In many other forums I use, the users location is displayed all the time. It makes it a lot easier to figure out why people say some of the things they do if you know where they ride. For example: When poster A says he likes riding 1x10, and poster B says 1x10 is dumb, then you can see that A is from the midwest and B is from Colorado, and things begin to make more sense. I think geography affects a great deal relating to mtn biking from equipment choice to riding style and it helps to know that info up front.