Good question, Goodtime!

I've wondered the same thing many times myself. Mostly because many posters here are from Michigan, and I want to know where they are.

Also curious... this threat was read 99 times before a single person repsonded. I believe I'm the first.

I know that many people do not post their email addresses on a public forum such as this because they don't want to end up on public mailing lists... I personally hate spam and that is why I leave my email address off of my signature

I don't think the poster is asking why people don't append their email addresses to their posts. Rather, I think, he is asking why, when you click on so many posters' user names, you get:

Real Name: No name entered. Location: No location entered

A couple of possibilities: (i) didn't feel like typing it in when registering, or (ii) want to hide behind anonymity when making thoughtless posts/personal attacks on others.

I would tend to assume that people are just lazy... and there are some who genuinely don't want to be known... hey on the internet no one knows that you are a dog right?

Anonymity is the mother's milk of the internet. It can foster discussion and opinion that might otherwise be stifled.

I wouldn't have it any other way. I post on some forums anonymously, and on others with my name (or psuedo-name, as here). I never give a hoot if somebody else doesn't want their identity known.

There have been times when I've made a jackass out of myself on this and other forums when I WISH I posted anonomously!

Better an honest jackass with balls than....

What's the bloody First Amendment for, crooks and T.V. evangelists? (sorry for the redundancy)

:),

-Robert, who thinks we take ourselves too seriously 99% of the time.

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i figure, what difference does it make? how do you know a person entered their real name, location, etc. anyway? as far as people making rude and ignorant remarks (as one reply posted) i came to the slowtwitch forum from another triathlon site (which shall remain nameless) that was getting to be full of crap and people putting down one another. after about 6 months of reading this forum (and posting now and then) i have seen far fewer rude, stupid, pointless comments that serve no purpose on this forum. this is, generally, a helpful discussion board without the "mine's bigger than yours" attitude you tend to come across at some other sites. if the information is good, i really don't care what anyone's real name is.

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Agreed. Now back to the aerobar discussion.

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Yo Goodtime I used to live in Rockville (up until a year ago).

Great place, Beach Drive is awesome for cycling.