hermanntrude Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Another forum I use has a symbol by each person's name, which is a tiny flag, letting you know where the person is from (or which random flag they've decided to choose in order to look cool or rebellious or something). I like this idea, especially for this forum, since there are so many education-based questions, which would be easier to approach if we knew what kind of background the asker was from. For instance, if someone asks about engineering degrees and they're from the UK, and they get an answer from someone in the US, and both are assuming they're in the same country, things might get confusing. It's also interesting to see where members are from at a glance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daecon Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Isn't it dependent on what software the website is using for it's message board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5614 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I know that TSR (The Student Room) has this feature, although note that TSR and SFN run on different forum software. vB, which SFN use, does not necessarily have this feature, although having said that it's quite possible they do. More to the point, as you can see just below my post, it has a "Location:" field. As long as you complete this field in your profile it will display it with your posts. Sure, graphics are always quicker to scan than text, but the text is simple in that it is non obtrusive. [edit] I agree with Klaynos (post below mine)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaynos Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 And here was me expecting a thread about what naval flags signify or maybe semaphore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkshade Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 We have the location option. You can see where I am from, look look:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermanntrude Posted April 18, 2008 Author Share Posted April 18, 2008 you mean i actually have to read, actual, real words?!?? damn i'm too lazy for that :0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I have a folder of small flag images saved as PNG files. I am sure that we can figure out some kind of gizmo or doodad that can add them to people's profiles... if not then they could always be inserted into signatures with the img tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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