Are you hiding gender and age in your profile?

i guess for some reasons why they hide some of their identity and that its themselves knew why they do. what if they would ask too, why, if we talk, it is really important to know my real age and gender? that statement is just nothing, i am just kidding to you but i know you can answer that on your own thanks for the opportunity :)))

I plead half guilty. My age is hidden. It wasn't at first but every time I went in my profile there it was staring at me - 64 - and it looks so old. I got tired of seeing it. That's why I hid it. But I've mentioned my age in many of my posts where it seems relevant. I wasn't thinking about it mattering to other people. I just didn't like seeing it.

Indeed there is nothing sociable about hiding age and gender - unless these people have another agenda I am wary of those who send a friend request and the vital information is missing. How can anyone befriend someone if they don't know even the basics about them? Mine are there for one and all to see, even though some of the youngsters appear to think that anyone over 23 is faking their age and that internet could not possibly be for grandmas

Well, I Mylot over, in every site that I checked in, I have always given real data related to age, gender, citizenship and more. Do you think that I am registered on Facebook with my real name. I do not even understand the reason why many people want to conceal this kind of data. Well, maybe they have a guilty conscience? Or do not want to be recognized? Well, frankly speaking I do not understand. However, many sites including the same Mylot, they give you the opportunity to not fill the fields inherent precisely at this sensitive data.

Philip shiny: It is a good point. People are not revealing their age and gender because it is allowed by the website. If the website insists gender and age should be given those who do not want to reveal the right one may give the wrong information. Those who have not given are doing a good thing in one way --they are not giving wrong information. In fact it can be made compulsory to give these details but many may not be willing to. I have given all my details correctly so much so some members do feel I am telling more than what is to be told. In as much as I have not hidden agenda i have not problem in giving correct information. Correspondingly those who have not given all the details are not people with hidden agenda but that is way of thinking and it is permissible in the forum.

as for me i don't hide gender or age here, but i just don't reveal the real name or any pictures. there are limitations, mylot can be a great site but also we tend to share and open up more about ourselves and our lives to get opinion or advice from other people on mylot and also this can be tagged and appear on search engines that can be visible and accesible to everyone and anyone. some things can be kept private and anonymous and if we reveal all true and real information, this can be so open to anyone. for me i am just not comfortable. maybe i can reveal more when i get to know the person or friend better and know that they are true and can be really be trusted...but not to the whole wide world.

I do not think I am hiding anything. I may have changed stuff on my profile in recent years. Sometimes I tell more in my posts than I do in my profile. If people like me enough to follow my posts they will learn a lot about me.

Hi Janey, I am not sure whether or not my age is showing now, but many moons ago, I heard that identity thieves can use your date of birth to well... steal your identity so I stopped showing my D.O.B on public sites. I noticed that some other users of these sites (I can't remember which one) showed themselves as being well in their 90s. I was amused by this. I tend to use my real name though. In business, I used to have business cards with name, address, phone number. And whenever I issed a cheque (remember those? ) I was giving my bank details too! ID theft is a chance you take I guess in business - no point in going incognito! It would like come into my store and buy my wares, but don't look at me, or know anything about me! It jus wouldn't work! _Derek

Well, I'm not hiding mine personally. I am 21 year old female, hear me roar! But there are some places where I'd prefer to keep my age private, sometimes just cause I'm afraid of what people will think of me when they know how young or alternatively how OLD I am. Apparently 21 year olds shouldn't get excited about Disney Fairy movies... who knew! It's really a matter of where I'm particularly comfortable, and I'm pretty comfortable sharing some pretty personal or potentially embarrassing information on mylot. But there are other sites, usually just ones I'm passing through, where I'd prefer to keep my mask of anonymity. Or maybe I'm just starting out and I don't know the community that well and I'm just not comfortable there yet. I don't particularly feel like I need to know the age and gender of everyone I'm talking to, so I don't really fault anyone if they choose to hide theirs. Though I admit, I do get curious.

Since myLot has given that option one should accept it. When a topic is posted or a response is given age or gender matters little.

I just used to show my age,gender and other details on my profile. I feel it is quite important to share them on my profile because the other members can know us quite easily and helps to start new relations. I really enjoy good time with my friends. So I just love to have good friends over here and have a lot of fun

Gender is not hidden , it is their , it is important to be displayed in profile , so readers will know who is responding , and can compare views from different genras. Age is hidden for some issues might be sensitive , a reader may not understand the writer. I guess privacy must be observed all the time , hence you're communicating to the globe.

People do hide their names and gender for the same reason you have they use fake names! Interestingly you find the latter state very 'normal and fine'! I usually give my details as accurate as possible in all the social forums!

hey PHILLIP, I have seen many people too hiding their age i think it is mainly because some people do not want to look old. Some don't want to give impression that they are old boring mature people. I personally believe age reflects a thought in other person's mind like if some one is

I see no benefit in hiding one's age or gender, although I have no problem with anyone who chooses not to display such information. I suppose some people may have good reason for this despite the fact that it is not obvious to me. I am an old man of 63 living in the United Kingdom, so trying to keep such information private seems to serve no purpose whatsoever. After all, I will not get any younger whether I admit the fact or not. I suppose the fact that the option to hide such data may give the impression that it is prudent and therefore encourage some people to do so.

Well phillip it is hard to say why people do not like to share their gender or age in social networking sites. In my lot all we bother is about the starting a discussion or answering others discussions, so, I hardly care to whom I am discussing with. But in social networking sites I wonder why many hide their true identity. My guesses might be many which might not be correct. But I do not like my date of birth be shared with my virtual unknown friends. I do not mind in sharing with the person I meet around or I know them in person. So, that is why I do not like to share my DOB but I have no problem is sharing my name or my gender.

I am not hiding my gender and age. I don't see any reason why I should hide them in the first place. It's not gender discrimination here in MyLot is rampant. I don't know for others though, why they would hide any information like that when what is necessary to hide is one's name to maintain a good privacy. I also don't think that others knowing one's gender and age is a breach of one's security/privacy. Seriously, I don't know.

I agree, I have seen many that hide their age and gender. I don't personally understand why. I don't hide my information, there is not much anyone can do with those two things. I would love to know why people do that too.

I believe, I have my age hidden in my profile but not the gender. It's not that I am shy of my age or what, I just don't feel like showing it here. As for not accepting friends because of their age nor gender, no, i dont do that :).

yes nows days alot of peersons r doing this . girl do this alot . n boys r not in high % . girls do this because they feel in secure to mention there actul age specialy in the age of 35 and +