No, it doesn't. Me selecting Other or None means, "I don't wish to share my interests with you". In fact, me not wishing to share my interests with you means, I would rather not select Other or None, I would simply prefer to leave the check boxes blank. If that lets you make more assumptions on what I want, then I'll let you have that information about me.This content helps us determine what new content we should focus on.
Selecting "Other" or "None", would in fact, tell us that we are not meeting the needs of our users. You will not be disclosing anything personal with either option selected.
IT MUST NOT BE A MUST.
I haven't been there in a while. I suspect the requirement there will encourage more private people to come here instead. Win by differentiation.Thanks for the feedback @GopherT & @bertus - We've removed the interests as a required field in your profile.
@GopherT - I suspect since you're also active on ETO you will make a thread there regarding the same issue? (I believe they require first name, last name, country, company & interests).
Cheers!
Rob