The location field can be viewed in their profile, even in the App. I try to make the location required upon sign up, but I can't force them to be specific (ex USA is a common entry)
I can't force people to post contact info publicly or force them to pay attention to their posts, the best I can do is force email notifications on PM's as post reply notifications aren't turned on by default.
I hope this answers some questions.
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