Might I suggest that Twitter refugees include their generalized location in bios? The process of reestablishing a network will result in making new connections and you may not always know someone's location.

More importantly, this place is far less American-centric than Twitter, and having to ID as American (if you are) might remind you that the US is not the entire world.

@emptywheel that's a good idea. Also, I don't know about you, but because I follow a fairly large number on the bird site, some people I "know" (recognize/occasionally interact with) there haven't carried over their avi's and it messes me up. "Is that the hysterical unshaven western movie cowboy pen tester guy or the green chicken math guru person?"
@kennwhite yup. I made that request yesterday. I’m following people as they follow me, hoping others will find follows thru me. But I’m scanning quickly, looking for familiar “faces.”