix

Top Mod wrote:

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Hi there,
The location that appears with your posts is determined by your internet service provider's location. While we usually get pretty close, we don't always get it right. There is no way to remove this information from your posts, but as a registered user, you may enter your own location on your profile as well. www.topix.com/member/register
Admin @ Topix

Top Mod wrote:

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Hi there,
The location that appears with your posts is determined by your internet service provider's location. While we usually get pretty close, we don't always get it right. There is no way to remove this information from your posts, but as a registered user, you may enter your own location on your profile as well. www.topix.com/member/register
Admin @ Topix

CURIOUS wrote:

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If there's "no way" to remove an ISP location how is it there is NO location shown for some posters?

Top Mod wrote:

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Hi Again,
It depends entirely on the ISP. If they do not provide the information, it doesn't show up.
The decision was made to include location information to quell trolling in the forums and it has been successful in helping that issue.
Remember that users have the ability to post anonymously with choosing a pseudonym as a user name. Unless their isp location is the South Pole with almost no population, giving their city location should still allow them anonymity.
Admin @ Topix

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Top Mod wrote:

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Hi Again,
The decision was made to include location information to quell trolling in the forums and it has been successful in helping that issue.
Admin @ Topix

Jeannie wrote:

<quoted text> I understand your point but I have to ask why then allow AOL users to post?Their ISP doesn't show to the public? and its my observation AOL users seem to abuse the system more than others. This to me is a little discriminating......I don't understand why Topix can't keep the location private and only for Topix use after all Topix is the only ones that can stop the trolling.?

Top Mod wrote:

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Hi again,
We actually haven't seen a higher incidence of trolling from AOL users. More importantly, the location displayed publicly is more effective than keeping it visible only to admins because Topix relies heavily on user feedback in the form of the feedback link and/or flagging of posts to alert us to issues on the forums. We get more than 75k posts per day, and though we have a robust filter system and other tools, nothing is more effective than informed users in keeping things on track.
Admin @ Topix

Kathy SF wrote:

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Hi TopMod.
You know there is software that can block your ISP address AND give bogus locations from all over the world every time you post. I happen to know it is being used to conceal certain trolls/posts on our "little forum".
This is a great concern for us.
Anyway, thanks for all your work and efforts to make Topix a great site. I love it, glitches griping and complaining and all, it's true democracy at work:-)