[GatorJim]

It is helpful to know this information, especially when they have no narrative in their profile.

[1eyedjack]

I voted, but I regret having done so. Not that I wish to change my vote. But I prefer to vote in polls that pay lipservice to a genuine impartial thirst for knowledge rather than a blatent tubthumping of a poster with an agenda.

Had you any desire to approach this in an unbiased and scientific manner there are several other vote options that you might have included, rather than your restriction to a choice between the status quo and your personal preference. Such as a choice to abolish the offending profile field. Or even simply "Other" (which frankly should be compulsory in any poll where meaningful).

All this ignores the fact that the debate has been aired in this forum already more times than I care to think, should you care to search.

If you wish to play in your utopian insular cocoon, you can do so by advertising "no privates" in your own profile, hosting your own table, set with permission required to join, enter "no privates" in the table description and then reject applications from privates. But don’t worry, you won’t be getting any join requests from me.